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> 914-6 steelies, what was the original finish/color
fixer34
post Jun 6 2021, 07:46 PM
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Going down the slippery slope of 'just one more thing'...
Started out with replacing the master cylinder since the pedal just about went to the floor, then getting the calipers restored at PMB, then getting new rotors, now I'm thinking the wheels probably should be refinished since I really should replace the 25 yr old tires (with 2k miles on them...)..
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JeffBowlsby
post Jun 6 2021, 07:58 PM
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Wurth silver
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post Jun 7 2021, 05:37 AM
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We can strip, blast and powder coat those steelies
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post Jun 7 2021, 07:00 AM
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QUOTE(gms @ Jun 7 2021, 03:37 AM) *

We can strip, blast and powder coat those steelies

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Glenn is the guy to go to on these. He has an industrial setup send him an email
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post Jun 7 2021, 07:20 AM
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While the standard steel wheel would have been painted, Wurth Silver, they were also available chromed.
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post Jun 7 2021, 07:57 AM
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Please don't chrome them......I really like them when they are painted or powder coated silver. I also like them with or without the chrome hubcaps. Great looking steel wheel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jun 7 2021, 08:49 AM
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QUOTE(gms @ Jun 7 2021, 06:37 AM) *

We can strip, blast and powder coat those steelies


Hey cool Glenn! Nice to know you are doing this. I might have some wheels I need powder coated as well. Will shoot you a PM.

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post Jun 7 2021, 10:06 AM
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QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Jun 7 2021, 09:57 AM) *

Please don't chrome them......I really like them when they are painted or powder coated silver. I also like them with or without the chrome hubcaps. Great looking steel wheel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


........careful there Michael, my car was delivered with chromes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
have 4 NOS in stock just in case.
Chrome wheels and stock hubcaps are the best way to make a 6 invisible.
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post Jun 7 2021, 11:05 AM
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Jun 7 2021, 08:00 AM) *

QUOTE(gms @ Jun 7 2021, 03:37 AM) *

We can strip, blast and powder coat those steelies

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Glenn is the guy to go to on these. He has an industrial setup send him an email

Glenn lives about 45mins away from me, and I still have a set of his wrenches he loaned last year that I need to return. So even more reason for a drive.

I have the silver hubcaps, they are in pretty good shape, just a little rust on the backside. I would probably have the rims refinished to original; Worth silver sounds good.
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post Jun 7 2021, 11:57 AM
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Love painted steelies with the hubcaps!!

C'mon guys, make it official, post a picture of what the factory OEM six steelies look like.
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post Jun 7 2021, 01:52 PM
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QUOTE(JeffBowlsby @ Jun 6 2021, 08:58 PM) *

Wurth silver


See, here's the thing I keep coming back to... Wurth has multiple options for silver wheel paint. The one that is right may or may not be a matter of opinion. There's one that has an ever so slight tent of blue to it, which is not really noticeable until compared to other silver wheel paints (theirs) - this is the one I'm after specifically. You can see it in the color of Wurth's (spray can) caps/lids. I've read somewhere that the blue-ish tent was used early on, and the other is more of a modern silver wheel color. Just food for thought.


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post Jun 7 2021, 02:01 PM
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I just think the chrome plating add weight and typically peels off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Jun 7 2021, 02:27 PM
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I just think the chrome plating add weight and typically peels off. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Still, it was very common on 356 and early 911. It’s not really my thing either but better than chrome Fuchs.
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post Jun 7 2021, 04:32 PM
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Four lug, but I had them stripped and powder coated locally. Not an exact match in color but they work for me. Used the silver the powder coater had readily available.


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post Jun 7 2021, 05:36 PM
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Were some silver in the center and then have a chrome rim/outside, or is that just a VW wheel or something?

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post Jun 7 2021, 05:52 PM
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Steve- I think that was just a VW thing. I do not ever recall seeing a set of steelies (which I really like) on a 914-6 with the chrome/polished rings.
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post Jun 7 2021, 07:44 PM
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Were some silver in the center and then have a chrome rim/outside, or is that just a VW wheel or something?

-Steve


That's lools like a late steelie with a 15" aftermarket trim ring on it. Not bad looking actually.
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post Jun 7 2021, 09:27 PM
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Here's how mine looks...
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post Jun 7 2021, 11:55 PM
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Some pictures of my 914/6 with steel wheels. Taken about 1972.Attached Image Attached Image
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post Jun 8 2021, 04:14 AM
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Oldie914, great shots. And with chains or cables. Best, Mark
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