Now THAT is a good idea! Jeff ----- Original Message -----
> Anyway, I didn't pay anything except the power needed to operate the
> angle
> grinder that cut the head off the appropriate size bolt in my bucket
> of
> spares.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 4:29 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Putting on tires: three hands
> "And before you get all excited about the $14 dollar version of this
> tool on eBay, just stop in to your Mercedes dealer where the same
> thing
> is $4.You'll have to be able there to answer the question 12mm or 14mm
> and I think VWs are 12mm."
> Can anyone confirm this? I don't have any lug bolts off right now but
> I
> think they are a bit beefier than 12mm.