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> anybody recognize this wheel design?
bradtho
post Mar 22 2010, 07:02 PM
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hi all, bought my first 914 a couple weeks ago. haven't seen any wheels like these. does anyone know what they are?

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tat2dphreak
post Mar 22 2010, 07:21 PM
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seen them on a lot of beetles, but can't for the life of me remember their nickname.
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post Mar 22 2010, 07:28 PM
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My local VW dealer used to sell them in the parts dept. for Bugs.
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post Mar 22 2010, 07:31 PM
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I think they were called "Turtlebacks".
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post Mar 22 2010, 07:39 PM
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dunno, those look flat or concave, whereas turtles are convex... almost like a hubcap. also, the openings look more squared off...


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chrome turtlebacks are GREAT looking wheels on a ghia or beetle, btw, never seen them on a teener tho.

sry, keep finding sexeh pics of turtleback rims (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 22 2010, 08:52 PM
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Don't know about the wheels. Lets see a picture of the whole car!

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post Mar 22 2010, 09:50 PM
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QUOTE(tat2dphreak @ Mar 22 2010, 06:39 PM) *

dunno, those look flat or concave, whereas turtles are convex... almost like a hubcap. also, the openings look more squared off...


you're right, hard to tell from the pic I took, but they are concave, definitely not turtlebacks. the car is all original, but the original owner did work at a vw dealer, so certainly could be vw wheels. I'll have to measure the offset.
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post Mar 22 2010, 10:01 PM
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Don't know about the wheels. Lets see a picture of the whole car!

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here's a bunch. I think I've got the permissions set so anyone can see. let me know if you try and can't.
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post Mar 22 2010, 10:02 PM
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QUOTE(bradtho @ Mar 22 2010, 09:01 PM) *

QUOTE(championgt1 @ Mar 22 2010, 07:52 PM) *

Don't know about the wheels. Lets see a picture of the whole car!

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here's a bunch. I think I've got the permissions set so anyone can see. let me know if you try and can't.


earning my "newbie" title by forgetting to paste the link!

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post Mar 22 2010, 10:04 PM
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good looking car!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)
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post Mar 22 2010, 10:13 PM
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Great looking car and I dig the wheels, but I am betting they're beetle offset.

see this pic:

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Those tires aren't that wide and they look pretty darn close to the inside of the fender.
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post Mar 22 2010, 10:32 PM
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Great looking car. Love the gold color.!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

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post Mar 23 2010, 01:34 AM
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Looks like "Performance Industries"

http://www.buggyboys.be/fr/velgen_4x130_02.htm

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post Mar 23 2010, 07:27 AM
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Looks like "Performance Industries"

http://www.buggyboys.be/fr/velgen_4x130_02.htm

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Nice find! Looks like they pulled the quarter panels to make them fit. Great car! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)
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post Mar 23 2010, 12:24 PM
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Great Car, nice color, one of my favorites!
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post Mar 23 2010, 12:32 PM
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Nice find! Looks like they pulled the quarter panels to make them fit. Great car! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

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First thing I thought when I saw the picture.

Looks good though.

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post Mar 23 2010, 03:06 PM
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From the looks of it, you have a orange bar Porsche Crest badge on the rear... Those are worth some big $$ right now if it's mint, great money even if it's not.

Just a FYI

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post Mar 23 2010, 04:41 PM
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Really nice looking 914! Wheels fit the car. Exhaust looks a bit crusty though ;-)
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post Mar 23 2010, 07:22 PM
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QUOTE(JJ914GT @ Mar 23 2010, 03:41 PM) *

Really nice looking 914! Wheels fit the car. Exhaust looks a bit crusty though ;-)


if you think it looks bad, you should hear it. oh wait you probably have its so loud!
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