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17” (2 Piece - No bolts showing) Discontinued
Smoothies are made up of a t-6061 billet aluminum center and a steel outer hoop. They are fastened together with a 16 bolts. 3/8” 12pt is the socket size for these bolts
Torque on ferry cap bolt is (31ft lbs). Thread pitch on the ferry cap bolts is (3/8-16)
17” (3 Piece)
Smoothies are made up of a t-6061 billet aluminum center and aluminum outer halves, one polished (outer) and the other is machined finish (inner). They are fastened together with a 40 bolts. 8mm 12pt bolts use a 5/16 socket. Nuts use a 13mm socket. Torque is 30 ft lbs.
Wolfsburg West hub cap clips are used and fastened with 10/32 stainless socket head cap screws. All bolts and screws must have anti-seize applied to them.
Standard valve stems are utilized. Acorn seat lug nuts are to be used like these.
Recommended tire sizes are p205-40r17 tires up front and p215-45r17 tires in the rear. Recommended balance is lug-centric.
Any early hubcap from a 49-65 Beetle, 55-67 Bus or early 356 Porsche will work. Any aftermarket hub cap for those models will work but pick wisely because some caps are built with thinner steel or cheap chrome so inspect before purchasing.
Do we sell hubcaps? No. But here are some options.
From JBugs - Factory Wide 5 caps (cheap) - Factory Wide 5 caps (better) - Large VW Emblem caps (cheap) - Smooth caps (cheap) - Wolfsburg Crest caps (cheap)
From Wolfsburg West - Wolfsburg West Chrome caps (BEST) - Wolfsburg West Grey caps (cool)
From thesamba - KDF Caps (cheap) - Porsche Crest Caps (Nice)
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