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Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:02 pm

Hello All! Just figured I'd show some photos and a video of my Ronal Kleeblatts I restored. 5.5"x15 made in Germany, I picked these wheels up a few years back now from user Slick_50. This was a fun project with the help of many friends.

I picked them up with a buddy of mine and brought them home to admire.

With center caps being rare on these, I decided to get another friend involved on 3D printing some caps!

reference:

Test ring:

Product in hand!:

Test fit:

Five caps were made to have an extra and heavy primer was used to fill in the 3D printing marks.

With the help of getting them blasted using plastic media from a friend, I prepped them, then some Axalta Sun gold FX was sprayed for the color by a group of my students!

Here's a video!

And heres a picture of them wrapped in Uniroyal 185/60 fronts and GoodYear 195/60 rears!

Hopefully next update they are on a car!

Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:02 am

FANTASTIC work! Including the custom printed center caps! Glad that you were able to do business with David (Slick_50) on the wheels--very good guy! Thanks for letting me know about this very cool project! Keep on Buggin'!

Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:33 am

Stock Steve wrote: FANTASTIC work! Including the custom printed center caps! Glad that you were able to do business with David (Slick_50) on the wheels--very good guy! Thanks for letting me know about this very cool project! Keep on Buggin'!

Thanks Steve! Im glad we could bond over our love of wheels and business with David :lol: I appreciate your input!

Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:49 am

TheGrafs wrote: Stock Steve wrote: FANTASTIC work! Including the custom printed center caps! Glad that you were able to do business with David (Slick_50) on the wheels--very good guy! Thanks for letting me know about this very cool project! Keep on Buggin'!

Thanks Steve! Im glad we could bond over our love of wheels and business with David :lol: I appreciate your input!

Thanks again Grafs!

I finally had to do a German-English translation via Google for the word "Kleeblatt," and it gave me "Shamrock." That's pretty cool!

Keep up the good work!

Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:25 pm

Ive found that Kleeblatt meant four leaf clover! Either way its a cool name! Lol

Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:49 pm

Dare to be different!!?

Tried the Kleeblatts on the Diamond Blue square! A lot of people said it looked cool but It wasnt meant for that car! Itll look much better against the Granada red on my Fasty!

Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:08 am

Wow, very nice job!

Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:00 pm

Stock Steve wrote: Wow, very nice job!

Thanks Steve!!

Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:17 pm

TheGrafs wrote: Ive found that Kleeblatt meant four leaf clover! Either way its a cool name! Lol
That word would sound like "clay blot" when said in German.

Tue Jun 25, 2024 9:04 pm

Ronals are killer looking wheels and the caps turned out great. What did you use for lugs? I have a set of these wheels but just can’t find the correct size lugs.

Sat Jul 06, 2024 6:00 pm

Kalapaki Papa wrote: Ronals are killer looking wheels and the caps turned out great. What did you use for lugs? I have a set of these wheels but just can’t find the correct size lugs.

Hey man! Sorry for the late response but I have long 914 Lugs with it!

Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:32 am

They do look like clovers.

Was there an issue with caps fitting over rear axle tips? Maybe print some taller caps?

Mon Jul 15, 2024 8:13 pm

Busstom wrote: They do look like clovers.

Was there an issue with caps fitting over rear axle tips? Maybe print some taller caps?

Hey there! Prior to painting I had no issues with fitment on my 66 swing axle Fasty I intended the set of wheels to go on. However you are correct, the caps didnt clear the rear on my 70 IRS Squareback

Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:43 am

TheGrafs wrote: Busstom wrote: They do look like clovers.

Was there an issue with caps fitting over rear axle tips? Maybe print some taller caps?

Hey there! Prior to painting I had no issues with fitment on my 66 swing axle Fasty I intended the set of wheels to go on. However you are correct, the caps didnt clear the rear on my 70 IRS Squareback
Ahh, copy that.