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KBH67 Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2024 Posts: 13 Location: Florence Arizona
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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I have these ready to go on my 73. Always been my favorite for old Bugs |
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KBH67 Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2024 Posts: 13 Location: Florence Arizona
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Decided to try these essence shoes on the 67 gtv and I like it i have a set in my squareback aswell. Just need to narrow the beam 6" and get short axles and it will be sweet and paint the centers black
125 firestones up front
165 on the rear
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auslander Samba Member

Joined: January 07, 2003 Posts: 1838 Location: Heart Of Dixie
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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IMO the best looking Turbine style wheel. Not very common, possibly rare? I've only seen four sets of these. Made by Perma Cast , wheel name is Turbo Mag
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cyclonehol77 Samba Member

Joined: July 08, 2024 Posts: 12 Location: CA
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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MAHLE all the way
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kpf Samba Member

Joined: March 01, 2017 Posts: 1061 Location: California, US
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AL007 Samba Member

Joined: May 24, 2025 Posts: 22 Location: TX
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Anyone try or see the new Enkei Compe? Found them on tirerack while looking for wheels.
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Scotty D Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2020 Posts: 312 Location: Claremont CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Performance Industries on my Brasilia |
Late to the party here, but wow, this is so cool. |
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auslander Samba Member

Joined: January 07, 2003 Posts: 1838 Location: Heart Of Dixie
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Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Been looking for some t flat faced Ansen style wheels for some time and came across these steel Slot Style wheels. They are 15x5.0 .
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66 POS Bus
69 Class 11 Beetle
71 Cat-Look Beetle
64 Old Skool Baja
74 "Swamp" Thing
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restojohnny Samba Member

Joined: February 13, 2004 Posts: 2856 Location: SPLITSVILLE , SON !!!!
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:37 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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Decided to try these essence shoes on the 67 gtv and I like it i have a set in my squareback aswell. Just need to narrow the beam 6" and get short axles and it will be sweet and paint the centers black
125 firestones up front
165 on the rear
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djfordmanjack Samba Member

Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2394 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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restojohnny Samba Member

Joined: February 13, 2004 Posts: 2856 Location: SPLITSVILLE , SON !!!!
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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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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56 semiphore ragtop
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kpf Samba Member

Joined: March 01, 2017 Posts: 1061 Location: California, US
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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| I must say, that's a really classy looking tire, too! |
Yes, I agree! So far I'm happy with them. _________________ 1971 Super Beetle |
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Stock Steve Samba Member

Joined: April 10, 2005 Posts: 1964 Location: My Left Nutmeg State
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NJ John Samba Member

Joined: September 21, 2007 Posts: 3051 Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:02 am Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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I wanted those in 4.5 and 5.5. Not sure if I’ll ever pull the trigger. _________________ 1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
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kpf Samba Member

Joined: March 01, 2017 Posts: 1061 Location: California, US
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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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...
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. _________________ 1971 Super Beetle |
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Steelz21 Samba Member
Joined: January 09, 2017 Posts: 164 Location: Ontario canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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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.
Andy |
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orange914 Samba Member

Joined: June 01, 2005 Posts: 77 Location: Ca
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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1973 914
Westerns (factory equipt on 1000 imported euro cars)
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orange914 Samba Member

Joined: June 01, 2005 Posts: 77 Location: Ca
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Got my vote! |
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Stock Steve Samba Member

Joined: April 10, 2005 Posts: 1964 Location: My Left Nutmeg State
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: Best looking 4 lug rims |
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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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Stock Steve Samba Member

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