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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:14 am    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

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Lind wrote:
One nice thing about hubcaps is that they come on and off quite easily, so you can go one direction and then change them out without any rework. Unless your caps are total garbage, nobody will notice anyway.
Another thing is that the crappier hub caps will sometimes detach themselves from your VW and voluntarily depart your restoration...

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That is actually the bus rejecting the inferior transplanted parts.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:43 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Heres my contribution to this thread and hopefully answers a few questions.This is a full set of four in the original box still in tissue paper etc.Note the VW sticker on them as well,no painted backs just raw finish with a CKD stamping in ink.See the nib,the alpha numeric stamp as well as the hole size.Note the VW parts label as well on the outside of the box.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:48 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

This thread just became NSFW
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:48 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Oh God, let me unsee that second picture. Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:09 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Lol...edited for family viewing.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:13 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:30 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Usually hub caps make it where you can't see the nuts Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:51 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

The original has a crisper stamping.... most noticeable at the perimeter circle.
original : top (19.6 Oz)
Airhead Parts : bottom (19.1 Oz, chrome seems very nice)

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The original has slightly rough edges at the die-punched drain holes.
Airhead Parts has the rough edges buffed off.
Both have the edge pressing (rib)... slightly more pronounced on the original (right side of pic)
And of course, original has the alpha numeric characters stamped in.
Drain holes seem equivalent.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:58 am    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Found a set of 4 caps recently that I think were all from the same car.

3 have H29, one had no stamping but is still an original so maybe it was replaced at some point.

Unfortunately 2 are smashed but here are the stamps:
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:54 am    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

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Does anyone know how to decode the stamps? I've never seen a full set with the same numbers either.


Has this been resolved? Like headlight buckets, does the letter translate to a month or year?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:30 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

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Does anyone know how to decode the stamps? I've never seen a full set with the same numbers either.


Has this been resolved? Like headlight buckets, does the letter translate to a month or year?


I've never seen anyone post any information but I would be interested in decoding a few others I have.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:44 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Who makes the best reproduction hubcaps these days? I see Wolfsburg West has show quality locally chromed ones for $125 each. I know Volkswagen classic parts division still makes brand new hubcaps for 65 Euro each, but unfortunately they will not ship those to the US I tried and it says the will only do the birth certificates for the US market.

Here is a link to the Volkswagen Classic parts hubcap.

https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/en/radzierkappe-dd2938.html
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:08 am    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Was just gifted 4 sets of nos caps....beautiful
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:59 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

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Was just gifted 4 sets of nos caps....beautiful


If one set is (4) caps: someone gave you 4 sets, or (16) NOS caps??!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 4:32 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

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Was just gifted 4 sets of nos caps....beautiful


Cool, post some pics!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:30 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

Pics of caps..I sold 2 sets to a pal today
All have nubs, stamped numbers as well

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:41 pm    Post subject: Re: NOS hubcaps and How to identify original hub caps Reply with quote

aa390392 wrote:
Pics of caps..I sold 2 sets to a pal today
All have nubs, stamped numbers as well

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Dang, I wish I could find a set!
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