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Date:         Wed, 31 May 2000 10:40:30 -0500
Reply-To:     "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Subject:      Re: 15 inch rims (same thread, different day/time)
In-Reply-To:  <DFF1DE9BFABDD211A6F400A02461FE6F0257B753@xsf1.dolby.com>
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Fat chance!!!

I'll be installing a Roll Bar sometime in the future and will mount the spare vertically to the Roll Bar. In the meantime, it goes in the back. I'm thinking of having a custom round gastank built to fit inside the spare tire location -- filled from the "stock" 2wd location, of course.

Cheers, MJS

At 07:12 AM 5/31/00 -0700, Buettner, Peter wrote: >>>>

Michael,

Do they still fit into the tire carrier?

Thanks, Peter

-----Original Message----- From: Michael J. Sullivan [<mailto:sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>mailto:sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 5:08 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: 15 inch rims (same thread, different day/time)

Dear Durby,

I bought my wheels from <<http://www.aaatire.com>http://www.aaatire.com>. They are Vision model 119 (polished), 7"x15", 5x112mm bolt pattern, ET23mm offset. Cost me $850 for a set of FIVE delivered with 14mm chrome lug nuts, center caps, and chrome valve stems. You can see them on my Syncro Doublecab at:

<http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/doublecab/welcome.html>http://www.h aywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/doublecab/welcome.html

NOTE: these wheels are NOT listed on their website and they hadn't heard of a Vanagon either! -- so I told them that my vehicle was "a rare, early-eighties, 4wd, off-road, Mercedes".

Cheers, MJS

At 11:01 AM 5/30/00 -0700, Durby Suniga wrote: >Okay. I've checked Vanagon.com and have attempted to find more info from >the message archives, but couldn't fine what I was looking for. I'm trying >to locate anyone who has used anything other than what Vanagon.com has >listed in regards to using 15 inch rims. Not that I wouldn't like to use >the stock alloys or passat or audi rims, but there's got to be other rims >out there for the Vanagon. If anyone has used anything other than what's >listed on Vanagon.com in regards to 15 inch rims, which brand and style did >you use on your Vanagon. I went onto Americanracing.com and their >application guide says that I could use their 16 inch rims (5x112 bolt >pattern, 38mm offset) on my Vanagon. I faintly recall hearing stories of 16 >inch rims and accompaning tires giving problems (unless they were used on >Syncros). > >Durby >87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Ed.

Michael J. Sullivan Marshfield Hills, MA Central America 2001 or bust!

'87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) '86 VW Syncro Doublecab "Claude" '96 VW Passat TDi "Teddi" (46mpg)

********************************************* work: <http://www.openmarket.com>http://www.openmarket.com my vanagon: <http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon>http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon scan tips: <http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning>http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning *********************************************

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Michael J. Sullivan Marshfield Hills, MA Central America 2001 or bust!

'87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) '86 VW Syncro Doublecab "Claude" '96 VW Passat TDi "Teddi" (46mpg)

********************************************* work: http://www.openmarket.com my vanagon: http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon scan tips: http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning *********************************************


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