hubcaps to suit early type 3 with lugs

Blue Bus · 18 Oct 2009, 9:39 pm

Im after new hubcaps for early type 3 wide five wheels with lugs not clips.
So who sells them new or has any one got a really good secondhand set.
Thanks Rick

colonel mustard · 18 Oct 2009, 9:54 pm

Um, not sure if he wants to sell them, or of the conditon but "izac' from here has a set lying in his garage.... 🙂 - pm him and see if he wants to let them go...

68AutoBug · 19 Oct 2009, 1:00 am

Blue Bus wrote:Im after new hubcaps for early type 3 wide five wheels with lugs not clips.
So who sells them new or has any one got a really good secondhand set.
Thanks Rick

these are the flat type hubcaps...
they are about as not many are used these days...
I've seen them hanging in sheds... lol

LEE

Blue Bus · 19 Oct 2009, 12:02 pm

So they only suit flat hubcaps do they?
I thought wide five stud pattern were allways domed hubcaps. Thanks for letting me know as now the rims will be no good for me to use on a splity.
So i wont be needing them anymore.
Thanks Rick

vw54 · 19 Oct 2009, 12:22 pm

there not availbale any more

If you have old ones get the panel beated and re chromed not cheap but only way to get them new

1500S · 19 Oct 2009, 1:27 pm

Blue Bus wrote:So they only suit flat hubcaps do they?
I thought wide five stud pattern were allways domed hubcaps. Thanks for letting me know as now the rims will be no good for me to use on a splity.
So i wont be needing them anymore.
Thanks Rick

All Type 3s were the flat hubcaps only.

DH

bushed · 26 Dec 2009, 8:14 am

yes Dave but some have the same lip as t1/t2 dome ones
i have a few
if used on beetles rear thy make the wheels look wider

67panel · 15 Feb 2010, 6:56 pm

I know it's an old thread but I have bought these
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D131%2D601%2D151%2DA

bushed · 15 Feb 2010, 9:19 pm

yepp , thems ones i hve avail
how much for postage for how many from USa 67PANL?

68AutoBug · 15 Feb 2010, 9:51 pm

1500S wrote:
Blue Bus wrote:So they only suit flat hubcaps do they?
I thought wide five stud pattern were allways domed hubcaps. Thanks for letting me know as now the rims will be no good for me to use on a splity.
So i wont be needing them anymore.
Thanks Rick
All Type 3s were the flat hubcaps only.

DH

Does Your type 3 have the flat hubcaps with clips to hold them on Dallas??

I thought they didn't come out till about 1967-68-69??

I know the Aussie 69 type 3s had them along with stainless steel wheel trims...

LEE

68AutoBug · 15 Feb 2010, 10:00 pm

Blue Bus wrote:So they only suit flat hubcaps do they?
I thought wide five stud pattern were allways domed hubcaps. Thanks for letting me know as now the rims will be no good for me to use on a splity.
So i wont be needing them anymore.
Thanks Rick

in between the domed hubcaps and the late clipless hubcaps
there were the flat looking [very flat looking] hubcaps with the clips..
I believe they may have been used on 66-67 German beetles??
and of course the later type 3s...

LEE

67panel · 16 Feb 2010, 7:15 am

bushed wrote:yepp , thems ones i hve avail
how much for postage for how many from USa 67PANL?

About US$110 landed for 4 (so US$50 shipping) - add as many item as you want to the cart, put in your shipping address and press recalculate and it will do it for you. Takes only a few days to arrive. I got a few other things at the same time. The German rear tail light lenses (for notch) look great!
Cheers

1500S · 16 Feb 2010, 8:48 pm

68AutoBug wrote:
1500S wrote:
Blue Bus wrote:So they only suit flat hubcaps do they?
I thought wide five stud pattern were allways domed hubcaps. Thanks for letting me know as now the rims will be no good for me to use on a splity.
So i wont be needing them anymore.
Thanks Rick
All Type 3s were the flat hubcaps only.

DH
Does Your type 3 have the flat hubcaps with clips to hold them on Dallas??

I thought they didn't come out till about 1967-68-69??

I know the Aussie 69 type 3s had them along with stainless steel wheel trims...

LEE

No type 3 had clips Lee. The early, Type 3 5 stud which seem to be called "wide 5" had the hubcaps which clipped inside the bumps on the wheel. The 4 stud ones are as per any later ones which clip over the bumps.

The ones in the link somewhere above here are as stated for the 5 stud Type 3 rims. The only difference is they say fron 62 - 65 but we had 5 studs here in OZ for much longer than Europe and USA, maybe it was as late as 68 if that was when the first disk brake/4 stud model was marketed.

DH