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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: theclash on 23 July 2009, 20:17

Title: will they fit
Post by: theclash on 23 July 2009, 20:17

mate of mine says he knows someone with some 15 inch bbs alloys for sale but they came of a vauxhall he tells me they will fit my gti is this true are they the same fitment.

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: Wayne on 23 July 2009, 20:33

Yes 4x100, check the offset however as some Vauxhall wheels are et40 or more.

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: Mew on 23 July 2009, 20:41

Quote from: Wayne on 23 July 2009, 20:33

Yes 4x100, check the offset however as some Vauxhall wheels are et40 or more.

We won't mention that the centre bore is smaller on a Vauxhall than on a VW though.......

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: Wayne on 23 July 2009, 20:44

Quote from: Mew on 23 July 2009, 20:41

Quote from: Wayne on 23 July 2009, 20:33

Yes 4x100, check the offset however as some Vauxhall wheels are et40 or more.

We won't mention that the centre bore is smaller on a Vauxhall than on a VW though.......

Is it, Vauxhall's are 57.1 from memory.

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: theclash on 23 July 2009, 21:12

so will they fit or wont they  :undecided: and what am i looking out for

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: Organisys on 23 July 2009, 21:18

They won't fit if the center bore is smaller, but you can get a machine shop to open up the center bore on a lathe, no problem. I did this on a set of ATS wheels from a Vauxhall.

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: johnson6672 on 23 July 2009, 21:22

I thought they were bigger, the wheels i had on my first golf were vauxhall (i found out after) and i had some little plastic spacer things on the centre bore so it fitted square, also had to have spacers on the back to stop it catching on the inside.

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: Mew on 23 July 2009, 21:26

They will squeeze on as you tighten up the wheel nuts, although i don't think that method is too healthy. It also becomes a problem when you want to remove the wheels, mainly because they're pretty much stuck!

As said though, can always get them machined out if you want them that much.

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: theclash on 23 July 2009, 21:32

cheers guys will give them a miss me thinks

Title: Re: will they fit
Post by: Wayne on 23 July 2009, 21:51

I stand corrected, Vauxhall is 56.6 and VW is 57.1 so will need machining out to suit.