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Title: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: widge on 25 August 2009, 21:52

Just bought a 1998 mk3 Cabrio and took it for a service to be told My 15" Alloys are not right :shocked: the rear wheels have spacers so no probs there but the front ones are too small (the centre hole that fits the hub is slightly too small) thus meaning the garage had to do the wheels ridiculously tight to get them to fit and i would have no chance of getting them off :huh:, any suggestions or information would be great as its my 1st venture into Golf world and i have never come across this before :sad:
WIDGE :wink:

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 00:09

Sounds like the wrong alloys.

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: widge on 27 August 2009, 09:26

the rear alloys look the same as the front ones but the rear ones have spacers and the front ones dont.
can anyone say if the front ones need spacers and if so where can i get some????
cheers widge :tongue: :smiley:

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: shepgti on 27 August 2009, 10:24

do not use them as they do not fit... they are the wrong wheels for the car

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: wag,en,volks on 27 August 2009, 13:37

Is there a plastic spacer ring (spigot) in the centre of the wheel where it bolts to the hub? if so remove and replace with the correct one,

or if its solid alloy then your best bet is to get it opened out to the correct diameter (57.1) or sell em and get new ones!,

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: widge on 27 August 2009, 13:46

hi,
i just took 1 of the rear alloys off and they are stamped gm.
we think these are vauxhall alloys :angry: :angry:. so we are trying to get some vw alloys from some where.

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 13:57

Quote from: widge on 27 August 2009, 13:46

hi,
i just took 1 of the rear alloys off and they are stamped gm.
we think these are vauxhall alloys :angry: :angry:. so we are trying to get some vw alloys from some where.

Vauxhall center bore is smaller plus wrong offset so would be better to get the correct fit.

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: widge on 27 August 2009, 15:48

hi,
we're gunna get some vw alloys.
does any one know where to get some????

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 23:37

Quote from: widge on 27 August 2009, 15:48

hi,
we're gunna get some vw alloys.
does any one know where to get some????

The for sale ads on here or ebay for starters.

Title: Re: WHEEL CENTRES TOO SMALL?????????
Post by: widge on 12 September 2009, 16:22

hi we've got som alloys and are getting them sprayed for vanfest