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UberRobot
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 Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:18 pm Post subject: End caps for Riviera wheels? |
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Ghia came with these wheels - anyone know where I can get proper end caps for the wheel centers?
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ps2375
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: End caps for Riviera wheels? |
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| Cip1.com sells center caps. |
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hitest
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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| Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: End caps for Riviera wheels? |
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That's an original Riviera (2nd "generation") wheel- circa early 70s.
The inner hub diameter may be different than the current Empi (CIP-1) version. I have fat lip rivieras on my '71 and the ONLY source on this green earth was ISP West (pimppride here on TheSamba). The reproduction caps I bought from Alex are fantastic and fit the early rims perfectly.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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UberRobot
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 6:56 am Post subject: Re: End caps for Riviera wheels? |
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Thanks guys! This helps. I'm curious, where the Riviera wheels probably purchased with the car (at a dealership) or always added later?
I read something that suggested they sometimes came as an upgrade rom the dealership but I maybe misunderstood. |
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Typ3nut
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:59 am Post subject: Re: End caps for Riviera wheels? |
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| UberRobot wrote: |
Thanks guys! This helps. I'm curious, where the Riviera wheels probably purchased with the car (at a dealership) or always added later?
I read something that suggested they sometimes came as an upgrade rom the dealership but I maybe misunderstood. |
The Riviera Mag Wheels were a Volkswagen Accessory and were first available in the 1970 VW Accessories Catalog. Could have been dealer installed or purchased at a later date. |
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hitest
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: End caps for Riviera wheels? |
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/70accessories/page10.jpg
This is copied from the archives...
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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EverettB 
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jeremy57ride
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2024 6:09 am Post subject: Re: End caps for Riviera wheels? |
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Hey guys I dug up this old thread because I recently purchased incorrect center caps for Riviera wheels. Is there a current center cap offering for the OG riviera's? Thanks for any help
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