In a message dated 8/16/99 7:32:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
trehkugler@JUNO.COM writes:

<<
 I found a set of MSW 16 x 7 ET38 wheels from a 1988 Mercedes 300,
 advertised in the local trader paper.  They have 17mm studs, so the bolt
 holes need to be drilled out.  How difficult/expensive  is this?   I
 measured the bolt pattern and it was difficult  to tell if it was 5 x
 112mm.  Could they be 110mm?  How do I determine what size spacers I need
 to run?
 TIA
                                                             Tom Rehkugler >>
I don't think any modifying is necessary at all. I have 16" Ronal R9's on my
syncro, and Ronal's are direct bolt-on wheels for Mercedes. All I had to do
was find a set of lug NUTS with the correct taper to mesh with the Ronals.
The bold pattern is 5X112, which is the same as vanagon. See ya, Michael.
 87 syncro
 87 quattro