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Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:14 pm

Curious if there's a way to tell (just from these photos) which vehicle these may have come from...

First two (not sure if from bug or bus)

I've seen these before... can't recall the name (Riverias?)

Same with this one... I'm thinking 1970s mag probably for beetle, not sure of name

Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:20 pm

first 2 wheels are for 64 & earlier bus then after that it's an aftermarket riviera and the last one is a western wheel :wink:

Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:40 pm

Thanks resto..... are those top two wheels specific to bus only or could they also have been made for early beetles? If early bus, then most likely they'd be 14", no?

Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:51 pm

Nope 15 inch bus wheels are 64 & down 65 & later are 14's or something like that not into those wheels. plus the offset of bus wheels are bad for bug you'll rub on the springplates from my experience.

Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:41 pm

first two are also for beetle if im not mistaken. i had 5 that came on my 57 bug, i believe there lemmerz if im spelling that correctly

Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:40 pm

The top 2 are not for bug. They are bus rims. They rub terribly on bugs. Being that there are no crows feet markings, they are not Lemmerz. If they have a VW logo, they were made by VW, if not, they are Kronprinz.