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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

can anyone explain the ET offset that they have on CIP1.com for these rims please?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe the smaller the ET, the deeper the dish on the wheel... ET 10 being the deepest and ET 34 being the shallowest...
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok great.....thank you for your input....it definitely clears it up
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I believe the smaller the ET, the deeper the dish on the wheel... ET 10 being the deepest and ET 34 being the shallowest...


This is correct.

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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone have a link to the type of aftermarket lugs that can be used with these? I am currently using stock 12mm but want to use a stud/lug combo.
Thanks for any help!
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:13 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

^^ should be able to use a ball seat lugnut and whatever size studs (12mm?) fit your drums.

side question: where can you buy these anymore? looks like cip1 dried up. i have a set that im wanting to sell, but im trying to price them right as i dont want them to just sit in the garage. i have the original boxes to ship them in also.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:33 pm    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

Lug Nut & Lug Bolt ...
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:20 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

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side question: where can you buy these anymore? looks like cip1 dried up. i have a set that im wanting to sell, but im trying to price them right as i dont want them to just sit in the garage. i have the original boxes to ship them in also.


yeah, I was wondering the same, no one seems to have them in stock
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:25 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

I bought longer Mercedes style lug bolts here, but they have quite the variety! Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:34 pm    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

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side question: where can you buy these anymore? looks like cip1 dried up. i have a set that im wanting to sell, but im trying to price them right as i dont want them to just sit in the garage. i have the original boxes to ship them in also.


yeah, I was wondering the same, no one seems to have them in stock


BBT themselves only have 15 x 4.5 ET +25 available, all the others are sold out.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:20 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

I'm not sure BBT is making these anymore...but if they are they should quit!
Or get a better guy to do the finish work. Good thing they were cheap, and seems like they are not easy to find anymore.
But jeebus christmas. I sort of heard how they were not quite perfect, but this is really a joke for a brand new wheel. I don't even want to post a picture of the welds from the front.
Somewhere I wish I would've found the disclaimer that says :
"these wheels will require refinishing and powdercoating "
The paint masking is just hilarious, why did they bother? But the grind marks on the front of the spokes really sucks.

Oh well.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:31 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

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Can anyone give me a ballpark on value for a set of vintage BBT Sprint Stars in good condition?

Finally made it out to a (properly social distanced and masked) meet up of local VW folks and got a couple of different people interested in purchasing my wheels, but I have no idea what they might be worth.

Paint is very good, stickers on the hubcaps are so faded I assume these are from the 80's or early 90's.

Many thanks! My '67 came with these on it, and I'm hoping this will help finance putting some wheels I like better on it!
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:06 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

Were they available in the 80s/90s from BBT?
I didn't think so.

I'm wondering if you have real ones...

Maybe post some pics?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:30 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

EverettB wrote:
Were they available in the 80s/90s from BBT?
I didn't think so.

I'm wondering if you have real ones...

Maybe post some pics?


We're talking about BBT's, not EMPI's. Nobody makes fake BBT's, they ARE the knock offs!

Pics coming.

Pretty sure BBT's have been around that long.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:33 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

EverettB wrote:
Were they available in the 80s/90s from BBT?
I didn't think so.

I'm wondering if you have real ones...

Maybe post some pics?



Looking for more info, but "BBT was founded by Arlette van Dijck and Bob van Heyst during the autumn of 1986. " Lore on this particular car was that it was rebuilt in the late 80's for a dudes wife, and that's where the wheels, paint, and interior choices it's got at the moment date from, which fits.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:16 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

Medic Zero wrote:
EverettB wrote:
Were they available in the 80s/90s from BBT?
I didn't think so.

I'm wondering if you have real ones...

Maybe post some pics?


We're talking about BBT's, not EMPI's. Nobody makes fake BBT's, they ARE the knock offs!

Pics coming.

Pretty sure BBT's have been around that long.

Yes, that is what I meant - Maybe they are EMPIs as I didn't think you could get BBT sprint stars in the 90s.
It sounds like you found out otherwise? Ok.

I didn't want to you to get screwed on a value estimate if they were real.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:06 pm    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

EverettB wrote:
Medic Zero wrote:
EverettB wrote:
Were they available in the 80s/90s from BBT?
I didn't think so.

I'm wondering if you have real ones...

Maybe post some pics?


We're talking about BBT's, not EMPI's. Nobody makes fake BBT's, they ARE the knock offs!

Pics coming.

Pretty sure BBT's have been around that long.

Yes, that is what I meant - Maybe they are EMPIs as I didn't think you could get BBT sprint stars in the 90s.
It sounds like you found out otherwise? Ok.

I didn't want to you to get screwed on a value estimate if they were real.

Everett is correct. The release date for bbt sprints was mid October 2009 according to BBT themselves. The center cap decals on these fade quickly. The chrome version of the BBT's age worse than the decals. Too bad as they did a decent job on the reproduction wheels. Some issues but overall very close to empi's. Someone must have added these to your car after 2010. I think it took a little while before they were sold in the USA.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:34 pm    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

Where have they all gone? Never see them for sale
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:44 am    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

I got a set recently from Concept1.ca ; they were the only ones literally anywhere that had any left.
I got the last set they had listed as for ‘Sedan application’ , but they showed a few in stock for Type2 .. whatever the difference is?

I’ve had mine powdercoated finally, and working on maski g and painting the black. Nice wheels once they’re refinished. They’re lighter than the originals, but unless you’re an expert you couldn’t tell the difference overall.
Better than the alloy version obviously if you want them to look right.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:15 pm    Post subject: Re: BBT Sprintstar Reply with quote

Medic Zero wrote:

Can anyone give me a ballpark on value for a set of vintage BBT Sprint Stars in good condition?

Finally made it out to a (properly social distanced and masked) meet up of local VW folks and got a couple of different people interested in purchasing my wheels, but I have no idea what they might be worth.

Paint is very good, stickers on the hubcaps are so faded I assume these are from the 80's or early 90's.

Many thanks! My '67 came with these on it, and I'm hoping this will help finance putting some wheels I like better on it!



Have you been able to find out how much they go for now a days? I have a new set in the box that have never been used or seen the light of day! Wink Would be nice to know? Thanks, Peter
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