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The 17 inch Three-Piece PRObuilt Smoothie emulates the OE look of the original
15x4.5 ONE-Piece Smoothie made from 1955-1965 for the Classic Volkswagen
Type 1 Beetle. It comes in
three bolt patterns, 4x130mm, 5x130mm, and wide 5x205mm.
Design your 17" Smoothies with different color combinations, including installing tires for the bolt-on ability. The Complete Details section will go more in-depth on fitment and recommendations.
Made in the USA | Product updated 6/22/23 by Pete
Related: 17" 4x130mm 2-Piece Smoothie | 17" Wide 5 2-Piece Smoothie | Lugs Needed
Typical time to install - 1/2 Hour | Install Guide | Install Video | Tools Needed
There BACK! The 17" PRObuilt 3 Piece Smoothie is BACK! We are investing 10's of thousands of dollars to ensure this time around, they inventory and build times are better for YOU, the #BestClientsInTheWorld!
Let's go over the basics.
- All outer lips come polished
- All inner barrels are raw aluminum
- All centers are powder coated a color of your choice. Chart of colors can be found here.
- All bolts are chrome in color.
- All wheels leave our facility details, torqued, and sealed, ready for tire unless we install those. If we install tires, due to the volatility of the tire market, matching tread pattern tires will be expertly mounted, balanced, along with new valve stems. Wheel and tires packages will be detailed to perfection before packaging.
Let's talk about what lips work with what and what the PRO's recommend. These are recommendations and not guarantees. You will need to check vehicle for fitment prior to ordering to ensure fitment is ideal for your ride.
1.50" Lips- Front applications on everything
- Rear applications for Bay Bus, Super Beetle, 1969 and later Type 3, Type 181 Thing, 1968-77 Karmann Ghia (Long Axle and IRS equipped)* and Standard Beetle
2.50" Lips- Rear applications for Split Bus, Short Axle equipped Karmann Ghia and Standard Beetle
4.00" Lips- 1949-1965 Standard Beetle equipped with Stock Fenders, Short Axle (OEM) for Stretched/Cambered look. Perfect for Air Ride equipped rides.
Let's talk about back spacing and what works for your vehicle. 4.50" Back Spacing- REAR | 1949-65 Standard Beetle equipped with Short Axle (OEM)
- REAR | 1955-67 Type 2 Split Bus with Straight Axle Conversion
5.00" Back Spacing- FRONT | 1949-77 Standard Beetle
- FRONT | 1957-67 Karmann Ghia/Split Bus
- REAR | 1966-77 Standard Beetle
- REAR | 1955-67 Type 2 Split Bus with IRS Conversion
5.50" Back Spacing- FRONT - 1968-74 Karmann Ghia, Type 3, Super Beetle, Type 181 Thing, Bay Bus
- REAR - 1968-1974 Karmann Ghia, Type 3 with Long Axle or IRS, Super Beetle, Type 181, Bay Bus
*Possible trimming of fender lip required to fit on the IRS Ghia. Measure to ensure 1.75" of cleareance from the drum or rotor to the outer fender edge. Hubcap options From jBugs - Factory Wide 5 caps (cheap) - Factory Wide 5 caps (better) - Large VW Emblem caps (cheap) - Smooth caps (cheap) - Wolfsburg Crest caps (cheap) From Wolfsburg West - Wolfsburg West Chrome caps (BEST) - Wolfsburg West Grey caps (cool) From thesamba - KDF Caps (cheap) - Porsche Crest Caps (Nice)
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