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[ME733]

You have asked about the fuchs which came on my 914 S....here goes...the O.E.M. spare rim is dated 8-72...and so are all the others.....and they are part#...914.361.011.00 .They look different in /on the backside than THE PHOTOGRAPH with notes you have shown......as a point of intrest the spare RIM and ALL the four on the ground are identical in every way...EXCEPT the four on the ground have a Painted BACKGROUND.....and after looking closely with a magnifing glass its obvious they are painted...and not quite dead flat black....they are Not anodized....the spare tire is an original tire ..DUNLOP 165 hr 15....looks like it and the rim have NEVER been used...the rim is clean and perfect (both sides and the tire has full tread....and is not dry rotted.(cracks showing in sidewalls)..However,.I would never consider using it obviously. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)

[Tom_T]

BTW Pat -

Because the early hubs were flat & the wheels had an inst (not a bump out) - EITHER the -00 or -01 Alloy Wheels of all brands will fit onto the non-hub-centric front hubs ("hub-centric" is also a marketing name btw for self-centering type hubs, now commonly used like xerox for copy).

I agree with your opinion of the Fuchs 2L Alloys & thought that the Mahle 4-lugs & Rivieras looked much better. But my research has shown that it was indeed fitted with the Fuchs, so now I have to try to find 5 good ones at a high price! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

....too bad you don't have those from the dealer laying around your garage somewhere! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I may keep the Rivieras & clean them up for a "modern" 195/65HR15 set of tires for driving, & just keep a set of proper OE 165HR15 on the Fuchs for show purposes per the other tires discussion thread. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)