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[ME733]

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)

[Tom_T]

Yes Murray, the Fuchs 2L were listed as "Forged Alloy Wheels" & therefore also much stronger in torsion than the Perdrini's or Mahles, as well as being the lightest at 10.1 lbs.

I don't want to blast the Fuchs I got, because that will strip the anodized layer, which is very thin. I'll just have to try some various paint strippers/removers/solvents &/or acetone - which the seller used to carefully take off the silver paint on 3 & a test strip of the orange/primer on one of those.

From that & a few placers where the paint flaked off, the underlying finish looks very good to excellent, so I'm hoping patience & care on my part, will save me $140 per wheel to have Al Reed out here strip & refinish/re-anodize them! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)