Can I use these rims?

WD-40 · Post by **WD-40** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:18 pm

lorddoom wrote:My question is that you really want to put rims on a car that the tires cost over 250 dollars a piece for?

It's only money.

A lot of Porsche guys think nothing of spending $3500+ on a wheel/tire set...

- David

slammed73sb · Post by **slammed73sb** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:09 pm

the picture with the vette rims says that it is a super???, it doesn't look like any super i have seen, supers have a shorter rounder hood i thought[/code]

Post by **Marc** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 7:48 pm

`71/`72 "1302" Supers have a different nose than your 1303.

WD-40 · Post by **WD-40** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 11:26 am

slammed73sb wrote:the picture with the vette rims says that it is a super???, it doesn't look like any super i have seen, supers have a shorter rounder hood i thought[/code]

Marc wrote:`71/`72 "1302" Supers have a different nose than your 1303.

Just to clarify, the car in the photo is NOT a run-of-the-mill Super. It's a Standard beetle, with a Super frame head on the chassis, and extensive modifications to make the Super's struts work with the body. I wouldn't call it a Super myself, I would call it a modified Standard. But that's just me.

I'm not quite sure what Marc meant?- the 1302 and 1303 noses are slightly different (upper hood area, curved windshield, 5mph bumpers, etc), but very similar in appearance... whereas the difference between a Super (either type) and a Standard is MUCH more apparent on first glance.

- David

Buzzbug72 · Post by **Buzzbug72** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 11:47 am

Mine just barely fit and they're 7.5"wide.
Maybe 1cm clearance on the inside w/topline's springs
Just barely tucks the tire on the outside. Its lower now than in the pic, but it doesn't rub.

yllwveedub · Post by **yllwveedub** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 1:26 pm

I'm not quite sure what Marc meant?- the 1302 and 1303 noses are slightly different (upper hood area, curved windshield, 5mph bumpers, etc), but very similar in appearance... whereas the difference between a Super (either type) and a Standard is MUCH more apparent on first glance.

- David

Just curious, how do you tell the difference between a '72 super and a '72 standard at first glance? Assuming your first glance isn't under the hood or either front fender. They look pretty similar to me. Are you thinking about an earlier style standard with the slanted headlights and smaller tail lights?

~Josh

WD-40 · Post by **WD-40** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:33 pm

yllwveedub wrote:Just curious, how do you tell the difference between a '72 super and a '72 standard at first glance? Assuming your first glance isn't under the hood or either front fender. They look pretty similar to me. Are you thinking about an earlier style standard with the slanted headlights and smaller tail lights?

Nope.

Maybe it's just me... but I don't have any problem telling them apart right away. I did a google search, and found these two pictures of similar looking '72 beetles, from a similar angle, one standard, one super..

To me, that difference in the hood stands out right away... the extra roundness of the fenders is also a hint. By far the biggest giveaway though, is what you see UNDER the bumper. The standard ends in that nice edge, whereas the super curls underneath. This is very apparent from low and in front, but can very easily be seen from the side, or even a little behind as well, even when the hood cannot be seen. Examples: (super is a 72, standard may or may not be- I think it is, but it shows what I wanted to show and the color was right.

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Note that even when the hood is NOT visible, you can still easily tell the difference.

Again though, it might just be me.

- David

doubledoor64 · Post by **doubledoor64** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 10:37 pm

my apoligies the front rims on that oval were narrowed to 7.5" sorry for the mistake...