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Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:37 am

Are these real 914 rims?

Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:51 pm

Do they have a Porsche part number stamped on the inner rim?

Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:17 pm

No idea, I haven't bought them yet or seen 'em in person...

Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:11 pm

Those are aftermarket and pretty rare.

Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:50 pm

If they are 914 wheels they'll be 4X110mm not 4X130mm?

Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:51 pm

Mike Fisher wrote: If they are 914 wheels they'll be 4X110mm not 4X130mm?
Huh?

914 is 4x130.

Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:53 am

Maybe it's 924 or 944? The Zenith knock-off wire wheels I have were supposed to have been made for 1 of them? I had them re-drilled to 4X130mm.

Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:09 am

Early 924 were 4x112 which is Audi and 944 were 5x130 which is standard Porsche 5 bolt.

Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:42 am

Early 924=4X112mm!!! #-o Is that just the early Audi that are the same?

Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:42 am

Glenn wrote: Those are aftermarket and pretty rare.

What would you say a set of 4 is worth in the US? I'm thinking a polish job and some nice tires would make these great for my 70's beetle. Does these fit without any mods or?

Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:24 am

They will bolt on if you have the correct lug bolts.

Value... no idea.

Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:44 pm

Ok, are the bolts easy to get hold off, since I take it the original VW bolts won't work...

Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:51 pm

Glenn wrote: They will bolt on if you have the correct lug bolts.

Value... no idea.

I'm wondering if they would be a good investment... How big are the Porsche guys on 914?

Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:06 pm

I think they'd look cool polished up, or powdercoated.

185 or 195/70r14 tires would fit nicely, regardless if you put them on a 914 or a late model VW Type 1.

I'd be concerned on how they're balanced, or damaged somewhat,,,,,,, look at how many stick on wheels weights are on the inner AND outer rim of that one wheel. Bad balance job previously, or inexperience, or,,,,,,

Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:33 pm

Is polishing magnesium wheels hard to DIY and aren't they 15 inches?

Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:50 pm

Stuggi wrote:

Your first picture looks like it says "5 1/2 J x 14". Incidently, that's the photo that shows the obnoxious amount of wheel weights.

Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:16 pm

If everyone could read whats in front of their nose the world would be a happie-happie-place... ^^

Still needs some ideas on how to do this resto, insofar I've found one metal shop (that's Boeing certed) here in Finland that seems to do proper mag work, but I have a feeling they are kinda pricy, check out their site http://www.tumo.com/index.php/en/

The Finnish Porsche owners seem to love them tough, so I take it they don't do bad work...

Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:20 pm

I saw the anodizing that they offer and immediately thought that would be cool for color matching the wheels to your basic body color,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, then I remember reading this thread a day or so ago,

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/posting.php?mode=quote&p=3378511

,,,specifically a statement by Jimmy111 concerning anodizing engine cases,,,

Jimmy111 wrote: The problem with painting the case is that it blocks the heat flow radiating from the motor and will raise your oil temps.
Most paints contain metal oxides as pigments and fillers. These metal oxides are insulators and will block the heat flow.
About the only thing that you could apply to magnesium that you can buy over the counter is a chromate conversion coating, These contain metal salts instead of oxides and allow the heat to pass. This is what VW put on the cases in the later years.
Anodizing magnesium will completly block the heat flow and after a short time the anodizing will start to crack and spiderweb due to the heat expansion of the case.

I don't really know if that applies to wheels, but it wouldn't hurt to ask Tumo if they've done it before to magnesium wheels with no adverse effects. Just another idea.

And I have to ask, are these wheels actually magnesium, or aluminum? Cause if they're AL, the statements above won't matter.

Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:35 am

Kelley wrote:
I'd be concerned on how they're balanced, or damaged somewhat,,,,,,, look at how many stick on wheels weights are on the inner AND outer rim of that one wheel. Bad balance job previously, or inexperience, or,,,,,,
That indicates the wheel is bent.

Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:52 am

Bruce wrote: Kelley wrote:
I'd be concerned on how they're balanced, or damaged somewhat,,,,,,, look at how many stick on wheels weights are on the inner AND outer rim of that one wheel. Bad balance job previously, or inexperience, or,,,,,,
That indicates the wheel is bent.

Yeah, I was thinking that too,,,, I guess I should've said it when I was thinking it.