2008 A4 : post purchase work...

[Grant Lenahan]

I just bought lloyds mats and am underwhelmed:

1. Lousy anchors
2. loose weave which likely wont wear well
3. undersized to footwell vs OEM

They are pretty and thick.

As to winter tires - you know the drill - narrower and more sidewall (which yields a shorter contact patch) is better.

Now, i dont get the "what to do with the wheels" question.  4 tires take up X space. 4 tires with a  slug in the center also take up X space.

What am i missing?

Grant

On Sep 28, 2012, at 7:02 PM, Louis-Alain Richard wrote:

> Hi again Audifriends,
> 
> The lil' red wagon is now sold : only problem, it's not to Honey, it's to
> her sister... At least it will stay in the family. 
> 
> The good news : the car is very nice, according to the Audi dealer that
> inspected it. More, and that is a huge bonus, they told us that this car is
> still under warranty for 2 more years and 40 000 km... It turns out that the
> first buyer, a young woman, bought the extended warranty from Audi but the
> actual used car seller didn't knew that ! Or so he said.
> 
> Anyway, the 185$ inspection revealed 2 things : a rear shock was leaking,
> but it is now replaced with a correct OEM unit by the seller.
> 
> Audi also told us the automatic air conditioning system can't direct airflow
> towards the driver's feet. This repair is covered by the newly found
> warranty, and will be done next week, when the car will actually be in the
> new driver's possession. 
> 
> Now, over that, the car will need 4-seasons carpet and winter tires.
> 
> What carpet would you suggest ? Audi Sport someone said ? Or Lloyds ? Or
> OEM's ?
> 
> And for winter tires, is there any no-no for using 18" proper winter tires
> on the OEM wheels ? She doesn't know what to do with dedicated winter
> wheels, so it might be the easiest thing to do for her. Quebec mandates 4
> winter tires on all cars, but isn't some Nokians that are winter-rated but
> useable all year round ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Louis-Alain
> Quite jealous of that nice red Avant...
> 
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