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Subject:Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
From:David Marshall
Date:Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:46:10 -0700

Passat wheels are 15 x 6.0 ET 45 - or about 15mmm too much.

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Ri
Sent: July 16, 2003 8:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?

Whatabout passat wheels? They're the right 5x112,  but how does one find
out what year had what offset option?

Ri

At 02:41 AM 7/15/2003, you wrote:
>In a message dated 7/15/2003 12:34:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>ri@RASAPRABHU.ORG writes:
>
> > Does anybody know what rims we could use off of other cars that are 16"
> > without adapters and messing around too much? Like off a Passat, or an
> audi, or
> > something?
>
>Start here:
>
><A
>HREF="http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/vanagoncafewheelspage1.html">http:/
/members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/vanagoncafewheelspage1.html</A>
>
>I have used MB CLK alloys with success as well (16").
>
>BenT