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ME733
post Jul 5 2009, 12:00 PM
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You have asked about the fuchs which came on my 914 S....here goes...the O.E.M. spare rim is dated 8-72...and so are all the others.....and they are part#...914.361.011.00 .They look different in /on the backside than THE PHOTOGRAPH with notes you have shown......as a point of intrest the spare RIM and ALL the four on the ground are identical in every way...EXCEPT the four on the ground have a Painted BACKGROUND.....and after looking closely with a magnifing glass its obvious they are painted...and not quite dead flat black....they are Not anodized....the spare tire is an original tire ..DUNLOP 165 hr 15....looks like it and the rim have NEVER been used...the rim is clean and perfect (both sides and the tire has full tread....and is not dry rotted.(cracks showing in sidewalls)..However,.I would never consider using it obviously. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)
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post Sep 25 2009, 09:02 AM
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In my experience there were 3 front brake rotors used in production, with the mid version being a half step between the others. The first rotor (still available) is for the early cars with the early (single bleeder) calipers and struts. The last rotor (still available) is for the late cars with the late (dual bleeder) calipers and struts and is hub-centric. The mid rotor (not available soon after the late rotor came out) is for the late cars with the late (dual bleeder) calipers and struts and was not hub-centric; these appeared on late 1972 MY production with the introduction of the new struts and calipers, and were discontinued during the 1973 MY. It would be very rare to find one today. If I can find the part #'s then I'll edit this post.

Anodizing is essentially the creation of a hard oxide layer on aluminum, and this oxide is also known as ceramic. Cast aluminum parts are generally too porous for anodizing, hence the Pedrini and Mahle rims were painted. There are special primers used on the bare metal, and these are usually colored. The magnesium gasburner Mahle 5 bolt rims had a turquoise primer under the silver paint.

The alloy-wheel bolts (the long ones) are steel, with a copper plate layer, and a top cadmium plate layer. Often, when the cad layer is worn away, you will see a green/blue layer underneath that is the corroded copper layer.

I believe that both Pedrini and Fuchs came in non-hubcentric versions. Pedrini rims came out early before the change to the calipers and struts, so were for the first rotor version. Fuchs came later, and were initially used with the mid version rotor. After the hubcentric rotors came out all rims were available to match.
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ME733   more about Fuchs   Jul 5 2009, 12:00 PM
Tom_T   Thanx - great info ME733, Your info proves that t...   Jul 5 2009, 04:08 PM
ME733   Tom...this is murray.,,I found your questions intr...   Jul 5 2009, 10:55 PM
ME733   Tom...this is murray.,,I found your questions int...   Sep 21 2009, 09:29 AM
Tom_T   Tom...this is murray.,,I found your questions in...   Sep 21 2009, 02:13 PM
Pat Garvey   Two things here, and the post will be moved to the...   Jul 6 2009, 08:17 PM
Tom_T   BTW Pat - Because the early hubs were flat ...   Jul 6 2009, 10:34 PM
McMark   Anodizing in an electrical process involving cath...   Jul 7 2009, 07:12 PM
RobW   Anodizing in an electrical process involving cat...   Jul 7 2009, 08:50 PM
Pat Garvey   Anodizing in an electrical process involving ca...   Jul 7 2009, 09:11 PM
Tom_T   Anodizing in an electrical process involving cat...   Jul 7 2009, 09:49 PM
Tom_T   Anodizing in an electrical process involving cat...   Jul 7 2009, 10:21 PM
orthobiz   So McMark - on those 2L alloys - did they color ...   Jul 11 2009, 10:20 PM
McMark   So McMark - on those 2L alloys - did they color th...   Jul 22 2009, 04:22 PM
Tom_T   So McMark - on those 2L alloys - did they color t...   Jul 22 2009, 04:39 PM
Bleyseng   [quote name='McMark' post='1194209' date='Jul 22 ...   Sep 21 2009, 10:35 PM
Tom_T   [quote name='McMark' post='1194209' date='Jul 22...   Sep 21 2009, 10:52 PM
Tom_T   Listing of several wheel refinishers on both coast...   Jul 7 2009, 10:09 PM
Tom_T   I suppose the background could be more of a raw un...   Jul 11 2009, 11:30 PM
6freak   new Fuchs now available through Porsche ...$1...   Jul 11 2009, 11:37 PM
Tom_T   new Fuchs now available through Porsche ......   Jul 11 2009, 11:46 PM
6freak   new Fuchs now available through Porsche ......   Jul 12 2009, 12:18 AM
Tom_T   new Fuchs now available through Porsche ......   Jul 12 2009, 12:11 PM
6freak   Talk`n bout the 5 lugs.....From Porsche Design...   Jul 13 2009, 09:35 AM
Tom_T   Talk`n bout the 5 lugs.....From Porsche Desig...   Jul 14 2009, 12:55 AM
6freak   If I keep buy`n fancy stuff I`ll never get...   Jul 14 2009, 11:06 AM
ME733   :popcorn: Tom...I did ask an expert about the ...   Sep 21 2009, 09:20 PM
Tom_T   :popcorn: Tom...I did ask an expert about the ...   Sep 21 2009, 10:05 PM
Pat Garvey   :popcorn: Tom...I did ask an expert about the ...   Sep 22 2009, 07:32 PM
Bleyseng   I have used Wurth's silver as its a close matc...   Sep 23 2009, 08:17 AM
ME733   :popcorn: George H at A.A. has the exact wurth col...   Sep 23 2009, 11:50 PM
Tom_T   :popcorn: George H at A.A. has the exact wurth co...   Sep 26 2009, 06:30 PM
davep   In my experience there were 3 front brake rotors u...   Sep 25 2009, 09:02 AM
ME733   :popcorn: Hello davep....Intresting obversavions i...   Sep 25 2009, 08:26 PM
Tom_T   Yes Murray, the Fuchs 2L were listed as "Forg...   Sep 26 2009, 01:46 PM
ME733   :popcorn: TOM, ..Is this of any intrest?...my O.E....   Oct 2 2009, 12:13 PM
Tom_T   :popcorn: TOM, ..Is this of any intrest?...my O.E...   Oct 2 2009, 03:43 PM
ME733   :popcorn: ...YES TOM this information does help......   Oct 3 2009, 08:03 AM
Tom_T   :popcorn: ...YES TOM this information does help.....   Oct 3 2009, 10:56 AM
Jeff Bowlsby   The correct link for the recall info is now: http...   Oct 4 2009, 10:19 AM
Tom_T   The correct link for the recall info is now: htt...   Oct 4 2009, 10:58 AM
Jeff Bowlsby   Hi Tom, I did post the website links update a wee...   Oct 5 2009, 02:49 PM
Tom_T   Hi Tom, I did post the website links update a we...   Oct 5 2009, 03:54 PM
ME733   :popcorn: ...TOM...So in my wonderment ..about WHY...   Oct 4 2009, 11:52 AM
Tom_T   :popcorn: ...TOM...So in my wonderment ..about WH...   Oct 4 2009, 07:55 PM
ME733   :popcorn: TOM...the ...FUCHS forged wheels..(just...   Oct 4 2009, 08:43 PM
Tom_T   :popcorn: TOM...the ...FUCHS forged wheels..(jus...   Oct 4 2009, 10:00 PM


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