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On 15 Oct 2002, at 22:14, Shad Laws wrote: > > A straightedge will hit the rim of a type 3 wheel out where the balancing > > weights go. It will hit quite a bit farther in on a beetle wheel. A LOT of > type 3 > > wheels have been replaced over the years, and most often the replacement > > they find is a beetle wheel. > > Just to add to what you said... > > The Ghia has the same offset as the Type 3 (46mm), so a suitable replacement > can come from there. Well, assuming someone hasn't swapped a beetle rim on > there, too :-). I believe I worked thru this once and found that the Ghia offset varied year by year. There is actually only one year where the Ghia has the 46mm offset that we need. So you really need to learn and use the straightedge test. I replace a couple of rims on EVERY type 3 I buy, just because I find that they really aren't the right rims. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/