I have a stock 91 GL non-camper and plastice hubcaps with vents around
perimeter were on the van.  I put the moon(dog dish) caps on cuz I thought
they looked cool.  Would like to get real moonies that cover the entire
wheel sometime.

Before
http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/VWVanagon?authkey=Gv1sRgCNzC3sKJi5j_jQE&feat=directlink

After
http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/LaborDayNewRack?feat=directlink
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> What you describe is what I have on my '91 camper.  They were stock on many
> different VW vehicles for years.  David
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
>  I don't know what you are referring to as moon caps, but I have always
>> thought of them as the chrome dog-dish that snaps onto the wheel lugs
>> but does not cover the row of vent holes at the wheel's perimeter. In
>> other words, you see the paint. My 83 camper and every other diesel
>> camper I have seen representing itself as stock has had these one it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>  On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Jeff  wrote:
>>
>>> In the USA:
>>>
>>> Early Vanagons had the full-size metal (not moon caps) hubcaps.
>>>
>>> Mid-year Vanagons had the plastic hub caps with the cross-hatch pattern
>>> (very easy to break).
>>>
>>> Late model Vanagons had the plastic hub caps with "vent" openings on the
>>> outer edge (or alloys).
>>>
>>>
>>> Moon caps were not standard issue (it's possible that they could have
>>> been special ordered) in the USA.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Dave Mcneely
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:37 AM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: moon caps, and who knows?
>>>
>>> I may be wrong about this.  I reviewed Jim's web site more completely.
>>> For the camper, he shows aerodynamic wheel covers as standard.  I THINK
>>> he is wrong, but at any rate, the evidence I offered for my own belief
>>> contradicts me.  Moon caps clearly were standard on some models, if he
>>> is correct, but not on the camper, again if he is correct.
>>>
>>> Seems really odd to me, that the guy who sold the van to me would have
>>> also thought the moon caps he replaced were the originals, if not.  But
>>> stranger things have happened, for sure.  Sorry if I offended anyone,
>>> but evidence contradicts not only me (Jim's web site), but others (the
>>> owner's manual).
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:48 AM, mark drillock wrote:
>>>
>>> Chris, we are not talking just about a picture. The text itself
>>>> explains
>>>> how to use the tools to remove the chrome type as well as the plastic
>>>> type caps.
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> jordanvw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ALL vanagons have that picture in the owners manual.  doesnt mean
>>>>> they came
>>>>> with chrome moonies though :)
>>>>>
>>>>> all vanagons even came with that U shaped chrome moonie puller in the
>>>>> jack
>>>>> kit.  weather they came with chrome moonies or not..it was in
>>>>> there...
>>>>>
>>>>> like i said in another post, VW is famous for using euro market
>>>>> vehicles in
>>>>> their US market owners manuals.   in my 85 owners manual some of the
>>>>> pics
>>>>> of the headlights show H4 e-codes..which were never on us models..
>>>>>
>>>>> chris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>