[T3] wheel advice

[Keith Park]

Let me look tommoro, I have 2 that are on the Crate right now, Ill need
those for the next couple months till I get the smoothies painted up and
have new tires mounted on them.  I have a pile out in the shed that I think
has a couple more, Ill check tommoro.

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"


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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of crash 69
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 4:17 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] wheel advice

Keith,

1.  do you have 4 or 5?
2.  do you have hubcaps?
3.  pictures please, the more the better
4.  price, shipped to zip 68372
5.  your cell number, so we can talk privately if needed

Thanks!

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> I know I know, its stock, but I have a set of the early slotted T3 rims
> available, maybe you could paint them with images of Darth Vader or
> something for a darkside look?
>
> ;-)
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of
> Bobsnotch at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 1:15 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] wheel advice
>
>
> In a message dated 6/24/2011 11:22:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> dhbadeer at gmail.com writes:
>
> Yes,  I've been doing what you suggest and have some in my "watch list".
> From  reading different posts, I thought the bus rims had the same 46mm
> offset,  but with clips for the hubcaps.  People seemed to think the bus
> rims
> generally cost more, too, because of demand.
>
> The reason I  haven't pulled the trigger on those is I was hoping to find
> something  non-stock, since my car does not have a stock  look.
>
>
>
>
> Generally only the early bus rims were 15 inch, or even the really early
16
>  inch, and the later ones are 14 inches. You're correct in that bug and
bus
> wide  5 rims have rivited on clips, while T-3 rims don't. Like I mentioned
> before, ALL  of the others are 4 inches wide or narrower, while only the
> T-3
>
> got the wide 5  in 4 1/2 inch wide rims. There are also 2 different styles
> of wide 5 T-3  rims, solid, and slotted. The slotted ones were used up to
> 63, with solids used  to 65.
>
> There are only so many wide 5 rims available, and most of them are of the
> bug offset, which is basically what you currently have (wide 5, 5 spoke).
> Some  are even less than the bugs normal 34mm offset (like 23mm).
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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