Finally pulled the trigger on a Q5...

[Cupramax]

No, as I posted earlier, 18's possibly but more likely 19's will be the smallest that fit over this calipers. That part you posted is the brake pads, not the calipers

[JonChalk]

Seeing as Audi sell a 17 for the Q5 as a winter wheel:

https://shops.audi.com/en_GB/web/zubehoer/p/forged...

Would have thought ok................?

[Kell]

Cupramax said:

No, as I posted earlier, 18's possibly but more likely 19's will be the smallest that fit over this calipers. That part you posted is the brake pads, not the calipers

I'd hoped they might give a clue to the size of the calipers.

[thebraketester]

[WestyRQ]

Hi Kell,
Sorry for the delay, so I looked at the wheels are 8.5J x 18H2 ET58. No idea if that works or not. Can send a photo of them if you like.
Thanks

Ian

[Kell]

WestyRQ said:

Hi Kell,
Sorry for the delay, so I looked at the wheels are 8.5J x 18H2 ET58. No idea if that works or not. Can send a photo of them if you like.
Thanks

Ian

Hey Westy,

Thanks for this, but that offset is too high I think - would put those wheels 2.5 cm further towards the suspension. Even if the PCD and bore were right.

[Kell]

Well I got some.

Just as the snow was meting.

Prices seemed all over the place and it was just as expensive to buy 18" as it was to buy 20".

So in the end got some genuine new 20" Audi wheels and new Dunlop Winters for about £200 more than people wanted for used wheels with scrubbed tyres.

Think I actually prefer them to the ones that came with the car.

[RammyMP]

Kell said:

Well I got some.

Just as the snow was meting.

Prices seemed all over the place and it was just as expensive to buy 18" as it was to buy 20".

So in the end got some genuine new 20" Audi wheels and new Dunlop Winters for about £200 more than people wanted for used wheels with scrubbed tyres.

Think I actually prefer them to the ones that came with the car.

Looks good!

[Dr G]

The only problem with winter tyres is the temptation to see how hard you can lean on them; I found myself stomping on the brakes or whipping round a car park (where safe!) just to see what happened.

[Kell]

Dr G said:

The only problem with winter tyres is the temptation to see how hard you can lean on them; I found myself stomping on the brakes or whipping round a car park (where safe!) just to see what happened.

Yeah it's good to know the limits.

As I keep saying to my wife, they're not magic tyres, but they will keep you going when others get stuck and, more importantly, help you to stop.

I just need to try and get a drive of the car myself. Since I started this thread, I've driven it about 10 miles.