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Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:28 am

I'm usually not a fan of white cars, but I do like the color on a Ghia! :D

Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:48 am

White is a nice color, kinda sleeper. Grelland, are those 5.5's now? Staying with bumper blades? or are you planning on euro or full towel rails? Same blades on xWestonx, you? I like all the og rims, real 2Litres, mahle baby gas burners, Gas Burners, Pedrinis, Fuchs. Light, strong, classic.

Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:08 pm

c21darrel wrote: White is a nice color, kinda sleeper. Grelland, are those 5.5's now? Staying with bumper blades? or are you planning on euro or full towel rails? Same blades on xWestonx, you? I like all the og rims, real 2Litres, mahle baby gas burners, Gas Burners, Pedrinis, Fuchs. Light, strong, classic.

I'm up in the air on the bumper. I will keep it as a blade for now. I may go bumperless or T-Bar in the front. I love the bumperless look on a Ghia, but it makes me nervous, especially after what happened to my 67 bug which only had T-Bars...

Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:26 pm

SWEDENLOWLIGHT wrote: Escra

Awesome !!! May I steal that pic ???

Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:43 pm

jjjjjoey wrote: I'm thinking of the 4 lug Sprint Star?
good 4-stud choice

Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:35 am

ghi66 wrote: Jasonscool wrote: Finally got the 17s in the front. I love it now and you wouldnt believe how much it improved the ride vrs the 15's with the 135's.

Hi mate, that has to be for me the best look so far :) What sort of shit did you have to do to make them fit?

The rears believe it or not just bolted right on. I think the 68 has a certain axle, not exactly sure But I believe its the long version that made just bolt on. The front I have a 4inch beam with drop spindles. It rubs on a full lock on a turn but driving it is just fine. Got them professionally balanced and they ride like a dream. Wish they made 18's!
Thanks for the comments!

Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:05 pm

SWEDENLOWLIGHT wrote: Escra

What kind of rack is that? sweet car by the way

Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:44 am

c21darrel wrote: White is a nice color, kinda sleeper. Grelland, are those 5.5's now? Staying with bumper blades? or are you planning on euro or full towel rails? Same blades on xWestonx, you? I like all the og rims, real 2Litres, mahle baby gas burners, Gas Burners, Pedrinis, Fuchs. Light, strong, classic.

the ones on the pic are 5.5s

I have not been able to find any good, cheap euro overrides yet, so for now I have just the blades in the rear....

Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:01 pm

no offence lads but i'd rather paint my ghia pink than have it run 17s
DR must be choking on his cornflakes

Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:45 pm

:lol: agreed

Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:42 pm

RockStock wrote: no offence lads but i'd rather paint my ghia pink than have it run 17s
DR must be choking on his cornflakes

To each their own.. I usually dont make a habit of stating what I dont like about other peoples cars. Most people build their cars the way they want them to look. I could give a Crap about what you do or dont like. Keep your negativity to yourself...

Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:18 pm

ooh...touchy
Jasonscool wrote: I could give a Crap about what you do or dont like
could? or couldn't?

Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:08 pm

theadmiral1000 wrote:

I'm not quite sure what these are, but they seem to have come from Brazil, and they are shiny!

I have seen them on a few other VWs, anyone care to fill me in on what they are?

Did you ever get any replies on this? I have those rims on my '73 Ghia (I bought it that way). I've only seen them a couple other times. In one of my VW books there's a pic of a late beetle vert with them on it with a caption that says something to the effect of it being a special edition bug with "special" wheels. I've also seen them on Brazilian VW's(but not chromed, as mine are). I don't remember the wheels having any markings other than the size.

Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:21 pm

sslick wrote:
Did you ever get any replies on this? I have those rims on my '73 Ghia (I bought it that way). I've only seen them a couple other times. In one of my VW books there's a pic of a late beetle vert with them on it with a caption that says something to the effect of it being a special edition bug with "special" wheels. I've also seen them on Brazilian VW's(but not chromed, as mine are). I don't remember the wheels having any markings other than the size.

Page 23 of this topic....nothing "special" about them in Brazil.

Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:54 am

John Moxon wrote: Page 23 of this topic....nothing "special" about them in Brazil.

Hey, thanks for the reply and input. I kinda like the look of them on my Ghia. I'm running them with Porsche nipple caps all around. I'll get some pics and post them sooner or later.

Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:08 pm

Finally on the road after a couple of years in the garage...

4 lugs Sprintstar my choice for that car since day 1

Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:30 pm

Those look great!

Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:20 pm

fuchs replicas, in detailed mode :-)

Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:40 pm

Continental ContiProContact 175/55R15 Front, 195/60R15 rear, 15x4.5 ft, 15x5.5 rear, detailed chrome fuchs

Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:52 pm

kai wrote: Ansens (og):

I just love this car, the colour,the wheels, like no other Ghia out there. It's sad but I actually miss the 80's when there were so many original styles :oops: