Exactly - the BMW are ball seat like the Mercedes wheels they're holding on
to the van.  :)

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 7:30 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 8/5/08, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Yup, that's what's on the front of Dixie.  The guy at the tire store said
>> they were BMW or Audi .
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> Audi would be 17mm hex just like later model VW's. BMW's are not usually
> conical seat.
> Late model Mercedes S-class and Porsche 914's  have correct 19mm head with
> ballseats.
> How do I know? Have all of the above.
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> BenT
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