The Passat 98+ steel wheels have to have the centers machined out 1/4" and they
need longer( rear) wheel studs and longer (front)wheel bolts.The 45mm offset is
extremely close to the upper ball joint maybe 1/8".I am working on this  right
now.any suggestions?

David Marshall wrote:

> No... they are 5 x 100mm bolt pattern.  Too bad as there are some NICE N.B.
> wheels out there.  The 98+ Passat has a lot of the same styles and they
> will fit if you don't mind being out a little on the offset.
>
> At 12:02 PM 21/01/2000 -0800, Joel Cort wrote:
> >Hi Volks,
> >
> >I spotted some rims on Ebay and I was vondering if the
> >OEM mag rims froma 98 New Beetle would fit our
> >Vanagons?  The rims are 15" and have 5 lugs but the
> >offset is not known.  They look cool and very original
> >with VW logo.
> >
> >Any hints or information would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Joel
> >89 Syncro Westy
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