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Excellent info; many thanks.

My dad's just bougt a nice Y-plate Passat estate PD130 TDI Sport, the latest shape. He needs to know: Can the chrome strips on the bumpers and rubbing strips (as fitted to high spec models) be retrofitted? If so, where is the best place to get them? I have tried Vagparts, but they don't seem to supply anything for the Passat. Would they just sit on top of the existing black plastic strips, or would the original strips have top come off in order to fit all-in-one chrome strips? If anyone has done the mod themselves, let me know how cheap/easy it is. Also, the flat, top part of the rear bumper that sits under the bottom edge of the boot has some sort of protective 1-2mm transparent plastic sheet stuck to it. I assume this is factory fitted, but he was wondering if any other estate models have maybe an aluminium plate there rather than the plastic. Does such an OEM part exist, or would it be a case of getting something fabricated? Lastly, does anywhere do sill protectors? The paint on the driver's side has already been scuffed to death. Any help greatly appreciated.

Forgot to add: Stud pattern? Thanks.

Asking a question on behalf of my brother; he's just bought a '96 XS 306. It's got the standard steel rims at the moment, but he's after some alloys - preferably 15s. Don't know what size they are, or the tyres. He needs to know what offset and tyre size would be the best for 15s. I'm not into Pugs myself, so I'm a bit clueless where this is concerned. Hope you can help. Cheers.