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tjet Samba Member
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4492 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone running these moon style hubcaps? |
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Santa brought me some Vanagon ones that look very similar from GoWesty years ago. They rusted pretty quickly under my benign neglect. _________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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erdonline Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone running these moon style hubcaps? |
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It mentions bus 71-91. That is meant to include the Vanagon. VW used the same wheels from '71 on the bay window through '91 on the Vanagon.
I've had Vanagons and Beetles and have used these interchangeably.
Ed _________________ '85 Vanagon Westfalia
'84 Vanagon 7-passenger
'98 Mexican air-cooled Beetle |
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Ahwahnee Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone running these moon style hubcaps? |
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campism wrote: |
Santa brought me some Vanagon ones that look very similar from GoWesty years ago. They rusted pretty quickly under my benign neglect. |
As the ones linked are stainless steel I should think that will not be an issue. |
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campism Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone running these moon style hubcaps? |
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Great if that's the case. _________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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tjet Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:56 am Post subject: Re: Anyone running these moon style hubcaps? |
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Do these have more of a "dome" than the stock Vanagon cap?
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Tbob Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2007 Posts: 417 Location: Pensacola, Fl.
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:57 am Post subject: Re: Anyone running these moon style hubcaps? |
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The stock Vanagon caps are slightly deeper than the 4 lug and bay window caps, possibly to clear the deeper front bearing dust caps that people have trouble with when mounting some alloys. But those look really domed, so should clear easily.
As an aside, I always thought that Vanagons looked better with more squared off styles of wheels, rather than roundy or domed, as the Vanagon is very angular and squared off. But I must be in the serious minority, as almost everything offered for the Vanagon has more roundy types of profiles. As an example look at the rhein wheel, which has round profile spokes. And the ever popular Mercedes type wheel doesn't really look good in my opinion because it doesn't match the lines of the vehicle.
But, as I said, I must be in the minority, and my stylistic opinions must not be very common. I can accept that. _________________ 1969 Deluxe, owned since 1973
1973 Westfalia, owned since 1983
1980 Westfalia, watercooled conversion
1985 Westfalia, stock!
1986 Westfakia, Audi I-4 conversion
A couple of trucks and a couple of Jeeps |
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