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cory464 Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:25 pm

beauty rings are somewhat universal, just head to your local junkyard and buy a set of rings off anything with 15" wheels. usually they are around $10 for as many as you can carry. i had some chevy truck rings on my squareback that fit perfect

Keith Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:49 pm

cory464 wrote: beauty rings are somewhat universal, just head to your local junkyard and buy a set of rings off anything with 15" wheels. usually they are around $10 for as many as you can carry. i had some chevy truck rings on my squareback that fit perfect

If you've been reading along you'd see its not so much about fit as it is about finding ones that look correct or even as close as possible as original vw beauty rings. About any 15" ring may fit but they dont all fit well, they dont fit like original ones where they dont cover the outter edge of the rim and they dont all look right.

crvc Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:45 am



I'm not sure what 'smoothies' are. I ordered these from CIP1. Originally I used rustoleum textured black on the wheels. But it looked odd being the same color as the tires so I ordered the rings. It's a '67 body on a '72 IRS chassis. The hubcaps hold the rings in place. After 3 months of use I haven't had any problems.

crvc

TateG Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:46 am

Smoothies= Beetle rims up to and including 65. Smooth metal with no holes.

cory464 Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:20 pm

ovalteen wrote: cory464 wrote: beauty rings are somewhat universal, just head to your local junkyard and buy a set of rings off anything with 15" wheels. usually they are around $10 for as many as you can carry. i had some chevy truck rings on my squareback that fit perfect

If you've been reading along you'd see its not so much about fit as it is about finding ones that look correct or even as close as possible as original vw beauty rings. About any 15" ring may fit but they dont all fit well, they dont fit like original ones where they dont cover the outter edge of the rim and they dont all look right.

yes, but what i am saying is you can shop around in junkyards and fine some that will fit perfect and look right for a fraction of the cost.

brownie Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:52 pm

johnnypan wrote:

15" Xer's,perfect for smoothies

where can you get those



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