The hubcaps from my 79 loaf fit my 90 GL just fine.  Thanks to Ron
for the clarification.  I certainly had no idea there were two of
them out there.

DM&FS

At 11:40 AM 2/28/2011, Old Volks Home wrote:
>I have Late Bus owners call here several times a week claiming they
>have a 7_ Vanagon without knowing what they really have.  It's not too
>far fetched.
>--
>Jim Thompson
>84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
>Full Timing Since March 1999
>oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>***********************************
>On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Joe Luther <jluther@alfons-haar.us> wrote:
> > 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