[T3] Tire size?

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Thu Mar 28 16:45:32 PDT 2013


I think I have 20 4.5" ET41 & 4 4.5" ET46 off of 6 squarebacks, but only
about 1/2 of the wheels have any stamp on the 4th hump where the ET??
should be stamped.

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:06 PM, <jaredkohler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jim,
>
> I'm interested in the correct Type 3 wheels you have. What's the price for
> each? I'm curious what shipping might cost me! My zip is 94038.
>
> Thanks for all your help!
>
> Jared
>
> 1970 Fastback
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
> > On 25 Mar 2013 at 15:42, jaredkohler at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > > Yea. I'm going to stick with my original rims. Though two of them are
> 4in
> > > and the other two are 4.5in. I really need to find two more 4.5's. For
> > > whatever reason the 4.5 rims are hard to find at the swapmeet!
> >
> > Type 3 wheels are unique. There are lots of Beetle 4.5s out there but
> > they are not the same as Type 3 wheels. Type 3 wheels have 42 mm
> > offset which you can see by the ET42 stamped on one of the flats
> > between lug bolt holes.
> >
> > I have correct Type 3 wheels if you need them. There were several
> > different versions; they changed several times over the years. What
> > year do you have.
> >
> > You certainly want to get rid of the 4" rims, those are only
> > appropriate for 155 tires.
> >
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