 2.0 Fuchs, Why blacken the insets? |
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| IronHillRestorations |
 Jul 17 2007, 08:29 PM
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I can't explain it, but I have never, ever liked the 914 2.0 Fuchs with painted insets.
This is just my personal opinion. I appreciate the design of the wheel as. Nice original anodizing is very cool, no paint please. Fully polished is very OK though. I know some dealers even painted them with black insets so as to look more like a "real Porsche" wheel. To me this just adds to the "hey c'mon I'm a Porsche too with a chip on my shoulder" attitude. To me it just has the trying too hard look. Probably not fair, but that's my .02. These wheel were designed specifically for the 914, no other car. As such I think they are a beautiful wheel without paint, and say 914 like no other wheel. Again, this is just my opinion, so save the flames and state how you feel and not why you think I'm blah blah blah. |
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9146986 2.0 Fuchs Jul 17 2007, 08:29 PM
Johny Blackstain It's not stock, it's not CW, but it's ... Jul 17 2007, 08:33 PM SGB I voted for stock annodized finish.
If I was to pa... Jul 17 2007, 10:42 PM Krieger914 I never thought or heard that they were trying to ... Jul 17 2007, 10:54 PM
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I never thought or heard that they were trying to... Oct 31 2011, 12:00 PM Rob Ways Stock 2.0 fuchs are my fav as well. It would be ni... Jul 17 2007, 10:56 PM George H. shiny Jul 17 2007, 11:11 PM jaminM3 I like them either all black on the inside and a p... Jul 17 2007, 11:12 PM Krieger914 "I see a shiny wheel and I want to paint it b... Jul 18 2007, 08:10 AM Joe Ricard Mahles with polished lip and the raised edges, alu... Jul 18 2007, 08:15 AM Vacca Rabite I love the look of the black insets. But I don... Jul 18 2007, 09:29 AM Dave_Darling I like the stock look. The wheels that are ... Jul 18 2007, 09:36 AM orthobiz I guess unconscious snobbery prevails here: becaus... Jul 18 2007, 03:44 PM mudfoot76
I guess unconscious snobbery prevails here: becau... Jul 19 2007, 07:24 AM rhodyguy it looks cool when the rattle can paint chips off ... Jul 18 2007, 04:13 PM thomasotten What's funny about all this is that the reprod... Jul 18 2007, 08:47 PM MrKona There's so many sets out there with painted ba... Jul 18 2007, 10:01 PM JB 914 the polished ones look very nice, if done well. Jul 19 2007, 01:30 AM 914nerd I say polish 'em
:willis: Jul 19 2007, 12:49 PM bondo What I've always disliked about the 2.0 fuchs ... Jul 19 2007, 12:52 PM bembry Stock. As with someone above, I also thought the ... Aug 1 2010, 03:21 AM vsg914 Personally, I don;t like the 914 fuchs at all, but... Aug 1 2010, 07:57 AM Hammy Guess I'm all alone here, I dig the black inse... Aug 1 2010, 10:41 AM computers4kids There was a point in time that I liked the painted... Aug 1 2010, 10:46 AM jsayre914 i refinished mine in the driveway, one sunny after... Aug 1 2010, 02:59 PM Beach914 I'll vote for completely polished although I d... Aug 1 2010, 03:28 PM Drums66 I like the keep yourself happy catagory!......... Aug 1 2010, 03:41 PM type2man <---------- Factory look with anodizing looks g... Aug 1 2010, 07:59 PM DanT either stock anodized finish, polished raised peta... Aug 1 2010, 09:09 PM balljoint I already have two sets of steel wheels, early and... Aug 2 2010, 08:15 PM al weidman The only way you can ruin a set of Fuchs is to chr... Aug 5 2010, 09:17 PM Socalandy not really stock since I didnt have them anodized. Aug 6 2010, 09:47 AM realred914 polished??? ganster rapper bling machines only nee... Aug 6 2010, 09:50 AM Cupomeat Yes, I know, opinions, opinions, opinions...
BUT,... Aug 6 2010, 02:46 PM 914Sixer I know it will cause a lot of anguish to many but ... Aug 6 2010, 07:53 PM MoveQik Send them to Al Reed and be done. My wheels befor... Aug 7 2010, 11:38 AM 9146986 Nice Michael!
I can't believe this thread... Aug 8 2010, 07:31 AM Gint I like my 4 lugs polished.
http://www.914world.... Aug 8 2010, 08:42 AM thomasotten I think if there would be a way to anodize the whe... Aug 8 2010, 09:18 AM 9146986
I think if there would be a way to anodize the wh... Aug 8 2010, 11:37 AM Rod Polished wins :D
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/upl... Aug 8 2010, 11:21 AM tomh chrome steelys the only way to go Aug 8 2010, 11:47 AM buhs914
chrome steelys the only way to go
The ones with... Aug 9 2010, 12:37 PM dennisc Has anyone powder coated their fuchs with chrome a... Aug 11 2010, 12:31 AM Jeffs9146 I like the yellow cars with painted wheels! Sep 4 2011, 11:21 AM Madswede Wow, resurrecting old threads has become quite a c... Sep 4 2011, 03:45 PM 9146986 Don't think I'd change a thing on that Jon... Sep 5 2011, 08:40 AM PancakePorsche I have had both original and black background. Per... Oct 31 2011, 12:18 AM DBCooper Interesting to see the names of all the old poster... Oct 31 2011, 05:03 AM Vacca Rabite I still want to get mine powder coated black with ... Oct 31 2011, 07:24 AM JMKnight :idea: nothing like a stock set of snowflakes on a... Oct 31 2011, 09:09 AM damesandhotrods I'm sure it's been done before, but does a... Mar 3 2012, 08:03 PM rgalla9146
I'm sure it's been done before, but does ... Mar 4 2012, 07:27 PM DblDog black on black on black...
Aug 24 2012, 03:19 PM Vacca Rabite :agree:
That is exactly what I want to do with min... Aug 25 2012, 05:53 AM jsayre914 I first refinished my wheels with the black insert... Aug 26 2012, 03:09 PM vw505 I like them color matched, but polished is startin... Aug 27 2012, 07:33 AM 9146986 I'm a bit of a convert now. I love the origin... Sep 9 2012, 12:23 PM get off my lawn Combine choice 3 and 4 and you're onto somethi... Sep 13 2012, 01:30 PM  |
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