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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:31 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

this is one of my favorite 4 lug rims,,,,melber, dated 1974, magnesium material
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 7:02 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

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Hey I've got a set of those, too. I have been trying to figure out where they came from and what center caps would fit on them.

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I have to keep a set of ball seat lugs in the frunk with my spare on a stock rim.


Those look great on your Bug! I eventually sold mine, after powdercoating them black and using them for a bit on my former "Creeky" '69 Bug. My research indicated they were an Italian wheel, made by "MiM."

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 11:36 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

Thanks! They are growing on me, but I still think I want a set of Fuchs replicas someday. I need to find some center caps for mine. They would look better I think.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

Marathons with a twist: chromed and widened in rear. With center caps of course!

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:22 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

Scored these wheels locally found on a 68 squareback someone cut these babies back in the 80’s LOL did a great job they are 14x5.5’s and the chrome is still shiny considering they were chromed in the early 80’s

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

Crazy wheels.
I can totally see those on an 80s VW that had some custom paint with a Royal Flush on the side.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:44 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

I agree brotha …… still staring at them trying to picture them on a beetle time to hit the photo-shop thread LoL
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

StockSteve will run them.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2022 11:22 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

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I like the tone with the worn out Ruby red.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2022 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

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Too weird even for me. They're definitely historical timepieces, though.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

Beware the evil 13" diameter x 4" wide, 4x130 bolt pattern, KPZ (and/or Lemmerz) steelies... Preliminary research indicates they may have come on early '60s Skodas (EDIT: Or possibly more likely early '60s DKWs--thanks Puppy67 @ TheSamba for the guidance)... I just scored a set from a Samba seller in Switzerland, and am eager to dig into documenting/refinishing/using them... Just have to first make sure & do a quick bolt-up of one to my '70 Bug to make sure that they clear the brakes (they should, since I run stock drums), and also have already ordered a set of extra-lengh lug bolts, since I can forsee possibly wanting to use my 1/4" spacers with these... Anyway, stay tuned, and I'll eventually be starting up a dedicated thread to compile pictures & knowledge learned along the way... Picture is from yesterday (10/14/2022) when they first arrived at my house, after I unpacked them...

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

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I like the tone with the worn out Ruby red.


The more I see these wheels, the more I like them.

They look great against the patina.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

In case you have ever wondered what four-lug BRMs would look like on a '71 Super with stock suspension and 165r15 tires...

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These are EMPI's rendition of the 4-lug BRM, 4.5" width all around. I was worried about the offset (ET 15), but it actually looks about perfect. Both front and rear are just inside the fender lip. I'm using the stock drum brakes. Most disk-brake conversions add considerable offset, so that would cause these to poke beyond the fender.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:02 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

I wanted those in 4.5 and 5.5. Not sure if I’ll ever pull the trigger.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

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In case you have ever wondered what four-lug BRMs would look like on a '71 Super with stock suspension and 165r15 tires...

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I must say, that's a really classy looking tire, too!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

Stock Steve wrote:
I must say, that's a really classy looking tire, too!

Yes, I agree! So far I'm happy with them.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims Reply with quote

Cleaned up one of my essence wheels today only took about an hour to do the one I have a dirty one next to the detailed one next to each other for comparison. Not perfect but perfect for a patina’ed ride. These are my favorite 4 lug wheel unfortunately they only look good in my squareback LOL I tried them on my 67 vert beetle “ NO BUENO” LoL

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