Tyres and Rims

First things first, getting new tyres. Ours are bought from Hi-Q. In the beginning we wished to purchase white wall tyres fro the bug but they turned out to be almost four times more expensive than normal tyres so it didn't happen.

There are also white wall imitation parts available that are added between the tyre and the rim. They look relatively good and the price is reasonable. We've seen them on sale at the Volkswagen and old car events and they most probably can also be ordered from local VW part shops such as Volkspares. We however decided not to go to that direction; it is real white wall tyres or normal tyres. No imitation parts.

When replacing the tyres we also had a change to take better look at the rims. We've got 6 rims which all but one is in relatively good condition. They are just a bit mix match when it comes to color; metallic silver, white and light grey. Even according to the original Sales Brochure the correct color combination for the Ruby Red body paint is white rims we decided to go with light grey. For some reason it pleases our eyes more as the white just seems to be too white and shiny. The interior is black, white and grey combination so in that respect the grey goes well with the rim as well. The rims will be fully light grey without any different inner/outer stripes.