[V8] Wheels...dammit!

[Ron Wainwright]

Well, the wheels on my wife's 100CS Avant Quattro are
breaking down.
Apparently the OEM wheels don't fare terribly well in
driving 
environments
where road salt and ice melt combines with salty sea
wheels
aside from looking horrible, are now starting to
disintegrate.

The symptoms appeared a year ago when one tire kept
going soft.  The
mechanic dismounted the tire, and found that the
>?wheel was leaking 
through
the center of the rim itself.  Some handy-dandy epoxy
patch stuff and 
voila!
Back on the road again.

But now, a year later the wheel is leaking, and by the
looks of all of 
them,
it is really time to do one of three things.  In no
particular order 
here is
the list as I have it figured now:

	1.  Buy four new wheels.  Since the car will need
tires in the fall
anyway, the logical choice seems to be a wheel tire
package from Tire 
Rack.
Price is surprisingly good, buying German-made wheels
and Continental 
tires,
the package delivered here is under $800.

	2.  Buy four steel wheels and winter tires, assuming
that the
problematic wheel doesn't really start to leak.  I
don't want to hear 
the
shrieks of my wife when she runs out in the morning to
find a flat tire 
on a
wheel that we KNEW was starting to break down....As a
side not, we have
NEVER used, nor felt the need for winter tires on a
Quattro, and I do 
NOT
want to have to manage two sets of wheels and tires
for any vehicle 
ever
again:  been there, done THAT, and ain't really
interested in doing it
again.

	3.  Buy a set of four OEM wheels that are used.  They
seem to be
available, but the price is about the same as the
Borbet wheels from 
Tire
Rack.  The tires on the car now, once dismounted,
should not be 
remounted so
I am looking at buying tires anyway.

	4.  Buy ONE used wheel to match the others.  Well,
not really an
option.  The car has less than 110,000 miles, runs
like a top, and my 
wife
LOVES it.  There is no reason that I can think of why
this car won't be
around for another 100,000 miles, so one wheel might
be cheap, but
eventually we will want the car to continue to look
good, so the other 
three
will have to be replaced as well.

	5.  Buy a NEW, OEM wheel.  Uh, I don't even want to
think what Audi
would charge for one of these.  The wheels on the car
are the 1994 
version,
five spoke Audi wheels.  They are probably three
hundred bucks a piece 
at
the sign of the four rings....

	6.  I have also thought about putting the car up on
stands and
sending the OEM wheels out to be rebuilt.  I have no
idea what it would 
cost
to do that, but I might do it eventually, anyway.  But
tying the car up 
now
is not an option.

Thoughts?  Anyone replaced wheels?  

Oh, yes.  Box Stock is mandatory.

Roger

  Roger, Ron here(ITSAV8)..well I told you last time I
could get you a nice set of OE rims for your wifes
car. I know there are 15" on there now rite??!! I can
send you pics of 15", 16"..on the 16" I got a set of
swing wheels off the A4's W/Sport package, anyway
they came with new Dunlops on them for $300!! & in
fine shape. I wouldn't offer to you if I wasn't 100%
sure you'd be happy!! I could get you similiar deal if
you want??

***NOTE I AM NOT A DEALER*** BLA, BLA, BLA just
willing to help.
 Allso..hows that sons of your Saab doing??
Thanx
Ron
90 80q 2.6l stroker project
90 v8q 3.6 not stock
93 v8q 4.2 "The Green Monster"



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