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Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:02 pm

I was given 4 five bolt wheels and the adapter plates to install on my bug. I also got fiberglass inserts and the mold to make them.

What kind of wheels are these and why the fiberglass inserts?

Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:23 pm

Look like Trans Am wheels to me.

Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:23 pm

The adapters use a common lug, so the 5 lug pattern is the same bolt circle as factory 4 lug. They must be 5x130 -Porsche pattern...

They're probably worthless.

How much you want for em?

Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:13 am

Bryan67 wrote: Look like Trans Am wheels to me.
x2- with rabbit center caps

Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:07 am

It doesn't look like Porsche 5x130 spacing.

I think Bryan nailed it... Pontiac, great for a type AM project :lol:

Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:52 pm

Pontiac should be 5x4-3/4 (120.7mm as I figure it) not 5x130. Seriously, if those adapters use one of the bolt holes for the four-lug, then that's Porsche pattern.

Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:38 pm

chickengeorge wrote: Pontiac should be 5x4-3/4 (120.7mm as I figure it) not 5x130. Seriously, if those adapters use one of the bolt holes for the four-lug, then that's Porsche pattern.

Good point, I hadn't looked at the adapters.

But I still think the rims are Trans Am snowflake

Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:28 pm

measure the lugnut patterns to determine what they're made for

Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:11 am

70 140 wrote: chickengeorge wrote: Pontiac should be 5x4-3/4 (120.7mm as I figure it) not 5x130. Seriously, if those adapters use one of the bolt holes for the four-lug, then that's Porsche pattern.

Good point, I hadn't looked at the adapters.

But I still think the rims are Trans Am snowflake

There is 6 off-set lugs in the picture. They are not 5 X 130 Porsche.

Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:06 pm

vwracerdave wrote: 70 140 wrote: chickengeorge wrote: Pontiac should be 5x4-3/4 (120.7mm as I figure it) not 5x130. Seriously, if those adapters use one of the bolt holes for the four-lug, then that's Porsche pattern.

Good point, I hadn't looked at the adapters.

But I still think the rims are Trans Am snowflake

There is 6 off-set lugs in the picture. They are not 5 X 130 Porsche.
There are 8 holes in the adapters. There's a four-lug pattern and a five lug pattern -which SHOULD equal nine holes, except the two patterns share one common lug. If the four lug is 68+ aircooled beetle (4x130), then the five lug is 5x130. It's as simple as that. You can't have a common lug and one be 4x130 without the other being 5x130. Period.

Fools.

*Edit*
It works both ways. I mean, if that's a Trans Am Snowflake, then the four lug is 4x4-3/4 and they're not for a bug.

Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:14 am

There are 8 adapters and 4 rims and a handfull of hardware - who says any of it goes together.

Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:34 pm

those are Trans Am wheels known as the hone cone or comb wheel
remember smoke and the bandit? those are the same wheels his car had except his was gold. if i remember right

Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:41 am

if u view those pics at there full original size u can see that the 5 stud pattern is about 10mm smaller than the 4x130 bug pattern which fits the equation if theres trans am rims at 5x120.7

yes it uses one of the vw studs but if u study the pic closely u can see there are 6 double ended studs with one side offset so it lines up with the others

Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:00 am

They are pontiac wheels, have a look http://www.tacreationsusa.com/firebird_wheels.htm :wink:

Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:45 am

Everyone's right, those are T/A wheels. The adapters are for v-dub 4 on 130 to GM 5 on 4 3/4. I have the same ones on my baja. I have run this style of adapter many years (too many to count!) They work pretty good. I really don't like common stud that is offset.

Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:54 am

Funny. I remember back in the '90's when the minitruck crowd would bolt on 16" Porsche wheels on their S-10's 8)

Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:59 pm

Buggin_74 wrote: if u view those pics at there full original size u can see that the 5 stud pattern is about 10mm smaller than the 4x130 bug pattern which fits the equation if theres trans am rims at 5x120.7

yes it uses one of the vw studs but if u study the pic closely u can see there are 6 double ended studs with one side offset so it lines up with the others
I see...

Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:15 am

Pontiac Snowflakes. I had them on my Formula, back in the day. It was a Wednesday...