Thanks Andrew!

As far as I know the Vanagon's  use 14 mm bolts and studs. This question was
related to Vanagon's, although I guess I didn't specifically say that! Hey,
it's a Vanagon forum so figure that was assumed;)
Anyway, thinking the rims designed for the Mercedes 500 SEL have the 23ET
and 14mm bore, but stil not sure! Man, this stuff is confusing.

Thanks!

Troy

>>   Trying to determine if a set of rims I've located use 12 or 14 mm lugs.
>
>> If I need to
>> drill out the holes, can I do this myself on a drill press or do I need a
>> machine shop? What can I expect to pay at a machine shop for this
>> service?
>
> The lugholes HAVE to be precision drilled... otherwise you may end up
> with an off-center wheel and/or break studs.
>
> The BenT One told me that wheels drilled for 14mm studs will work on
> cars with 12mm stude; the nuts will have slightly less contact-area,
> but will be OK. This is for wheels which have concave seats, not flat
> seats!
>
> I had a set of 4 alloy wheels redrilled for my van, cost $50 (which
> included machining curb-scrubbing from 2 wheels).
>
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
>
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