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Mahle wheels, factory finish??? |
tod914 |
Mar 20 2006, 05:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
How where the 4 lug Mahle wheels finished from the factory (excluding LE's)? Bare metal finish or painted?
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SLITS |
Mar 20 2006, 05:35 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Painted with Wurth's Silver Lacquer w/ clear coat..............unless they were painted the same color as those funny looking cars.
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JeffBowlsby |
Mar 20 2006, 09:49 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,533 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
I dont think they were painted Tod. Not sure what the original finish is. Wurth silver is an excellent look-alike, but I know the original finish is not painted.
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double-a |
Mar 20 2006, 10:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 987 Joined: 15-September 03 From: vancouver, wa, usa Member No.: 1,162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
i recently had mine sandblasted. there was (in decending order) a top coat of silver, a middle coat of royal blue (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif), and a coat of silver. i'm guessing that last coat was the factory application.
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biggy72 |
Mar 21 2006, 12:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 209 Joined: 14-January 06 From: Olympia, WA Member No.: 5,418 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
my pedrinis were bare before I had em polished.
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McMark |
Mar 21 2006, 01:56 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
My experience is that they were bare.
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tod914 |
Mar 21 2006, 12:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
Thanks, I have yet to see an original set. The one set I did see where on that 24K milage maluga red 76 in our local PCA. He had them painted silver as well. I'm thinking about getting a set. Nicely styled wheel. Guess it will be a long quest before I find some in original condition.
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Air_Cooled_Nut |
Mar 21 2006, 12:30 PM
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914 Ronin - 914 owner who lost his 914club.com Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Beaverton, Oregon Member No.: 584 Region Association: None |
Why the concern for original condition? Just have 'em de-painted if necessary (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
Here's my $100 find (5 rims!) at a street rod show (98% American cars, 2% British). No signs of paint anywhere: (IMG:http://www.icbm.org/erkson/personal/porsche914-73/mahle_rims.jpg) |
double-a |
Mar 21 2006, 12:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 987 Joined: 15-September 03 From: vancouver, wa, usa Member No.: 1,162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
wow, 20 clams per wheel is quite a find! i thought i got a good deal at $300 shipped for a set of five. four of mine arrived painted, one (i suspect the spare) was unpainted.
then i proceeded to spend more than 10 hours per wheel polishing them. ugh. ~a before, during, after: Attached image(s) |
davesprinkle |
Mar 21 2006, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 2,943 Region Association: None |
Mine were painted silver from the factory.
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Bleyseng |
Mar 21 2006, 02:32 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I always thought they were painted silver from the factory. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rocking nana.gif)
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boston914 |
Apr 25 2006, 07:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 15-July 03 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 912 |
I have a 76 car with Mahles.
Mine are definitely painted. In fact, the paint on 2 of the wheels is fading, and it looks like there is a yellow primer under the silver paint. I have the original window sticker and sales receipt for my car. The paperwork shows the Mahle wheels as a dealer installed option for $60! |
914werke |
Apr 25 2006, 07:49 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Painted (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif)
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JeffBowlsby |
Apr 25 2006, 08:05 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,533 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
I dont know why some think they were factory painted. I have a set on My <50K mile LE and the metal parts are most definitely not painted, everything on my car is bone stock and factory original. My spare still has the original tire. Ever notice that old Mahles get a dull, grey, rough, patina, and this would not occur if they were painted. The paint would chip or scratch off, but the overall wheel would not oxidize out if it was painted.
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Tobra |
Apr 26 2006, 02:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 22-August 05 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 4,634 |
I have a 76 car with Mahles. Mine are definitely painted. In fact, the paint on 2 of the wheels is fading, and it looks like there is a yellow primer under the silver paint. I have the original window sticker and sales receipt for my car. The paperwork shows the Mahle wheels as a dealer installed option for $60! I have a pedrini that has a yellow primer starting to show through, interesting. |
Qarl |
Apr 26 2006, 04:41 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Ever notice that old Mahles get a dull, grey, rough, patina, and this would not occur if they were painted. Umm... I've owned a few cars with dull, rough, patinaed paint. Paint can fade. There definitely is a finish on it, because the factory wheels can be "stripped" with oven cleaner. Maybe something equivalent to an annodizing. Whether it is a paint, powder coat, or some other type of "finish" is a different story. My wheels were "oxidized" too, but as I stripped them (one mechanically) you could see the wire weel abrading through the silver, then a metallic blue film, then to the bare metal. My advice... strip the wheels, do several light coats with Wurth Silver wheel paint, knocking down in between with 0000 steel wool, and then several light coats of Wurth Clear coat. Or have them powder coated. Here are my old wheels on my old 914. (Wurth method) Attached image(s) |
siverson |
Apr 26 2006, 05:17 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,448 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California |
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John |
Apr 26 2006, 05:37 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
QUOTE i recently had mine sandblasted. there was (in decending order) a top coat of silver, a middle coat of royal blue confused24.gif, and a coat of silver. i'm guessing that last coat was the factory application. The ones I bead blasted were similar. There was a top coat (silver) then there was a blue color, then there was another color (possibly silver), then bare metal. These wheels were definately painted. In the picture of the stack of wheels, one of the rims is showing the blue color. Look at the inner part of the rim where the tire beads seat. (That is exactly how mine looked). This is clearly painted just like the ones I have experienced. I don't know about the LE versions other than they were painted the accent color. (usually yellow) |
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