re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims

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This is a brand new set of 5, apparently NLA.
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Vanagon-Syncro-16-steel-wheels_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e59d6320eQQitemZ130356228622QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
 
Ken
 
 

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Before you get too excited about this, note that these are NOT genuine Syncro 16 steel wheels.btheyvare not as robust as the real deal. These are aftermarket steel wheels of much thinner gauge originally sold by Tirerack.com for US$15 each. They were originally listed for $99 each but went on overstock sale for a short time.  Brian at Small Car contacted TR and bought a large quantity after another lister and your truly posted the sale price on the Vanagon List and the Syncro List. The wheels subsequently re-priced to US$49 each before returning to US$99 once the stock was depleted. Small Car machines the lugholes so they will have the correct contour for stock T3 lugnuts & bolts. 

I made the mistake of making the posting before buying a set for myself. I had to pay more as consequence. They weigh about half as much as my genuine Syncro 16 steel rims. Nevertheless, they are an acceptable alternative. If the stock T3 lugnuts are used, they will accept the original 16" centercaps. Otherwise, you need to use plastic washers or o-rings (thanks  for the idea, JFF) to hold the caps in place.

  
BenT
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On Jan 6, 2010, at 12:15 AM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:

This is a brand new set of 5, apparently NLA.
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Vanagon-Syncro-16-steel-wheels_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e59d6320eQQitemZ130356228622QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
 
Ken
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Nah, that was yesterday’s technology. 

 

Sent from my bench grinder.

 

Les

 

 

 

  
BenT
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Ken,  I thought  VW rims had smaller holes, to me these look like MB rims but I will check tomorrow (will check my  Einpress Tiefe )    hartmut

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken Garratt
Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2010 7:15 PM
To: Syncro _T3_Australia forum
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims

 

 

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Hartmut,
Yes at first perusal, those holes look a too close together for my liking and if BenT says they're on the light side, well .......
Might be good for a dinky ....
Ken
 
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
From: hartis@live.com.au
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:56:37 +1100
Subject: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims

 

Ken,  I thought  VW rims had smaller holes, to me these look like MB rims but I will check tomorrow (will check my  Einpress Tiefe )    hartmut

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com [mailto:Syncro_ T3_Australia@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ken Garratt
Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2010 7:15 PM
To: Syncro _T3_Australia forum
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australi a] re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims

 

 



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On Jan 6, 2010, at 12:56 AM, "Hartmut Kiehn" <hartis@live.com.au> wrote:

Ken,  I thought  VW rims had smaller holes, to me these look like MB rims but I will check tomorrow (will check my  Einpress Tiefe )    hartmut


Harmut,

No need to investigate. I already posted details about this specific wheel. It is not a genuine MB rims either but rather an Italian-made aftermarket wheel.


BenT
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On Jan 6, 2010, at 1:09 AM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hartmut,
> Yes at first perusal, those holes look a too close together for my
> liking and if BenT says they're on the light side, well .......
> Might be good for a dinky ....
> Ken

I didn't say don't buy them. I only meant to inform that they are nit
what they appear to be. Yes, the holes are much larger. It is an
inexpensive alternative.

My apologies as I cannot recall the person's name. I sent one of these
wheels to OZ to a member of this forum. Was it Tony, maybe? I could
check the name if I were on my laptop but searches are difficult from
Les' benchgrinder. Lots if sparks but results are for the patient.


BenT
>
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Hi BenT,

 

You are right, these rims must be   Italianos, I have the same ones, had them painted recently and the painter was surprised how light they    were.........

The fam. calls me Hartis for years , but nobody so far has cottoned on to what you have come up with......it truly made my day!!      hartis

 

 

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of BenT Syncro
Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2010 8:12 PM
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Cc: hartis@live.com.au
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims

 

 

On Jan 6, 2010, at 12:56 AM, "Hartmut Kiehn" <hartis@live.com.au> wrote:

Ken,  I thought  VW rims had smaller holes, to me these look like MB rims but I will check tomorrow (will check my  Einpress Tiefe )    hartmut

 

Harmut,

 

No need to investigate. I already posted details about this specific wheel. It is not a genuine MB rims either but rather an Italian-made aftermarket wheel.

 

BenT

home is where the hartis.

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I hope these really are Syncro 16 inch steel wheels.
They look suspiciously like the 16 inch aftermarket 'winter tire' Mercedes wheels, that tirerack ( www.tirerack.com ) had a couple a blow-out sale on a couple of years ago. People were buying these 16 inch mercedes wheels for something like 30 dollars US each.
( it was such a good deal for 16 inch vanagon wheels at the time, many US vanagon owners bought sets of them )
 
The company mentioned in the ebay add for the wheels, bought about 50 or so sets of the 'tirerack discount 16 inch mercedes aftermarket, made in Italy' wheels.  It might have been 100 sets that that company bought.  One certainly wonders if these wheels in the ad are 'those wheels.'
 
and, I have a North american model  Double Cab Syncro here at my shop in Oregon. The owner of it purchased 'real' 16 inch steel geniine VW wheels for it, to make a 'faux 16 inch syncro' .  
 I counted the circular holes  around the outside - the brake cooling holes. The guiine VW wheels here on ths syncro Doka have 14 of those holes. The wheels in the picture have many more holes that that.
 I suspect these wheels are very possibly 16 inch aftermarket Benz wheels.   I examined one personally.  They are made rather lightly. The 'real' 16 inch sycro wheels are quite heavy, and made of quite thick material.  The benz wheels also have a slightly different ball face where the wheel nuts go, than a stock vanagon syncro uses.
 
