On Aug 14, 2007, at 2:04 PM, VW Doka wrote:

> 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.

Hmmm, any pics of said alloys?

I have the later alloys on my 84, & believe there was an alloy option
in 84, but don't know what they look like.

Tom B.- lost too many og hubcaps

>
> 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"
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