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Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:11 pm

Does anyone have a source for 5.60 x 15 bias ply tires for my Bug. The price of Cokers has me scared. There must be a company producng something.

Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:17 pm

Nope, just Coker as far as I’m aware. 6.00-15 are available from China at ~$40 each but you have to buy by the container last I checked.

Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:30 pm

I take that back, here you go. https://m.alibaba.com/product/60322024097/Hot-Sale...40x140.png

Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:46 pm

Thanks for the reply. I checked the site and saw a blurry picture and no information - darn. I did look further, and the necessary quanitities scared me I have several cars that use that size. VWs and Volvos, but not that many.

Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:36 pm

Some cheap ones in Europe but shipping might kill the deal

https://www.classictyrestore.com/en/560x15/870-560x15-560-15-78p-tl-heidenau-p29-tubeless-type.html

Try searching for Camac 5.60 15 too.

Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:04 pm

Thanks. Great info. 94uk is about $120. I Goggled Camac in US and nothing. There must be a US distributor - just not in the frst 2 pages of Google.

Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:37 pm

The link I posted has a minimum order of 1 tire. All 5 would be about $200 plus shipping. I would message them if you’re really interested, that’s how those sites normally work. Here’s a picture of the tire-

Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:38 pm

Camac is in Portugal. I emailed for information on a US distributor This is going somewhere. Thanks Sambaistas!

Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:09 pm

If you struggle to get info I could ship some to you. I work with a shipper in the UK so may be able to get a batch shipped if there’s enough interest.

Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:23 pm

Camec's are terrible, I would avoid those

Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:40 pm

Universal tire has US ROYAL narrow whitewalle or blackwall. The last thing the PO did with the bug was put 5 new ones on the car, in 1991. I drove on them untill 2010, when I noticed that on wet roads the back end was getting loose, on curves I had been driving around in wet and dry for 10 years. So I stopped driving in the rain.
They may not be cheap, but they lasted. If the car is a trailer queen you will never replace them.
If I was going to daily drive I' d run radials.