Hub Caps
snoopy - May 20th, 2009 at 08:48 PM
Can anyone tell me will the beetle style dome hub caps fit a standard type 3 72 squareback, and if they do has anyone got some for sale.
Cheers
Snoopy
grumble - May 20th, 2009 at 09:12 PM
They have a different attaching method to the beetle which has clips as against lugs on the type 3
snoopy - May 20th, 2009 at 09:55 PM
Cheers Grumble
Can you weld the clips to the wheel to make them fit?
Wannavee - May 20th, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Col
Ive put some on my square which has the disc front end same as yours
They do fit,you just gotta smack them on real hard.
Ive also found the original ones for yours.Sent you a PM few weeks ago
Come n have a look at mine if ya want
Lee
snoopy - May 21st, 2009 at 09:08 PM
Nice one, i,ll come round during the week.
Cheers Col
68AutoBug - May 21st, 2009 at 11:40 PM
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Can anyone tell me will the beetle style dome hub caps fit a standard type 3 72 squareback, and if they do has anyone got some for sale.
Cheers
Snoopy
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1972 type 3's have the same hubcaps as beetles... from 1968>
they don't have clips, they just push onto the wheels..
If You find some hubcaps won't go on... they are brasillian
If You find some hubcaps are too loose.. they are Brasillian
German ones go on with a good thump of Your hand or foot... and never fall off...
I had an excellent New hubcap - chrome great - no rust -
but it just wouldn't go on...
It ended up with dents in it trying to knock it on with a rubber mallet... it never did go on... lol
LEE
68AutoBug - May 21st, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Now early type 3s had the same domed hubcaps as the early beetles held on with clips...
type 3s around 1968-69? had a different wheel with a flat hubcap ... these were never used on beetles in Australia.
I believe these wheels also had clips to hold the flat hubcaps on... the wheels also had slots in them...
LEE
VW-VARIANT-L - May 22nd, 2009 at 09:02 PM
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Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
Now early type 3s had the same domed hubcaps as the early beetles held on with clips...
type 3s around 1968-69? had a different wheel with a flat hubcap ... these were never used on beetles in Australia.
I believe these wheels also had clips to hold the flat hubcaps on... the wheels also had slots in them...
LEE
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Sorry to disagree, but type three hubcaps were always the push on and flatter type, they never used clips. In about 1966 /67 they did have a raised
centre logo section, but were the same as type 1 when the 4 lug, slotted rims were used from 1968 onwards.
The very early Type 3 rims from 1962/63 have 4 larger slots.
mobbug - May 29th, 2009 at 02:16 PM
I have a set of hubcaps that I was going to sell.
snoopy - May 31st, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Mobbug
What condition are they in. I will take a look pm me
Snoopy
bushed - June 5th, 2009 at 11:10 AM
i got 2 nice ones I think