June 23, 200916 yr Has anyone here heard of Mangel wheels? I just bought a set of 4 lug white spoke wheels in a junk yard today. I thought they were genuine Subaru wheels until I got them home They were manufactured in 2001, in Brazil. Is it possible that they still make wheels for old 4 lug cars ?
June 23, 200916 yr I believe I have a set or two for air cooled VW's. 4 lug cars and I may have had a set for even older 5 lug VW's with the really large centers up through 67. I think they were somewhat popular, lower budget wheels back in the day. Thin chrome and all. I remember waxing them when new and the chrome was paper thin and there still were what looked like sanding or grinding marks/scratches in the part of the wheel that shows the most that is where you'd really want it smooth and shiny. Now that I think of it they may be what is on my '79 Beetle Convertible. But I'm hardly a wheel expert.
June 23, 200916 yr Got any pictures of the wheels? Sounds interesting. +1 I'd like to see them aswell. -Tom
June 23, 200916 yr Author no pics yet, but they are white spoke wheels, i thought they were subaru wheels untill i got them home and looked at the mfr. date, 2001. They are still in pretty good shape, only a little rust. I will paint them any way. $60 in a junkyard, all from the same car, and 1/2 worn out tires to! After i get them done, I will have two of the Subaru white spokes and some black stock wheels if any one needs them. I have been looking for white spokes for a long time, this a good find for me. I got 4 wheels, 3 center caps, 2 almost new headlights, and an instrument cluster, for $115.00, I let them keep the tires, lol
June 23, 200916 yr Author ok i will have to learn how to post pics here, i am going out on the road tomorrow, i will takes some pics on thursday when I return
June 23, 200916 yr Author one more thing, there was two very old looking cars there. 1970's ?, and a brat with t tops.
June 23, 200916 yr i have a set of them i think they are from les schwab but this is what mine looks like i have all 4 caps picked them up for 20 bucks with tires
June 23, 200916 yr Author yes those are them. I got 3 rusty caps. I will go to Les Schwab and try for some new ones. I just saw some caps on ebay for $19.99 each.
June 23, 200916 yr if i remember right io dont think schwabs has any the store here tryed to sell me hubcaps like the plastic ones that cover the whole wheel uh... no thanks good luck Rob.
June 25, 200916 yr yeah man, ive got a set of mangals on my brat, 16 x 6 as far as i know, they are exactly the same as wellers, as they either brought their designs or brought out weller, somin like that, and the ones in the pic of the cut up wagon, arnt they the wrong way round?
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