2012 A7 alloy/spare options

[Kaiser2000]

Hey all,

So my new-to-me 2012 A7 came with 21" 7 double-spoke genuine alloys that, while looking great, are just not practical on a lot of the roads I drive on.

On top of that is the point that I do a lot of long motorway trips, and the thoughts of being stuck 90 minutes from home on a weekend night with the space-saver doesn't fill me with joy - not least because at 50 mph you become a rolling roadblock for everything from cars to 40 ft trucks.

The plan therefore is to change the alloys for 19" equivalents (I'm raging that I didn't get the dealer I bought this from to swap them over when I traded in), and get a fifth full-size for the boot.

Questions....

- Will any genuine 19" alloys from an A6/7 fit? Would it take 18s as an alternative? I'd rather comfort and cheaper/more tire options than looks if it came to it
- Has anyone swapped the space server for a full size like I'm thinking. I know it'll probably be too tall, but will it fit the width of the wheel well?
- On that latter point, my previous 2010 A6 had a floor mat with a built-in "hump" to accommodate the size of the spare. Has anyone ever heard of somewhere that will either supply or alter the existing mat to fit in the same way?

Thanks in advance

[shabazmo]

19 or 18 is a good choice. I have 18 on a 2011 car. A full size in the wheel well will be very high. Not worth the hassle since average puncture is once every 80k miles.

[Kaiser2000]

19 or 18 is a good choice. I have 18 on a 2011 car. A full size in the wheel well will be very high. Not worth the hassle since average puncture is once every 80k miles.

Cheers. I wasn't sure if it would take 18" alloys to be honest. It's the 245bhp Quattro model and I remember there were issues with my previous A6 would take because of the brake discs or something like that.

[jbmercapple]

My 2013 Bitdi A6 is on 18 inch and as far as I know, only the S6 or RS6 may have bigger brakes so clearance shouldn’t be a problem.


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