Real fuchs or not

[stephers]

Can anyone tell me if this wheel is a real Fuchs or a copy? What do I need to look for?

Thanks in advance.

[Joe Bob]

real....

[tcar]

The part number starting with 911.xxx.xxx is a Porsche part number.

Also, Fuchs is German for 'Fox'; the Fuchs logo is a stylized fox face that you see under the 15.

[stephers]

Thanks, guys

[Geronimo '74]

Yup, real deal, no worries

[Pazuzu]

Lemme ask you guys this...

Everyone knows that the fox head, the 2 digit number representing the size in a raised box, and the 911/951 part number are what people use to decide if a wheel is "real".

Why do you assume that? Since everyone knows these things, then why isn't the market flooded (well, as flooded as a fake Fuchs market can be...) with fakes which have all of these represented?

Are there really no good fakes out there with fox heads and 911 part numbers on them?

[Bob Goding]

Its a 16 x 6--why would anyone want to make a fake one of those?

[McLovin]

Lots of people have made replica Fuchs over the years. People sometimes refer to these as "fake" Fuchs, which I guess in a way they are, but really aren't "fakes" in that the mfr doesn't try to pass them off as originals.

I don't believe there has ever been an instance of a true "fake" like you are talking about. That would take a major manufacturer to do, I don't think any manufacturer with the capacity to make an automotive wheel is going to go out on a limb to try to make a "fake" like that. How would they sell it? A wheel manufacturer selling "new Fuchs" is going to raise a lot of suspicion.

They'd eventually get caught for sure. Any cast replica is going to weigh a lot more than a real one, and isn't going to have the level of finish. If they made a fake forged wheel of the same weight and casting quality as an original, they'd be able to sell it legitimately as a high quality repro.

And, there wouldn't be enough money in doing that anyways. I know we like the wheels in our little corner of the world, but millions of people aren't looking to buy a Fuchs wheel.

[Pazuzu]

I'm going to start buying $249 replicas and putting little fox heads and such on them, (which will cost about $1200 each...) and selling them for $1500 each, and I'll get rich, and that'll show you guys!!

It still seems somewhat specious to decide real or fake/replica based on a stamp...not that there is many other ways to decide over the web. In real life, there is a fit and finish that is more obvious.

[tcar]

I'm pretty sure all the 'Fake' Fuchs are cast and a lot heavier.

Fuchs are forged.

There's a seller on ebay selling new Fuchs cheap if you read the title; the 'fine print' explains that they are not Fuchs and are not forged. The paddles (petals) aren't the same profile either.

[rusnak]

Something just does not look right to me. Maybe it's the white paint. And Fuchs wheels have a lot of numbering and a stylized "P" that looks like a triangle and a half circle put together.

The size designation should say something like 6Jx15 or something like that. They included the rim profile, which on Porsche is a J profile.