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| i love porsche |
 Oct 24 2004, 12:46 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Nutley, NJ Member No.: 2,030 Region Association: North East States  |
i remember reading somehwhere that porsche made a magnesium wheel that weighed 8 pounds each...is this the gas burner? (5 lug mahle) if so..how much is a set of these worth?
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| davep |
Oct 24 2004, 02:46 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,262 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
Yes, it most likely is the Mahle. It was fully painted in silver. Many are for tube type tires though. Look for the "J" in 5.5Jx15 for tubeless rims. They were more prone to cracking than other rims. Can't help on the price.
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| michel richard |
Oct 24 2004, 03:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,291 Joined: 22-July 03 From: Longueuil, Québec Member No.: 936 |
I've heard they can go for 1,000 per set
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| krk |
Oct 24 2004, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 997 Joined: 27-December 02 From: San Jose Member No.: 22 |
I'll support dave -- it's probably the gas burners.
Price, when I shopped for mine (iirc -- probably 24mths ago now) was in the 200-300/wheel depending on condition/blah blah blah. Bug guys apparently love 'em -- paint 'em black with the high parts (spokes/etc) left painted the magnesium color. If you google for them, you should pull up lots of pics. They're light (it's wierd picking one up), but only 5.5 in. Dunno about the sturdiness/etc. kim. |
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