Look at http://www.vanagon.com/ ,under info section, wheels. There you will find photos of many different wheels that can be made to work on Vanagons, including the Audi ones. Mark Mark Dorm wrote: > > what do these wheels by audi look like? > > >From: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> > > > > >In my experience on a heavily loaded Syncro Camper, stock Audi Turbo > >alloy wheels are quite strong. I found them much more durable than the > >stock Vanagon alloys. The Vanagon alloys chip, crack, dent, and bend so > >badly that they drag on the brake calipers. My Audi alloys suffered no > >such damage ever even though they were driven on the same roads and with > >even heavier loads. The Audis saw thousands of potholes each, tens of > >thousands of miles of bad Mexican roads with no damage. The VW alloys > >they replaced failed often... |
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