hi all, i made a post not to long ago about refurbing some wheels, which some may remember, and after thinking about the comments i took them to a professional refurbishers. £240 later, got them back yesterday,they are georgous and i couldn’t wait to get them on my car. turns out they don’t have the same bolt pattern. as much as it’s my fault for not being careful enough, i had asked the guy i bought them off if they were 5x112 and he confirmed they were. they are 5x100. 

just thought I’d come here to see what my options are, as i’d love them on my car. best option i’ve seen so far would be 5x112 to 5x100 adapters but most of them are 20mm or 15mm in width which i believe would cause me some rubbing. looked at redrilling but that looks quite expensive. also, i know my best option is probably to sell them and start again but i really want these on my car. i know that may not exactly be possible but i want to try before i think about selling

any help is greatly appreciated

thanks 

frank

Edited July 18, 2025Jul 18 by frankA38PA

Please don't even consider re-drilling the wheels. Moving the holes 6mm outwards will cut into the offset web, weakening them considerably.

Try the spacers if you must, and accept the risk of fouling the bodywork, but realistically your best option is to sell them.

don’t worry, i’d read some stuff about redrilling and decided it wasn’t really an option, just wanted to see some thoughts about it just incase.

only thing about spacers is the price. and if they cause the wheels to rub/stick out too much i know i won’t be happy. was planning on getting some 8/10mm fronts and 10/12mm rears anyway as they seem most commonly used on a3 8p but i can’t find any adapters in that size. think selling is the best option but i really don’t want to 😅

cheers for the reply cliff.

 

Definitely just sell them and start again 

Put it down to experience and move them on. Any work to make them fit is a compromise. On the positive side, if genuine and refurbished, that’s half the battle.

Could always try wobble bolts, was a thing when people were fitting Merc wheels to vauxhalls, again 5x100 to 5x112.

cheers the the replies, i’ve ended up buying some adapters so hopefully they’ll work.

as much as i know the right move is probably to sell them on and restart, as i’ve been mostly told, i my heads telling me i cant just waste the effort i’ve put into them😂

with the adapters that i’ve bought, is there anything i should look out for that would mean they’re going to cause problems? obviously no matter what they’ll speed up the wear on the car but would it be by much?  and would it be noticeable while driving - as in would it be quite uncomfortable?

i’ve briefly seen stuff about wobble bolts but i couldn’t get my head around them. i might have a look into them though as i fear the adapters may cause some rubbing.

thanks for the replies, i appreciate the help.

 

Don't think wobble bolts would work as I think you have too much of a change (5x100 to 5x112), thought they're only good for about 2mm variance so a 5x98 to 5x100 for example.