I bought five stock 16" wheels in Germany - this was in November - at that time there was under 100 left according to the dealer. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Derek Drew Sent: April 13, 2002 2:04 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Stock 16" syncro steel wheel
I would avoid buying that wheel because it is only 5.5" wide, too narrow to fit many otherwise interesting tires. For more reading, see: http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm and information on a replacement wheel that I believe is better at:
http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/All_About_16-Wheels_And_The_CV_900.ht m Besides, it has been said that VAG has sold out of the steel 16" wheel worldwide, but I don't know if that is true or not. At 08:55 PM 4/13/2002 +0100, you wrote: Hi. I'm not having much success finding a stock 16"steel wheel for my Syncro DoKa. Any leads anybody ? Mick(UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: "bagel" <bajaleo@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 3:53 AM Subject: WTB Stock Vanagon wheel
Want to buy original stock steel wheel to fit my '84 Vanagon. _____________________ Leo Lipert San Juan Capistrano, CA '84 Wolfsburg Westy '00 Golf ________________________________________________________ Derek Drew New York, NY & Washington, DC derekdrew@rcn.com 212-580-6486 Email me for viscous couplings '90 Syncro Westfalia... ...seen off-road at http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm Note: most valuable Vanagon sites on the planet (for owners) are: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro http://www.vanagon.com http://www.syncro.org Many of my Syncro list postings consolidated http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/messagesearch?query=212-580-6486 My refrigerator article: http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm All About 16" Wheels And The CV-900.htm http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/All_About_16-Wheels_And_The_CV_900.ht m How To Live With Heavy List Volume--Mail Filters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7403 My article that shows how to deal with insurance companies: http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html To view Wolfgang's incredibly informative wheel article http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm To view Tim Smith's incredibly useful gearing calculator http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls To view two articles about how to think about improving your gears at transmission rebuild time http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7207 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7221 To view an overview article about choices in larger sized tires see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/11535 To view some 16" Trailing Arms that enable much larger tires see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels%2C%20Tires%20%26%20Gea ring/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg My article about belt protectors and CV joint protectors http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/6112 SYNCRO OWNERS WHO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD: You only get to change your ring and pinions once every 10 years because that's how long the average syncro transmission goes before its next rebuild. If you want bigger tires and more ground clearance start planning your higher number ring and pinion sets right now so you can take advantage of your next trans rebuild. |
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