16" Wheels? - Mercedes-Benz A1404001402?

[vtwestie]

Is it just me, or are these the same as the wheels GoWesty et al sells?

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trk...p;_sacat=0
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85 Camper GL "Bob"

[shagginwagon83]

GoWesty wheels may look the same,
But Mercedes' strength is hard to tame.
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Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
Instagram @joannthevan

[Mateo83]

Manufacturer: Quality Aftermarket ! right on the gowesty website
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83 Air-cooled 2.0 Tin Top

[vtwestie]

Right... quality aside though... its the "same" wheel, size, lugs, offset etc etc
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85 Camper GL "Bob"

[syncrodoka]

The chinese copies do look similar, that is the point. The MBZ wheels are often thick walled at the mounting face requiring long wheel studs while the copies don't.

[do.dah]

Those ebay wheels have an et51 offset. You're gonna need spacers.

[PDXWesty]

GoWesty wheels are made with the proper offset for Vanagon. The actual Mercedes wheel offsets (ET) will vary and as others have said, will require spacers.

By the time you buy spacers, new lugs and bolts, the cheaper wheels turn out to be just about the same price as the direct fit GW wheels.

You think you'll be saving money but you won't in the long run.
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89 Westy 2.1 Auto

[bobbyblack]

Grrrrr.

I quite dislike offhanded remarks about cost X vs Y, you'd be much better off studying the rim in question, and being sure the fabrication and weight capacity are up to task carrying our loads.
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[Christopher Schimke]

[PDXWesty]

[Zeitgeist 13]

After what I've seen with those aftermarket ASA rims, you couldn't pay me enough to run them. The lug flanges are thin and cast with crappy aluminum. I don't particularly like the look of those rims or their MB counterpart. The good news is that MB produced tons of 16" rims with far less offset than needed for a W140 S-Class rim. Look for ET37 rims from E, C, CLK, SL, etc. class chassis for better looking and fitting rims.

I run 16" staggered rims from an SLK with ET30 in the back and ET37 up front. Longer studs in back and longer lugbolts in the front from T3 Technique. A thin 7mm spacer up front and I've had nearly fifteen years of good luck with that combo.

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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik?

[shagginwagon83]

I too would not want aftermarket lower quality wheels.

I have been running T3 technique hardware - 10mm spacers with Mercedes CLK wheels.

If need be, I can find junk yard/facebook market CLK wheels as a replacement. I actually own ~12 clk rims total at this point. Some are in poor condition and will need to be refinished. These are my forever rims.
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Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
Instagram @joannthevan

[ALIKA T3]

To be fair the ASA wheels I have are made in USA. They were on my van when I bought it in 2014. Maybe it has changed?

I'm not a fan either, plus everybody has them. I'm not sure how they became a thing, prolly bc of Go Westy selling them.
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[Corwyn]

Rheins, baby!

In my opinion, the best-looking wheels on a Vanagon.

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