 fake Fuchs, fake Fuchs:how can you tell? |
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| hellsbend |
 Sep 14 2007, 07:35 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 27-February 06 From: Lakeport, CA Member No.: 5,646  |
how do you tell fake five-lug Fuchs from the real-deal?
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| okieflyr |
Sep 14 2007, 07:40 PM
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9fauxteen Group: Members Posts: 816 Joined: 9-January 05 From: Phila PA Member No.: 3,426 Region Association: North East States |
On the back side of mine, they say MADE IN JAPAN.
QUOTE(hellsbend @ Sep 14 2007, 08:35 PM)  how do you tell fake five-lug Fuchs from the real-deal? |
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| bdstone914 |
Sep 14 2007, 07:49 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,545 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
They are heavier then shit.
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| rfuerst911sc |
Sep 14 2007, 07:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,158 Joined: 4-May 06 From: Dahlonega , Georgia Member No.: 5,980 Region Association: South East States |
Real Fuchs will have the 911 or 951 part number stamped on them along with the "fox head" logo and a offset stamping.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Sep 14 2007, 07:51 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Real 4 bolt Fuchs have a 914 part number, and the Porsche triangle logo EMBOSSED (not stamped) on the inside of the spokes. All 5 bolt genuine Porsche wheels are the same way.
The Cap'n |
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| scotty b |
Sep 14 2007, 07:52 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 14 2007, 05:49 PM) They are heavier then shit. Not necessarily. I have a set of 3 XENON Fuchs that aren't all that heavy. They also seem to be pretty well made. I wouldn't mind finding the fourth (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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| bigkensteele |
Sep 14 2007, 11:03 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States 
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QUOTE(scotty b @ Sep 14 2007, 05:52 PM) QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 14 2007, 05:49 PM) They are heavier then shit. Not necessarily. I have a set of 3 XENON Fuchs that aren't all that heavy. They also seem to be pretty well made. I wouldn't mind finding the fourth (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I agree - no necessarily. I bought two fake 7x15s that weigh only slightly more than my real 6x15s, which are the lightest Fuchs ever made at a mere 12 lb, I believe. I have not weighed them, but I just subjected them to the scientific test of picking them up in each hand, and bobbing them up and down. I am guessing the the fakes weigh about 3 lb more. BTW, the spokes look different - more square than rounded on the large end of the paddles, and the outside lip is more flat than a real Fuch, which has a slight radius to it. As the others have stated, there will be the part number and logo on the inside of a real wheel. |
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| davep |
Sep 15 2007, 02:28 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,159 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
QUOTE(bigkensteele @ Sep 14 2007, 09:03 PM) I bought two fake 7x15s that weigh only slightly more than my real 6x15s, which are the lightest Fuchs ever made at a mere 12 lb, I believe. I'd guess that both the 5.5" and the 4.5" Fuchs would be lighter. |
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