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Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:41 pm

twinwindows wrote:

That's wallpaper worthy right there 8)

Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:10 am

Just found this, kinda helps to visualize the difference in offsets/backspacing.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=427580

I tried to post it here but resizing it distorts the text.

Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:26 am

That's a good resource right there.

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:35 am

Thanks for that info
i will add it to my wheel offset thread i am working on to be a sticky

thanks
thornton

Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:22 am

I've got a problem; i bought a set of deep sixes, and when they arrived, we found that they had been chrome plated. The chrome isn't in that great of shape so it needs to be stripped. Can i do this at home or does a chrome shop need to strip them? I have a blast cabinet, is there a certain media that could be used wihout harming the aluminum?

Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:29 pm

I am sure it will need a chemical strip at a plating shop, go to somone that knows what they are doing!

A friend of mine had his deep 6's rechromed and one got eaten up in the tank so bad it was unuseable.

Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:15 pm

vw (o\!/o) nut wrote: twinwindows wrote:

That's wallpaper worthy right there 8)

Can someone tell me best place to get centre caps for early's? And if they available detailed like one's in the pic.

Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:03 pm

Rusting Hulk wrote:
Can someone tell me best place to get centre caps for early's? And if they available detailed like one's in the pic.

I can get them new.

$125 / 4 was the price last time I got them.

They come "plain" not polished, detailed or chromed.

Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:43 am

Greg thanks, sent you an email

Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:23 am

lonotch wrote: I am sure it will need a chemical strip at a plating shop, go to somone that knows what they are doing!

A friend of mine had his deep 6's rechromed and one got eaten up in the tank so bad it was unuseable.

Thats pretty much what i was thinking too. Any ideas of the cost to get them (3 wheels) stripped?

Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:44 pm

ol_skul (John) wrote:
4.5" 901.361.012.01 42mm positive offset
5.5" 901.361.012.04 42mm positive offset
6.0" 901.361.012.00 36mm positive offset
7.0" 901.361.012.05 49mm positive offset

can we have the 'years available' breakdown on these rims?

thanks
RS

Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:44 pm

RockStock wrote: ol_skul (John) wrote:
4.5" 901.361.012.01 42mm positive offset
5.5" 901.361.012.04 42mm positive offset
6.0" 901.361.012.00 36mm positive offset
7.0" 901.361.012.05 49mm positive offset

can we have the 'years available' breakdown on these rims?

thanks
RS
You can find that info here:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67203&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:02 am

New welded deep 6" to 4.75". They look crazy with the spokes far out! :shock:
[img]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/436405.jpg[/img]

Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:56 am

they are odd looking

cool tho , got more pics

your [img] at the end needs to be a [/img]

Thu May 08, 2008 8:20 am

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/ksearch/PEL_se...911-HC-70C

I found these on Pelican Part's website, but they're for late (70mm) fuchs. Anyone make these for earlies with the inlaid crest?

Sun May 11, 2008 5:02 am

mr. warehouse wrote: Rusting Hulk wrote:
Can someone tell me best place to get centre caps for early's? And if they available detailed like one's in the pic.

I can get them new.

$125 / 4 was the price last time I got them.

They come "plain" not polished, detailed or chromed.

greg do you have any idea where to get these?

you can get only these here in germany:

but they are bigger than original caps.. wich makes me feel sick if i see them!

Sat May 17, 2008 12:02 pm

was that cheap?
http://cgi.ebay.de/Originale-Porsche-Fuchs-Felgen-...dZViewItem
:?

Sat May 17, 2008 6:59 pm

Looks to be 2 of these..
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=543138

I believe they were priced at $3000 - $3500 here. SOLD for ~ $2280

Not sure uf that's "cheap" or just a "good deal" though??

Sun May 18, 2008 11:56 am

hmm you could be right! damn those stupid 7th! :wink: :( :D