Date:         Sat, 28 Apr 2001 16:52:34 -0700
Reply-To:     "G. Jetson" <dkcomet@yahoo.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "G. Jetson" <dkcomet@yahoo.com>
Subject:      Re: Tire Rack Steel Mercedes wheel for Syncro & Vanagon
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Hi List,
To answer the questions that seem to be a lot of
guessing at this point, I thought I would throw my 2
cents in.

I know that I'm not the only one out here with
Mercedes steel wheels on my Vanagon, yet I still
haven't talked to anybody else who does. Mine are
unusual, in that they seem to be off of a grey market
import car & none of the mercedes junkyards seem to
believe they exist. Let me back up for a second...

I have, on my 1990 Syncro, 4 MBZ 15 x 7 STEEL wheels.
I have tried for 2 years to find a 5th so I can have a
spare, but with no luck. Lots of leads, thanks to list
members, but not a 5th in sight. So, YES, I have 15 "
MBZ STEEL wheels on my Vanagon. YES, they DO fit with
no modifications (except for removing the useless
alignment bolts on the rear drums), & YES, they bolt
on with the stock wheel nuts!

Based on my actual experience with actual MBZ steel
wheels, I'm going to go out on a limb here & recommend
that anyone interested, go ahead & buy some from Tire
Rack at the reasonable $40. They should work without
trouble. Also, I would like to thank whoever started
this thread by alerting us to this great discovery!

As I mentioned, mine are 15 x 7 (inches) w/ a ET25
offset & the Tire Rack's are 15 x 6.5 w/ a ET37. I
have ordered one for my long over due spare. The cost
for shipping to Seattle is $10.00. If you all are
willing to wait a week or so, I will report back when
I get the new one & match it up with my existing
wheels to see if the lug holes are the same & if they
work with the stock nuts.

I now have an extra 15" Audi Turbo alloy that I was
going to use for my spare. If anybody is interested in
purchasing it for their Vanagon, (or Audi), please
email me.

I hope this clears things up for those of you
considering the step up to lower RPMs.

Thanks,
David K
Seattle
1990 15' Syncro


>>>>>From:    '80 Westy Pokey <pokey@vanagon.org>
>Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: Tire Rack Steel Mercedes
>wheel for Syncro &
>Vanagon

>Ben, I'm sorry but you guys have lost me. Bottom
>line... I have a 1980
>2WD Westy and I think I want to buy the Tirerack 15"
>Steel Mercedes
>Wheels. What do I have to do to get them to fit my
>van?

>Thanks,
>>>Chris





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