Jim Douglas Jr.'s VWs

I'm in San Francisco, but my best buddy Dann lives in Grass Valley so I'm up your way frequently.
I'll try to post here when I can but I'm pretty busy as Administrator of .LoveBugfans and webmaster of the main website. I'm going to try to plan my visits to the area on the weekends of your meets. That'll be a really nice bonus and I look forward to meeting you in the future.

We're always interested in supporting new VW clubs and forums. Here's a couple pictures of my cars.

Kyle, Buddy & Herbie the Love Bug ll53

This is Buddy. 1963 Delux Sedan. (Built August, 1962).
1966 1300 block built to 1600cc. Single carb, dual port. 12 volt.
Accessories include pop out windows and trim rings.
Color: Metallic Java Green. Original color: Anthracite.
This photo from I think 2002.



This one from 2009. Twin Peaks, San Francisco. I actually live like a two minute drive from here.



This is Hometown Herbie. 1963 Sunroof Sedan. (Built September, 1962).
1964 1200 block built to 1385cc. Single carb, single port. 6 volt.
Accessories include pop out windows, a second dome light, and wide wheels.
Color: Pearl White.
This photo taken also on Twin Peaks.



This one, Kelly Park show, San Jose, 2009.

Hey. That car looks familiar.

I think that I saw that car in Monte Carlo some years back. Just Kidding! What cool Bugs you have. Thanks for joining us!

Thanks, Eric.

You look so dreamy in uniform....

Don't give him a bigger ego than he already has.

No doubt

It'll take some time but you will learn.

How wide are those smoothies? Im trying to find some for the rear of my 65.

The wheels are 15X6 and are custom made by Boltons in Los Angeles.

Cool thanks for the info. I was guessing around that wide, was it pricey?. The only place around here Ive heard about is Stockton Wheels.

Stockton Wheels does do the widening but I believe they are more expensive. Boltons is reasonable and has a fast turnaround.

GIVE ERIC (SPEED BUGGY) A HOLLA. HES MADE HIS OWN CUSTOM WIDTH WHEELS IN THE PAST. HE MAY BE WILLING TO DO IT AGAIN. NO HARM IN ASKING.

If he says no we can always kidnap him and make him work for food.

YEA!

We can keep him in a big pit full of metal working equipment and instead of "It puts the lotion on its skin" all he will hear is "It puts the welder to the metal"

Um... I don't know where these thoughts come from???

I am looking for my therapist's number now...

Paul, what exactly are you looking for?
Matthew, I'll PM my therapists number. Sounds like you need him more than me.....

HAHA!

Mateo wrote:

YEA!

We can keep him in a big pit full of metal working equipment and instead of "It puts the lotion on its skin" all he will hear is "It puts the welder to the metal"

Um... I don't know where these thoughts come from???

I am looking for my therapist's number now...

I appreciate it. Im on the hunt.

speedbuggy wrote:

Paul, what exactly are you looking for?
Matthew, I'll PM my therapists number. Sounds like you need him more than me.....

Im just looking to get my smoothies widened out to be 15x6. I love the way the rim fills up the rear fender.

How did I miss this? Thanks. Yes, I get SOOOO many comments on these wheels. They were worth every penny.
YEA! For once, I'M not the one who made the post take a turn for the pervy.
Here's the (click here) latest info on wide wheel prices from three places. The important stuff is reprinted below.

If you tell Bolton's you want 15 x 6 Herbie wheels, they know exactly what to make. It's actually pinned up on their board.
It's about as wide as you can go without rubbing issues. remember, you want to tell anyone who you have do this to keep the stock/original rear offset.

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Boltons Classic Wheels
16516 South Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 763-6621 or (310) 538-5046
Quote. 6-1-10 15 x 6, your core, new outer, unpainted, no clips. $65 each.
NOTE: Different members have gotten different quotes. I told the man I spoke to I was from LoveBugFans and that they were for a Herbie and got the lower $65 quote. This has been true every time I call them. They may have a soft spot for Herbie, so it won't hurt to compliment their work up front. "Hi, my name's so-and-so, and I need wide wheels for my Herbie project. The other members at LoveBugFans had nothing but good things to say about your services so I thought I'd call you first...."


Additional wheel widening services :

Custom and Commercial Wheel
17866 Valley Blvd.
Bloomington, CA 92316
Bus: 909-357-3505 Fax: 909-357-0443
Quote. 6-12-08 15 x 6, your core, new outer, unpainted, no clips. $72.50 each.
Quote. 3-23-11 15 x 6, your core, new outer, unpainted, $70.00 each. Add $12.50 for powder coating.
www.customcommercialwheel.com/ (Website inactive March, 2011. It's being rebuilt and will be back on line in the next 60 days.)
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Also: Stockton Wheel
648 W. Fremont St.
Stockton, CA 95203
(800) 395-9433
Quote. 6-12-08 15 x 6, your core, new outer, unpainted, no clips. $149 each.
www.stocktonwheel.com/
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When contacting, be sure to describe 15" or 14"', and 6", with standard negative (rear) offset (backside of rim remains the same. Widening is done so wheel is wider towards the outside of the car.

Be sure also to ask if they need your original wheels for the centers and how much to ship the new wheels to you.

My 5 1/2 wide 67 wheels rub on the inside not much but they rub. I may have the short axle I dont know. So back spacing is so important

I'll be using Bolton's when I do mine. I haven't heard a bad thing about them yet!

They are great Greg. Kyle and Phil both have them.