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• Re: roadkill treasures..was: Re: wanted: 14" wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:27:44 -0600
  ...My Roadkill Collection - VC- one vanagon hubcap. That's it. Never found another vanagon part.on the road. NVC - Hardhat, 8 ft step ladder...
• FREE HUBCAPS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:32:52 -0400
  Hey all, well we will be moving in less than a week...in the basement I have a box full of old VW hubcaps...
• Ship tires and rims PDX to AZ
  Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:59:45 -0700
  ...I have a set of 5 tires on 14" rims (with hubcaps) sitting in my brother in laws garage in east Vancouver, WA that...
• clicking right front wheel
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:34 -0500
  ...Thought it was a loose creaky hubcap, so took that off to check. Still clicks. Jacked up wheel, turn it, no click. checked thrust...
• Re: Replacement Jack
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:19:59 -0500
  ...I got a complete Vanagon jack kit - jack, bag, lug wrench, screwdriver, crescent wrench, hubcap tool - from a local junkyard for $10. They pull...
• <F> Westy Appearance Package aka help for the sedate
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:14:16 EDT
  ...The discerning owner could discard their own hubcaps. The Real Westy experience without letting on that you shower daily. ;-) Have a great weekend! Greg...
• Re: Thump, Thump, Thump while turning???
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:41:50 -0800
  mayby you have rocks in your hubcaps ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date...
• FS: rear fiberglass bumper endcaps, sliding screened windows, hubcaps, etc etc
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:57:08 EST
  for sale: -rear fiberglass bumper endcaps -front fiberglass bumpers -sliding side windows w/ screens fit all vanagons and westys -misc fiberglass side pieces -rear...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 02:27:36 -0500
  She Who Never Sleeps mumbled... > my favorite part of my VANAGON is the little horseshoe wire you use to > remove the hubcaps. What's...
• Re: It's got to be Friday Somewhere...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:31:05 -0500
  Who has the *.mpeg of the male cat urinating in the hubcap wired with 120v AC? I need that one for my collection. Stan...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:17:39 EST
  ...one and the same? > > 71-79 bus uses the same chrome hubcaps as the vanagon...same as the 68 up bug for that matter...
• Question (little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Ford
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:16:54 -0500
  Folks, Sad story, bought a headlight assembly (finally found one), two hubcaps (plastic) on E-bay. Arrived UPS today smashed up! :-( Has anyone had...
• Re: How to remove HUb cap (inner)? - Springloaded?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:33:50 -0400
  >How do I remove the hubcapon the driverside (the one protecting the >hub nut on the steering knukle /spindle) > It just pulls off. You...
• Re: Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:34:40 -0700
  ...The center cap of the spindle sticks out just a little too far to allow the hubcap to fit. I've defintely seen vanagons...
• Re: Hubcaps - chrome moonies ( not )
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:45:22 EST
  In a message dated 2/4/08 9:53:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes: > And Bonneville Salt Flats thats what...
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 23:20:37 -0500
  I love my dome caps. They are the cheaper ones an did rust after a year or so but they are fairly inexpensive. Or...
• Re: ??Labeling of Imports??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:00:26 -0500
  If the hubcaps were die stamped and formed in Deutschland and then chrome plated and packaged in Taiwan they are essentially the same product...
• all the way to LA without a tow!!!
  Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:37:59 -0800
  ...can concentrate on removing some of the ugly from my westy! Hubcaps, bumper bits, seatcovers, etc. later, Juli '84 westy "Horace" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
• Re: 15" Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:14:57 EDT
  ...even fits late model vw hubcaps. benT
• Mercedes Rims (feel free to reply offline)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:23:37 -0800
  ...I currently have stock steel wheels and cheapo hubcaps. The question is - what size spacer is required and or what else must be done...
• Re: Name these Parts - TwoFer. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:13:05 -0500
  I saw the same hubcap on a wooden two wheeled trailer at the SO's this weekend. Then again it's so old the...
• Re: I thought I said Synergy
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 5 May 2001 23:41:36 -0500
  ...So do the spinner hubcaps. So do the chrome tail pipe extensions. So do the Blue Dot's. So do the chrome spikes that...
• Re: Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:34:15 -0500
  ...new) Fuse box cover in black- $15 (new) 2 alloy wheel hubcaps- $8 each (new) All 3 Westfalia outlet covers- $50 each, new. Driver...
• Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - cz1137
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 17:21:59 -0700
  ...Westfalia single mudflap Fuse box cover in black 2 alloy wheel hubcaps Cruise control control unit All 3 Westfalia outlet covers Grey theater style...
• Re: RE Re: Friday how-to clean spilled FISH sauce in the van
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:03:24 EST
  ...A quarter pound of raw shrimp in each hubcap can work wonders for attracting Stan's ever=present catz AND get you noticed bigtime...
• Re: click click click from drivers wheel
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:59:07 -0600
  ...Bryan is the speedo cable contacting the hubcap? If not the noise could be the speedo cable end itself. I use a dab of...
• watching mechanics (was Texaco Fast Lube Failure)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin and Heather
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:40:27 -0700
  ...I turned back around just as he was putting the last of my shiney, perfect condition chrome hubcaps (you know, the dinner plate ones...
• Re: [vanagon] FS: vanagon/bus chrome moon style hubcaps - old school style
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 19:06:33 EST
  In a message dated 11/5/05 11:50:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, CTONLINE@webtv.net writes: > <<I these > are OEM > "old school...
• Re: Hubcaps - chrome moonies ( not )
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:18:13 EST
  In a message dated 2/4/08 5:40:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes: > . I remember > when the 68 Bug...
