QUOTE(bembry @ Jul 27 2009, 05:44 PM)
Great deal on the Pedrinis--of note (if I'm not mistaken): your Pedrinis, from looking at the back, are the early ones that require machining to work with the 73 on up front hubs.
- Correct Brent!
These wheels are for pre-73 only, unless you want to spend extra bucks to get them machined to the later spec.!!! ....decent Pedrinis though!!!!
Any of the wheels ending the part number in -00 are only proper fitment for the 1970-72 914s with the flat front hubs. This can happen with any of the 914 OE Alloy Wheels (Mahle, Pedrini & even some mis-manufactured early-73 MY Fuchs 2L Alloys), as well as on some steel wheels.
The way you recognized this from the back of the wheel lacking the machined/cut inset ring around the center hub hole to receive the raised ring around the "new" (for 73MY) self-centering "hub centric" hubs which came out in the 1973 MY (see pic below). These started showing up on 914s in the Summer of 1972, when the model years change over.
Click to view attachmentAnyone in doubt should look at the BH & BO Recalls at the bottom of the page linked below, & click on the numbers in the right columns to see the actual recall letters & instructions from VW/Porsche+Audi USA to their dealers.
http://members.rennlist.com/914_collectibles/Recalls.htm