4 stud Beetle wheel dimensions

Oct 27, 2012 3 Replies
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Righteo,



Just sorting out the brakes on my 72 1200 Euro, and realised that one rim is different to the rest.


3 and the (damaged) spare are 4.5Jx15, with ET34 offset, the other one is
4jx15 but I can't find the offset.

I want 2 to replace the odd one and the spare, but not sure what they are foo. Are they standard beetle? All the 1500 beetles we have over here *look* like they are the odd rim, as my wheels look more flush with the guards thatn the 1500s do.



Any pointers?



Allan


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There should be a date (month/year) stamped on the center part of the rim, in between the lug holes.

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Thanks for the replies guys,

But, in typical fashion, I found an answer mere hours after asking:

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It would seem that my 34mm offset wheel were used from Feb 1972 to Jul 1973.

Because the offset is lower and the rim is a touch wider, there is more rim protrusion, making the rims look much wider and more flush with the guards. I REALLY like the look they have, AND they are stock for the year 8) Sweet.

I was worried they were off some oddball model for a while, as my car has had a few mods, like 1500 disk brakes added, bilstein shocks and had a

1776cc that raun on 3 cylinders when I got it (And yet, was still faster than the 1600TP in it now :-D)

Cheers

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