Wheels

Authored by: lbridges

Also refer to Refinishing Multi-piece Wheels for a full description of the refurbishing process.

The MKIII wheels have pins on the back, near the lug holes. The pin fits in a hole on the spyder hub to ensure that the thiner front wheels are not mixed with the wider back wheels. This pin can be removed if you want to put the wheels on a different car (on the MKI for instance) – use pliers or vice grips to unscrew the pin.

Year 2000-2002

  • Wheel size: front 15x6"; rear 15x6.5"; weight 14.6lbs; PCD 4x100mm; spoke alloys
  • Offset: 45mm
  • Centre Bore: 54.1mm
  • Wheel Nut Thread: 12 x 1.5mm
  • Wheel Nut Torque: 76ft/lbs (103 n/m)
  • Tire size: front 185/55/15 VR15; rear 205/50/15 VR1; weight 15.2lbs
    It can be hard to find a 185 profile tire that matches the 205 tire profile, so owners often use the same tire size all around.
  • Spare tyre: Space-saver type

MKIII 2000-02 spoked wheel

Image by Skaughtto

Year 2003

  • Wheel size: front 15x6"; rear 16x7"; spoke alloys
  • Tyre size: front 185/55 VR15; rear 215/45/16 VR16
  • Spare tyre: Space-saver type