UPDATE: Daniel commented below, “these are aluminum, they are new, they come painted OD green. the bolts are sealed in plastic bags. he claims they are in canada, but the items ship from a woman in India. I am thinking Mahindra. his ebay listing is misleading at best.”
So, these may be acceptable parts, but the seller isn’t clear that these originate in India.
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These adapters look to be the type made by Vic Hickey. If so, the HICKEY name ought to be visible on them.
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“Willys DUAL Wheel Adapters MB GPW CJ2A agriculture jeep ww2 radio jeep.
These are old stock which has been refinished ,cleaned and painted. They are like New never used . There are no marking on adapters.
Set comes with 2 adapters, 5 left hand thread studs and 5 right hand studs.”
I think the Hickey units were made of aluminum.
Wow! They are expensive…750USD. Is it normal? I mean they are not so rare, right?
I agree that the Hickey parts were aluminum. I’d love to find a set of adapters but that kind of price is out of my range, though I’ve heard others asking similar prices for them.
Yes, that price is not unusual. I saw some prices at $1000 a few years ago.
I’ve seen this same ad on Ebay ,from the same guy, every few months for the last several years .
Terry, good to know. Demand for these must be fading a bit.
Someone was casting new ones at one point not that long ago. Don’t recall where I saw the thread, but can’t help but wonder if these are backyard cast re-pops that someone is portraying as used original parts?
Mitch, I didn’t know about the re-pops (or forgot about them). That would explain why these continue to be on eBay over the years.
These are repops. I actually called this guy when they first came out. The same image is bei g used, with the same granite countertop underneath. I recall deciding against it because the casting history was dubious, and they were too expensive. Now the story has changed to them being old stock. Caveat emptor!
Thanks Quentin.
these are aluminum, they are new, they come painted OD green. the bolts are sealed in plastic bags. he claims they are in canada, but the items ship from a woman in India. I am thinking Mahindra. his ebay listing is misleading at best.
Daniel,
Thanks for the leg work on this. Old stock from India? That doesn’t seem to make sense to me either. I’ll update the post.
– Dave