crows feet.

[Analog]

These are crows feet.

these are just 15" wide 5's.

just sayin'
:msn4:

 

[clyde]

Did you notice the "Crows feet Style" for sale thread as well. :lol: :lol:

 

[mister]

nice

 

[mjknight71]

what about bug 15s?

 

[sparkywig]

Did you notice the "Crows feet Style" for sale thread as well. :lol: :lol:

:lol:

 

[Analog]

I have seen a couple of mentions of the style wheel Clyde, just thought i'd clear it up, as it seems to be spreading

the grey one is not my wheel Andrew, i have one crows foot in white, and 3 regular type. :x

wide 5 bug 15" wheels are smoothies, generally anyway, the '67 have the multi slots.

smoothies

'67s

and i think there was another multi slot, on Ghias/Porsche maybe?


plus the ET on the split wheels tuck them in more

 

[sparkywig]

Don't forget Type 3 wheels...

 

[clyde]

How are they type 3 wheels Mr Sparks.

 

[sparkywig]

No hubcap clips apparently, according to the chap who donated them to the cause.

 

[Analog]

I never knew they were different Sparky

 

[sparkywig]

Nor me until I picked these up...

 

[Ted]

The type 3 wheels have no clips for hubcaps but they do have a slightly different profile to hold the outside edge of the hubcap, you can see it in the pic

 

[easy]

They do look like type 3 wheels, but they dont normally have the crows feet bit and are totally smooth as in this pick of my 64 notch wheel

 

[gvee]

Okay, I'm just going to say it...

I see no difference in the wheels in the first post of this thread other than colour :msn4:

 

[flynster]

around the bolt holes of the first picture you`ll see three raised prongs at different angles which look like the shape of a crows foot and none of these in the 2nd picture......... :mrgreen:

 

[clyde]

Look around the bolt holes on the first wheel (grey) and you will notice 3 upraised castings. They look a little like a birds foot, hence Crows feet.
You cant see them with hub caps on so i am a little confussed as to why people will pay a premium for them, unless your running without caps and want to spend a fortune on steel OG wheels. Off set is no better than the 4 slot wheels.

 

[mcvw]

As per Analog's first two pics...

There is invariably no difference between a 'crows feet' steel wheel and a '15 inch bus wheel'. The wheel widths, profile and offsets have been measured and compared against each other (by folks on theSamba.com), and the differences have been noted as minimal (eigth's of an inch maybe on the offset).

The only real (physical/visible) difference between a 'crows feet' steel wheel and a '15 inch bus wheel' (apart from the actual manufacturer of the wheel) are the three ribbed 'pressings' that surround the wheel bolt hole.

[Edit] Clyde - I didn't see your post! [/Edit]

 

[clyde]

Even some of the manufacturers are the same.

 

[Low n slow]

I'm dissapointed. I thought this thread was going to be about ageing. :shock:

 

[moler]

Type3 wheels where available in all three guises, so you can get a solid one, one with slots, and one with 4 vents(?) They have a pressed in shade for retaining hubcaps, abit like late bug wheels but pointing inward instead of outward.

Just my twopenneth