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 amazeer
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 04:53 PM |
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what is this wheel off?
On the top is a 15 x4 VW wheel. (of which I am looking for 2 more)
On the bottom I dunno what it is from. It doesnt have any VW stamp on it. The centre is rivetted on and is a different profile. The wheel face is
stamped deeper, the inner lip is much larger, and it has 4 slots around the it. Also the hubcap clips are a lot thinner. You reckon its VW?
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 04:55 PM |
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Is it the same hole pattern?
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 04:58 PM |
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early splitties had slotted rims like that
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 05:03 PM |
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i got two of them, i had no idea where they come from and what they where off
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 05:05 PM |
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thats a Kombi rim
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 05:17 PM |
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How old is an early splittie? Why did they rivet them instead of welding like a beetle rim?
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 05:24 PM |
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would be very early 60s at the latest
i know alot of the later 50s ones were like that
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 06:09 PM |
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Hi
they are KOMBI wheels
they had to have extra clearance for the reduction boxes
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by amazeer
How old is an early splittie? Why did they rivet them instead of welding like a beetle rim?
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Maybe whoever made them didn't have one of those new
fangled welding machines?? 
Remember that the Sydney Harbour bridge is riveted together
and the TITANIC..
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 06:29 PM |
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could be ford prefect also
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| posted on December 5th, 2009 at 07:49 PM |
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I was wondering about FJ Holden.
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| posted on December 8th, 2009 at 01:35 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by amazeer
How old is an early splittie? Why did they rivet them instead of welding like a beetle rim?
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Early Bug wheels, in the US and Germany at least, could be welded or riveted(16") and as far as i can tell this depended only on the manufacturer as
there are some welded wheels with earlier date stamps then riveted ones.
I have been told that OZ buses ran 15" rim from 55-67 BUT were they 4" compared to the 15x4.5 US bus rims?
Were OZ bus rims slotted or smooth?
Is there no date stamp on the VW rims(top)?
The bottom two are early ford car or tractor as they used the same pattern for a time.
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| posted on December 8th, 2009 at 01:32 PM |
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Some of the American 1940s Fords had wheels like that. That could be one.
They don't quite fit the VW wide 5 pattern.
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| posted on December 8th, 2009 at 03:14 PM |
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Were OZ bus rims slotted or smooth?
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the Kombis with the reduction boxs [all splitties]
did have slots in them..
I don't have a wheel here at present to say how many... 5 ??
if you would call them slots.. more like when the wheel centres were placed in that position, there are small gaps..
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Those other rims if they aren't the same stud pattern...
then wouldn't be VW... very early fords etc?? have hupcaps very similar design to the domed VW hubcap.. LEE
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| posted on December 8th, 2009 at 03:40 PM |
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looks like ej,eh holden to me
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| posted on December 8th, 2009 at 08:27 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by glider69
looks like ej,eh holden to me
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sorry rob ,eh are different ,and 13" as well ,anybody got any eh rims as my bro needs some for his wagen as some of his were rusted to much and out
of the 5 he took off 2 were riveted and 3 welded ,go figure
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| posted on December 8th, 2009 at 09:20 PM |
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Are the slotted rims 15"or 14" ? Later split rims look like these but are 14".
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| posted on December 9th, 2009 at 05:09 AM |
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Did Holden ever have a rim with the "wide" spacing? Can't say I can remember one.
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| posted on December 9th, 2009 at 12:21 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by glider69
looks like ej,eh holden to me
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EJ EH holden centres weren't like that from memory...
and they didn't have domed hubcaps like a VW...
the 1948- 215 holden had wheels like that.. 15 inch
and the FJ...
they also had domed hubcaps...
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| posted on December 9th, 2009 at 09:38 PM |
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The top wheel is most certainly VW, has the VW stamp. The bottom one is a bit dirty so its possible I could have missed it under dirt and paint but I
dont see any stamp. There isnt much room for one either. I dont think it is a VW the more I look at it. Both wheels are 15", the top one is 4" wide,
the bottom one I dunno.
The bolt pattern is the same as far as I can tell. They bolt up OK so it could only be a mm or two out if I didnt notice.
Ahh shit, now you tell me wheels are date stamped???? Not only do I have to find 15x4's I have to find 1956 15 x 4's? fffaarrrk
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| posted on December 9th, 2009 at 09:44 PM |
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The old Ford rims are only slightly different pcd, but they do go on but not a correct fit. By memory they were 15 or 16 and the bolt hole was a
little smaller in diameter.
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