Date:         Mon, 1 May 2006 10:27:08 -0600
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From:         bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Will the wheel fall off?
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on 5/1/06 9:50 AM, BenT Syncro at syncro@GMAIL.COM wrote:

> On 5/1/06, Dave Vickery <davevickery@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Others will probably call a safety violation on me, but I think 6 full
>> turns
>> just meets the minimum acceptable.  I think they supposed to have about 10
>> turns, but I only have 6 turns on my rear wheels and they have been like
>> that for 4 years.
>
>
>
> VW says 7.5 turns.
>
>
> BenT

In any event, better be safe than sorry, longer studs/lugnuts  for the
alloys are available at most of the list vendors.  That's what I did when I
converted to the alloys. The oem ones are way more expensive than the
aftermarkets, however.

FWIW,

Tom-what's $60-120 more versus your wheels falling off worth to you?