Dennis - it's totally possible and now seems likely.

I was thinking that the seller knew what a Vanagon was since she put Vanagon
in the ad title and said she owned the one the caps came off of but I
occasionally go astray when thinking and this may be one of those
times.....at least I'm only out $10.  It seemed too good to be true.......

Thanks for all the input.  Guess I'm back on the hunt.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:02 PM
To: Joe Luther; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Silly question about hub caps

You may have gotten 15" Beetle caps.Sent from my Windows Phone

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Luther
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 11:15 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Silly question about hub caps

> 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