| [ Total Views: 753 | Total Replies: 6 | Thread Id: 90421 ] |
|
|
 Smiley
A.k.a.: Daniel Stephens
Veteran Volks Folk
Posts: 2125
Threads: 110
Registered: October 29th, 2008
Member Is Offline
Location: Yeppoon, Central Queensland
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: Synchro'd
|
| posted on May 13th, 2011 at 06:08 PM |
|
|
Stock Rims
Hey all.
Just wondering if stock wide 5 rims are 5" wide and 15" diameter??
Cheers!
Smiley 
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
|
|
|
68AutoBug
A.k.a.: Lee Noonan
Aircooled Master
Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138% - YIKES --
Posts: 11654
Threads: 449
Registered: August 31st, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: SCONE in UPPER HUNTER VALLEY NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Yellow
Mood: Really Mentally Ill - all of the time -
|
 posted on May 13th, 2011 at 07:01 PM |
|
|
I think they are 4.5 inches wide
or maybe 4 inches..
68 models had 4.5 inches and type 3s had the 5 inch rims..
Lee
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
|
|
|
psimitar
Son of Jim - Creator of Good
Posts: 2506
Threads: 148
Registered: January 1st, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: North East Melbourne, VIC
Theme: UltimaBB Psyche Blue
|
| posted on May 14th, 2011 at 03:16 PM |
|
|
STD is 4.5J by 15 for a Bug 
madness is in the eye of the beholder  |
|
|
Joel
Scirocco Rare
Now containing 100% E-Wang
Posts: 9368
Threads: 211
Registered: February 14th, 2006
Member Is Offline
Location: Northern Rivers NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Purple
Mood: Tact Level 0.00
|
| posted on May 14th, 2011 at 04:13 PM |
|
|
Bug rims till 72 were 15x4, then from 72 on they were 15x4.5
All wide 5 stock bug were 4" wide, lowlight kombis were wider 5"ish but they were only 14" though.
What confuses people is it goes to the bead, not the very outside edge so rims, especially alloys always seem about 1" wider when you measure them to
the outside.
|
|
|
psimitar
Son of Jim - Creator of Good
Posts: 2506
Threads: 148
Registered: January 1st, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: North East Melbourne, VIC
Theme: UltimaBB Psyche Blue
|
| posted on May 15th, 2011 at 01:04 PM |
|
|
Odd, cos I have a 58, 59 and 60 stamped rim that are 4.5J wide?
madness is in the eye of the beholder |
|
|
Joel
Scirocco Rare
Now containing 100% E-Wang
Posts: 9368
Threads: 211
Registered: February 14th, 2006
Member Is Offline
Location: Northern Rivers NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Purple
Mood: Tact Level 0.00
|
| posted on May 15th, 2011 at 01:11 PM |
|
|
Theyre probably splitty rims.
Its pretty rare to find a car still on it's original rims these days, especially after half a century.
|
|
|
psimitar
Son of Jim - Creator of Good
Posts: 2506
Threads: 148
Registered: January 1st, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: North East Melbourne, VIC
Theme: UltimaBB Psyche Blue
|
| posted on May 17th, 2011 at 11:34 PM |
|
|
as in split bug or split screen kombi?
The late stamped one is 67
madness is in the eye of the beholder |
|
|