Perhaps I'm wrong, but any purchaser might want to check it out more carefully. There should be VW markings on the wheels.
I run gunine VW south african 15 inch steel wheels on my vanagon. They have the Audi/VW symbol on them.  Prospective buyers might ask the seller on eBay about that.
 
Scott
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 12:15 AM
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims

 

This is a brand new set of 5, apparently NLA.
 
http://cgi.ebay. com/ebaymotors/ VW-Vanagon- Syncro-16- steel-wheels_ W0QQcmdZViewItem QQhashZitem1e59d 6320eQQitemZ1303 56228622QQptZMot orsQ5fCarQ5fTruc kQ5fPartsQ5fAcce ssories
 
Ken
 
 

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Good call Ben.
I just sent in my post saying basically the same thing.
Gotta look after our Aussie syncro brethren.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims

 

Before you get too excited about this, note that these are NOT genuine Syncro 16 steel wheels.btheyvare not as robust as the real deal. These are aftermarket steel wheels of much thinner gauge originally sold by Tirerack.com for US$15 each. They were originally listed for $99 each but went on overstock sale for a short time.  Brian at Small Car contacted TR and bought a large quantity after another lister and your truly posted the sale price on the Vanagon List and the Syncro List. The wheels subsequently re-priced to US$49 each before returning to US$99 once the stock was depleted. Small Car machines the lugholes so they will have the correct contour for stock T3 lugnuts & bolts. 

I made the mistake of making the posting before buying a set for myself. I had to pay more as consequence. They weigh about half as much as my genuine Syncro 16 steel rims. Nevertheless, they are an acceptable alternative. If the stock T3 lugnuts are used, they will accept the original 16" centercaps. Otherwise, you need to use plastic washers or o-rings (thanks  for the idea, JFF) to hold the caps in place.

  
BenT
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On Jan 6, 2010, at 12:15 AM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail. com> wrote:

This is a brand new set of 5, apparently NLA.
 
http://cgi.ebay. com/ebaymotors/ VW-Vanagon- Syncro-16- steel-wheels_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ hashZitem1e59d63 20eQQitemZ130356 228622QQptZMotor sQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ 5fPartsQ5fAccess ories
 
Ken

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Genuine VW syncro wheels are silver.



> Scott Daniel - Turbovans <ScottDaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> Good call Ben.
> I just sent in my post saying basically the same thing.
> Gotta look after our Aussie syncro brethren.
> Scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BenT Syncro
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 12:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] re: US eBay - Syncro 16" steel rims
>
>
>
>
> Before you get too excited about this, note that these are NOT genuine
> Syncro 16 steel wheels.btheyvare not as robust as the real deal. These
> are aftermarket steel wheels of much thinner gauge originally sold by
> Tirerack.com for US$15 each. They were originally listed for $99 each
> but went on overstock sale for a short time. Brian at Small Car
> contacted TR and bought a large quantity after another lister and your
> truly posted the sale price on the Vanagon List and the Syncro List. The
> wheels subsequently re-priced to US$49 each before returning to US$99
> once the stock was depleted. Small Car machines the lugholes so they
> will have the correct contour for stock T3 lugnuts & bolts.
>
>
> I made the mistake of making the posting before buying a set for
> myself. I had to pay more as consequence. They weigh about half as much
> as my genuine Syncro 16 steel rims. Nevertheless, they are an acceptable
> alternative. If the stock T3 lugnuts are used, they will accept the
> original 16" centercaps. Otherwise, you need to use plastic washers or
> o-rings (thanks for the idea, JFF) to hold the caps in place.
>
>
>
> BenT
> Sent from Les' Quija Board
>
> On Jan 6, 2010, at 12:15 AM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> This is a brand new set of 5, apparently NLA.
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Vanagon-Syncro-16-steel-wheels_W0QQcmdZ
> ViewItemQQhashZitem1e59d6320eQQitemZ130356228622QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruck
> Q5fPartsQ5fAccessories
>
> Ken
>
>
>
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On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
Genuine VW syncro wheels are silver.
You might want to be more specific with that statement. The Syncro's that came to the US with 14" steel wheels were painted black. OTOH, my Syncro 16 came with silver wheels. I have not seen any genuine Syncro 16 steel rims in anything but silver.
The aftermarket Ebay wheels in question was available in both black and silver.
--
BenT
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Genuine VW syncro replacement wheels are silver



> BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Genuine VW syncro wheels are silver.
>
>
> You might want to be more specific with that statement. The Syncro's
> that
> came to the US with 14" steel wheels were painted black. OTOH, my
> Syncro 16
> came with silver wheels. I have not seen any genuine Syncro 16 steel
> rims in
> anything but silver.
>
> The aftermarket Ebay wheels in question was available in both black and
> silver.
>
>
> --
> BenT
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On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <ScottDaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:


Good call Ben.
I just sent in my post saying basically the same thing.
Gotta look after our Aussie syncro brethren.
Scott
Good golly, Ms. Scotty. That was yesterday's discussion. You really have to read to the bottom of the thread some with a BenT sense of humor might call you on it.
The OZ guys are tough. I suppose you have to be when your parents give you a girls name. The moderator for this group named like my ex-wife! Just kidding Mr. Harris. Any guy who can send messages with a benchgrinder has my respect.
=)
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BenT
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