It seems like I’m some sort of international Volkswagen man of mystery lately. First I was shipping bumpers and mirrors to Belgium and now I’m sending wheel adapters to Australia. That’s right, I’ve taken on another overseas project to help out a fellow enthusiast in the land down under. I’ve been talking with Raymond Chan of the rayray’s garage blog for several months now. He is one of the guys out there that helped inspire me to get my own blog onto its feet. He’s driving a 1995 Golf 2.0L, similar to my car, and recently contacted me regarding some future plans for his car.

Ray picked up a slick set of Work Equips, but the bolt pattern wasn’t right for his car. Standard issue bolt patterns for 2.0Ls are 4×100, but Raymond is going to be swapping to the 5×100 VR6 pattern. Still, the Equips won’t fit the VR6 pattern, which is where I came into play. One of the most common things in the Volkswagen world when it comes to fitting wheels is the usage of wheel adapters. I had never been exposed to them while driving Toyotas, Chevrolets, or even Hondas, but in the VW scene they are almost the norm when bolting on the perfect set of wheels.

A-DAPT-IT USA is an Indiana-based business that manufactures wheel pattern adapters out of 6061-T6 billet aircraft aluminum. The parts came well recommended by the Vortex masses and sell for a great price, but unfortunately for Raymond, they don’t ship outside the United States. Upon hearing this, Raymond contacted me about purchasing the parts and shipping them over. Naturally, I obliged, and this past Saturday I took the box of adapters down to the post office and sent them on their way to Australia. I can’t wait to see the new wheels fitted on his car with the adapters.

I’ve got more I could tell about, but I think that’s enough for today. Keep it real Mk3ers.