T4 California Event - replacement wheels

Trail Planner · Mar 24, 2022

Hi T4 owners,

Does anyone have a recommendation for a source to replace the 16" steel wheels of my T4 Cali Event 150PS van? Most T4s were 15" except for the V6 and 150PS engines, which used 16"

Steel or Alloy. I believe the original alloy size is 7J x 16 H2. They are 112 x 5, but I do not know the offset? Also, I do not know where to source the centre caps. I am trying to keep with the style of the originals, which I have problems finding. Tyre/wheel deals are interesting as I plan to fit Continental Van Eco 215/60 R16

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Ch1pbutty · Mar 24, 2022

We had 15" Caravelle alloys fitted to our T4, with Conti VanCo's; (Not sure about 16" though). :

Trail Planner · Mar 24, 2022

I should have ordered alloys when I bought them 21-years ago :-(

Update: The V6 and 111kw diesel c. 2001 used:

Steel: 16 x 6J ET53 900kg load
Alloy: 16 x 7J BBS Style

(see https://www.westfaliat4.info/html/2001_vw_westfalia_t4_california_event.html) a very useful site for T4 Cali owners.

Alcar seem to have what I want, just checking with one distributor in the UK at mytyres.co.uk who can do tyre/wheel deals.

2into1 · Mar 24, 2022

Carefull if looking at the 16" alloys that came with the 150s. There is a Touran wheel that looks VERY similar, but doesn't meet the load requirements.

Trail Planner · May 19, 2022

At last. Alloys fitted to my 21-year old Cali T4. Great service from rimstyle.com who put together a good alloy/tyre deal. These are Dezent TH 16" 6.5 ET52 112x5 very similar to the original alloy specs for the 150PS engine with the correct load rating > 930kg - just have to find some VW centre caps to fit or use stickers to finish it off.

The van looks like new. Highly recommended upgrade, without going too bling.