I mean,why would you.

[huskyman]

Just. Showed Mrs. H. She said yuk

[Activ8]

I've been looking at Rhino Alloys too, who seem to have a similar possibly identical rim type, some with a deep dish face. The Gunmetal or Bi-coloured have got me dribbling for a few styles.

They look the dogs. It's the future !!!

[burridge01]

Post some up,let's have a look.

[Jim24]

What do you reckon a standard profile T4 wheel & tyre would weigh - maybe 25-30Kg?

[burridge01]

What do you reckon a standard profile T4 wheel & tyre would weigh - maybe 25-30Kg?

This is pasted from the blog I'm copying

pare Wheel Carrier

I'd put this off for a while but I now have a spare wheel but no place to put it. When my T4 was a panel van rather than a camper the spare wheel was located on the passenger side wheel arch. This is because on the SWB T4 Syncro there is no space to mount a spare wheel under the van because of the rear diff.

The options are to a obtain an offical VW carrier, strap the wheel to the roof or do something else. I priced up all the bits for the VW carrier and it was nearly £800, so that is out of the question. Chucking the spare on the roof was out of the question as I don't really have the space once my bikes and spare wheel are up there.

So I bought an EMPI stainless steel spare wheel mount for a VW T2 from just Kampers for £18.95. (PN J10552) I think these are normally used on a T2 to mount the spare to the front of the van but I intended to bolt this to one of my barn doors. I know this is normally frowned upon as its not good for the hinges. However the door has some locating pins in the centre and the spare wheel weighs only 25kg which isn't much compared when you hang some bikes off the back.

The bolts on the spare wheel mount were to short for the Merc ML Alloy so I cut the welds and removed them and then welded some longer stainless steel bolts in there place. I then cut a 3 mm steel plate to fit behind the top of the barn door and bonded the plate to the inside of the door with Sikaflex. I then bolted the spare wheel to the door using 6 m6 stainless allen bolts, these of course passed through the reinforcing plate on the door. I left the Sika to cure overnight and the next day I mounted the ML Alloy to the plate using some rubbber spacers and some washers.

I'm sorry I didn't take any pictures during the process but here is a picture of the finished article which was taken at a later date. The only problem with mounting the wheel this way is that it makes the door a little bit heavy but I don't use it very often so its not a problem.



I emailed the fella and got a reply,the carrier has been on the van 15 odd years and apart from needing a small weld has never been an issue. That will do for me,it's going on the van.

[Activ8]

Post some up,let's have a look.

http://www.blackrhinowheel.com/

[Hans]

I shortened the bracket and changed the pcd , ;-)

[TommyP]

Im not looking at the Black Crow AT1 or similar. I first got i to these wheels a few years ago when watching Diesel Brothers as they stuck them on everything. I saw a set for sale at sheepfest a year or so ago and they’re epic.

Not sure if I’d go for 16” or 17” but I am seriously considering it and a lift back to standard height. I think they’d look great in black on the camper with a high top.


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[Jim24]

I shortened the bracket and changed the pcd , ;-)

Neat Andreas..

I've never seen a non-symmetric tyre tread pattern like this before - are they common? Why are they like this?

[Hans]

That's a good question, never thought about it, I hope the tyre manufacturers know what they doing

[burridge01]

Cheers Hans,looks good and saves all the bollox crawling around.

I've not quite decided on the wheels and will spend a week or 2 looking,this will be the biggest expense so will have to get it right 1st time.

[Hans]

Get the wheels, and then u can adjust the bracket, that's how i did it

[burridge01]

That's what I'll be doing.Just ordered the backing plate.PCD is good,will need longer bolts I reckon,but I'll wait and see what wheel I'm going to mount.Nothing this week cos the vans in later today to have the cambelt and other odds n sods done,back Thursday/Friday.

[burridge01]

Can anyone enlighten me please,are seat belts a universal fit.Van currently has some gash red ones fitted and I want normal black.Had a look around,any from a T4 dealer/shop are £50+ each or universal ones are 2 for the same price.

[Activ8]

Can anyone enlighten me please,are seat belts a universal fit.Van currently has some gash red ones fitted and I want normal black.Had a look around,any from a T4 dealer/shop are £50+ each or universal ones are 2 for the same price.

The mechanisms are universal to comply with patent and legal tested designs but the vans are longer iirc and the fixings are specific to the T4's recessed in the B-pillar design.

Gash red you say, colour coded and clean would sell well imo. How are they fitted? Like OEM?