Jason Gorfine wrote: > about three days ago i finally accepted the fact that there's no way i'm > going to get my hands on Synchro 16" factory wheels. that's fine. i'm ok > with that now. > so i go to the local VW dealership to inquire as to the range of wheels > available. the man says to me, "you got three choices. wait a minute, > three? i thought there were only two." > so it turns out (as you may or may not already know), that aside from the > standard 14 x 5.5" and alloy 15 x 7", there's a 14 x 6". that was the one > that threw the parts guy. apparently it looks just like the 14 v 5.5". the > only problem is, it's double the price ($139 versus $69). > i would really love to get those 14 x 6" wheels. Indeed there was a 6x14 steel wheel. These were a part of the optional 205R14 tire package, available for both 2wd and Syncro. I don't see why you would want them though, there is virtually no difference on those compared to the 5,5s. PerL 87 Syncro 112i |
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