

| Subject: | Fwd:EMPI center caps (was 15 AUDI) |
| From: | paul banks |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:47:40 -0400 |
>Has anyone used short EMPI aluminum caps for their 15" AUDI wheels? At the recent bug show in Toronto, I picked up some cool caps with the Wolfsburg emblem on them. The diameter is 2 5/8" with allen screws to tighten against the inner wall of the wheel hub. > >Paul > >On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:50:18 EDT JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >>In a message dated 8/23/99 10:55:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >>mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM writes: >> >><< got some beautiful Audi 15" alloys for my '85GL. The hub clearance needs >> to be opened up a bit as I have seen posted previously. The thing that has >> me puzzled though is that the hubs will protrude through the wheel making it >> impossible to put the center cap back on. Basically, I would have gorgeous >> wheels with an ugly, rusty hub sticking through. Is this a snag in using >> the Audi wheels or am I forgetting something like a thick spacer etc. Would >> such a spacer, if needed, cause me bearing troubles by pushing outward the >> wheel mounting point? >> Tha >> >> >> >>you cant use the stock audi center cap when using the 15" turbo wheels on a >>vanagon. paint your front grease caps silver, and run vanagon carat center >>caps on the rear wheels. >>looks great. >>chris >> > Signup for your FREE NLL FAN account at http://www.nllfan.com
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