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Offline Chrisbrown.92

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wheels promblem
« on: 04 June 2009, 18:28 »
hello

i have a mk3 1.4cl . i wanna get some new wheels for it , so i went down my local scrap yard and saw some lush wheels at a bargain price . they are four stud . i found a mk3 with no wheels and they would not fit over the the round bit . sorry for not knowing the technical terms . anyone know if there's anything i can buy to make them fit or advise any wheels ?

Offline DazVR6

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Re: wheels promblem
« Reply #1 on: 04 June 2009, 18:46 »
The term you were looking for was "the hub".

I take it that the mk3 you tried with no wheels was a for stud as well? easy mistake to make!

Iknow the centre bore for gti/vr6 is 53.1mm, not sure wat it is for non gti's

Offline Chrisbrown.92

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Re: wheels promblem
« Reply #2 on: 04 June 2009, 18:59 »
yea was a four stud .so is there something i can buy to make them fit or is it more complex?

chris

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Re: wheels promblem
« Reply #3 on: 04 June 2009, 19:33 »
The term you were looking for was "the hub".

I take it that the mk3 you tried with no wheels was a for stud as well? easy mistake to make!

Iknow the centre bore for gti/vr6 is 53.1mm, not sure wat it is for non gti's

thought it was a 57 centre bore http://www.carlsalter.com/old_wheel_fitments.html

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Re: wheels promblem
« Reply #4 on: 04 June 2009, 21:15 »
What car were they from.

Offline rubjonny

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Re: wheels promblem
« Reply #5 on: 05 June 2009, 12:22 »
if they wont fit over the hub then you're probably stuffed.  however have a close look at the wheels, some have a spiggot ring in the middle that can be removed, if so you can possibly hammer these out and swap in a VW sized one.
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Offline MKIII steve

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Re: wheels promblem
« Reply #6 on: 05 June 2009, 14:15 »
just buy a 8 mill no hub centric spacer