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Date:         Sat, 22 Jan 2000 01:14:48 -0500
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Will Rims off a New Beetle fit our Vanagons??
Comments: To: Mark Upton <vwmark@CONCENTRIC.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <38890FE7.A70D02F8@pop3.concentric.net>
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Only way around this is wheel spacers, that I know of. You can get them at speed shops. Now you will have to increas your lugs length alot.

Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler

On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Mark Upton wrote:

> The Passat 98+ steel wheels have to have the centers machined out 1/4" and they > need longer( rear) wheel studs and longer (front)wheel bolts.The 45mm offset is > extremely close to the upper ball joint maybe 1/8".I am working on this right > now.any suggestions? > > David Marshall wrote: > > > No... they are 5 x 100mm bolt pattern. Too bad as there are some NICE N.B. > > wheels out there. The 98+ Passat has a lot of the same styles and they > > will fit if you don't mind being out a little on the offset. > > > > At 12:02 PM 21/01/2000 -0800, Joel Cort wrote: > > >Hi Volks, > > > > > >I spotted some rims on Ebay and I was vondering if the > > >OEM mag rims froma 98 New Beetle would fit our > > >Vanagons? The rims are 15" and have 5 lugs but the > > >offset is not known. They look cool and very original > > >with VW logo. > > > > > >Any hints or information would be appreciated. > > > > > >Thanks > > >Joel > > >89 Syncro Westy > > >__________________________________________________ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > > >http://im.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- > > -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- > > -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- > > -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- > > -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- > > -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- >


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