Audi Tuning | VW Tuning

I had to see it on the car… The thought of gold on Imola just wasn’t settling right. But then it wasn’t my car so off to Work went Rhett’s refurbished 18×8 front and 18×9 rear VSXXs he picked up on the cheap to have re-drilled. The 38mm offset on the 8″ wide fronts required a 15mm H&R spacer to clear the Audi S4′s HP2 brake caliper but was a perfect fit for the 9″ rears. Wrapped with 215/40-18 and 245/35-18 Falken FK-452s front to rear respectively, the fit was just right.

You proved me wrong, Rhett. Me likes.

Despite the rain and early arrival of darkness these days, we were still able to get Mario’s Work VS-XX wheels on for him. The anticipation of seeing the final outcome was overwhelming so we even decided to go out for an informal ‘shoot’ on our way home…

At 19×8.5″ all around, these Work VS-XX wheels fill the fenders of this Mk5 GLI perfectly and Mario didn’t have to do a single thing to change his original stance since careful measuring had ensured proper fitment. A final offset of 45mm was selected to maximize the lip on a high-offset requiring Mk5 yet push the face of the wheels out as close to the fender as possible without any tire-to-fender contact issues.

Mario took some of his own pictures during the shoot, most of which can be found in his testimonial (and fantastic write-up!!) but I like his photography style and wanted to share his pictures here with you as well.

Mario, congratulations on the purchase of your dream wheel! We thank you for the opportunity and we look forward to doing more business with you in the future. Your Mk5 Jetta GLI is by far one of the hottest in the Pacific Northwest!!