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Originally Posted by denaudi
My new Audi wears its original 15" wheels & there are also 4 spares with it too - including the one in the boot.
I've never liked this design of wheel, in that it looks fussy & old fashioned.
But... I'm a stickler for originality, so what should I do? I don't essentially want to mess with the ingredients that make this car reasonably special.
I like the plain Ronals on other Audi 90's, but were these ever fitted to the Sport?
The tyres are 205/50R15's, should they be 60 section tyres?
Can these wheels be easily & successfully refurbished..? They've been badly painted before (including painting over the chrome 'bolts') & this paint is now flaking off, they're corroded & a couple of tyres need changed too. They would need dipped... would this knacker the chrome effect bolts?
So many questions !
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It is very difficult to do a decent refurb on the Speedlines to a factory finish. I had a set done professionally on my old 90 Sport 20V. The rims were polished, but were not lacquered. The fake bolts were left on and painted with the rest of the wheel. The 'Speedline' logo on the bolts lost it's definition after painting. Needless to say, they were stunning for about a fortnight, then they started to look scruffy. When I bought J73 GNH, I was bought 5 brand spanking new Speedlines for it, but they were the deeper dish Coupe 20V ones. They lasted about three years before they started showing signs of the lacquer peeling. That was despite them being kept clean at all times. The 15" Ronal Aeros were fitted as standard to the very rare 90 quattro 10V KV with Sport Pack. The 90 Sport 20v/90 quattro Sport 20V came with Speedlines as standard for the UK market, other countries were available with the 15" Aero wheels. 205/50VR15 was the correct size tyre for the 90. 205/60/VR15 being the correct size for the Coupe. I think the best option, other than sourcing brand new wheels, is to refurb them without having the rim polished, as they will go dull almost within a week of use. The first pic illustrates how the 15" Aeros look on a black 90 Sport, this car being a 10V, despite the 20V boot badge. These were the original factory fitted alloys. The other pics illustrate how new unrefurbed Speedlines look before they start to corrode. Hope this helps.