Black or polished Fuchs petals - your thoughts?

[JJ 911SC]

I guess it could depend of the color of the car.

In my case the car is white with black trim so black definitely looks better than my Cup wheels...

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[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by steely

I am thinking that I would like the polished look but can't decide. Can you let me know what you think?...

It would look great with a polished T bar...

[Canada Kev]

Originally Posted by IS300

Does someone have close up pics of the RSR look.... are they painted???

Not much of a close up, but it compares the polished to the (Weidman) RSR finish on my car.

An RSR finish is not painted on, except for the black. As I understand, they are media blasted to a rough, white metal state and then anodized. The edge of the lip is polished before anodizing.

[SilberUrS6]

Originally Posted by IS300

Does someone have close up pics of the RSR look.... are they painted???

Some are, some are not. There are quite a few posts discussing both of these processes, with great pics of the results.

[Trackrash]

FWIW, I can't decide either. I have one set of RSR finished centers and one set of OEM black centers.

[jeffbottman]

World is full of blingy chrome wheels. Classic look, black center / anodized rim is the only way to go.

[Koizumi]

I like the polished look, albeit with some nice gentle patina to show off the petals. A lil wabi sabi works great with my big butt '84! Here's mine up close:

[BRAIDusa]

I plasti-dipped mine white so I can't comment but if I were to I'd say I prefer the look of the silver anodized petals and rim.

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by Arne2

I prefer the classic anodized look, so I had mine stripped and re-anodized in the classic style. Not cheap, but I prefer them this way. Black is too boring, hides the wonderful shape of the Fuchs petals. Polished is too much bling. RS is OK for a race-look, but I'm not hot on it for a street car.

Those wheels look great on your car and would look great on my Silver '74. However, I think black centers look good on the blue car (as long as they are in good shape and not faded).

Thanks for posting. I've debated about how the RSR look would look on my '74 but I think the plain anodized would be best for me.

[Canada Kev]

Originally Posted by Tidybuoy

Thanks for posting. I've debated about how the RSR look would look on my '74 but I think the plain anodized would be best for me.

Sweet...


If this is what you're referring to, then I agree. They'd look fantastic on that car!

[steely]

Wow - I came home to see ~30 uhh,... definitive posts. Seriously, I really appreciate it, and must confess that I am not a fan of the all black, on this (my) car anyway. I leaning towards the beauts that Arne posted. And JJ your car looks awesome, and I don't want to touch the Targa bar (yet). Many thanks for the ideas!