Date:         Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:05:20 -0400
Reply-To:     fitzr@SUSCOM-MAINE.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug Fitz-Randolph <fitzr@SUSCOM-MAINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: 15" Wheels/Tires
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I agree with you Jeff... I'm not a big alloy wheel fan either. I had a
set of SA "sunburst" alloys which were beautiful wheels, but to me
they seemed a bit out of place on my plain syncro passenger van. Now
I've got the TiiCo 15" steel wheels - I painted them with Rust-O-Leum
"Stainless Steel" color paint prior to mounting the tires and IMO they
look pretty slick. No, the "classic" chrome hubcaps don't fit. For
$85, David Marshall at Fast Forward sells a set of "wheel caps &
fastener covers" which fit the stock 14" steel wheels and the "syncro
16" steel wheels... I'm not sure if they fit the TiiCo wheels though,
so be sure to check. Of course, for $3.50 you can cover up your rusty
hubs & lugnuts... spray them with some flat black paint (don't get it
on the threads!) - it's actually a nice look with plain silver-ish
steel wheels.

Doug Fitz-Randolph
Freeport, ME

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Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:34:21 -0400
From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: 15" Wheels/Tires

Ok so with all this wheel and tire talk recently I got to thinking - it
seems clear that a 15" wheel is the preferred size for a Vanagon and
should
have been the stock size. Now I like the idea of more stability and better
handling by upsizing in this area however I am not a fancy alloy wheel
kind
of guy - I kinda like my Vanagon "ugly" like it was meant to be - so are
there 15" rims that can be purchased that I can still put my "classic"
VW
chrome dome hub caps on? I know sort of a dumb question but I figure
someone
here will know.

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Thanks,

Jeff