[200q20v] Re: Need 14inch wheel 91 90 20v sedan

[Lawrence C Leung]

Split aluminum is VERY VERY bad and unsafe. It is not a material, in this
state, that will handle much shock loading (such as that dished out by
normal surface streets!). Epoxy will NOT help making this rim safe, even
temporarily, it'll only help the rim hold air until the crack quite
quickly enlarges. He'd be a whole lot safer to even temporarily get an
appropriate sized steel rim until he comes across his injured BBS rim's
replacement. 

LL - NY



On Sat, 10 Mar 2001 11:29:55 -0500 "Doyt W. Echelberger"
<Doyt at nwonline.net> writes:
>Friend needs stock wheel for 1991 model 90 quattro 20 valve. One of 
>his 
>rims developed a small split and it is leaking air.  We are in 
>northern 
>Ohio midway between Cleveland and Toledo.
>
>He is fixing the leak with epoxy and running the wheel on the rear 
>axle 
>since the car is mission critical to getting to work.  Seems like a 
>risky 
>move to me.
>
>The wheel is a stock 14 x 6 BBS Mesh with a 45 mm offset.
>
>Contact me by email <doyt at nwonline.net>  asap  or call Mike direct at 
>
>419-499-4098.
>
>
>Doyt Echelberger
>
>Written to help Mike Mellon, Milan Ohio