The ones with the 2", or so, circles are indeed alloys.  Pretty hard to find
this side of the pond.  A lot of people don't like them, but I would love to
have a set on my doka.

Cheers,

Jeff

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com]
  Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:30 PM
  To: VW Doka
  Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
  Subject: Re: wheels

  Wow, they are too!  I looked through the pix of the 80 for sale and can
just make out the silver wheel in behind.  I've seen them driving on vans
around here and thought they were real wheels.........The CLK wheels look
like 16" versions of the same thing.

  The ones with the circles are real though, right?

  On 8/14/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
    Jake,

    Hubcaps...  Chris is correct.

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
    Of Jake de Villiers
    Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:02 AM
    To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
    Subject: Re: wheels

    I  did a Google image search for '1980 VW Vanagon'.  Here are some links
    Chris.

    http://www.dualport.com/vanagon/images/aircooled/vw802vanagonadbig.jpg

    http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/officers/kevinvan.jpg

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/

cars/82917big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dealsonwheels.com/search/detail.aspx%

3Fid%3D82917&h=350&w=467&sz=22&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=do-Y70jZt48SNM:&tbnh=96&t

bnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1980%2Bvw%2Bvanagon%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3
    Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG

    On 8/14/07, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
    >
    > In a message dated 8/14/07 2:03:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
    > crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM writes:
    >
    >
    > Hi Brendan.  Those are the alloys that were offered on the air cooled
    > Vanagons. I see them on vans around here from time to time but I've
never
    > really noticed a set for sale.
    >
    > If I remember correctly they are a little on the narrow side ( 5 1/2
" -
    > anybody know for sure?)
    >
    >
    >
    > ummm   aircooled vanagons never had alloys.  LOL.   those are just
    > wheelcovers aka hubcaps..
    >
    > chris
    >
    >
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    Jake
    1984 Vanagon GL
    1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
    www.crescentbeachguitar.com

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  Jake
  1984 Vanagon GL
  1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
  www.crescentbeachguitar.com