Notch wheels

TimGud · Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2002 3:00 pm Post subject: Notch wheels

Does anyone know which wheels go on a late 65 notch ? Ive seen early type 1 wheels and 66-67 slotted on them. I have both styles but need to know which to paint. Any help is appreciated. Tim.

keifernet · Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 9:17 am Post subject: Notch wheels

Tim, maybe try the type 3 gallery area on this site and look for original pics or at the owners manuals and you can determine it that way? I'm with you I've seen both, I think for sure they were supposed to have the 4.5" most early bugs came with 4"....But being a 65 I would think they were solid...????

ibjack · Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2002 11:22 pm Post subject: Notch wheels

Neither of those. The 64-65 type3 wheel is it's own thing. They're solid like the bugs but there are no hubcap clips. The bug ones will work though. jack

Paul Knight · Samba Member Joined: June 28, 2002 Posts: 7

it had a wheel very similar to the 66/67 bug in hub cap fitting but visually more like an early bus wheel. unique offset, too.
wheel is solid looking with 4 long slots like the bus wheel and a flat, push-on hubcap

ibjack · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 10:54 pm Post subject: Notch wheels

Only the early '61-'63 had the slots with 5 lug. Again it's unique to the t3. J

TimGud · Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2002 9:31 am Post subject: Notch wheels

Ok. Does this make sense; Three of the wheels on it are smooth like the pre 66 wheels of the beetle and no hub cap clips but instead it has the bumps for a 66-67 style beetle hub-cap. Looks like I can take a beetle early wheel,remove the hub-cap clips,mig-weld the bumps on them and shape them to hold the66-67 hubcaps and that will give me the fourth wheel. I believe the offset is the same but I haven't measured it yet.

Nancy08 · Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: Notch wheels

His 61 different lip as a 62 or 63 wheel i have a slotted wheel but the one as a smaller lip its about. 1/2 and the ither is like One inch

EverettB · Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 8:36 am Post subject: Re: Notch wheels

I don't think so but post a photo so we can see what you are talking about.

Is the wheel dated 1961? They have a date stamp on the face between 2 of the lug nut holes
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Nancy08 · Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Notch wheels

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Has u could see the lips are different
I can see the date one the white rim can any one tell me if this is a 61 rim because of the lip

EverettB · Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Notch wheels

I don't know but I can't see the difference in that photo either.
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Nancy08 · Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Notch wheels

U can see the lip

Nancy08 · Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: Notch wheels

Has u can see the lip ends at the valve stem hole and the white rims. The lip is different

Nancy08 · Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: Notch wheels

The lip is 1 inch

The lip is 1/2


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