Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:51:10 +0000
Reply-To: Sean Garrett <doit.outdoors@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Sean Garrett <doit.outdoors@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: SA 15 inch alloys, cap-cover
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Thats not it !
Its about 7 inches in diameter with a raised center sectionI have the plastic ones Ken, not metal. Thats my next try is to find a machinist and get a quote... unless I can find enough folks to get the fiberglass done.
Anyone out there have these rims too and are interested in fiberglass copies ? Sean G
From: Jon VonOhlsen <jondvo@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: SA 15 inch alloys, cap-cover
https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/22S601171A/centre-cap-rhein-alloy/
looks to be discontinued. If anyone has one, may be able to generate a
CAD file to have it printed.
Jon
On 11/10/2016 6:17 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote:
> Sean, Chris, et. al,
>
> Those were the days! When I got truck loads of cheap Vanagon specific
> wheels from South Africa and sold them every other day of the week! These
> center caps were discontinued way back in the early 2000s and I have done
> some searching and can't even find the part number for them. It should be
> something like 22S601171 with some letter at the end. The 22S is a South
> African only part number and since this rim was discontinued there long
> ago, I am sure there is no stock in SA except for a used one here or there.
>
>
> So the best thing to do is post this on thesamba and see if you can get a
> group purchase together for enough of these covers to make the $800
> fiberglass thing worthwhile. Or you could find a shop that could machine
> copies out of billet aluminium for around $100 a pop. In the last days of
> these rims, my supplier ran out of center caps but not out of rims. They
> told us to continue to sell the rims and that in the near future they were
> reproducing the center caps. I think we had to wait almost a year and what
> we got was a cheesy, plastic cap that was a pale imitation of the original
> metal one. If you still have your metal caps, I would just find a good
> paint man who can repair any damage on them with filler and then have the
> wheels repainted to match. That would be cheaper than any of these
> alternatives.
>
> OK, now I will come back to the present day where everyone is slapping
> repro Chinese MB knock off rims on their vans that aren't rated for the
> weight of the super burdened down vans. I haven't sold an alloy rims since
> the SA rims left the playing field. Just don't want to get involved in
> selling rims that aren't rated for the van along with fancy tires that are
> also not properly load rated, but "will be fine" we promise.
>
> Ken
>
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 10:54 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Do you have a part number? If you're patient I can have someone check if
>> South African dealers can order them.
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Dnia 09.11.2016 o godz. 10:48 Sean Garrett <doit.outdoors@YAHOO.COM>
>> napisał(a):
>>
>>> About 12-15 years ago the Sunburst wheel was popular, I bought a set. 15
>> x 6.5, from SA. Ken Wilford sold me a set.
>>> However the ~caps~ covering the lugs are old and failing. I am looking
>> for replacements, does anyone have a source ? They are about 7 inches in
>> diameter and have a raised center for the stub of the axle.
>>> About 4-6 years ago I was in contact with someone (vendor) in Europe via
>> email who had these but no one spoke english (when I went to order via
>> phone) and it fizzled out. I wish I could remember the vendors name...
>>> I already tried a local fiberglass shop to make them and he want at
>> least 800 to make the molds. I can buy a new set of wheels at that price.
>> Sean G
>>
>
>
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