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BarryL 
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 Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: mounting tires |
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| Eric&Barb wrote: |
Since beetle rims can be put on a type 2 and visa versa, it does not matter which lug bolts you use in a tire adapter. |
Thanks. I did not know a Beetle lug bolt was a smaller diameter. |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: mounting tires |
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Why not get two of these for the same price, keep one and sell the other to someone else that needs one? Nothing special about that $80 adapter that these won't do the same.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2719308
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: mounting tires |
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| Anyone know if modern (or older) tire mounting machines can mount the tire onto the rim with the beauty ring installed? |
Not sure why you would even want to try? Doesn't that ring just pop off?
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BarryL
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: mounting tires |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| BarryL wrote: |
| Anyone know if modern (or older) tire mounting machines can mount the tire onto the rim with the beauty ring installed? |
Not sure why you would even want to try? Doesn't that ring just pop off? |
Kinda want to leave them on for two reasons. One to have them count albeit negligible in the balance. Two they don't pop off they scrape off and drag paint with the fangs. Then you put them back on a whole new scrape occurs.
I just have been told that these new "Touchless" mounting machines only touch the tire and the center. |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: mounting tires |
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I have those to put VW rims on a GM trailer axle. I wanted something better that the tire places liked. |
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Lind
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2025 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: mounting tires |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| cdennisg wrote: |
| BarryL wrote: |
| Anyone know if modern (or older) tire mounting machines can mount the tire onto the rim with the beauty ring installed? |
Not sure why you would even want to try? Doesn't that ring just pop off? |
Kinda want to leave them on for two reasons. One to have them count albeit negligible in the balance. Two they don't pop off they scrape off and drag paint with the fangs. Then you put them back on a whole new scrape occurs.
I just have been told that these new "Touchless" mounting machines only touch the tire and the center. |
I mount tires all the time on my kinda old tire machine, and it doesn't interfere with bus trim rings. I don't think that it would be a problem on any tire machine, as they work the other side of the rim than the ring.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: mounting tires |
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| BarryL wrote: |
I have those to put VW rims on a GM trailer axle. I wanted something better that the tire places liked. |
Better? The tire place won't give a shit about what you paid. If they do, go somewhere else. Besides, they are only necessary for balancing, not mounting, and it is highly unlikely you will need to balance your bus tires.
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