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    Urgent help needed: Fitting Wheels with wrong offset? 17" on 16"

    Oh yeah 100% Brother, I did skid on the road and managed to get it back onto the road without hitting anything, but I did lose control for a few seconds. I hit the bricks, then after I got down to a side road and called RAC, I walked back up and cleaned the road and threw all the garbage onto...
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    Urgent help needed: Fitting Wheels with wrong offset? 17" on 16"

    Thanks so much @Charlie Farley I will see if someone around here can repair the wheel. It looks quite bad, but that's a good call, at least I wont have to buy another alloy, or buy a full set. I am off this week, so will make some calls and bring my wheel. One thing I find strange, is why...
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    Wanted One alloy wheel or a set of 4 16" South Wales

    Hey all. After someone put some bricks and stuff on a dark unlit road, I hit it and 2 tyres shredded and damaged one alloy. I am looking for one alloy to match, I know this is a long shot. I dont shop on ebay, and wont. I have a 2014 Audi A3 2.0 TDI 5dr Sportback. I dont know the offset...
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    Urgent help needed: Fitting Wheels with wrong offset? 17" on 16"

    Anyone got any Alloys they want to sell Ha Ha, I cant see them being repaired, and if they do it will cost around £120.00 for 1 wheel. I live in South Wales for pick up.
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    Urgent help needed: Fitting Wheels with wrong offset? 17" on 16"

    Thanks mate, so give these 17's a miss then. So only thing is try see if I can repair this alloy, or find second hand alloys, which I cannot really afford, as some are wanting like £250.00 and they are curbed to hell
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    Urgent help needed: Fitting Wheels with wrong offset? 17" on 16"

    Hey. On the back of my other thread, I thought I would post a new one as I now Know these 17" alloys wont fit on my car, but need to ask the following: They are still 205/55 Tyres, and 17" rims, but the offset is wrong, the holes dont match up to the screws on the current wheel hubs...
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    Will these wheels fit?

    Hey. I got a chance to buy these wheels, and the sport tyres are brand new. They want £50.00 for the set, but having doubts if they will fit my car. I have an emergency tyre of 96v but my original tyres are 91v I have a Audi A3 5dr 2014 2.0d The tyres came from a Skoda and they are 17"...
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    What locking wheel nut do I need?

    I have a socket set and a hammer... This needs to be done at my house, I cannot afford for someone to come out and do it as I now need a new rim and 2 tyres. Any Idea how I do this? Just put a socket that will fit... Then wack the socket and wrench with a hammer?
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    Locking wheel nut!!

    They quoted me £85.00 with delivery, before I found out this may be a aftermarket one.
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    Locking wheel nut!!

    Forget that website, they want £65 with £16.00 delivery first. Then they will tell me what nut I need, same as audi prices. Can anyone help, this is urgent. My car is on the drive, I'm in a rural village with no buses or trains.. How do I sort this out? How can I find out what type of...
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    Locking wheel nut!!

    Someone has now said they are aftermarket, which he may be right. If anyone knows what type of nut it is, then please let me know. Thanks for that link, I'll give it a try. Yeah I'll give my address, please take off the bolts on my driveway, remove my broken rims and damaged tyres, you'll...
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    What locking wheel nut do I need?

    Yes I think it's aftermarket. I'll I am asking is... Does anyone know which nut I need to remove this, I cannot take my car to the garage, both wheels are done, one alloy broken. I'm not asking right now about binning it ect.. I am asking which type of key do I need. Is there a way of...
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    What locking wheel nut do I need?

    Not going to the dealer, I already said. Seller bought one when I bought it as didn't have one. He got it for 20.00, but can't get a hold of him as he wouldn't remember as it was a dealer. Surly there is a way of what type of key it is by looking at it?
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    What locking wheel nut do I need?

    I'm not going to the dealer, they want £80.00 for a simple key.. Amazon has tons for £20.00, and the seller of my Audi had to buy one and he got it for £25.00 I can't get to the dealer anyway, surely I don't need to get the code from them, as the picture should tell people who are in the...