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Subject:Re: OLDER RIMS FITTING NEWER WESTY
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Mon, 11 Nov 2002 20:40:23 -0600

You should be able to sheck disk brake rotors and see which year they
made the change.
I know 67 has the big bolt pattern not 112mm.
The 78 down the block uses the same wheel as my 83 and even the 94 Euro
Vans use this 112mm pattern.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 20:16:01 -0600 "Kenneth Folkman Jr."
<mk1madness@HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
> The year on the taillight won't help much on VWs, since they use the
> same
> style light for quite a few years.  The same taillight that was used
> in '66,
> was also used post '67.  I'm not an expert on VW vans (yet), so I'm
> not sure
> if there was a year they used those taillights, and the 5x112 bolt
> pattern.
>
> Kenneth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Engel" <rambler64@SHAW.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 6:20 PM
> Subject: OLDER RIMS FITTING NEWER WESTY
>
>
> > Mike, they look like stock steel rims. I assumed its a 66 Westy by
> the
> year on the tail lite lens. The rims are 15 inch and have a large
> odd shaped
> tulip type center hole. Hope this helps.
> > Later Jeff 1984 Westy.
> >
>
>

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