Changed the look of my '69 cabriolet wheels; "nipple" hub caps

[britcay]

So whilst I've been thinking about which wheels to use for a 4-lug '69 cabrio, I decided to replace the plain baby moon hubcaps - which looked nice;

...to a Wolfsburg-logo'd nipple set;

I know wheels are a terribly personal thing, but they really do make or break the car.

I really like this look (and so do VW they've aped it with their new beetle wheels!)

Now that has made wifey think the wheels are here to stay, but I can't decide whether to opt for a set of 914 / 2 litre 4-lugs

or mess with an adaptor plate and get a set of fuchs repros....??

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1969 Beetle Cabriolet
1963 Karmann Ghia coupe

[Chochobeef]

I'd say keep the nipples. It looks really good.

[pondoras box]

Definitely Porsche 2 liters! Take the time to find an OG set, much lighter and stronger than aftermarket. They are still affordable if you take you're patient. 10 years from now they will be out of most peoples price range, just my prediction, but if its like anything else that came bolted onto a Porsche I should be right.
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Looking for anything from Hal Casey Motors out of Hamburg New York, from license plate surrounds to matchbooks.

1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda)
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
Plus a lot of other rusty junk

[Cusser]

Looks good as it is; of course, I really like nipples !!!

Your choice if you want to change entire wheels, not really my "thing". The only reason my 1971 Convertible has mags is I got them and tires used back in late 1970s for a nice price.

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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[Maddel]