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« Reply #300 on: July 22, 2009, 16:46:17 pm »

Bought these yesterday Cool

What are those?? I remember seeing a set of those at a HotVW's Drag Day years ago, and they were cheap! Talked myself out of it though...
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« Reply #301 on: July 22, 2009, 17:55:04 pm »

Does anyone know anything about these wheels? I gather they're Swedish – and I like them (a lot)!
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« Reply #302 on: July 22, 2009, 18:31:06 pm »

JP wheels, made for all kinds of bolt patterns... except 5x205... that why the ones in your picture has the center cut out, with new lugholes made in the spokes.
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« Reply #303 on: July 22, 2009, 19:26:10 pm »

JP wheels, made for all kinds of bolt patterns... except 5x205... that why the ones in your picture has the center cut out, with new lugholes made in the spokes.
Ahah! Are they ever available?
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« Reply #304 on: July 22, 2009, 21:36:56 pm »

JP wheels, made for all kinds of bolt patterns... except 5x205... that why the ones in your picture has the center cut out, with new lugholes made in the spokes.
Ahah! Are they ever available?

keith check this http://hem.passagen.se/tobiasax/jp.htm swedish websire with jp wheels , they made the 5 spoke with porsche pattern ,
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« Reply #305 on: July 22, 2009, 21:38:01 pm »

found this one on the samba

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=333099

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« Reply #306 on: July 22, 2009, 23:07:18 pm »

Yep they are JP wheels, I think they used to be on the Stuka porsche race car as well I think.

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« Reply #307 on: September 14, 2009, 15:52:49 pm »

these bad boys recently popped up on a samba ad - brahem race wheels from mexico. They are kind of industrial looking, but I would run them anyday!



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« Reply #308 on: September 14, 2009, 15:53:55 pm »

They look like a 5 lug Riviera! Cheesy
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« Reply #309 on: September 14, 2009, 15:55:34 pm »

yep, thats what I thought!

These are also for sale on thesamba at the moment - pedrini accessory wheels for Porsche:-

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« Reply #310 on: October 28, 2009, 23:03:50 pm »

Pedrini's on my '68...
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« Reply #311 on: October 28, 2009, 23:05:50 pm »

Oops, forgot to post a picture....... Shocked
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« Reply #312 on: October 28, 2009, 23:14:06 pm »

Those look killer!!
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« Reply #313 on: October 29, 2009, 00:09:00 am »

Simon, those Brahem Racing wheels are GREAT! I'd run those, too.
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« Reply #314 on: October 29, 2009, 00:14:04 am »

Simon, those Brahem Racing wheels are GREAT! I'd run those, too.

I was just thinking that too dude - A nice polish & paint done  Wink Smiley
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« Reply #315 on: October 29, 2009, 03:41:25 am »

Gotta love the Pedrinis....



I pained my factory silver so they don't stand out.  (sleeper)
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« Reply #316 on: October 29, 2009, 05:57:54 am »


so, what are the best 4 lug wheels?
must be a dilemma for people like me owning a 1500 '67, so old model and 4 lug wheels. it just don't look right!
converting to 5x205 is just too expensive and fuchs wheels are being sold for ridiculous prices...  Undecided

I went with 4-lug EMPI Lemmerz Sprintstars: 145 radials on 4.5's and M&H street slicks on 5.5's:


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« Reply #317 on: October 29, 2009, 06:45:22 am »

Gotta love the Pedrinis....



I painted my factory silver so they don't stand out.  (sleeper)

Amen to that... less is more. Those look perfect.

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« Reply #318 on: October 29, 2009, 07:21:43 am »

i like those 5 lug perdini's, but not the price... the 4 lugs have gained my blessing over the years, but not on a type3.
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« Reply #319 on: October 29, 2009, 07:40:59 am »

I thinking about changing my Fuchs for fat lip Riviera on my 68. Roll Eyes

 

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« Reply #320 on: October 29, 2009, 11:34:20 am »

My 57 ragtop AZORed




AZOR wheels are perhaps rares, only 2 sets knowned and only one is complete (mine) with all center caps ans bolts.
The other set is owned by an other french guy who lives 150km far me and who drove a perfect green razor KG riding on américan racing.
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« Reply #321 on: October 29, 2009, 11:43:52 am »

The grey FPS (Fabrica Pedrini di Siena) 5x130wheels set showned higher was mine before I sent to a californian guy.
They are so much light (not like GB but like Fuchs) and in very good shape because perhaps NOS.
A pic in my garage 1 year ago

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« Reply #322 on: October 29, 2009, 13:19:05 pm »

Those look killer!!
Thanks Chris W! I wanted to try something a little different with my Pedrini's. 
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« Reply #323 on: October 29, 2009, 13:56:52 pm »

Ritchie, were those F.P.S. wheels originally for a 914-6 and/or 911? Are those the original center caps? Whatever the case, great looking wheel. I'd run 'em.
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« Reply #324 on: October 29, 2009, 14:05:07 pm »

The grey FPS (Fabrica Pedrini di Siena) 5x130wheels set showned higher was mine before I sent to a californian guy.
They are so much light (not like GB but like Fuchs) and in very good shape because perhaps NOS.
A pic in my garage 1 year ago


i've seen some year ago a set of azor wheels for sale at LE BUG SHOW , and 2 years ago a set of FPS for sale too at SUPER VW NATS
and if i'm correct i've a friend of me who have a set on his type34

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« Reply #325 on: October 29, 2009, 14:25:25 pm »

I thinking about changing my Fuchs for fat lip Riviera on my 68. Roll Eyes

 



don't settle for fatlips, they make the rim look small and it just doesn't look 'right'.

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« Reply #326 on: October 29, 2009, 19:56:24 pm »

The FPS looks great... and they works great for the front, but does anyone know if they exists in 7"?
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« Reply #327 on: October 29, 2009, 20:46:53 pm »

The FPS looks great... and they works great for the front, but does anyone know if they exists in 7"?

great thinking there. i like the idea allready  Grin


BTW if someone has a set of wide 13" rims PM me if you want to get rid off them for next to nothing  Roll Eyes or if someone knows someone who can make 13" wheels out off originals near Belgium or in Belgium...
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« Reply #328 on: October 29, 2009, 21:08:55 pm »


i've seen some year ago a set of azor wheels for sale at LE BUG SHOW , and 2 years ago a set of FPS for sale too at SUPER VW NATS
and if i'm correct i've a friend of me who have a set on his type34
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My AZOR set came from a VW freaks of north-est of France but my ex FPS wheels came directly from a guy who was working in a car accesories dealer in the 80ies and he says they are new.
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« Reply #329 on: October 29, 2009, 21:12:32 pm »

Ritchie, were those F.P.S. wheels originally for a 914-6 and/or 911? Are those the original center caps? Whatever the case, great looking wheel. I'd run 'em.

I don't know where was sold FPS wheels.
The only one time I have seen on a Porsche, there was a 911 2.4S of VHC.
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