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WTB - American Eagle Wheels (pic inside)
Birch Green - October 5th, 2007 at 12:52 PM

Hi there I am after a complete set of American Eagle wheels... can anyone help me?

Same as pictured:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/333445.jpg

bond - October 5th, 2007 at 03:17 PM

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=487123 

wheels $800usd
shipping $600usd
conversion currently @ 88c

$1590AUD + import duties etc??

nick

bond - October 5th, 2007 at 03:18 PM

althernatively - just get a set of late porsche fuchs in 5x130 and redrill your brakes to suit. will look just the same.

nick

bond - October 5th, 2007 at 03:22 PM

http://www.thebusstop.com.au/kombi.php?c=4&s=10#10163 

in 5x112? apparently. same deal - have your brakes redrilled if this is possible - im not 100%.

nick

paulr - October 5th, 2007 at 05:00 PM

Import duty no longer applies to anyhting under $1000

This is my understanding

Birch Green - October 5th, 2007 at 08:58 PM

Nick and paulr - Thanks for the ideas - I want wide five American Eagles because Fuch rims are my favourite by far, but I have decided I want to keep wide five pattern so I can interchange rims as my collection increases...

I am still kicking myself that I didn't see a set on here quick enough that sold in a day or two for $1K. :mad:

bond - October 6th, 2007 at 12:36 PM

redrilling your drum brakes will not stop you interchanging wheels. you will have both wide 5 and a smaller offset.

the ones listed on the samba are american eagles.

nick

filbury - October 6th, 2007 at 06:23 PM

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I understood that you could not redrill wide 5 drums as they dont have enough metal where the holes for the new studs would go. They are only thick enough around the existing bolt pattern. I'm sure you can redrill 4 stud brake drums though.There was an article in HotVWs or VWTrends many years ago about this.

bond - October 6th, 2007 at 08:24 PM

actually - yeah - you are right - 4 stud drums you could redrill not wide 5. my bad!

nick

vwvic - October 11th, 2007 at 12:12 AM

I`m pretty sure they stopped making them . I got a new set a while back and the guy i got them off said he couldn`t get any more of them.

Birch Green - October 11th, 2007 at 08:03 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by vwvic
I`m pretty sure they stopped making them . I got a new set a while back and the guy i got them off said he couldn`t get any more of them.


I thought that they had stopped making them :fakesniff:

Hopefully some one in Australia will want to sell a set sometime soon to me...

Ian Bugden - October 11th, 2007 at 06:12 PM

They stopped making them about 5 years ago or so. The only place I have seen the wide 5 eagle fuchs is on the samba. Re drilling the drums is a big nono, not only is it illegal to do here in oz but it can be a dangerous thing.

The Yanks don't seem to be too safety conscious, 300hp on the street with drum brakes?!?!?!?!?

242 - October 24th, 2007 at 06:48 PM

I think Volkspower in melbourne made/make something similar

Birch Green - October 24th, 2007 at 09:05 PM

Thanks for all of your input and help! I will explore what Volkspower have available...

I am still chasing a set of these rims in Australia - anyone? :dork: