Show me your aftermarket wheels! :)

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matt2047

Discussion Starter · Oct 11, 2019

I’ve got a 2016 Executive (charcoal gray) and am loving this vehicle. It has 21” factory wheels on it (I believe), and while they’re not bad at all, I’m looking at possibly changing out for some quality aftermarket wheels in the same size. A lot of the threads here have pictures no longer available, dead links, etc so would really appreciate seeing what all you guys and gals have on yours!

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Lux Magic

· #81 · Feb 18, 2020

nota4re said:
I was looking at rims at the same time I was searching for a Treg - lol! Now I've purchased the Treg with the 21" optional "Mallory" wheels and they are really growing on me!

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That is my favorite factory wheel on a treg

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A4Twin

· #82 · Feb 18, 2020

MY “aftermarket” wheels...
Audi Q7 OEM 20x9
Will powder coat them soon...

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seafarer28

· #83 · Feb 18, 2020

A4Twin said:
MY “aftermarket” wheels...
Audi Q7 OEM 20x9
Will powder coat them soon...

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I have the same, what colour were you going to powdercoat them?

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cqhall

· #84 · Feb 18, 2020

Lux Magic said:
22” HRE reps lowered 2.5” in back 2.65” in the front

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How did you lower it (what springs/coilovers)?
Real talk, what's the ride like?

A4Twin

· #85 · Feb 19, 2020

seafarer28 said:
I have the same, what colour were you going to powdercoat them?

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Going w gloss black... I just painted them w spray can when I got them...so the finish is pretty bad up close

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BrownTDI

· #86 · Feb 19, 2020

There’s a product called plasti dip. You can get it from dip my car.com, he has videos on how to do it and many different colors. The best part about it, if you want to change it, you just peel it off.

BrownTDI

· #87 · Feb 19, 2020

I was thinking about trying it on my factory wheels to use in the winter

Lux Magic

· #88 · Feb 19, 2020

cqhall said:
How did you lower it (what springs/coilovers)?
Real talk, what's the ride like?

BC coils. They are Cayenne/Touareg specific. Ride is amazing on smooth highways. I won't lie its stiff but I like that. I've come from sport sedans so I'm used to that. With the winter setup on factory 19"s it's better, mainly because of the increased sidwall. With summers and coils your gonna want to slalom the potholes and manholes, but again I'm used to it. All in all it's totally worth the firm ride and navigation of road hazards for the look and road mannars I get in return. Wouldn't go back to factory.

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Touaregman33

· #89 · Feb 20, 2020

BrownTDI said:
There’s a product called plasti dip. You can get it from dip my car.com, he has videos on how to do it and many different colors. The best part about it, if you want to change it, you just peel it off.

Have you ever used Plastic dip? It goes everywhere.

BrownTDI

· #90 · Mar 16, 2020

22” gwg g37’s

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touareg4

· #91 · Mar 16, 2020

Pic from last summer - 21" Mallory's on a 2013 Exec. Not aftermarket, but worth showing and they weren't available in 2013.

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BrownTDI

· #92 · Mar 16, 2020

Wife’s Touareg w/ 20” gwg blades

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Crispy3

· #93 · Mar 16, 2020

touareg4 said:
Pic from last summer - 21" Mallory's on a 2013 Exec. Not aftermarket, but worth showing and they weren't available in 2013.

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I do like the factory Mallory's.

suzy1052

· #94 · Apr 10, 2020 (Edited)

20x10 Starke Design TC's et 50 w Conti Cross Contact SSR's 275/45R20

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iamcanadian783

· #95 · Apr 23, 2020

BrownTDI said:
I was thinking about trying it on my factory wheels to use in the winter

I used Plasti Dip on my winter Audi rims. These rims were rashed up, so I filled in the deep scratches with Bondo, sanded them and used Plasti Dip black for primer (4 coats), and then Plasti Dip Silver Metalizer (6 coats).

My first time doing Plasti Dip on wheels, so I'd give my results a 7/10. My mistake was that I did the spraying in 14 Celsius weather without heating the Plasti Dip cans. Because the product really clumps below 22 C, the finish didn't wet out as smooth as I wanted. VIGOROUS RECOMMENDATION: heat your Plasti Dip cans in a bucket of very warm water, and do the spraying when it is at least 18 Celsius ambient temperature.

I'm thinking I will peel this dip off over them summer, and redo them with a different dip color for next winter. Maybe a gunmetal color.

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acageone

· #96 · May 6, 2020

BrownTDI said:
Wife’s Touareg w/ 20” gwg blades

Nice rims!

seafarer28

· #97 · May 6, 2020

@ iamcanadian783,
I have the same rims, just curious where you found the VW centre caps for them as they are an odd size and I couldn't find any genuine VW caps to fit so had to go with plain caps.

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droiler

· #98 · May 15, 2020

BrownTDI said:
22” gwg g37’s View attachment 235986

How's the ride quality with 22's?

BrownTDI

· #99 · May 15, 2020

It’s a little stiff but it is a 2012, so the ride isn’t as good as a 2020.

EDRN503

· #100 · May 25, 2020

22” black powder coated Niches 275/40-22.

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