Re-drilling wheels?

Polo-03 · Post by **Polo-03** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:32 pm

Can wheels be re-drilled? I.e from 4 stud to 5 or vice versa? I know you can get adaptors so dont go there just wondering if they can be drilled! Anyone done it?

PoloCornwall · Post by **PoloCornwall** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:34 pm

dont think so mate im sure wheels are cast so thier like a shell so drilling them will weaken them i think

stuart_hatch · Post by **stuart_hatch** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:38 pm

You can get adapters tho

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:39 pm

adapters will b cheaper and safer option

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:37 pm

where theres a will theres a way

Polo-03 · Post by **Polo-03** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:21 pm

Ive seen cars before with re drilled alloys! Nobody ever heard of it then? I dont know if they would need welded up first then re drilled!?!

kenny15 · Post by **kenny15** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:45 pm

Polo-03 wrote:Ive seen cars before with re drilled alloys! Nobody ever heard of it then? I dont know if they would need welded up first then re drilled!?!

There a guy called wille who put a set of A3 alloy on his polo gti, here a link
http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... c&start=15

Polo-03 · Post by **Polo-03** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:02 pm

Yeah thats what im talking about! Does anyone know of anyone here that can carry out work like this? Seems like alot of work but Im sure the end result would be worth it to have a one off set of rims!

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:07 pm

It's not like you can get your Black & Decker out, pal. You would need them CNC machined for accuracy. Not gonna be cheap, more that spacers I reckon.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:23 pm

hardhitter wrote:It's not like you can get your Black & Decker out, pal. You would need them CNC machined for accuracy. Not gonna be cheap, more that spacers I reckon.

i guess its only useful if you haven't got the space in your arches to use spacers and widen the track

Polo-03 · Post by **Polo-03** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:31 pm

Yeah to be honest if I was to get spacers to be on the safe side they would need to be at least 20mm thick! Thats a hell of alot of et going to waste!!! A set of spacers aint cheap prob not far off 300 quid so I would rather get them redrilled even if it did cost abit more.

Is there a place in the uk that does this? I have heard that the chrome vault wheels come with no holes in them! They have to be drilled to suit. Is this true?