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SgtSamy
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 Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:32 am Post subject: The Thing Rims |
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Hi,
I have difficulty to find some rims for my 1973 Safari. The one I have are pretty messed up. Im looking for old one because Im one a budget. Not specialy Safari rims but rims that will fit.
I have a question too, since my rims are pretty messed up, is it possible to repair them? The rims are loosing air, that is the problem.
Thanks in advance guyyyys!
IM reallly sorry I didnt see the sticky. Sorry guys |
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Captain Spalding
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: The Thing Rims |
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| SgtSamy wrote: |
| I have a question too, since my rims are pretty messed up, is it possible to repair them? The rims are loosing air, that is the problem. |
The nice thing about steel rims like those on the Safari is that they can be easily repaired. There are wheel specialty shops that only fix wheels, but you can take them to any body shop they will be able to weld up any cracks and straighten the rims. They probably won't be perfect, but they'll get you where you want to go. |
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SgtSamy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: The Thing Rims |
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| Captain Spalding wrote: |
| SgtSamy wrote: |
| I have a question too, since my rims are pretty messed up, is it possible to repair them? The rims are loosing air, that is the problem. |
The nice thing about steel rims like those on the Safari is that they can be easily repaired. There are wheel specialty shops that only fix wheels, but you can take them to any body shop they will be able to weld up any cracks and straighten the rims. They probably won't be perfect, but they'll get you where you want to go. |
Man are you serious! Wow that gonna save me a lot of money! Thank bro you are AWESOME |
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Ferretkona
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Even the hubcap clips are available, The Thing Shop
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77kafer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: The Thing Rims |
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Wow that gonna save me a lot of money! Thank bro you are AWESOME |
Inner tubes.
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SgtSamy
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| Thats really cool guys! Im looking to paint the rims my self too. Any advice for some good white paint in can? |
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Van-go108
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http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111601000
to re-attach the clips and rivets. Makes easy work out of it. Put this in a bench vise and hammer the back until flat. I just did this recently with a new set of old wheels. Wolfsburg West also sells the hub cap clips. 
Good Luck
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SgtSamy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: The Thing Rims |
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Wow that gonna save me a lot of money! Thank bro you are AWESOME |
Inner tubes. |
Nop, the tires are brand new |
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77kafer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: The Thing Rims |
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| SgtSamy wrote: |
| 77kafer wrote: |
| SgtSamy wrote: |
Wow that gonna save me a lot of money! Thank bro you are AWESOME |
Inner tubes. |
Nop, the tires are brand new |
To keep the air in.
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Pierre G
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:21 am Post subject: Re: The Thing Rims |
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| SgtSamy wrote: |
| 77kafer wrote: |
| SgtSamy wrote: |
Wow that gonna save me a lot of money! Thank bro you are AWESOME |
Inner tubes. |
Nop, the tires are brand new |
To keep the air in. |
That could solve the problem, yes : add inner tubes in his tires. But I wouldn't recommend this. Tire shops strongly recommend to avoid putting tubes if you have tubeless tires. This could cause the tire to blow...
Best solution is to have your wheels repaired, like Captain Spalding mentioned. Labor is cheap in Mexico, so it should be doable.
Another option is to use 1964-1970 bus wheels, as they are very similar to Safari wheels. Different offset, but same size (5x14") and same bolt pattern (5x205 wide five lug), so it would work fine. If you do, don't mix up bus and Safari wheels on the same axle. Put all 4 bus wheels, or 2 bus wheels up front and 2 Safari on the rear,etc...
Hope this helps and you can solve your problem.
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TimGud
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Captain Spalding
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That "local pickup only" (in Fresno) requirement isn't going to help a guy in Chihuahua Mexico.  |
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SgtSamy
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Hey guys,
First of all thanks for the answers, you guys are great. So I looked for rims for VW Bus , nothing. I decided to repair the one I have. So I found a shop that is specialised for repairing rims. Im so exited.
Here some pic of my Safari, Im gonna take pic of the store of repair rims and the work the guy is gonna make. Its gonna be usefull for other people.
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SgtSamy
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Wats up guys,
So I finaly repaired my rims, some people did the job at bodyshop. They did a good job actually. I removed the dust on 1 rims yesterday, it was hard. We putted diesel to melt the dust. They were painting on the dust can you imagine. Anyway, I clean one and sandpaper it. Here some picture.
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