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Technical => Wheel & Tire Forum => Topic started by: ray on April 17, 2008, 10:08:15 PM

Title: Wide Fives no hub cap clips
Post by: ray on April 17, 2008, 10:08:15 PM

 I got a set of 15 ich Beetle wide fives . For some reason they do not have hub cap clips . I've sandblasted them down to bare metal and found no holes for the clips . The rims are stamped year 65 . Can I just drill new holes and put the clips in ? I want to run the old crome dish hub caps . You need clips for them . Has anyone heard of wide fives without clips . Got the rims over seas , maybe there really rare ? :o :o :o

Title: Re: Wide Fives no hub cap clips
Post by: rolls and pleats on April 18, 2008, 07:39:27 AM

Sounds like you have early type III wheels . They use the flat hubcaps like a 66-67 beetle so no clips needed.

Title: Re: Wide Fives no hub cap clips
Post by: Mowser on April 18, 2008, 01:10:46 PM

As rolls mentioned.  You have either early type III wheels or more likely 66/67 wheels.  Do the wheels have slots in them or are they the standard looking "smoothies"?

Title: Wide Fives
Post by: ray on April 18, 2008, 09:14:18 PM

Yeah they are smoothies . I want to put the old cromie moon stye hub caps on . They need the cilps to snap on . It is just easy to weld or rivit the clips in . Are type 3 wheels the same as beetle . They look the same . Thanks for any info . Ray