In a message dated 1/14/03 12:26:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, motorbruce@hotmail.com writes: << P.S. Keep your eyes open for some really fantastic adaptors for installing Porsche wheels on Vanagons. I'm making them, and they will be available for sale soon. E-mail me for pictures. >> There is a steel adapter available commercially now at $69 a pair. There are also a couple of online vendors who sell T-6061 billet adapters for $200-$220 plus shipping for a set of four. These things are always of interest to folks if the cost is reasonable. Otherwise, most are better off buying a proper Vanagon wheel for the money. The weigh savings can also be negated by the extra weight of the adapter. The saving grace would be in you already have a set of wheels that you want to use. For example; If you buy a nice set of 15" Porsche Fuchs, they will set you back $500 on the average -- USED. Add the cost of the adapter at (let's say) $200, then your total cost is $700. You can purchase a very nice set of SA 15" wheels for that kind of money -- NEW if not for less. However, if you are after the adapter for the look of certain wheels then you may not have a lot of choices. If the offset is already to your liking, you can always redrill the wheels to the correct pattern for about $100 a set. See at: http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/howtopage3.html BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon Cafe</A> |
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