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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 2:05 pm    Post subject: Any info on these wheel caps? Reply with quote
anyone know if these were homemade or can you get them somewhere??
thanks


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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
They look like Centerline caps..... http://www.vwparts.net/BP6116-15.html
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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ahhhhh dude your a godsend hehe

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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hey, that's my car! Laughing

Yeah those are the caps I used.
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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 9:39 pm    Post subject: any info on these wheel caps Reply with quote
hey 1clean63,

found a picture of your car a while back. got a pair of those myself. going to try them on my split. looks great
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
1clean63 wrote:
Hey, that's my car! Laughing

Yeah those are the caps I used.

How about sharing those tire sizes ?
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks guys!

The tires on the front are 145/65's and the backs are 165's.
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
1clean63 wrote:
Thanks guys!

The tires on the front are 145/65's and the backs are 165's.

Thanks I love the look.
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
1clean63 wrote:
Hey, that's my car! Laughing

Yeah those are the caps I used.


Nice car! That is my dove blue two toned oval behind yours. I liked the wire tube you had for your spark plug wires. What carb linkage are you running?

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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 10:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
j-dub wrote:
I liked the wire tube you had for your spark plug wires. What carb linkage are you running?


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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 11:26 pm    Post subject: Re: any info on these wheel caps??? Reply with quote
PaintSum wrote:
anyone know if these were homemade or can you get them somewhere??
thanks


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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2009 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks again guys!

The linkage is from CSP. It's expensive but well worth the money!
I got it at Vw Parts Unlimited.
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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
those caps will work on the stock vw wide 5 lug pattern?
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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah!
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