Subie Snow Tires and Wheels, Bolt Patterns

I bought some steel wheels and snow tires for our Subaru and it looks like they shipped wheels with the wrong bolt pattern. On the left/top is the new steely, on the right/bottom is an alloy that came with the car. The specs are for 5x100: a 5 bolt pattern with a 100 mm diameter. You measure from the middle of one bolt to the outside between a pair. I got the ruler pretty close for the alloy. Not so much for the Steely, but you should be able to see how much wider the bolt pattern is on that wheel. I'll call the tire place in the morning.

Update: I called. They looked at the pictures. They sent packing instructions. They shipped the new tires. I'll return the old ones in the packing material from the new ones. Smooth as silk. NO HASSLE. It's the third time I've bought wheel/tire combinations like this. It's the first time I've had any issue, and it should turn out just fine.

Bled Brakes

I flushed and bled the brakes and hydraulic clutch Sunday. The old fluid was dark and a little rusty. I sucked what I could out of the resevoirs and then pumped clean, clear fluid out until it ran clear. The brakes feel just a bit firmer. The clutch about the same, but I suppose you don't hit bottom on the clutch the same way as brakes.