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Subject:Re: Will Rims off a New Beetle fit our Vanagons??
From:Mark Upton
Date:Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:28:07 -0500

Ben,I was talking about the 98 Passat steel wheels.Someone said they fit the
Vanagon, when they don't without modification.I was telling what was needed to be
done to use these wheels.

Benjamin Tan wrote:

> I'm confused. David Marshall says the New Beetle wheels are 5X100mm. The Mark
> Upton starts talking about machining the centers from 98+ Passat wheels. Now
> Eric's talking about spacers. I think the subject wheels changed at Mark's
> statements. Correct?
>
> Are you guys saying that the NB wheels will not fit but the 98+ Passat
> wheels, which are 5X112mm, will? Please clarify.
>
> BenT
> San Francisco