Date:         Wed, 31 May 2000 07:12:00 -0700
Reply-To:     "Buettner, Peter" <PGB@DOLBY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Buettner, Peter" <PGB@DOLBY.COM>
Subject:      Re: 15 inch rims (same thread, different day/time)
Comments: To: "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
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Michael,

Do they still fit into the tire carrier?

Thanks,
Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael J. Sullivan [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>. 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

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)

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