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Subject:Re: Are Audi wheels unsafe on a Vanagon?
Date:Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:40:00 EDT

In a message dated 9/19/03 2:46:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
brettbaer@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

> How would one find out which Audi Wheels are cast alloys and which are
> forged?  Would this info be on the wheel somewhere; what should one look
> for?
>
>

FWIW the carat alloys are cast.   the audi fuchs alloys are forged.  its hard
to tell but usually forged alloys have more evidence of machining, where cast
alloys dont.

cast - cast in a mold
forged - forged into shape and excess machined away