• Re: Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:27:36 -0500
  ...cheap.... > > Oh and while I am at it how about some hubcaps to fit the same? > > Thanks, > Tony C. > -- > 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" > 85 Vanagon...
• Want new wheels/Rims for 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 95 10:08:04 PDT
  Id like to get some aluminum rims for my 82 vanagon so I dont have to worry about losing hubcaps any more... are their...
• [Westy]&[Gen. Bus]A couple of questions....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 18:44:48 -0600
  ...I just pried the hubcaps off of the '690 Westy I am restoring and all four of them had a heavy black soot just...
• Re: Paint questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 14:28:02 -0500
  ...I ditched the hubcaps mainly because they are easily lost or stolen and they are worth a few deutsch mark. I painted the wheels...
• Free Syncro brake parts, misc.
  Historical mailing list - Ron
  Sat, 10 May 2014 13:43:06 -0700
  ...And, four hubcaps for VW steelies, factory black paint, with white speckles from a spray paint can some kids rolled under the van while...
• Re: Paint questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 14:58:39 -0800
  ...if you use the van. Alloy wheels are prone to breakage. Hubcaps/wheel covers: my van looks good with cheap Big box store (under...
• Re: vanagon rims
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Sun, 18 Aug 1996 10:50:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...holes and 112 mm which is apparently a very unusual > measure. Hubcaps are out of the question because they are very expensive > and they...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:20:36 -0600
  ...Tom B.- lost too many og hubcaps > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 04:49:53 EDT
  ...that thing only works with the chrome "moonie" hubcaps ( bug/bus etc) guess they were just continuing a tradition..either that or that thing...
• Re: CARFAX anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:08:15 -0700
  Joel Walker just pointed out that this is an uncommon base model 1990 Syncro which shipped with hubcaps and black painted bumpers. Matt Drew...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:39:15 -0700
  ...On top of that, they will accept a Jetta/Golf/Passat hubcap if you do not want to look at the Mercedes hubcaps. Alloys...
• '98 Passat wheels will fit the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:22:44 EDT
  ...as most of the new Passats come w/ steel wheels and hubcaps, and people like to upgrade to the alloy wheels, so there are...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:27:06 EDT
  ...those are just wheelcovers aka hubcaps.. chris ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
• Needed Parts..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Puma
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 12:03:24 -0400
  I am looking for some old hubcaps for my 76 type II bus. I also may need to find some used heater boxes. If...
• Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Isaiah
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 06:48:25 -0600
  ...71-92?? used the same steel rim I believe...maybe minor differences for the different hubcaps. Would a set of alloys fit on an...
• Re: anti theft for hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:01:46 -0500
  ...anti theft for hubcaps? <snip> good reason to buy some alloy wheels :<) make the theif work for his loot!! </snip> Actually, I had an...
• Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:41:55 -0700
  ...not diggin > those chrome moon hubcaps tho > > > _http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=896425_ > (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail...
• Audi 16 spoke 'spider' rim
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:20:54 -0800
  In my continuing quest to replace my syncro westy with other than the stock rim/hubcaps I got a set of '80s Audi Turbo5000...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 15:31:41 -0700
  ...Anybody know what this is? Heh...it's the tool for removing the (stock) HUBCAPS! OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Technology...
• Re: Reimo bed hinges
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:48:10 -0600
  on 2/24/03 12:26 AM, Mark Kostreva at flstgla@HUBCAP.CLEMSON.EDU wrote: > Does anyone have pictures of the Reimo 4" lift...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:27:23 -0500
  Wide whitewalls, narrow whitewalls, blackwalls, ...... ? On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:51 PM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > Or shoulder pad blazers...
• Re: Clean my Dusty Caps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:19:50 -0800
  ...But doesn't come in silver or silver-gray and I wouldn't want to tart up the hubcaps either. I can do them...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:38:38 EDT
  ...Anybody know what this is? Heh...it's the tool for removing the (stock) HUBCAPS! >> Thanks. I never would've figured that one out...
• Re: High Wind Warning!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:41:45 -0700
  ...COM writes: >> >> >> >>>http://picasaweb.google.com/markusmumper/HighWindWarning >> >>im amazed the hubcaps stayed on :<) >> >>chris > > I bet the wind had to be a lot...
• Re: Will these wheels work on my '63 Bus?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Fri, 10 May 1996 22:10:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...They > accept the stock moon hubcaps, and have oval cut-outs around the > edges (around the perimeter of the moon hubcaps). The bolt pattern...
• 15" or 16" wheels on the Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Mon, 4 Nov 1996 15:55:22 -0800
  ...such as specs, construction (steel or alloy), whether they have matching hubcaps - etc? Will these wheels fit within the stock wells used on US...
• Re: <F> Westy Appearance Package aka help for the sedate
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 11:02:18 -0700
  ...The discerning owner could discard their own > hubcaps. The Real Westy experience without letting on that you shower daily. > ;-) > Have a great weekend! > Greg...
• Re: Behold! my Jesus shag rug
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 06:26:52 -0500
  ...shell." >Now for a terribly used, cracked, chipped, Vanagon plastic, pancake >hubcap----- Who sang this song and in what movie? >Hint; >This is the...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list - EarthNOW!
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 02:31:25 -0700
  ...0700, you wrote: >my favorite part of my VANAGON is the little horseshoe wire you use to >remove the hubcaps. What's yours? > >Rachel
• Re: This is real funny-
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:21:40 -0700
  Wow, what a product! Looks like it blew the right rear and left front hubcaps clean off. I think I'll buy two, one...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:47:48 -0400
  Those are hubcaps. I don't know where to find them but I have several friends that have them rolling on their Vanagons. Billy...