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i saw an add in a vw mag this weekend saying that the classic wheels like brms and empi,s have now got a more suitable offset and improved quality, anyone know what the offset is? i loved the look of my van with its empi,s

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The offset was somewhere around 17-22mm ET so they stuck out miles so hopefully the new versions will have 30 or so mm ET.
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ricicles wrote:i saw an add in a vw mag this weekend saying that the classic wheels like brms and empi,s have now got a more suitable offset and improved quality, anyone know what the offset is? i loved the look of my van with its empi,s

why don't you ring up the company selling them and ask them? :wink:
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i do not trust them, they sold me the last set saying they were suitable, and that the tyres were correct. it was a lot of HORSE.

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ricicles wrote:i do not trust them, they sold me the last set saying they were suitable, and that the tyres were correct. it was a lot of HORSE.

er... i'd probably be looking elsewhere for some wheels in that case!
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they still dont look right on a wedge, but not as bad as those awful jk wheels
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too right.. I was talking to a very proud owner at Bustypes of JK rims.. I bit my lip
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