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I bow to your better judgement!! It's a 600.15L. "rim weight is German" - the weight is marked in grams not ounces, and is a much better looking design than ours. Steven Carpinter ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Fw: Michelin XZX > On 24 Mar 2001, at 23:48, Steven Carpinter, ExpoQuip Hire wrote: > > > My original spare is a Metzeler 5:90/15. I had to fit it last year and > > it doesn't show any cracks or anything - and, of course, the rim is > > mint and the rim weight is German. > > Don't think I ever heard of a 5.90 size. Are you sure it wasn't 5.60, > which was the common Beetle size? > > When I had my 68 Dk Blue square I always wanted a pair of the Metzler > Blue Blizzard snow tires. These had a black carcass which showed at > the sidewalls, with a BLUE tread compound. I've only ever seen one > pair, and they were truly awesome looking. > > Anyone out there got a pair? > > What did you mean by "the rim weight is German?" > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org >