I have a set of these that worked on my Vanagon factory wheel
too.  They do go on "Stiffly", but they do fit.I may have used a
rubber hammer to tap them in place initially, but you don't have to
worry about them flying off going down the highway!   Those hubcaps
came originally from the 68-79 VW busses and in good shape, are worth
a decent price these days.

DM&FS

.

At 10:42 AM 2/28/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>I knew exactly what Joe was talking about as soon as I read his
>post.  He wants to install caps like mine.  He is wise.  mcneely
>
>---- Joe Luther <jluther@ALFONS-HAAR.US> wrote:
> > Excellent suggestion - I know what I'm talking about but it's totally
> > possible no one else does.
> >
> > I have these:
> >
> > http://www.hubcapzone.com/hubcaps/factory/vw/61508.jpg
> >
> > and want to install these:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VW_Type2_T3_Kombi.jpg
> >
> > The hub caps I got from Craigslist are supposed to be what is shown on the
> > red Vanagon above but they are too shallow to clear the grease cap and the
> > wrong diameter for the wheel.
> >
> > However, the seller was clear that the caps came off of her Vanagon.  For
> > $10, I don't think she would lie to make them go away.
> >
> > So my question is whether there are 2 variations of Vanagon wheel and 2
> > variations of of these hub caps out there.
> >
> > Does this help?
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> > From: JordanVw@aol.com [mailto:JordanVw@aol.com]
> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 11:02 AM
> > To: jluther@alfons-haar.us; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Silly question about hub caps
> >
> >
> > send link to pics or nobody knows what your talking about
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 2/28/11 10:57:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > jluther@ALFONS-HAAR.US writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I finally got the Vanagon home yesterday, my was driveway cleared of ice 3
> > weeks after purchase.
> >
> > In the interim, I purchased some Vanagon hub caps off of Craigslist (small
> > caps with the VW logo embossed in the center).  The girl was 100%
> clear they
> > came off of a Vanagon, she owned one and these were taken off when she put
> > something else on.
> >
> > When trying to install the caps on my front wheel as a test, there was no
> > way they would fit.  The center grease cap assembly was too tall and the
> > outer diameter of the cap seemed totally wrong to fit the boss on
> the wheel.
> > I have the steel 14" wheels, (5 x 112 I assume) with the holes around the
> > perimeter.
> >
> > The wheels on my van should be OEM, they came with a plastic wheel cover
> > that is correct for my year of Vanagon according to the web.  I just prefer
> > the little VW logo hub caps.
> >
> > I've seen photos of Vanagons with these VW logo hub caps before. Is there
> > anything odd about the 1983 air cooled GL wheels or special about the
> > Vanagon caps one year versus the others?  This no-fit situation
> doesn't make
> > much sense.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Joe
>
>--
>David McNeely