Q: Is it possible to change the centre bore to fit new wheels? 2001 Audi A3
I am looking at getting different wheels for my car and i read that the centre bore currently is 57.1 and the centre bore on the new wheels is going to 66.6. Is there anyway of getting round this? If so, what would be required?
My car has 96000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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