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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951
Here's your money shot. I braved arctic cold and perilous danger to obtain this shot!
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I owe you one, Ron. If you ever find yourself in Western Oregon, give me a shout and I'll pour you a home brew. Or if you don't drink, I'll find some thing else to tempt you with.
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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951
The euro has that flatter "machine finished" look, so you'd either need to polish the euro or rough up the fuchs.
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Yeah, I know about the machined lip on the E-meisters. My plans allow for that.
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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951
also, (not a big deal) the fuchs has the valve stem protector thingee and the euromeister does not, so you will have to make a decision regarding that.
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Stem supports can be added easily and affordably. No issue there.
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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951
Thinking about your question more, the fuchs petals have a more organic quality. Maybe it's the glossy paint, maybe it's 30 years of polishing and refinishing, maybe it is that the forging process was not as CAD accurate as the euromeisters 21st century casting process, but for whatever reason, the euromeisters have a more "sterile" quality to them.
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Exactly. I suspect you are on target with the forged vs. older casting process. The difference is less pronounced in the 16" than it is in the 17", which (to me) look a tad "off".
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Originally Posted by porschenut
They are so close, they fooled Grady Clay. He bent right down and examined the wheels on my backdated Carrera a couple years ago, and he never suspected they weren't real Fuchs. He loved the car and the way I finished the wheels.
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I can see where that could be the case, if all 4 were E-meisters. Might be easier to see the difference if you mixed them on the car.
When I looked at the pictures of the car for sale, I see the centers were all black. How did you have them finished originally, Dave?
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Originally Posted by porschenut
I'm swapping the tires on to the original Fuchs wheels to be sold with the car, so I'm going to be selling my 7/8 x 16 Euromeisters for cheap. they should be available by Tuesday. If you're interested, PM me.
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Interested, but not quite ready to pull the trigger yet. Laying plans for after New Years some time.