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Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:20 pm

Hey, I've been trying to figure out what the center caps to Superior Turtlebacks look like. Do I already have on mine or am I mistaken by what I found in another post?

Thanks ahead of time!

http://picasaweb.google.com/SoHereWeArent/SuperiorTurtlebacks/photo#5107567246686774258

Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:04 pm

Here's what the O.G. turtleback cap's look like.

Sun May 25, 2008 2:49 am

i have some repro ones:

Mon May 26, 2008 1:29 pm

pat1730 wrote: i have some repro ones:

any of them for sale?

Tue May 27, 2008 7:34 am

Fri May 30, 2008 3:29 pm

pat1730 wrote: i have some repro ones:

Nice. What material are you casting those in & how does it take to vacuum chroming?

Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:35 pm

they are made from plastic. they are very solid. i never had them chroomed.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:40 pm

Je-C wrote: Hey, I've been trying to figure out what the center caps to Superior Turtlebacks look like. Do I already have on mine or am I mistaken by what I found in another post?

Thanks ahead of time!

http://picasaweb.google.com/SoHereWeArent/SuperiorTurtlebacks/photo#5107567246686774258

just a heads-up -- horn buttons fit as centre-caps on these wheels....

Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:58 am

i agree with u about the fitting, but they dont look the same!
my centre caps are excact copies of the originale caps!

Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:59 pm

Oh so tempting, but I'm waffling back & forth between my Turtlebacks (especially if I could find a pair of 5.5" ones) and the repopped Gas Burners. The 'burners look really good, but the 'backs are one of the few wheels out there not being reissued or copied. Nice to see that they're much more accepted than when I originally had a set on my Square.

Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:16 pm

pat1730 wrote: i agree with u about the fitting, but they dont look the same!
my centre caps are excact copies of the originale caps!

true --- what's the pricing on them?

DucMike wrote: Oh so tempting, but I'm waffling back & forth between my Turtlebacks (especially if I could find a pair of 5.5" ones) and the repopped Gas Burners. The 'burners look really good, but the 'backs are one of the few wheels out there not being reissued or copied. Nice to see that they're much more accepted than when I originally had a set on my Square.

but the turtlebacks have such a perfect offset for the Type 3!

Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:54 pm

Oh, I know that so well. I'm still trying to come up with a pic of my car from back in the day. I had a set of the 'backs on it and personally loved them. They were unique at the time, as nobody was running them. In black & raw, they really suited my car. I still kick myself for swapping them out. Glad I've managed to piece a set of NOS ones together over the years. Just missing two nice caps or one decent one to make them complete. I'd really like to run a 5.5" on the back though. Trying to avoid the stretched-on look from running 195's.

Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:24 pm

DucMike wrote: Oh so tempting, but I'm waffling back & forth between my Turtlebacks (especially if I could find a pair of 5.5" ones) and the repopped Gas Burners. The 'burners look really good, but the 'backs are one of the few wheels out there not being reissued or copied. Nice to see that they're much more accepted than when I originally had a set on my Square.

why not a set of og baby gas burners? i've got probably 8-10hrs in polishing and paint detailing mine myself. cheaper than repops. better offset and a touch lighter to.

though i am trying to gather up a set of Turtlebacks for my swap out wheels. just to change around every now and then. but of course when i do gather a set i'm gonna full polish them. no denying full polished turtlebacks look killer....ken....

Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:30 pm

luckystiff wrote: DucMike wrote: Oh so tempting, but I'm waffling back & forth between my Turtlebacks (especially if I could find a pair of 5.5" ones) and the repopped Gas Burners. The 'burners look really good, but the 'backs are one of the few wheels out there not being reissued or copied. Nice to see that they're much more accepted than when I originally had a set on my Square.

why not a set of og baby gas burners? i've got probably 8-10hrs in polishing and paint detailing mine myself. cheaper than repops. better offset and a touch lighter to.

The short & sweet reason; note the 'infrastructure' present on the car. 'Burners = utilizing the old brakes - 'Backs or Baby burners = new rotors, hubs & drums. Not necessarily a bad thing, given how long the car's been sitting, but hard to tell w/o inspection.

Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:29 pm

i forgot you car was already set up for porsche pattern. if i already had prosche pattern i'd use it to. only i think i'd get the Chrome Flat4 4.5"Fuchs that are about the same $$$ as the repop gas burners. either will look killer on that square. or you could sell the porsche pattern brakes for good money.get stock brake stuff. have the turtleback full polished. and probably still SAVE money. i'd be willing to bet you could probably sell the porsche pattern stuff for enough to buy the replacement stuff. tuff choice as ALL of those wheels would look good. hell i've only had the baby burners on my square for a coupla months and i'm already thinking on something different hahaha...ken....

Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:50 am

Quote: pat1730 wrote: i agree with u about the fitting, but they dont look the same!
my centre caps are excact copies of the originale caps!

true --- what's the pricing on them?

did we ever get a price on these repro's?

Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:02 pm

blankmange wrote: Quote: pat1730 wrote: i agree with u about the fitting, but they dont look the same!
my centre caps are excact copies of the originale caps!

true --- what's the pricing on them?

did we ever get a price on these repro's?
I might even be interested in a set myself. Thinking about chroming a set so I can finally (almost) complete my set of wheels.

Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:27 am

Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:47 am

blankmange wrote: Quote: pat1730 wrote: i agree with u about the fitting, but they dont look the same!
my centre caps are excact copies of the originale caps!

true --- what's the pricing on them?

did we ever get a price on these repro's?

somewhere between $80 and $90...(4 pieces)

Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:57 pm

pat1730 wrote: blankmange wrote: Quote: pat1730 wrote: i agree with u about the fitting, but they dont look the same!
my centre caps are excact copies of the originale caps!

true --- what's the pricing on them?

did we ever get a price on these repro's?

somewhere between $80 and $90...(4 pieces)

that's almost as much as I paid for the wheels.....