what did you and your mk3 leon do today
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Last weekend took the Cupra to Brands Hatch.
Only not to go on track, but to sleep in between racing my other pride and joy.....
Probably the closest it's ever going to get to going on one.
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Only not to go on track, but to sleep in between racing my other pride and joy.....
Probably the closest it's ever going to get to going on one.
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Pre MOT (Fri) wash, not washed for about a month and the moss was back with a vengeance..... Under roof rails has its own little ecosystem going on 
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So finally after months of waiting and a couple of bell problems (wrong offset) we got our brembo 8 pots with 365 x 34mm floating 2piece discs installed, a big thank you goes out to Chris at APT in Norfolk.
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You can get a cream for that. You had chance to test the brakes out yet? I guess they're still being bedded in.
Cream didn’t work so I had to use a cheese grater
Lol,will be driving very sensible for a little while
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Cream didn’t work so I had to use a cheese graterLol,will be driving very sensible for a little while
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So finally after months of waiting and a couple of bell problems (wrong offset) we got our brembo 8 pots with 365 x 34mm floating 2piece discs installed, a big thank you goes out to Chris at APT in Norfolk.
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Ok so the new bbk looks the mutts nuts but I’ve encountered another wee problem.With the factory 19” alloys we had to use 20mm spacers to clear the caliper, and for me that’s too much so it looks like a new set of rims are on the cards. Does any body know how I can get the right ET for the rims, could I even down size to 18”. I know I may still have to use spacers but not 20mm.
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@Deano j1971 I am no expert @Damo H has a fair bit of experience on this stuff.
Personally I have ET45 and no spacers but from memory the key bit is also about how the spokes sit.
My BBK setup is 380 x 32mm
Hopefully you can see in the picture mine roll out from the center to give extra clearance of the BBK
from the outside
and with the BBK Showing
As I have two sets of wheels more than happy to meet in the middle so you can try a set of my wheels on your car first if that helps.
Update
On my setup19" was the smallest possible size.
Personally I have ET45 and no spacers but from memory the key bit is also about how the spokes sit.
My BBK setup is 380 x 32mm
Hopefully you can see in the picture mine roll out from the center to give extra clearance of the BBK
from the outside
and with the BBK Showing
As I have two sets of wheels more than happy to meet in the middle so you can try a set of my wheels on your car first if that helps.
Update
On my setup19" was the smallest possible size.
Ordered Michelin PS4S from Kwik fit (not my 1st choice) but at £136 a tyre for the Cupra I cant argue with those prices. I've only managed 7500 from the Continental 5Ps which im pretty shocked at. hopefully the Michelins can push past 10k
Sorry if any of this is sucking eggs territory, but its all about spoke design as @theoldboy says.
Ideally you want an overall offset of no more than ET40.
Standard wheels are ET50, so with 20mm spacers thats ET30.
But offset is not going to help you with knowing if they will fit. My wheels are ET50 and still clear my brembos enough to be TUV approved. But some wheels at ET45 won't clear my breaks at all, ignoring even extra space to keep some european people happy.
Not sure if your larger calipers mean you have to have 19". The only other Cupra I've seen running those calipers is running OZ Superturismo in 19" (On facebook the one with the massive rear wing).
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@Damo H....cheers for the info I seem to understand what sort of ET and type of alloy I need to look for,nothing with a concave spoke design. Bloody typical...the money that I saved on the calipers now goes on new wheels. I might take @theoldboy offer and pay him a visit and try his wheels first. The 8 pots are quite a large caliper, I wish there was a try before you buy option.
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Followed a bloody tractor and now the cars covered in muck, looks like a rally car after the Wales stages.
Maybe worth looking at what aftermarket wheels people with the RS3 have.
This info may help
"...stock wheels that come with the Dynamic package are 8.5x19ET46 F, 8x19ET42 R, 5x112, 57.1 center bore. The front calipers appear to clear the spokes by no more than .5". Concave wheels will be a tough fit over these brakes for sure."
Stolen from:
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/au...ck-wheels-spacer-testing-photo-heavy-2930246/
Front wheels on the RS3 wider than the rear. Doesn't sit right with my OCD that, probably because the previous RS3 under steered like a cross channel ferry due to the lump in the front (compared with the Golf R anyway).
It seems even the Racingline R360 wheels need 10mm spacers to clear so would be ET35...
But Revo wheels do fit.
This may also help...
https://www.audirs3oc.com/topic/7966-aftermarket-wheels-that-do-not-need-spacers/
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Have to say the Revo ones do look good and there blurb does say it will fit my BBK and they are lighter wheels as well.
Have to say the Revo wheels look a bit to standard for me. I know there is an R with them in bronze, but the bronze doesn't match the Seat Bronze. but then @Deano j1971 isn't a Copra, hmmmmmmm Bronze on white would look good...
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Edit on the Racingline R360 wheels.
"Raclingline R360 wheels for me too, but had them powder coated (as they don't come in black).
19" 8.5J ET44 plus 5mm spacers front and rear."
So offset ET39, which not lowered and on a 8.5 wheel wouldn't be an issue.
ET40 before was on an 8" wide rim on a 235/35 tyre to not rub if lowered.
With an 8.5" rim with a 235/35 tyre, you get more tyre stretch so ET 38 would likely be fine if you lowered it in the future.
"Raclingline R360 wheels for me too, but had them powder coated (as they don't come in black).
19" 8.5J ET44 plus 5mm spacers front and rear."
So offset ET39, which not lowered and on a 8.5 wheel wouldn't be an issue.
ET40 before was on an 8" wide rim on a 235/35 tyre to not rub if lowered.
With an 8.5" rim with a 235/35 tyre, you get more tyre stretch so ET 38 would likely be fine if you lowered it in the future.
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