In the archive there was a trip report to Baja California with
15" Audi 5000 rims fitted to a Vanagon. The author said the
Audi rims were able to survive his journey but not the OEM VW
alloy wheels. The VW OEM alloy wheels not only look thin and weak
they will not take the beating if you tend to travel into forests,
canyon roads and mountain peaks where the roads are often unpaved.
The Audi 5000 rims apparently stood out much better. Those VW
OEM 14" alloy wheels are for city driving.

By grinding the center bore of the Audi rims it does make the bore
larger. But VW OEM rims have that large bore in the first place.
If that makes Audi rims unsafe the OEM alloy rims are unsafe too.

David

> But, removing
> metal from wheels that were designed for a sedan in order
> to make them
> fit ............... .  Hmmmm.  Just wondering.
>
> Dave Mc