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CT440ROD
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 Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 6:01 am Post subject: Spare Tire Holder/Clamshell |
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Anybody know what color was original spare tire holder was on 85 Westfalia?
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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Ummm…galvanized, I guess? Borrowed from CrookedDesigner:
What color is yours now? Are you restoring to showroom stock? Just curious.
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Red Ryder
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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Ours appears to be galvanized covered with black undercoat.
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do.dah
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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I don't think it's galvanized.
Galvanizing is kind've a soft fragile coating, that would get badly chipped and gouged in it's location...
I think it's a high iron content stainless. |
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Crooked Designer
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:06 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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Mine appears to be bare metal. Not sure what it looked like new, but I don't think it was coated to be a specific color.
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:24 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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| Red Ryder wrote: |
| covered with black undercoat. |
Same. Although half of it has disappeared at this point.
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CT440ROD
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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This is mine now. I woud like to make it a little nicer.
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Crooked Designer
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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Sand blast it and then spray on bed liner.
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CT440ROD
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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This what looks like after cleaning it up. some type of galvanized.
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jimf909
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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Nice work on the cleanup!
Put a smiley face on it so the van is smiling at you whenever you're under the van.
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Spare Tire |
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Looks good to me…(looked fine before though, too).
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CT440ROD
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire Holder/Clamshell |
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Lokks like now
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Spare Tire Holder/Clamshell |
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Love dat bling…
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jwallis
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Spare Tire Holder/Clamshell |
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I'm surprised that nobody responded to my message in the other thread, but doesn't this seem like a reasonable idea for getting more space under there?
My 185/75r14 fit, but this 195/75r14 is too wide. If I take the top bars of there's lot of room, but I don't really want the tire bouncing around, so putting them back in (in new holes) should relieve some pressure... Has anyone tried this?
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