Does anyone have direct experience with Borbet wheels (or any other 3rd
party, for that matter) being an inferior product? Also, I'm a bit confused
as to why the lug nuts one would purchase with a set of wheels would not
properly fit those wheels?

Paul

At 6:33 PM -0800 3/17/1997, Roy I Mathers wrote:
>Kenyon;
>
>You should really check out those" look alike" "MERCEDES WHEELS" prior to
>selling them or buying them as you are attempting to do, They are not as
>solid, nor as sturdy, nor do they resemble the FACTORY VW ALLOY WHEEL
>BUILT FOR THE VANS,the lug nuts are not safely mountable as they do not fit
>the concave of the rim, and if you do still attempt to use these wheels
>on your vans, make sure you get a lug wrench or tool that will fit the nut
>on the wheel in the event  you have to change a wheel, also when you
>have 15"tires mounted on 15"wheels you need to consider the shortening
>of the turning radius and the bottoming out onto the larger tire and
>wheel,because unless you raise the front and rear you have certainly
>lost circumference room and risk citting into the tire causing a
>blowout,I speak from experience and of course this is OMHO,
>