1984 944 Mesh gold wheels

WaFfscles · 09-15-2005, 11:58 AM

I have been looking all over and i cant figure out what type of rims i have on my 944, i recently bought the car at 70,000 miles and i havnt found a set of rims like mine anywhere, i think i have seen black ones but i am not sure. They are a mesh 5 lug gold/bronze 2 piece wheel. here is a picture of one rear tire
http://www.digitaluprising.net/Waffles/DSCN4847.JPG

i beleive towards the bottom on the inner piece between two of the allen blots it says JWL, and they have the Porsche Stuttgart caps. I am looking to sell these rims and want to figure out how much i should ask, i have heard they can sell fairly well, but i havnt found any proof.

Britwrench · 09-15-2005, 12:51 PM

They are Japanese, probably Enkei. I have four of them too.

Value? Whatever anyone wants to pay for them.

bigyagi · bigyagi's Garage

man, they are very sweet!!!

924Sman · 09-15-2005, 02:03 PM

BBS RS knockoffs

Panzer909 · Panzer909's Garage

I LOVE those rims. Very "period correct" for an early 944. Too bad they couldn't fit my car's offset

porsche944s2 · porsche944s2's Garage

I just got done buying the 1984 Porsche 944 with these.

CJFusco · CJFusco's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by porsche944s2

I just got done buying the 1984 Porsche 944 with these.

Do those wheels have one central nut? Or are my eyes deceiving me?

924Sman · 10-18-2005, 01:00 AM

Deception....That is a cover plate that hides the lug nuts. The cap is hex in shape but not a center lock.

porsche944s2 · porsche944s2's Garage

Thanks for informing me of my new prosche 944 , I just bought it two weeks ago and it whet directly to the auto repair shop. I have never even see the tires off the car. Can Anyone provide some Mods for a standard 2.5L non-turbo eng. looking for more Power.
Thanks

CJFusco · CJFusco's Garage

Uh oh, here we go....

Eldorado · 10-18-2005, 08:08 PM

play nice, CJ

lol

dont worry porsche944s2 - he doesn't bite... he growls a little, but he's harmless...
there are no practical mods for the standard 2.5L... i'm afraid unless you're made of money - and i mean MADE of it - you're stuck with the power you've got (or dont have?).

onZedge · 10-18-2005, 08:13 PM

Please,please, please see my post regarding what to do before installing ANY engine performance modifications at: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/show...threadid=237876

Tervuren · Tervuren's Garage

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Originally posted by porsche944s2
Thanks for informing me of my new prosche 944 , I just bought it two weeks ago and it whet directly to the auto repair shop. I have never even see the tires off the car. Can Anyone provide some Mods for a standard 2.5L non-turbo eng. looking for more Power.
Thanks

Not realy a lot you can do. You can get a little better driving engine, but in terms of maxx power, there isn't much. My old '85 had a Borla exaust and KN intake, I liked the low end on that car a lot. Pulling out of idle was no problem. Could take off fairly quickly from 2,000RPM, rarely started it any higher then that enless I needed to get moving on an uphill start. Car was fairly happy through the revs. http://www.tervurendog.com/car/944/944accel.wav Transmission had somewhere upwards of 200K miles, so wasn't the easiest to shift, but was a very fun car.

The standard 944 has most of what it can pulled out of the engine already. Its a 25 or so year old engine design. With the Turbo, you have a lot more options.

I didn't get a 944 NA for outright power, but love its crisp driving. Its a very enjoyable car. I love every drive I've taken in a 944 since someone let me driver theirs in a parking lot at 14.