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Did I mention that i have been infected with the Darkside? No stock wheels on any of my cars. Then again, theres not many stock parts an any of my cars. --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > 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/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/