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Hi Charles, I'm making an assumption that 'Fuchs' alloys are the wide 5 spoke Porsche alloys we all know and love and not some other type of Porsche wheel. I believe I've heard them called that before. That being said, in my search for a set of Porsche alloys for my bug, I did find out that yes there are indeed various sizes of them out there. What I ended up with is as follows... 2'69 912 (only year made I believe) 4.5"x15" alloys for the front - very hard to find as they were 1 year only. You will need a smaller wheel for the front so they don't rub the inner fender when you turn if the front end is lowered. They are out there though, after all I found some just last August. You can figure on paying around 600+ for a good pair of wheels. Sometimes the owners will only sell them if you all 4 of their wheels - which was my case. For the rear, I got 6"x15" alloys with 195 tires on them. These are easy to locate. I wasn't really looking for fully polished wheels, but this set was so I went with it anyway. I kind of like contrasts that why I was originally looking for the polished spokes and rims with black recesses. Anyway, add into either redrilling your rotors/drums or buying a redrilled set as Porsche wheels are not a direct bolt on. The set I scored came with excellent redrilled brake drums, I was lucky. Go to as many VW/Porsche swap meets as you can and just look around. I found mine at that the last Sacto Bug-o-rama swap meet area. They are beautiful wheels, but not without some challenges. You can probably count on paying around 800 to 1K for all four wheels/tires/ drums. Not for the weak hearted. Good luck in your search, hope this has been helpfull. Regards, Tom Cloud '69 Fastback! with 914 2.0 wheels! '69 Bug with 5 spoke 'Fuchs' alloys! >From type3-request@vwtype3.org Tue Nov 3 08:19:19 1998 >From: "Charles Moseley" >Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:18:08 +0000 >Subject: [T3] Fuchs alloys > >I'm thinking of getting a set of Fuchs alloys for my Type 3 notch, but I >don't even know where to start. Will any Fuchs alloys fit or am I looking >for a certain size, pattern, spacing etc. Did they come in different >widths? What width should I be hunting for? And how much should I pay (a >very vague question, I know)? > >Thanks > > > > > >Charlie > >69 Notch (Fritz) > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com