Wasn't sure where to post this so gonna duplicate in a few places on here.
So I have managed to find a tyre fitters that has a cone large enough to balance wide 5 steel wheels.
They are Beau Repaires @ Keperra, North west Brisbane.
Maybe try your local Beau Repaires but you HAVE to ask them to actually try and mount the wheel on the machine as I as 3 different guys over a few months give different answers. first actually measured the largest cone for me, Second told the wife flat out 'no' and the third yesterday took the old tyres off the rims and mounted the rim on the machine to confirm for me.
Afraid most of them don't even know they have cones that large so do ask them to check properly for you.
But anyone near Keperra now knows where to go 😀
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Also Bob Janes at coorparoo as they brought the adaptors to suit wide five wheels so I could get many early dubs done a few years back
good for the south side
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Dog tyred in kallangur did it for me. Bridgestone centre in kallangur couldnt do it so i didnt pay them full price for the tyres they supplied.
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Never ever thought about wide five and the balancing machines
probably had a special mounting years ago for all the different wheels shaped like the wide five..
early holden - morris - ford etc..
Good to see some places can still do them..
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When i used to run a wide five set up i had it on car balanced.
When I took my wide 5 beetle to Rodger Wood Logan he sent me down the lane to Keith for Wheels.
They have moved now but they were really good and cheap for decent tyres.
And they balanced for me.
http://www.keith4wheels.com.au/1966 Aussie 11 Window
Kieth Makay Tyre and Mechanical at Red Hill did all ours in the Volksrestore days and they are still around so expect they would still have the gear.
Just another on the northside for you. 🙂
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The local tyre shop does mine, using the adapter that I made. It's just an old front brake drum, trued up and balanced, with 5 equal-weight studs.....works fine.
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Cool. Well at least this thread is giving people info on where to get old VW wheels balanced 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
If you want to come to my place, I can balance them for you, I have an old Hoftmann balancer, or you can borrow my adapter plate - all for free.
Grahame
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www.vwdcqinc.org.auOh, if they didn't need new valves and the tyres fitting on the rim then that'd be great 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
Oh, if they didn't need new valves and the tyres fitting on the rim then that'd be great
If you bring your new valves, I can fit your tyres - another old machine that works well, ( but not your new mag wheels it will leave a mark ).
Grahame
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www.vwdcqinc.org.auOld Dubber wrote:
Oh, if they didn't need new valves and the tyres fitting on the rim then that'd be great
If you bring your new valves, I can fit your tyres - another old machine that works well, ( but not your new mag wheels it will leave a mark ).
Oh cool
🙂 Dunno as yet where to buys the valves from so shall look at that. Will the tyre fitter scratch newly painted steel rims?
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
Will the tyre fitter scratch newly painted steel rims?
Of course it will, It's newly painted!
But seriously, I have never had newly painted steel rims, but I think the very top edge would get marked - I'll try and paint a rim and see what happens!
Grahame
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www.vwdcqinc.org.auCool 🙂 The insides not so much of a deal as that's painted black and easily touched up but the outer part would be harder with the tyre on 🙂
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OK, here is the story
an old golf rim with a quick spray from a can
view from the tyre side
first bead rolling on
second bead rolling on
tyre on
tyre fully inflated
So it marks ths edge of the rim - but bear in mind this is painted with a spray can. I would think a two pack or powder coated rim would stand up better.
anyhow - you get what you pay for
Grahame
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www.vwdcqinc.org.auyou rock Grahame 👍 how good is that 🙂
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse
Fantasy
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Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity
Barrels
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VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au
I wasn't expecting you to go to that effort dude.
Many thanks though. That can be easily touched up.
best get painting me wheels then 🙂
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