Wheels and Tyres
Scirocco road wheels
Many different alloy and steel wheels have been fitted to the Scirocco over the years. Here is a guide to them including sizes and VW part numbers.
MK1 WHEELS
Mk1 steel rim.
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 171 601 025B
or
5×13 ET45 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 321 601 025K
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 171A
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT ON BASE MODEL MK1 SCIROCCOS.
Mk1 alloy.
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 171 601 025c
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 111 601 171
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT ON SCIROCCO GLS, GLI, GTI.
A.K.A. ‘MANHOLE COVERS’.
Multi-spoke alloy.
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 321 601 025G
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 171C
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT ON SCIROCCO Mk1 STORM AND SECOND Mk2 WOLFSBURG EDITION.
MK2 WHEELS
Steel 8 slot.
5×13 ET45 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 321 601 025K
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 171A
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT FOR BASE MODEL SCIROCCO CL.
Steel 6 slot.
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 321 601 025G
CENTRE CAP (BLACK). VW PART No. 871 601 171
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT ON GERMAN SPEC SCIROCCO GTS AND ’85 GT.
CENTRE CAP (CHROME). VW PART No. 321 601 151B
STANDARD FITMENT ON ’85 GERMAN SCIROCCO GTL.
Mk2 steel with trim ring and centre cap.
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100.
STANDARD FITMENT ON ’86> GERMAN SCIROCCO GTL AND U.S. ’86-’87 8v.
RIM. VW PART No. 191 601 025D
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 191 601 149D
TRIM RING. VW PART No. 191 601 157C
Steel 16 hole.
6x14 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 321 601 025H
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 871 601 171
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT ON ’86> SCIROCCO GT.
ALSO AVAILABLE IN ALPINE WHITE FOR SCIROCCO WHITE CAT.
Steel 12 hole.
6x14 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 191 601 025K
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 191 601 149G
TRIM RING. VW PART No. 176 601 157
STANDARD FITMENT ON SCIROCCO GTII.
9-spoke alloy .
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 171 601 025J
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 171C
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT ON SCIROCCO GTI, UK GTL AND THE FIRST Mk2 WOLFSBURG EDITION.
A.K.A. ‘TARANTULAS’.
8-spoke alloy
.
5×13 ET45 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 531 601 025A
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 171C
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT FOR UK SCIROCCO GL.
‘Hockenheim’ alloy
.
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 191 601 025H
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 191 601 149
STANDARD FITMENT ON THIRD SCIROCCO Mk2 WOLFSBURG EDITION.
‘Zandvoort’ alloy.
5.5×13 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 191 601 025
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 191 601 149
STANDARD FITMENT ON ’88-’89 CANADIAN SCIROCCOS. OPTIONAL ON ’86 & ’87 U.S. SCIROCCOS.
‘Avus’ alloy.
6x14 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 321 601 025H
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 871 601 171C
BOLT CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 173A
STANDARD FITMENT ON SCIROCCO SCALA, TROPIC, GTX AND SLEGATO.
A.K.A. ‘SNOWFLAKES’, ‘SCALAS’.
K6T MADISON TURQUOISE (TROPIC)
V7U DOLOMITE GREY. (SCALA, GTX)
V6U KIWI BROWN (TROPIC)
V5E HELIOS BLUE (SCALA, SLEGATO)
K3A PAPRIKA RED (SCALA, SLEGATO)
90E ALPINE WHITE (SCALA)
V6Z JADE GREEN
K5T INKA BLUE
‘Montreal’ alloy.
6x14 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 191 601 025B
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 191 601 149
STANDARD FITMENT ON SCIROCCO STORM AND EUROPEAN GTX 16v.
A.K.A. ‘BOTTLE CAPS’.
‘Pirelli’ alloy.
6x14 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 171 601 125A
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 191 601 149
STANDARD FITMENT ON SCIROCCO GTX AND SECOND UK GTS.
A.K.A. ‘P-SLOTS’.
‘Silverstone’ alloy.
6x14 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 321 601 025N
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 321 601 149A
STANDARD FITMENT ON U.S. SCIROCCO 16v.
A.K.A. ‘TEARDROPS’.
‘Le Castellet’ alloy.
6x14 ET38 PCD 4/100. VW PART No. 191 601 025F
CENTRE CAP. VW PART No. 191 601 169
STANDARD FITMENT ON LATE MODEL GTX.
Research and material courtesy of Dr.Dub
Mk1 Balljoints
Mk 1 owners, particulalry of ‘70s vehicles will find that these earlier cars used a 15mm steering balljoint (attached to the end of the wishbones, over which slides the upright/hub) which can now sometimes be a challenge to obtain.
When replacing the balljoints on my late 1977 GLS I found that the VW dealer could only order the later, larger 17mm type. The uprights of my car would not fit these later balljoints. When taking the incorrect sized balljoints back to the dealer, the parts chap scanned through ETKA and discovered that all mk1 chassis vehicles back to 1974 have the 17mm items listed for them and the 15mm listed as unavialable. I also tried several specialists but they also could only obtain the later 17mm size balljoints.
The Mk1 owner is presented with two options here:
· Try to track down some correct 15mm balljoints.
· Convert the car to the later 17mm balljoints by using late Mk1/all Mk2 uprights/hubs, pinchbolts and bearings. Wishbones remained unchanged throught Mk1/Mk2 and there are no issues with outer CV joint fitment but the correct size wheel bearings for the later hubs will need to be used.
Luckily, I managed to track some 15mm balljoints down at a back-street auto factors, my set had been on the shelf for a good ten years! Some auto factors are able to order some but supply seems to be hit and miss, so best to stockpile.
I’m not sure when the changover was enacted so if anybody can supply the information I will update this FAQ article. Also for a lead on a regular supply of 15mm balljoints!
Contributor: Forum user The Autoad
Brake upgrades
Get in the engine bay and you can dial out some of the play in the pedal linkage by cracking the locknuts on the pushrod and adjusting that (ISTR the offside has reverse thread so just spin the rod to add/remove tension).
All of this will cost you little £s and can seriously transform the feel and performance of the braking setup before you really get serious with changing stuff.
The 256mm conversion gives you the 16v setup (for the Scirocco and Golf) up front and does this using either Audi or Vauxhall parts. The key is finding the correct caliper carriers as they need to be sized to take the Girling 54 caliper (common as muck) yet fit onto the mk1 bearing housing. Some Audis had similar bolt spacing on their front bearing housings:
Audi 80 quattro (83 to 85)
Audi 90 5-cylinder (85 to 87)
Audi Coupe 5-cylinder (85 to 88)
And of course the (genuine) 16v GTX rocco
Then all you need is the calipers discs and pads. › Continue reading