Fuchs pics to support my other thread

[Kerschbaumer]

[Trackrash]

I'm not seeing a lot of curb rash. If they were my wheels I would strip off that shiny paint and rattle can all the centers with semi gloss wheel paint.

If you are looking for a like new concourse quality finish including re-anodizing that is a different $$$ story.

I will say that it is hard to tell on the shiny wheels if the outer lip still has the original anodizing or if they were refinished using some other clear coat. But it may be just the picture.

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by Kerschbaumer

You deed to add the valve stem supports

[DavidMn]

Those don’t look too bad.

I have a set of 15s in my garage that have serious curb rash. They continue to sit, as it seems that a good restoration is about $500 per wheel and now that you can buy brand new Fuchsledge wheels for about $900 each, I always wonder if brand new is the way to go.

[coomo]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Those don’t look too bad.

I have a set of 15s in my garage that have serious curb rash. They continue to sit, as it seems that a good restoration is about $500 per wheel and now that you can buy brand new Fuchsledge wheels for about $900 each, I always wonder if brand new is the way to go.

I waa collecting some parts last week from a well known UK Porsche parts supplier.As I waited,I wandered over to a stack of maybe 20 new "fake" Fuchs.
Just being inquisitive.having not really examined these copies,was a good opportunity to check out brand new ones.Under the shop lights,they looked awful.Machine marks in the petals,inaccurate and rough edges.
Not saying all copies are the same,and I realise that original Fuchs were not finished perfectly.Perhaps as a body/painter guy,I just notice surface finishes more critically.I
wouldnt have fitted them.Many do.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by coomo

I waa collecting some parts last week from a well known UK Porsche parts supplier.As I waited,I wandered over to a stack of maybe 20 new "fake" Fuchs.
Just being inquisitive.having not really examined these copies,was a good opportunity to check out brand new ones.Under the shop lights,they looked awful.Machine marks in the petals,inaccurate and rough edges.
Not saying all copies are the same,and I realise that original Fuchs were not finished perfectly.Perhaps as a body/painter guy,I just notice surface finishes more critically.I
wouldnt have fitted them.Many do.

I am talking about wheels made by Fuchs, not replicas. https://www.fuchsfelgeusa.com/wheels/

Agree with your assessment on copies plus most of them are heavy.