17" Tiguan wheels for 2018 R-Line

[Ptolemy]

Greetings, All.

I'd like to replace my 2018 R-Line's 20" wheels with 17's, storing the originals until I sell the car. Can anyone help with the following questions ?

1. Which 17's will fit the 2018 R-Line ? Ideally I'd like genuine Tiguan wheels, but depending on answers to 3 & 4, would happily consider others.

2. Where's the best place to look for them, and how much should I expect to pay ?

3. Will factory warranty be affected by this change ?

4. Will the NSW rego check pass with the 17's on ?

Cheers.

[tigger73]

Greetings, All.

I'd like to replace my 2018 R-Line's 20" wheels with 17's, storing the originals until I sell the car. Can anyone help with the following questions ?

1. Which 17's will fit the 2018 R-Line ? Ideally I'd like genuine Tiguan wheels, but depending on answers to 3 & 4, would happily consider others.

2. Where's the best place to look for them, and how much should I expect to pay ?

3. Will factory warranty be affected by this change ?

4. Will the NSW rego check pass with the 17's on ?

Cheers.

1. Generally most 17” wheels for VW/Audi will fit. They need to be 5x112 (diameter and number of bolt holes) and if you get wheels from an Audi you’ll also want a hub ring (to locate the wheel on the hub when you put it on as the Audi’s run a larger hub. VW hub is 57.1mm and Audi is 66.6mm. If you don’t use the hub rings the wheel can be bolted up off-centre and cause vibration. You can buy cheap off eBay so no reason not to get a set.

Only other thing you need to consider is offset. Tiguan offset is around 38-41mm. This is the distance away from the centre line of the rim that the wheel mounts on the hub. The bigger this number the more inwards the wheel sits. You ideally want to keep this in the 30-40 range for a Tiguan. Especially with an R-line with extended guards you want to have the wheel sitting a little more outwards if possible. This is more from a cosmetic than driving point of view, however if you do deviate too much you’ll change the track of the vehicle what can change handling/dynamics. A few mm either way is not going to be noticeable.

Generally Passat and Scirocco wheels and also first gen Tiguan will be fine, however the tyres will need to be changed for correct diameter (tyre spec are in you fuel flap).

2. eBay, gumtree, Facebook VWW classifieds. Prices will vary depending on condition of wheels and tyres and demand.

3. Factory warranty won’t cover the new wheels/tyres obviously. As long as you keep to standard factory sizes all other warranty should be unaffected.

4. Yes as long as you keep to factory standard sizes/offsets there should be no issues.


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[INASNT]

Car is going to look hideous

[doc_777]

Car is going to look hideous

^ we really need a ‘like’ button

While everyone makes their own choices, it’s something I don’t understand - buy a car with large, low profile wheel/tyre combo but swap them out for something the opposite... completely change the look, the dynamic package (the car will handle very differently), even the braking distances are gonna change. Not to mention the ABS calibration etc is all of a sudden out the window, stability control calib is no longer correct...

[Simonr23]

Just using tyres different from OEM will be a change to grip (dry/wet/lateral/longitudinal/high temp vs low temp/gravel vs bitumen vs cement/sidewall stiffness)

People are over-estimating the level of precision the manufacturers apply to abs/tcs and whatnot parameters. Theyre largely reactive systems, so I’d be surprised if there was any difference in the electronic settings between the base model 17” tigs and the 20” r-line.

[Hole46]

Car is going to look hideous

Especially an R-line.


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[Dan_3MPS]

So you're keeping the nice wheels and tyres for the person you end up selling your car to in a few years time?

I don't get it.

Just use them, they're not super rare or expensive wheels. Any cost benefit you think you'll get by not scratching them will be more than offset by having to source another set of wheels and tyres, you'll be well out if pocket.

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[tigger73]

There's a number of reasons to change wheel size. Not every country gets the 20" Suzukas - there's plenty of places that only run 19" wheels as standard with the R-line body kit which I don't think look too bad:



I think as long as you get a reasonable offset the smaller wheels will be OK. They obviously won't look as sporty as the 20" wheels.

I don't think there will be any problems with any of the ABS systems etc. The calibrations of these systems have to take into account that people will fit a range of wheels/tyres to the car including snow tyres etc. If you're going to the snow you can't run the 20" Suzukas anyway which has been discussed in another thread.

[Wazza 162]

1. Generally most 17” wheels for VW/Audi will fit. They need to be 5x112 (diameter and number of bolt holes) and if you get wheels from an Audi you’ll also want a hub ring (to locate the wheel on the hub when you put it on as the Audi’s run a larger hub. VW hub is 57.1mm and Audi is 66.6mm. If you don’t use the hub rings the wheel can be bolted up off-centre and cause vibration. You can buy cheap off eBay so no reason not to get a set.

