I always regretted not getting the optional Mahle wheels when I purchased my teener in 73. I always thought the stock hub caps were kinda lame.

I was able to find these wheels on Ebay. Because the seller was only about 70 miles from here, I saved $150 shipping. I got five wheels and almost new tires for only $349! The teener looks 100% better!

Ralphie, my Plott Hound, likes em…..

I have always liked the gasburners. 4lug and 5lug. Great wheels!

amazing what wheels do for the looks of a car.

looking good!

wheels and tire's can be the best upgrades on these cars


i mean they are only the connection between you and the road , go figure

Mahles are my favorite in 4- and 5-lug. When I see 5-lug Mahle gas burners I want to steal them. Then I'd have to do 5-lug conversion when I got out of jail.

Sounds like you got a good deal too!

Those are my favourites !!! ...


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Great find and what a deal

I was lucky, when I found my 914 locally, that it had original Mahles.



They're light-weight, too. Not as light as the 5-lug Mahles though - I think those were magnesium? (I've always considered only the 5-lugs to be called Gasburners)

Nice score. That was a great deal.

When I bought my parts car, the fact it had Mahle's on it clinched the deal in a heartbeat. They'll be going on my driver.

I've also only thought of the five-lug ones as Gasburners.

Those were magnesium alloy, and only weighed something like 9 lbs? Might have been even less.

There are repro five-lug 'burners made for the Bug world. They're cast aluminum, and rather heavy as I recall.

--DD

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to get some wheel locks before we run into each other...

S

Sorry but im not a big fan. Dont hate. just voicing my opinion. Fuchs or riverias for me.

Mahles are great. Love them in the 4-lug. They are great in the 5-lug gas burner too. I only want them becase they are worth so much. In the 5-lug I will stick with 16" Fuchs. They are my favorite . Still I would take a set of gas burners in a heartbeat

The first 914 I test drove had the 4-lug Mahles. I said to the shop owner, "Are these the 'gas burner' wheels?" "Nope," he said. "Gas burners are the 5-lug wheels. These are known as baby burners." And that's what I've been calling them ever since. Just so I get the lingo right, should I be calling the 4-lug Mahles 'gas burners' or 'baby burners'?

Do you have any before pictures for a before and after sequence?

Nice looking rims though. I don't believe I have ever seen the 5 lug versions. I'll have to search that one.

Here ya go..........

Wow! Those are pretty cool!

Sorry. Error = double post!

Those wheels look great, but would look better powercoated black.

Looks great but dang.....it took you long enough

Rich

Blondes, Brunettes, Red Heads,......we all have our preferences!

Here is the Teener with the stock hubcaps and picture with new Mahles.

That was definitely an upgrade. Those hubcaps scream VW. The Gasburners are a bit more Porsche. Nice!

Next step: Powdercoat them with polished fins.



(No, not planning to... but they do look good.)