rim issues, no iron crosses, looking at 17" porsche rim

[73blkvw]

Gegetting close to the end of the project it's time to buy my rims and unfortunately the rims I wanted are currently out of stock I'm looking to possibly use 17 inch porsche rims, my question is will these work, and if so, what will I neex to do to make it happen

Here all the specs.... These wheels/tires are sized as follows:Fronts - 17"x7.5" with good 205/50r17 offset 50Rears - 17"x9.0" with worn 255/40r17 offset 55

Help please

[Joel]

A bit more info would help.

Assuming from your gallery its a 74 standard?

if you are running stock fenders you'll want to narrow the beam a bit and fit some spacers if you want to retain any sort of turning circle.

I don't really play around with standard Beetles any more but when I had my last one with 17x7et40 and 205/40 tyres on they fit it ok but turning circle was pretty limited because the tyres rub on the trailing arms at full lock.
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[Mike Fisher]

You'll need extra wide fiberglass fenders to make them look right on the rear. They are probably a 'good deal' because they are really too big for a VW.
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[slalombuggy]

Wait for the wheels you want instead of settling for wheels you like but are going to result in a bunch of work to fit. I've got Iron Cross wheels on my car and they look great and fit nicely.

brad