Is this Fuchs real or a copy......
08-31-2014, 07:21 AM
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Is this Fuchs real or a copy......
It looks real to me but it has very bad pitting on the outside. Some as deep as 2 mm.
Any Fuchs experts?
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08-31-2014, 07:22 AM
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Won't let me upload more than 1 pic at a time.
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08-31-2014, 07:24 AM
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Interesting markings around the hub
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08-31-2014, 07:26 AM
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08-31-2014, 07:28 AM
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On another spoke at the hub
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08-31-2014, 07:31 AM
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Bad pitting.
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08-31-2014, 07:33 AM
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This will be the wheel I'll practice my machining skills on.
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08-31-2014, 11:06 AM
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Unless someone faked both maker's marks, it looks correct.
08-31-2014, 11:47 AM
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Yes Doug, I've seen them. Taken the heads off a few that were too close to the house!
08-31-2014, 12:52 PM
08-31-2014, 04:21 PM
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Its a genuine Fuchs wheel.
08-31-2014, 06:48 PM
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It's real. My guess is the wheel was previously chromed and that was stripped/blasted when the corrosion got really bad.
08-31-2014, 07:31 PM
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Thank you every one. It seems odd that the corrosion is not on the petals. Mostly on the lip and a few right at the centre.
08-31-2014, 07:21 AM
Is this Fuchs real or a copy......
