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Cough, cough!!!
They would look great on a Beck coupe, no?
NEW production from Germany? Is that like reproduction wheels? Kinda like a replica?
Yes, Ray, that is quite a steal/steel... 
Whoa, there Nelly.
What a bargain..........because we all know how expensive those 5.5 x 15 steel wheels can be.
I think $3K per wheel is a deal...
...for Trump maybe...
... But do they add any width or offset to wheel? Most of us cant spare an extra inch out back.
Cant risk it. I'm going to have to pass. 
Interesting....Stoddard displayed these wheels at the Porsche show I was at in L.A. a month ago.
That's quite a mark-up at an event! Oh wait a minute, I forgot I was at a Porsche event! 
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Musbjim, you are right, that is a real Markup in picture above... "german accent" 
Interesting, the Euro is at an all time low and prices continue to rise on stuff from Germany. Did anyone notice they only have 8 holes?
That was the first thing I counted.... hmmmmmm.......
And the fact that they didn't sell at the LA "Porsche Literature and Extraneous Garage Cleaning Show" last month (where the Porsche cognoscenti go every year JUST to over-spend their budgets to show off to their peers) should say something about them being seriously over-priced. Even Jerry Seinfeld didn't buy them (and he'll buy almost anything!)
I have said it before, and I shall repeat myself:
These. ($260 per set if you don't already have them)
Plus these. ($50)
Plus 48 of these. ($10)
And these ($4)
And these ($50)
And a dab of this. ($6, though I've seen it cheaper).
From scratch, now, we're all done under $400—less than $150 if you're already sporting 8-slot Mangels. In half a Saturday you get 99.4% of the look for 3% of the cost, and the only person who might ever say a word about it is the MF who spent the $12,000 on his.
Replica Rudges, perfect.
edsnova posted:I have said it before, and I shall repeat myself:
These. ($260 per set if you don't already have them)
Plus these. ($50)
Plus 48 of these. ($10)
And these ($4)
And these ($50)
And a dab of this. ($6, though I've seen it cheaper).
From scratch, now, we're all done under $400—less than $150 if you're already sporting 8-slot Mangels. In half a Saturday you get 99.4% of the look for 3% of the cost, and the only person who might ever say a word about it is the MF who spent the $12,000 on his.
Your "dab of this" link takes you to the knock-offs again.
I'll take my Chris Coddington knockoff knockoff's for significantly less money. 
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Dab o' this, I meant. J B Weld. You need to put studs on the backs of the lug bolts to hold the pie pan on the wheel. Better yet: weld 'em.
Ed, great reply, but what I'd wish for is a finished product picture. Did you do this? Who has?? What does it look like when all put together?? Or are you just pulling some chain here?? And the ad for the basic wheels does mention that you should/oughta keep these suckers waxed to reduce rust. Yes ladies and germs, you do get what you pay for. These wheels (not the rest of your kit) must be what's on my car, and they did look pretty good when new, but if you look closely these days, rust pits are quite evident. On the other hand, how many sets could you buy for $12,000? Could keep it all looking new for quite a while, although changing the tires might get tedious after a while.
Art's wheels at Monterey car week last summer:
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El Frazoo posted:Ed, great reply, but what I'd wish for is a finished product picture. Did you do this? Who has?? What does it look like when all put together?? Or are you just pulling some chain here?? And the ad for the basic wheels does mention that you should/oughta keep these suckers waxed to reduce rust. Yes ladies and germs, you do get what you pay for. These wheels (not the rest of your kit) must be what's on my car, and they did look pretty good when new, but if you look closely these days, rust pits are quite evident. On the other hand, how many sets could you buy for $12,000? Could keep it all looking new for quite a while, although changing the tires might get tedious after a while.
Pieter van Rossum did this on his matte black Envemo coupe a number of years ago. Really quite convincing.
That's right. He did a tutorial as well. I was so impressed that I basically memorized it.
If I make a set out of Bridget's old wheels, would anyone be interested in buying them?
Make them in 16", with a 5x130 bolt pattern, 6" front, 8" rear, an ET of 52, and I'm there... 
Hey, anyone who can do what you've done to your TD, should be able to whip those up in a jiffy...
LOL
I think Joe has the right wheels for you Bob just saying
@Joe Fortino Are you running the Boston Marathon this April 17'th? (I saw the poster on your garage wall from a while back).
If so, we could hook up in Hopkinton (I'm 15 minutes from there ) or some time around the race.
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@Gordon NicholsI am not the marathon runner, my wife is. She ran it in '12 & '16 and with any luck she will be back in '18.