Wheel offsets - Another variation !

[Qldelsie]

As found when discussing various other aspects of my 1970 Aussie built (or CKD) car, I have some oddballs in the mix. This next one is at least partly due to the PO, methinks !

Getting my wheels sandblasted and repainted, I have found the following mix of wheel sizes / dimensions.

3 wheels are 4.5 x 15", ET 46
1 wheel is 4.5 x 15", ET 41
1 wheel is 4 x 15", ET 46 I think.

Forget the 4 x 15 wheel - That is obviously a Beetle wheel and is the PO's input.

For the other 4.5" wheels, can I run with one ET41 and 3 ET 46's, at least while I look for another ET46 wheel ? What will be the effect ?

It may be feasible to save money and just keep the ET41 wheel as a spare ? Is that feasible ? How much difference does that extra 5 mm make on the car ?

Or should they all DEFINITELY be ET 46's ?

Your advice appreciated,

[gt1953]

Sorta the same here. Currently running the ET 46 on the rear and ET 41 on the front. Have a couple of ET 46 that do to the PO are not true, you know slightly bent. To get them straightened is a ridiculous price.
As mentioned I run the same wheel offset on the same axles front and rear.
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[Bobnotch]

[Rome]

[Qldelsie]

Yes, the 4" wheel may well have an ET of 40. By that stage I had lost interest in that wheel - Other than to try to sell it to recoup some $$$ !!
Have found a 4 1/2" x 15 x 46 ET wheel, so I now have a set of 4 all the same. Will keep the 4 1/2" x ET 41 wheel purely as a spare.
G

[Bobnotch]

[Qldelsie]

Photo of new Chinese wheel which arrived this morning - Cheaper than getting original wheels refurbished !! Off right now to get my tires - Nankang Retro RC 001 165 R15 - Great looking (look like Michelins), low cost, white wall stripe (to go with my period rear window venetian blind and front window mesh visor !! Engine goes in next week, and hopefully the doors will get done next week too ! Nearly there !!
G

[Rome]

New wheels and tires look great- I hope they work out well for you. I was not aware that Nankang offers WSW wires in the VW size- My recent research with at least 4 tire sources only showed the usual BSW.

As to the wheels- too late now that the tires are on- early last year I decided I wanted similar wheels for my '77 Beetle. I called my usual VW parts supplier with whom I've done significant business in the last 15 years, and who would be able to order and send me a set of the EMPI-brand repro painted stock wheels. Supplier advised me not to buy them, because they have found some that were out of round- brand new-. So I did not buy them, and instead looked for good used original German wheels. As it turned out, at the first local VW meet last year, I found a set of 4 NOS German aftermarket wheels (1 Suedrad and 3 Kronprinz) for very reasonable money. Unfortunately they were 4.0" wide instead of the 4.5" I wanted, but since these were primarily for just rolling the car around the driveway, they'd be fine.

[Bobnotch]

[Mike Fisher]

My clamped on OZ visor blew off passing an 18 wheel truck!
I had to drill/screw it to the rain gutter to keep it on.

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[Qldelsie]

Mike, if it was really an OZ (Made in Australia) visor, it probably blew off because it was used to being on the LHS of the road, and the wind came from the wrong side

Mine is screwed on. Hopefully this is enough.......It was screwed on previously and seems to have survived .
G

[Qldelsie]

[Tvättbjörn]

[Qldelsie]

Yes - ET 46.
G

[Mike Fisher]