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Old 01-23-2012, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by H.H.Chinn
These look good on the 993 but definitely need the color that the color Porsche crests add to the wheel or painted centers to match. I'm surprised that there isn't more of a deeper dished rim on the rear wheels. My 11" wide 17" fuchs on the SC seem to be pretty deep compared to the fronts unlike these new 18".
i was thinking the same thing - since my car is Polar Silver I was glad to see the pic, but I'm not as excited about them as I thought I would be. Maybe if the centers were painted they'd look better.
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Old 01-23-2012, 09:44 PM
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Old 01-23-2012, 09:49 PM
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Still prefer my Twists...to me, Fuchs just work better on 964s and earlier.
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Old 01-23-2012, 10:56 PM
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I think they look better on the 997 than the 993
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Old 01-23-2012, 11:06 PM
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Oh man....WANT
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Old 01-23-2012, 11:18 PM
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I think the older 16" wheels (7 & 9" widths) were perfect in every sense of the word. The proportions simply worked at that diameter. The new 18" and 19" attempts are nice, but as the diameter grows, so do all of the styling elements.

This is what I think of when the word 'Fuchs' crosses my peabrain:





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Old 01-24-2012, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by AOW162435
I think the older 16" wheels (7 & 9" widths) were perfect in every sense of the word. The proportions simply worked at that diameter. The new 18" and 19" attempts are nice, but as the diameter grows, so do all of the styling elements.

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I think I agree with you. It's often hard to beat an original. Bet they look nice in person though. I'm still very pleased with my 02s though and have no plans to replace them. They are light, strong and super easy to clean since I like to do concours events.
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Old 01-24-2012, 01:11 AM
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Roger, do you do concours with the 02's or do you have an original set of hollow twists?
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Old 01-24-2012, 01:17 AM
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Are the Fuchs forged or cast? I assume the former given their lack of weight. 3 piece or monoblok?

The offsets are great for the NB. ET60 on the rear will fill out the fender real nice.
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Old 01-24-2012, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by AOW162435
I think the older 16" wheels (7 & 9" widths) were perfect in every sense of the word. The proportions simply worked at that diameter. The new 18" and 19" attempts are nice, but as the diameter grows, so do all of the styling elements.

This is what I think of when the word 'Fuchs' crosses my peabrain:



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Here is a detailed photo of the new design for comparison

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Old 01-24-2012, 01:25 AM
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Needs the porsche crest and the satin looks better to my eye than the gloss black centers that came on the 997 Sport Classic.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxouca...ream/lightbox/
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Old 01-24-2012, 12:03 PM
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I'd be interested but I don't think the black wheels on a Ocean Blue Metallic car will look good....too dark?
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Old 01-24-2012, 12:20 PM
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The Fuchs design doesn't work on a 993, just like 993 rims don't work on an early 911. The mix-n-match thing pretty much never looks right.
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Old 01-24-2012, 12:44 PM
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I like them. The updated design works well with a modern body shape. Don't like the 2 tone version though.
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Old 01-24-2012, 01:21 PM
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I think I'll stick with my GT3 Style wheels or if change it will be to the RH 3.6 Turbo Wheels.
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