The Cal-look Lounge

You know the Black/polished look...  and is it a VW thing or a Porsche thing? ???

 Definitely a VW thing,  the Porsche crowd did'nt have anything to do with these until the VW guys started paying too much for them amongst themselves. As for detailing them , the 1st set I ever saw was from a guy named Mike Kukar (?) from DKB in Huntington Beach. This was about 84 or 85. A friend of ours named Ben Peche had some in the late 80's & then Henry O had his in the early 90's. It took a little bit after that for them to go from $150 a set to $2000 a set. They seem to have come down a bit lately. Cool wheels  always .   Bill

Thank you Bill! The treatment is that old...hmm maybe I will keep them detailed... nah probably not :)

 :o  is it that old?  I didn't know that, I thought it was a "new" thing.  Ik like them detailed the most though...

i remember henry o in the report in super vw  i remember what's that wheels ??? it was gb
henry it's the white car on the picture

heres a shot I got of Henry's car at Pomona in January 94
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/pomona1.jpg)

same car but fuchs shoes  ;D ;D

Looks bitchin with the gas burners..

they are the ones on my car,got them from Henry in 1999,they were Bill S before that

cheers Richie

Looks OK with the Gasburners but no comparison over the alloys (Fuchs).

that's a real nice car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are you sure henry  ::) ::)

 ;)
fabs

O? That's a short surname, still I guess that's better than having one of those names no one can spell!  :D

What are some other ways gas burners have been detailed? I have a set of repos for my car but I don't think there is enough contrast between a mostly black wheel and a black car. I have seen them fully chromed but that is a little too bling for my tastes. Any other options?

--louis

factory finish  ;)

 ;)

How about naked?

Wonder how they would look with a nickle finish.

--louis

this is a super dee duper car.love the fuchs which cant be bettered in my book 8) bmxnut is henry then? id love to see more pics of all of it and a detailed description henry please? ;D

 ;)

That last pic is cool; the white really pops. The lack of engine seal and channel looks good.

yep looks great in white. 8) super clean super car ;)

Stock silver is killer on a black car.

on a white car and red too
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_WfCoy6mmPwA/SFvH_5QwB6I/AAAAAAAACWk/IBXQw8Y7ze8/s800/IMG_7778.JPG)

jim kaforsky 63
cool combo too
(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/000/036/737/20090214/dyn006_original_709_532_pjpeg_36737_13cf418f66186f667f77130484e04c47.jpg)

That is the car that got me stuck on gas burners.

--louis

Yea silver is killer. Those two cars look good!!

Kaforski's car is one of my favorites!!

jims car is great and yet so understated.

How about gold with polished edges?

Only if they come in 22" versions

--louis

Lol, I was thinking a nice subdued gold paint. Not gold plating.

The first time I recall seeing them on a VW was Dave Galassi's double cab, but they were painted solid. Other than that Jim Kaforski's 62 was the first "polished and detailed" set I can remember.

I've always liked the original grey finish like on Jeff Denham's 67.

Stock painted look like cheap hubcaps!  :P

I'm surprised we never saw that in the 80s.

(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5964.0;attach=18762;image)

 ;)

they look better detailed.

I may just do this:

(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=570.0;attach=1927;image)


--louis

mmm don't like the chromed GB

You said it

They remind me of the wheels you see on To#¤tas and Hondas. I may just ditch the burners and go with something else.

--louis

Those who can't decide can always run different finishes...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/General/rbn2-1.jpg)

you cant beat fuchs louis.any other wheel is just wishing you had fuchs ;D

mat who's the owner of this car , i remember seen this one at vowo in 01 and i like that car grey GB with red is a cool combo

Max Morley, that '65 was featured in the '96 Cal Look issue of Volksworld with polished 5-spokes.

this one tero ???
she does'nt look red in the featuring   , more raspberry

My only problem with fuchs is everyone is running them. They are like the iconic VW rim, even more so than the BRMs. With the GBs, even now that they are available as a repo, not everyone is running them. I wonder how a charcoal grey wheel on a black car would look. That might give the wheel enough contrast to not disappear. Of course if I ever lay my hands on a set of torq thrusts this will be a mute issue.

--louis

I'm feeling that, seriously.  On the right color car it would look great.  Red, green, or blue perhaps.

As for the charcoal on black, I think a lighter gray or gunmetal could be effective on black.  The really dark centers just DON'T work for me.  But who cares what I think? 

How about something like this:

(http://www2.cip1.com/v/vspfiles/photos/B32-BR3S-2T.jpg)

Maybe a slightly darker grey.

--louis

Like that or just VERY slightly darker, with polished lip and ribs.  Kind of looks like the centers are untouched but the polished parts give it some contrast.

(http://wheeldynamix.com/gallery/albums/Imports/IMG_0237.sized.jpg)

Sort of like the rims on this car.

--louis

Same car.  :)



Something similar to this?

(http://www.kalifornialook.com/15hce7.jpg)

is it gunmetal color ??? really cool color  , or apply the same as roger crago ghia

I had mine anthracite powdercoated and did the runing boards to match.

Never saw anyone try detailed silver  :-\

Or hoodride patina'd!  :o :P  or would that be curb rashed patina'd . ;D

That looks really nice.

--louis

Matt, for how long do you have them powdercoated now? Does it really work?
Cheers,

Georg

The possibilities are endless for these wheels. All you need is an inset finish that sets you apart from others. Individualism within the main set of cal-look ideals is encouraged ;D Never thought of the stock silver color and detailing. Looks good. You know you want to keep the mahles, louis.

George,I only had the inset powdercoated.  My powdercoater wanted to powder clear them after I polished them.  But I was afraid of rock chips.   Hindsight I should have done it. That powdercoat is tough stuff.

Nice pic, that's about what I had in mind.  Take the gloss off the center and I think it'd be on target!

I actually like the one that you call hoodride patina.

Best rgs
BB

Let’s bring up this old topic! Let’s see some pics of your gas burner wheels, detailed or not!

I like them original silver or detailed, but prefer detailed and unpolished

(https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2013423.jpg)

Love that car  ;D

Here is my set, jge repros. They are in pretty bad shape so I have to paint/detail them soon.