17in Borbet Wheels on eBay
08-13-2008, 10:23 AM
#1
Nordschleife Master
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17in Borbet Wheels on eBay
No affiliation - I have been watching this auction for some time, starting bid is $300 for the set (4) and no bids, ends tomorrow.
These are the classic and original German made Borbet type A wheels. 8.5 x 17F and 10 x 17R offset for the 80's 911 widebody, so I think they are +35F, +16R. No idea of the weight. They might fit an early offset with some spacing though I don't know.
I think they look retro cool, maybe someone with ps skills can post them on a 944. I won't be buying them so I thought I would share. GK
These are the classic and original German made Borbet type A wheels. 8.5 x 17F and 10 x 17R offset for the 80's 911 widebody, so I think they are +35F, +16R. No idea of the weight. They might fit an early offset with some spacing though I don't know.
I think they look retro cool, maybe someone with ps skills can post them on a 944. I won't be buying them so I thought I would share. GK
08-13-2008, 11:17 AM
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Nordschleife Master
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They might just fit an early offset 944, so up to and including 86. Not an option for 87 on. Need someone with better wheel knowledge to chirp in here + someone please photoshop them on a 944, my ps attempts look like they were done with an etch-a-sketch.
08-13-2008, 11:23 AM
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They will fit an early offset 944/951 (up thru and including MY86 models).
They were cool wheels in their day. Now I think they look really dated. If you could get some stimulated sheepkin covers for your seats, and a hard-mounted car phone, you could complete the whole 80's look for the car.
They were cool wheels in their day. Now I think they look really dated. If you could get some stimulated sheepkin covers for your seats, and a hard-mounted car phone, you could complete the whole 80's look for the car.
08-13-2008, 11:42 AM
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08-13-2008, 12:13 PM
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Honestly, I look at those wheels and think of the el-cheapo 5-spoke American Eagle wheels you can find at your discount auto store. I don't particularily care for them. Also, I've found Borbets (from my limited research) to be fairly heavy, all things considered. That doesn't mean those will be, but if I had to guess, I'd assume they are.
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08-13-2008, 12:29 PM
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They won't fit if the offset is 16. The early offset for our cars is 23, so they'd stick out from the fenders a bit. You could probably get them to fit if you rolled the fenders some. The 35 offset would need a 12mm spacer to bring it out to the wheel well.
08-13-2008, 12:44 PM
#10
Nordschleife Master
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Front: 7 x 15, 23 offset
Rear: 8 x 15, 10.6 offset
I could be completly wrong, but doesn't that mean that a wheel with a rear offset of 16 would need a 6mm or 1/4in spacer to fit at the back and therefore these would fit.
08-13-2008, 12:49 PM
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They look cool standing alone. And I think on a 911/930 they would look cool. But I've seen them on a black 944 and it looked bad IMHO. But $300 for a set of 4 brand new wheels is pretty good.
08-13-2008, 01:34 PM
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I agree with BB here in that they look very dated and they are heavy as heck. I have a set on my 88 735i in chrome and I learned to live with them. The spokes are very thick.
08-13-2008, 02:03 PM
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I have 9" wide 930 Fuchs on the rear of my bastard 85.5/86 car that have an offset of 10. And I have a 7mm spacer on the hub and they still don't rub the inside of the fender with 245 tires on there.
08-13-2008, 03:49 PM
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Nordschleife Master
They will fit an early offset 944/951 (up thru and including MY86 models).
They were cool wheels in their day. Now I think they look really dated. If you could get some stimulated sheepkin covers for your seats, and a hard-mounted car phone, you could complete the whole 80's look for the car.
They were cool wheels in their day. Now I think they look really dated. If you could get some stimulated sheepkin covers for your seats, and a hard-mounted car phone, you could complete the whole 80's look for the car.