Only other thing you need to consider is offset. Tiguan offset is around 38-41mm. This is the distance away from the centre line of the rim that the wheel mounts on the hub. The bigger this number the more inwards the wheel sits. You ideally want to keep this in the 30-40 range for a Tiguan. Especially with an R-line with extended guards you want to have the wheel sitting a little more outwards if possible. This is more from a cosmetic than driving point of view, however if you do deviate too much you’ll change the track of the vehicle what can change handling/dynamics. A few mm either way is not going to be noticeable.

Generally Passat and Scirocco wheels and also first gen Tiguan will be fine, however the tyres will need to be changed for correct diameter (tyre spec are in you fuel flap).

2. eBay, gumtree, Facebook VWW classifieds. Prices will vary depending on condition of wheels and tyres and demand.

3. Factory warranty won’t cover the new wheels/tyres obviously. As long as you keep to standard factory sizes all other warranty should be unaffected.

4. Yes as long as you keep to factory standard sizes/offsets there should be no issues.


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You are a walking encyclopedia tigger 73.

[tigger73]

17" Tiguan wheels for 2018 R-Line

You are a walking encyclopedia tigger 73.

I’ve bought wheels for Tiguans a couple of times... and looked at lots of different options [emoji6]


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[Ptolemy]

Thanks Tigger, for the excellent answers - exactly what I had hoped for.

You are indeed a walking encylopedia, and a rather polite and diplomatic one at that, as evidenced by your comment that there are many reasons to change wheel sizes.

1. Generally most 17” wheels for VW/Audi will fit. They need to be 5x112 (diameter and number of bolt holes) and if you get wheels from an Audi you’ll also want a hub ring (to locate the wheel on the hub when you put it on as the Audi’s run a larger hub. VW hub is 57.1mm and Audi is 66.6mm. If you don’t use the hub rings the wheel can be bolted up off-centre and cause vibration. You can buy cheap off eBay so no reason not to get a set.

Only other thing you need to consider is offset. Tiguan offset is around 38-41mm. This is the distance away from the centre line of the rim that the wheel mounts on the hub. The bigger this number the more inwards the wheel sits. You ideally want to keep this in the 30-40 range for a Tiguan. Especially with an R-line with extended guards you want to have the wheel sitting a little more outwards if possible. This is more from a cosmetic than driving point of view, however if you do deviate too much you’ll change the track of the vehicle what can change handling/dynamics. A few mm either way is not going to be noticeable.

Generally Passat and Scirocco wheels and also first gen Tiguan will be fine, however the tyres will need to be changed for correct diameter (tyre spec are in you fuel flap).

2. eBay, gumtree, Facebook VWW classifieds. Prices will vary depending on condition of wheels and tyres and demand.

3. Factory warranty won’t cover the new wheels/tyres obviously. As long as you keep to standard factory sizes all other warranty should be unaffected.

4. Yes as long as you keep to factory standard sizes/offsets there should be no issues.


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[Guest001]

Just a question Are hub rings legal Spacers and adapters certainly arent anywhere in Aus unless factory fitted.

Will the brakes fit inside 17s????????.

Would think they wouldnt look the best and unles you put bloody big tyres on them your speedo will be in the next postcode as it will be so fast it wont be funny.

Does anyone know if you can alter the pulses on the Tigs. I certainly couldnt in the Passat and it wasnt for the lack of trying

[Simonr23]

The tyre placard shows what tyres are standard fitment for each rim size.

No idea on hub spacer legality. Though they are very common.

[Guest001]

The tyre placard shows what tyres are standard fitment for each rim size.

No idea on hub spacer legality. Though they are very common.

Spacers are definitely illegal Its the hub ring that I was querying

[tigger73]

Just a question Are hub rings legal Spacers and adapters certainly arent anywhere in Aus unless factory fitted.

Hub/centring rings are certainly no problem. These are only locating the wheel onto the hub and not taking any load.




Spacers/adapters are different as they physically change the track of the vehicle and increase loads on axles as a result. You also need to run longer bolts so you still have the same number of threads of bolt going into the hub.

Will the brakes fit inside 17s????????.

Good question and always best to check. The fact that they are 17" doesn't necessarily mean that they are/aren't going to fit. It's the design of the rim on the inside of the spokes and lip that causes the interference.

Would think they wouldn't look the best and unless you put bloody big tyres on them your speedo will be in the next postcode as it will be so fast it wont be funny.

They will just look like the stock 17's put onto an R-line. Audi Q5 wheels would probably not look too bad.

Does anyone know if you can alter the pulses on the Tigs. I certainly couldnt in the Passat and it wasnt for the lack of trying

I don't think you can change the speedo and wouldn't suggest people do this. There quite a few reasons why you shouldn't run incorrect size wheels on the car as it interferes with the correct operation of the ABS and ACC systems amongst other things.