Center Caps for Fuchs, Pedrini and Mahle Options

[WPEngels]

Hi all,

Long time ago, after finding a nice set of 2.0L Fuchs, I was looking for the center caps that belong to them. Expensive! There's sets on Ebay now, a used set with "dents, dings and scratches" for $339.95 + $66.20 postage, or a NOS set for $799.95 + $75.25 postage, with "some small production lines in the sides of the caps, above the lips. Additional polishing would help".

So, I made center caps out of solid aluminum. After many evenings working the mill and lathe, I was very happy with the result. Until recently.... I had a cap CNC machined out of AISI 304 stainless steel!

IMHO the result was absolutely stunning, even without polishing. Photos are showing the result before and after polishing, and comparison to my attempt in aluminum and an original but dented cap. Now I don't like the aluminum ones anymore (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) .

I've been borrowed the original to measure it's shape and dimensions. And changed the CAD model to be as accurate as possible. So I'm ready for the next step: have a complete set CNC machined, matching an original one as much as possible.

But again, too expensive. Guess the 914 is called a poor man's Porsche for a reason. I got following quotation (subject to change), it's price per cap, not polished, without postage. For polishing, $7 needs to be added: 4 <=> $108, 20 <=> $46, 48 <=> $32, 80 <=> $26, 100 <=> $23.

Do you think these prices are reasonable? I also wonder if others might be interested, that way helping get the cost per set down. So I can get myself a set for a nice price as well.

And I don't want to make money on fellow 914 drivers so I'm perfectly okay with showing the actual quotation to people interested. And note, these caps will fit Fuchs, Pedrini and Mahle wheels, just push them in. There's clips that will hold the caps in place.

Thanks and kind regards, Wilbert Engels