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changing wheels for the winter

782 views 11 replies 9 participants last post by  Eric @ TIRE RACK 
Re: changing wheels for the winter (mdeleo3)

I bought a set of 4 used OEM 15" wheels in the classifieds here for $75. I sprung another few bucks for the used OEM wheel covers.
If I hadn't found wheels in the Vortex classifieds, I would have started calling junk yards. There should be quite a few crashed MKIV's around by now. Many people will only need to scavenge 3 wheels since they already have a 15" steel wheel on their spare.
 
Re: changing wheels for the winter (HyKlas)

Salt shouldn't do much damage as long as you wash the car fairly frequently. 17" wheels don't have enough rubber to protect them against big pot holes and it's more difficult to get good snowtires for them. You can get by just fine with 17" wheels and all season tires with good tread.... you just have to drive very carefully. Of course, I run Nokian Hakka Q's on 15" steel wheels. I have no interest in driving carefully.
 
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