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casey79westfalia
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I am considering putting some rims on my bus to help with the sway in wind and to have a bit more control. Please post pics of your rims and how you mounted them (adapters, direct bolt on, swapped rotors) I really like the 911 Turbo wheels and I have seen them before and they look nice but I want to see what the fellow samba members are rolling on. I had a pic of a orange westy (74 I believe) a while ago that had a set of Porsche phone dials on it, I loved it but I cant find it anymore.
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Hippopotabus
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Sorry to all that are sick and tired of seeing my rims....  I ain't got much but I do have pretty slick lookin rims. 
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casey79westfalia
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Those are slick!
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87 Westfalia Syncro "Phoenix"
88 Double Cab
76 Porsche 914
2014 Audi Q7
2010 Tdi Sportwagen
Currently looking for 62 Double Cab, 66 Westfalia Parts!
(Rear seat and pedestal, bumpers, mirrors)
http://www.baycountrymotors.com
My 87 Syncro Westfalia 1.8t Restoration
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Randy in Maine
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Bob D.
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| I ain't got much but I do have pretty slick lookin rims. |
Hey you have those cool seats too, right?. You have one fine bus, man. 
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busnerd
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I have audi A4 15x7 wheels. Had to get the centres machined to fit, and I should get longer studs too (on the to do list).
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MikeHill
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I had Stockton Wheel in Stockton CA make these 15x8 inch wheels from a set of stock 14 inch rims. They will make any size you want using your stock wheel centers. I liked the idea of using the stock hubcaps on wide rims. |
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BIGTSV
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What are those wheeels from? I like them!
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EZ Gruv
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What are those wheeels from? I like them! |
Those are GoWesty alloys. Or at least GoWesty hub caps.
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Rubber Duck
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| Hippopotabus wrote: |
| Sorry to all that are sick and tired of seeing my rims.... I ain't got much but I do have pretty slick lookin rims. |
Actually I never tire of seeing them...especially those cool-looking tires! When I get tires, I will get those or something that look like those
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DjEep
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Actually I never tire of seeing them...especially those cool-looking tires! |
me too. those rims are way slicker than any crome. with those tires and the rest of your cosmetics and accessories, it looks like futuristic troop transport or something.
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WestyPop
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I had Stockton Wheel in Stockton CA make these 15x8 inch wheels from a set of stock 14 inch rims. They will make any size you want using your stock wheel centers. I liked the idea of using the stock hubcaps on wide rims. |
If you don't mind my asking, ho much does Stockton Wheel get to set up wheels like that? Can they do 16" rims with the original centers off our factory 14" rims?
Thanks for the pic & any info.
J.R.
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Hrvoje-ZD
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What are those wheeels from? I like them! |
Mercedes factory wheels.From late 80 and early 90
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WileyVW
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visibleink
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Sweet blue rims are a great contrast to the green coolant leak!!!!
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camit34
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Sweet blue rims are a great contrast to the green coolant leak!!!! |
The coolant is from the front engine water cooled bus you have??? 
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visibleink
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Sweet blue rims are a great contrast to the green coolant leak!!!! |
The coolant is from the front engine water cooled bus you have??? |
Yea, aircooled buses are for chumps, watercooled conversion is the only way to fly.
And no, I'm not serious.
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Hot Ron Scorcher
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I had Stockton Wheel in Stockton CA make these 15x8 inch wheels from a set of stock 14 inch rims. They will make any size you want using your stock wheel centers. I liked the idea of using the stock hubcaps on wide rims.
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wannabay
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At the moment they are still in my living room  instead of under the bus as it is we are getting it lowered at the moment.
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Randy in Maine
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Sweet bus there Wiley! I love the step!
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