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Hi, Marcus. I've not looked at the site for some time so I've only just seen your post. When I changed from my winter tyres I replaced the Contis with with MPSS's. I've had the car chipped up to 410bhp so that may make a difference, but I find that the car squirms a lot under hard...

Hi Zack. My RS3 is on a 62 plate. No need to change wheels. I bought new alloys just to make it easier to swap from winter to summer and vice versa. If you want some you could try wheelbasealloys.co.uk. They are very knowledgeable and will advise you. The winter tyres I bought on...

Dave, it's Gerald actually. First, let me say that I have absolutely no axe to grind here. My relationship with Unicorn is that of a customer who happened to chance on them via a google search. You won't be getting any certificate of insurance from Rick. He flies out to Brunei and fettles...

Hi Dave. You don't want the best remap? Just the best value? Best value without being a better remap is just not to remap - it will cost you nothing<g>. I tried a couple. First was Greentune.com (or .co.uk). All they did was to fry my ECU, ask me to get Audi to fix it under warranty and...

Thanks a million, Dave. Original wheels are ok for the MPSS, then? Regarding the brake sensor, what does the near-end connector look like? If all I need to do is short-circuit it I could save the original for when I sell the car and pay pence for a connector.

Gentlemen, here I am, about to sort out some summer tyres. Your advice has always been first class in the past, so I am hoping you can help me out now. I have my original wheels with worn out Contis on in the garage. I have BBS black alloys on at the moment with 235/35 Wintrac Extreme tyres...

Muzza80, yes, it is good that the dealer sorted me out. Obviously with a purchase more than a year old they had no obligation to do anything, so giving me a full credit for the alloys was very generous. Also, I received an email from them today with a voucher code saying that anyone using it...

45bvtc, the problem is not the steepness of the drive per se but the angle between the drive and the road at the bottom. I've scraped the front of a Ferrari F548 when reversing straight down..... Anyway, I got the correct match of wheels and tyres fitted at Kwik Fit Aylesbury today. Bring on...

John, this forum is great. Between you and Muzza80 I've found the ideal solution to a problem I never knew I had<g>. Btw, what is the effect of your 255/30 fronts, apart from making them more likely to scrape my very steep drive? Btw2, I had my car remapped this week. I'm going to download...

Right. Thanks another million for the chat John. I talked to my dealer and to their credit they will take back the wheels I bought in Dec 2013 (but only fitted 3 days ago) and credit them against 4 x 8j x 50ET x 19 wheels. Well done Wheelbase. Now all I need is a map showing the roads I need...

Thanks for that but the problem appears to be with the offset. Gerald.

Thanks another million! Can anyone confirm they've had no problems with a 45 offset wheel and 235 tyre? I've also been advised that if I move the wheel too far inboard I may have problems with it impinging on the brake calliper.

Thanks a million for that. I knew nothing about offsets. I was about to buy new wheels and tyres until I saw Muzza80's post. I checked with my supplier and the offsets were 35. I've ordered a pair of 45s for the rear. The 35s look ok on the front. Thanks again, Gerald.

These are the clearances rear and front

After reading this post I bought 4 wheels and 4 of the Wintrac xtreme tyres for my 62 plate RS3. Had them fitted today and the rear wheels snag the wheel arches when I go over bumps!