FS: 16" phone dial set of 4
04-21-2016, 07:26 PM
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FS: 16" phone dial set of 4
I have one set off the 1979 that just arrived
$850
I will include the full tread set of dry rotted tires
04-21-2016, 08:34 PM
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Still my favorite 928 wheel.
04-22-2016, 11:47 PM
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04-22-2016, 11:53 PM
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This reminds me of some of the recent threads, where some of our experts are laughing about the value of non-running early models...
04-23-2016, 02:53 AM
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..16 phone dials are rare, but...not that rare, they're NOT Fuchs yet.
04-23-2016, 03:05 AM
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I just paid 800 bucks for a barely running parts car just for the phone dials!
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04-23-2016, 03:11 AM
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I just paid 800 bucks for a barely running parts car just for the phone dials!
...sorry for your loss.
That parts car is worthless now.
04-23-2016, 03:13 AM
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Sorry, it's an '82. But, I agree; best rims on the 928.
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04-23-2016, 03:20 AM
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Sorry, it's an '82. But, I agree; best rims on the 928.
Oh yeah, they are the iconic Porsche wheel.
04-23-2016, 04:03 AM
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If only the VW people didn't keep buying them to put on thier cars we still might have cheap ones
That is what happened to fuchs anyways...
04-23-2016, 04:23 AM
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If only the VW people didn't keep buying them to put on thier cars we still might have cheap ones
That is what happened to fuchs anyways...
If only the VDUb people liked manholes....
04-23-2016, 04:30 AM
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^ that kinda don't sound right, we'll just call them kaitlyns.
04-23-2016, 04:41 AM
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Very true. The manholes refuse to give-in to the curves of the rest of the car. Aerodynamics are not always attractive:
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04-23-2016, 11:43 AM
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What are the offsets?
65.
Oh if the phone dials were only 8" instead of 7".
04-25-2016, 01:40 PM
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What are the offsets?
All front 928 wheels are a 65mm offset except the 8x16 forged GT wheel which was 60mm
04-21-2016, 07:26 PM
FS: 16" phone dial set of 4
