Wolfsburg West's Painted Hubcaps Are Wrong

spookymulder

Wolfsburg West's painted hubcaps are the wrong depth. I just had all my wheels powdercoated and being lazy ordered a set painted hubcaps. I went to put them on and promptly bent the crap out of 3 hubcap clips on the rear wheel. I had just replaced them all before powdercoating and was suprised at what was happening. So I persisted and the harder I tried to make the hubcap stay on the faster it would pop off. I took a hard look at it and the emblem in the hubcap was all dinged out. It was bottoming out on the rear axle nut. So I layed them on a table and compared to a German hubcap and found they are nearly 3/8" an inch to shallow. By themselves they look great and proportional but they are just wrong. So any one else out there in the market for some WW painted hubcaps beware! So tonight I found four old chrome german caps that are 90% good and scuffed the caps with 430 grit wet sand paper and used some real good metal etching primer and sprayed them in L345 grey paint like I should of before ordering the others, funny how sometimes things go full circle!

NorCalNick · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject:

this sounds like a rant..
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spookymulder · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:25 pm Post subject:

No Nick it's an informational warning to bus people that may buy a hubcap, that's why it is posted in the BUS FORUM

NorCalNick · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject:

oh ok...i wonder why mine fit?
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spookymulder · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:29 pm Post subject:

Could be the difference between Brazilian and Mexican or Italian or it could have been a bad batch, I am going to check with Rich at WW on Monday he's real good about getting to the bottom of this kind of thing!

SHSC · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject:

And their primer caps rust.
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asagodowns · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject:

I was going to order the same caps, when did you get yours.... they have been showing no stock for the past couple of weeks on the website.

spookymulder · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject:

Got them about a month ago.

asagodowns · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:46 pm Post subject:

Maybe it was a bad batch and they pulled them.....waiting for new stock, I am interested in what WW says about it...keep us posted!

hazetguy · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:00 pm Post subject:

spooky--where did you get the hubcap clips from? most of the aftermarket clips are junk and don't work well. i've not ever had a problem when i used new, genuine VW hubcap clips (still available through VW) regardless of which hubcaps i stuck on. i've heard many horror stories with aftermarket clips though.
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spookymulder · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject:

Once again WW for the clips but they have two types round head rivets or flat head rivets. I use the round heads as my rivet tool doesn't work well with the flat ones. I believe the round headed ones are VW Brazil.

hazetguy · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject:

i don't think the rivets have too much to do with it. i have seen WW clips, and they are not the best. why not buy real VW ones?
if they look like the ones on their website, those are the shitty kind. you should throw them away and get real clips.
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111601131

real VW clips and rivets are about $1.25 each (that's $1.25 for 1 clip and 1 rivet) from VW last time i bought some.
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SHSC · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:20 pm Post subject:

I don't know why WW doesn't just sell the ones from VW.
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hazetguy · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:23 pm Post subject:

no profit.
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splitpile · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:53 pm Post subject:

Long-roofs · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:04 pm Post subject:

I still need one KDF hubcap....anyone?
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staceyz · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject:

I checked with the local VW Dealership and no one has the original clips, they checked their database accross Canada and the US.

Split pile... could I buy some from you? Let me know.. (could use 20)

SHSC · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:25 am Post subject:

I bought mine about a year ago, I guess I did it just in time.
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Skywave · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 7:06 am Post subject:

I have a set of the WW Powder Coated caps on my 67 Crew. They are identical in depth to the old rusty chrome ones that came off. I was actually very impressed with the thickness of the metal and the coating. One of mine had a very small scuff on the logo and WW said send it back for replacement no problem.

So I would suggesting talking to WW before concluding that they are all wrong.

Mine were purchased late Feb. Here they are on my freshly enameled silver white rims...

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hazetguy · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 8:18 am Post subject:


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