wagontdi82
Veteran Member
I was wondering if my rim will fit. My mechanic says it will, have my doubts still lol. It's has 38mm offset. It's a focal X. 15" rim.
Vr6 knuckle, caliper, rotor on TDI MK4
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PakProtector
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288's will fit some of the 15"-ers, 312's, not so much.
cheers,
Douglas
cheers,
Douglas
Rrusse11
Veteran Member
Doubtful, I think the stock Vr6 rotor is 288mm, at least that's what I've got on mine. I've got plenty of clearance with a 16" rim. Wanna' buy a set of 16s? Got a nice set of 16" NBs in the basement.
wagontdi82
Veteran Member
I checked tirerack where I bought my rims. Says a it's a wagon 1.8t and the golf 1.8t. I was told that the 1.8t and vr6 is the same 288mm. I tried looking for a vr6 locally but not luck. Just to see if it actually fit.
turbocharged798
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288s clear 15in rims no problem.
oilhammer
Certified Volkswagen Nut & Vendor
288mm brakes were used on many cars that left the factory with 15" wheels. I have those front brakes on one of my ALH cars, still using the stock 15" Avus wheels.
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Rrusse11
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Well woulda' thunk it, I'll have to try an Avus next time I rotate my tires.
oilhammer
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Yeah, the Golf and Jetta GLS with the AWP or AWW 1.8t engine option used the 288mm front brakes as standard* and had the 15" Avus wheels same as the other 4 cyl engines.
*very early 1.8t cars still used the 280mm ones, but literally only for about a month of production, and only the weird AWD engine (2000 model year only). There was a VIN spit with them early on. Sort of like the very VERY early 1998 ALH New Beetles getting the BW-sourced VNT that failed almost before their first service before the Garretts replaced them. Sometimes ETKA doesn't keep this information during updates, which makes it a bit head scratchy to figure out.
*very early 1.8t cars still used the 280mm ones, but literally only for about a month of production, and only the weird AWD engine (2000 model year only). There was a VIN spit with them early on. Sort of like the very VERY early 1998 ALH New Beetles getting the BW-sourced VNT that failed almost before their first service before the Garretts replaced them. Sometimes ETKA doesn't keep this information during updates, which makes it a bit head scratchy to figure out.