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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ What's the difference between these wheels?
Posted by: Ace Le Count Oct 27 2020, 10:20 PM
Why are the rims on the orange 914 different than the yellow 914's rims? It's like the yellow 914's rims are deeper.
Posted by: Ace Le Count Oct 27 2020, 10:24 PM
Posted by: Ace Le Count Oct 27 2020, 10:26 PM
Posted by: SKL1 Oct 27 2020, 10:30 PM
Some early cars had 4 1/2" steelies rather than 5 1/2". Deeper looking wheels on the first car are 5 1/2's.
(When I first got my early '71 in the winter of 70/71 I wanted different "mag" wheels on my car and while I was waiting they just stuck some 4 1/2's on it. Needless to say they weren't impressive.)
Posted by: Ace Le Count Oct 27 2020, 11:05 PM
QUOTE(SKL1 @ Oct 27 2020, 11:30 PM) 
Some early cars had 4 1/2" steelies rather than 5 1/2". Deeper looking wheels on the first car are 5 1/2's.
(When I first got my early '71 in the winter of 70/71 I wanted different "mag" wheels on my car and while I was waiting they just stuck some 4 1/2's on it. Needless to say they weren't impressive.)
Thank you. What are the correct wheels styles for a late 1969 production (1970 M.Y.) 914/4? Basically the earliest cars.
Posted by: JeffBowlsby Oct 27 2020, 11:09 PM
The orange car looks like it has aluminum trim ‘beauty’ rings, a common VW item in the late 60s-early 70s
Posted by: Mark Henry Oct 28 2020, 03:51 AM
QUOTE(JeffBowlsby @ Oct 28 2020, 01:09 AM)
The orange car looks like it has aluminum trim ‘beauty’ rings, a common VW item in the late 60s-early 70s
You can still get them.
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