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ME733 |
Jul 5 2009, 12:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
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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Sep 25 2009, 08:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Hello davep....Intresting obversavions in your post. I think you did not mention the type of aluminum of the FUCHS. I am positive they are forged aluminum....I finally broke down and got out the "porting tools" ,and flap sanders, so I could get the backside of the wheels down to bare aluminum. getting off thirty six years or roadgrime, refosselized oil, multiple wheelweights, and glue, etc.etc. was just not possable by hand.as well as multiple soakings with "mag wheel cleaner''and paint stripper . There were some wheel mouting scars and abrasions that needed smoothing. The wheels are forged. they just didn't sand easy like a cast aluminum material. it took at least as much effort to do the backside/inside of the wheels as the fronts. now they too look great!., I balanced the wheels myself and the maximun weight was ..1.1/4 .OZ..! .polished up the s.s.wheel center caps which are perfect....and now i need to get 20 chrome headed new wheel studs. AS ...you said...the originals lost their finish. I wonder if they would look decent with black paint, or black plastic caps. or maybe paint them with the "MAHLE '' paint....I will find out soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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