Sourcing Pepper Pot Alloys

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CompuTechish

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What is the best way to source OEM Audi Genuine Pepper Pot Alloys for the A2?

Looking for new or mint conditions ones?
Will Audi be able to source them?

Other useful information would be:
Did they only come as an option with certain years?
Did they come in one size or more than one?
Do they have a part number?

Forgive me as I do seem to be asking an awful lot a lot of questions since I’ve joined.
 
Pepperpot alloys we’re only specified with the Audi A3, not for the A2, although they dynamically and visually pair with the A2 so well I’m not sure why!

Buying new from Audi will be ruinous if still possible - so the cheapest way to get what you want, if you have time / are not in a hurry, is to assemble a collection of unused spare wheels from end of life Audi A3s being broken up privately - they will cost between £40-75 each this way if buying privately - then either consider buying a set of excellent used centre caps (or for circa. £33 each, new from Audi).

I already had the caps and started to assemble a set of four in this way but then after finding two (one for £20 and it was like new!) I found a full set with a couple of as-new ones going for half their normal price. I find Facebook marketplace to be the best hunting ground. Good luck.
 
dj_efk said:
Pepperpot alloys we’re only specified with the Audi A3, not for the A2, although they dynamically and visually pair with the A2 so well I’m not sure why!

Buying new from Audi will be ruinous if still possible - so the cheapest way to get what you want, if you have time / are not in a hurry, is to assemble a collection of unused spare wheels from end of life Audi A3s being broken up privately - they will cost between £40-75 each this way if buying privately. I started to do this but then found a full set with a couple of as-new ones going for half their normal price.
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Oh, I genuinely thought they were an A2 option. I really do like the look of them. Appreciate your insight.
 
Erlingtheyounger said:
It’s not just the look. IMHO they transform the way the car handles due in part to their lightweight which also assists with fuel economy. It’s all part of the virtuous circle that is ‘adding lightness’.
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Do the pepper pots have different size dimensions to original A2 wheels? If so how does this affect tyre compatibility?
 
CompuTechish said:
What is the best way to source OEM Audi Genuine Pepper Pot Alloys for the A2?

Looking for new or mint conditions ones?
Will Audi be able to source them?

Other useful information would be:
Did they only come as an option with certain years?
Did they come in one size or more than one?
Do they have a part number?

Forgive me as I do seem to be asking an awful lot a lot of questions since I’ve joined.
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Join the Market on this forum. A set will pop up for sale every now and then.
 
Pepperpots are 6Jx15 rather than the 5.5J that the were the A2 standard issue 15" wheels. However Audi offered a different style of 6Jx15 wheels as an option for the A2 (albeit rare in this country). Since the PCD is the same and the offset very similar, there are no compatibility issues.

As Justin says, join the Market. You'll have received details of how to do that in your Welcome email.
 
CompuTechish said:
What makes them lightweight?
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Pepperpots are made out of forged alloy, not the far more common, heavier and cheaper cast alloy. Because they are made out of forged alloy, they are very light in weight at about 5.7kg each. The much heavier cast alloy rims in this size are usually about 8kg in weight. Multiple the difference by 4 and you have reduced the unsprung weight of your car by a massive 10kg.

There are two different versions. One version has OEM part number 8L0601025D and the other has OEM part number 8L0601025E.

Both versions use the same hub caps with OEM part number 8L0601165D

98L0 601 165 Dhub cap4
8L0601165D 7ZJgrey metallic
for rim:		8L0 601 025 D
8L0 601 025 E		2009.96 - 2008.00

balancer weight (self-adhesive); for aluminium ri... Audi A3/S3/Sportb./Lim./qu (A3) 2000 year Audi EUROPA 601050

balancer weight (self-adhesive)<br/>for aluminium rim Audi A3/S3/Sportb./Lim./qu (A3) 2000 year Audi EUROPA 601050 spare parts
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As you can see in the chart below the 8L0601025D version is burnished aluminium, and the 8L0601025E version is avus silver. From the 2001 model year, Audi dropped the burnished aluminium version, so that only the avus silver version was available with the A3.

Some pepperpots were made in Germany, but most seem to have been made in Hungary.

38L0 601 025 Daluminium rim6JX15H2 ET38
5/100		4PR-C4V
8L0601025D Z33burnished aluminium2009.96 - 2008.00
(3)8L0 601 025 Ealuminium rim6JX15H2 ET38
5/100		4PR-C7S
8L0601025E Z17avus silver2009.96 - 2008.00

balancer weight (self-adhesive); for aluminium ri... Audi A3/S3/Sportb./Lim./qu (A3) 2000 year Audi EUROPA 601050

balancer weight (self-adhesive)<br/>for aluminium rim Audi A3/S3/Sportb./Lim./qu (A3) 2000 year Audi EUROPA 601050 spare parts
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The problem with pepperpots is the expensive hub caps that they use. Therefore, you might want to look at the A3 alloy rims with OEM part number 8L0601025M labelled number 3 in the chart below. They appear to be the same as the standard A2 5.5Jx15 ET34 5/100 57.1 alloy rims, except for the rim width and offset. They could be ideal for increasing the tyre size from the standard 175/60R15 to 195/55R15, although wider tyres could also be used on the standard 5.5Jx15 ET34 rims.

38L0 601 025 Maluminium rim6JX15H2 ET38
5/100		4PR-CE5
8L0601025M Z33burnished aluminium2009.00 - 2006.03

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balancer weight (self-adhesive); for aluminium ri... Audi A3/S3/Sportb./Lim./qu (A3) 2001 year Audi EUROPA 601050

balancer weight (self-adhesive)<br/>for aluminium rim Audi A3/S3/Sportb./Lim./qu (A3) 2001 year Audi EUROPA 601050 spare parts
audi.7zap.com audi.7zap.com
 
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Not sure whether you are on the Marketplace yet, but there is a set with Vredestein winter tyres on there at the moment. Might be worth having a look :)
 
Set of 5 pepperpots on Facebook in South Shields only £150ono that's as cheap as you will find them these days. Tyres are too big.
 
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