Phone dials wheels pics needed!!

[macfly77]

Hye
i m a new french member!
so hello everybody...
i m looking for phone dials wheels for my beetle..
i m trying to find some pics of beetle with these wheels, so if you have some pics, it will help me to decide to buy these wheels!!
and wich size do you yhink will be the best 15 or 16"?
kind regards
Ben

[oasis]

Keith Seume mentions "phone dials" specifically in the German Look chapter of his Custom Volkswagen book and there are pictures of them as well. My computer at home is down for a couple of days. I will try to remember to scan some pics in a few days if there are no responses. (A search revealed many threads but no pics that I could find.)

Oh, and welcome!

[Jeza]

Hello
Pics speak for themselves (neither are mine)
Good luck
CU
Jeremy

[64bug]

here mine, front were cut down and re-welded to 5.5s

[Bullyboy]

HOT

[Scotts73SB]

ahhhh very nice!!! thats a perfect color combination.

[Veedub]

Originally Posted by Bullyboy

HOT

Any idea on the offset of these wheels?Are they 15x7 or 15x6?

[Steve C]

Hi

This is friends car, he has 15x6&7s The red oval above looks just like friends car who lives in Australia.

Steve

[Bullyboy]

Mine is farfrumstock

61 body, 69 irs pan, 4 wheel 85' 944 disc brakes, rear end 85' 944.
15x7et 52.5 wheels, 185/55-15 front 2" narrowed BJ beam 1" spacers,
rear end 85' 944, 225/65-15 rear tires under 1.1/4"widened fenders.
No rubbage anywhere.....

[hugovw1976]

16x7 205/50/16 Et 52.3
16x8 225/45/16 Et 52.3

[Chisel86]

Does anyone know what size (originally) the ones that "64bug" is using? I am trying to research these wheels and I know that there are different styles. The ones pictured have much more of a "flat" face and not as much of a lip. I would like to know what the width and offset are. I know there were about 10 different width/diameter/offset combinations available. Thanks.
Here is 64bug's pic:

[Bullyboy]

i think those are the big offset 928 wheels

[Hebster52]

I know.. Mine isn't a beetle but I just had to..
(The red one above seems to have the exact same setup)

6x15 ET53,3
7x15 ET23,3

[Chisel86]

Originally Posted by Bullyboy

i think those are the big offset 928 wheels

I kinda doubt it. Hugovw1976 is using 8x16+52et (951 362 116 01) from the 928 up to 85, and the ones that 64bug has are not the 16" version. Unless he had the 7x15+65et and cut them down, but the rears don't look like they have a 65mm offset...

[Bullyboy]

front were cut down and re-welded to 5.5s

7JX15/65MM 928 361 019 00
the 65mm offset are the only ones that stick out past the outer rim, which his do on the front and the back.