RE: (Fwd) Re: American headlight spruce-up

["Jeff Wheeler" <j_dubbya@classic.msn.com>]

I'm pretty sure I've seen the wheels at issue here; the style has often been 
referred to as the "turbine" look in earlier years, and is basically numerous 
thin "spokes" radially emanating from the hub ($.05 for all who refrain from 
giving me any s*** about using the phrase "radially emanating"; I really 
couldn't help myself!).  They're painted that silver that the good ol' 
Scirocco 9-spokes get painted, and yes, they were seen on Quantums.

On a quasi-related note, anyone know if the offset for the "Orlando" wheel 
appearing on lots of A3s is A1-friendly?

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From: 	owner-scirocco-l@mantis.privatei.com on behalf of Rick Lackner
Sent: 	Sunday, September 14, 1997 2:39 AM
To: 	scirocco-l@privatei.com
Subject: 	(Fwd) Re: American headlight spruce-up

I hate to post this to the list, but this guy's email reply-to is 
AFU.  Fix your email client setup bud!!


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To:            Mawster.Chadwick@huey.cadvision.com
Subject:       Re: American headlight spruce-up
Date:          Sun, 14 Sep 1997 13:31:11 +0800

> I got mine at a STEAL for only 3000$ at 155k kilom.  Hehe.

Mine cost me $350 US at 108K miles.  Not too shabby huh?

> Are they the cast wheels with black in between the spokes that kind 
> of look like spiderwebs????  Those are on my car right now.  They 
> have a little VW motorsport cap on the plastic wheel bearing covers.  
> I saw a set for sale in a parts shop, in the corner.  All four were 
> selling for only 75$ canadian.  ( I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Mine have no black paint, they're all alloy.  I do have a plain black 
plastic VW cap in the center. 

> How can you tell that it's a wolfsberg??  Mine says Karmann on the 
> sides.  (he's the engineer right?)  Like as in Karmann Ghia :)  I 
> have a hunch he may have designed the Corrado, which looks much like 
> an updated 'Rock.

It says Wolfsburg on it :)  Actually, there's a little badge on both 
front fenders behind the front wheel.  It's a model they sell 
with special deals on option packages.  They all say Karmann on the 
side posts (unless the glue dries out and the plastic falls off).  
Karmann (I think) was the guy who used to design the bodies, think 
he's dead now.  There's a lot of good places to read about stuff like 
that on the net, do a search for VW.  www.vw.com has some nice 
history stuff on it too.  I think it was someone else who did the 
Corrado and maybe Scirocco too.  I know that info's on the web 
somewhere.  If you can't find it, post to the list asking for info.  
Someone there will have the links.

Rick    
hugacub@whidbey.net
Richard.Lackner@entex.com
85 Scirocco 8V  Wolfsburg
Everett, WA
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