The 2004 Jetta got good reviews at the time for its reliability, surprisingly powerful engines, fuel efficiency, and quality and comfort of its interiors. It’s also been a vehicle that gets good

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rates, especially if you shop around.

Nobody could accuse the Jetta of being a car for thrill-seekers. However, you can customize it to make it a bit more exciting and one good option here is to swap out the original wheels, as long as you know what the bolt pattern is. Here’s everything you need to know.

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2004 VW Jetta bolt pattern

If you’ve never changed a wheel before, you’re quite possibly wondering what on earth a bolt pattern is—and how you’re meant to know what yours is.

A bolt pattern is sometimes also called a lug pattern, but it means the same thing—how the bolts on your vehicle line up and how many bolts there are.

You’ll need to know your bolt pattern if you change your wheels, because the pattern decides what kind of new wheels will fit onto your Jetta. The last thing you want to do is buy wheels that won’t even go on the car.

So, the bolt pattern for a 2004 VW Jetta is 5x4, sometimes written as 5 on 4. This means your car’s wheels have five bolts each and they’re in a circle with a 4-inch diameter. It’s important to remember that this is for the 2004 Jetta and the bolt pattern can be different on Jettas from other years.

If you’re modifying your wheels, you might need to know more than just the bolt pattern—there’s also things like the wheel offset, center bore measurement, and stud size. But again, don’t panic! Here’s everything you need all in one place:

Factory wheel size: 15”/16”

Stud size: M14 x 1.5

Offset: 40 to 50 mm

Center bore: 57.1 mm

Wheel tightening torque: 120 Nm

It’s a good idea to keep this information handy so you can double-check your new wheels against these specs..

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How to measure your VW Jetta’s bolt pattern

You should also be able to find the bolt pattern in your Jetta’s manual—but if you want to be completely sure about it, you can easily check the pattern yourself with just a measuring tape.

First, measure from the outer edge of the lug hole of one of the bolts to the center of the bolt on the other side. This will give you the diameter, then all you need to do is simply count the number of lugs and put those numbers together to get your pattern.

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