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Originally Posted by 222s
However are you sure that the 5.5J wheels aren't TUV approved?
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No one - TÜV or any EU inspection stand above the factory specifications and amendments - Volvo disaproved them. But we all know reallity isn't always by the books.
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Originally Posted by 222s
Virtually every German Amazon that I have seen pics of seems to have wider steels, and is also on their 'H' plates, which denote that it is (supposedly...) unmodified. Or is this just a case of the TUV testers not knowing?
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Well, KPZ ("Kronprinz" - crownprince) wheels comes from Germany - and yes, it must be a matter of TÜV people/inspection guys not knowing.
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Originally Posted by 222s
Also, there appear to be quite a few 5.5J wheels out there which are not banded (or claimed not banded). What are their origins?
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Me not know - If the wheels doesn't exceed the allowed wheel track/ET - then they are OK (Minilite's are 5.5" and OK - if one like's that style).
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Originally Posted by 222s
Estate & 1800 wheels are indeed not the same - according to an 1800 guru, the contour of the wheel rim sections are also slightly different, something to do with an extra ridge for holding wheel trim rings?
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See my answer to Alf (above) - the contour-thing is actually a safety feature that came arround 1968 - making the tire stay on the rim/wheel if it flatens on the highway.