Are these Thing wheels?

Class 11 streeter · Post by **Class 11 streeter** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:51 pm

I have seen a few pictures, and seen in person, Things with 5 spoke wheels like these on them. Did VW ever put them on as an OEM wheel or are they aftermarket only?

BTW these don't quite look like the 5 spoke you can anywhere get these days for $40. I have a set of these. Our very own Mattt is selling these:

bhowden · Post by **bhowden** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:04 pm

Class 11 streeter wrote:I have seen a few pictures, and seen in person, Things with 5 spoke wheels like these on them. Did VW ever put them on as an OEM wheel or are they aftermarket only?

As far as I know, they are not VW (at least not type 181). Are they 14 or 15"? (the 181 used 14" rims that were similar to 68-70 bus but with 1/2" more offset and welded all the way around).
Brian

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:48 pm

Sorry those are aftermarket wheels. They typically are of low quality and of little value.
The only way I think they are better than a Thing wheel is if they are 15". The Thing has a 14" wheel and if you like mean aggressive tires you will be severely limited in tire selection by staying with the 14" wheel. Good luck. Bob Ingman

lastsafari · Post by **lastsafari** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:31 am

They look alot like the Acapulco wheels. Are they 14" or 15"?

Chris181Westy · Post by **Chris181Westy** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:22 pm

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Class 11 streeter · Post by **Class 11 streeter** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 8:16 pm

lastsafari wrote:They look alot like the Acapulco wheels. Are they 14" or 15"?

The ad does not say.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... 1925379533

Chris181Westy wrote:how to get a pic to come up on a post

Paste the link between the brackets .
Example:

Chris181Westy · Post by **Chris181Westy** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:54 pm

Testing pic Thanks class11!!

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