[urq] Fuchs (Was The price of greatness)

[Thatcher Hubbard]

I'd love to pick up a set of relatively clean Fuchs for use as winter
wheels on the car.  Like most of here who haven't already gotten them,
I aspire to 8" R8s at some point in the future.

I'm pretty sure Martin was running his Fuchs with spacers.  IIRC he's
got the AP/Lockheed calipers on his car too, he might be able to shed
some light on the situation.


On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:41:18 -0700, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
> IMO, they are not as coveted as the 8" Ronals (although the Fuchs are much
> lighter) but are much more coveted than the 6" Ronals.  All things being
> equal - which we all know they _never_ are (especially with these cars)- a
> car with Fuchs would likely fetch more than one with 6" Ronals.  Again - all
> other things being equal.  The Fuchs are light and strong and have appeal,
> as someone (Ingo I think) said because Audi used them on the rally cars.
> One drawback is that they won't allow as big a brake caliper as the 8"
> Ronals.  I had to have the wheel weights put on the outer lip (rather than
> inside of the wheel towards the out side) because they were hitting my G60
> calipers in front.  Some people have Porsche Monoblock calipers under 8"
> R8's and there is no way I can see those fitting under Fuchs...well maybe
> with a spacer or something...??
> 
> Brandon
> '84 ur
>    8" R8 Summer
>    Fuchs Winter
>    6" R8 not used
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew B" <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
> To: <dgraber460 at aol.com>
> Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 12:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] The price of greatness
> 
> > Not saying Fuchs are not worth what people are paying for them, just
> > curious as to whether they have some collectable value or what,
> > exactly.  I personally am not a big fan of the style, but I wouldn't
> > mind having a set, nevertheless.  Heck, if they can increase the value
> > of my car I'll take two.
> >
> > In response to John, I paid about 7k, and I believe that is exactly
> > what my car is worth.  I don't think I could get a similar performance
> > car for the same price with all the bells and whistles of the Ur.  My
> > car has no rust, and everything short of the AC (no belt), cruise
> > control (does anybody's work?) and rear defroster (Working on it)
> > everything works and is in great shape.  My car has the Ronal 8"s and
> > was repainted in a not-quite-zermatt silver.  I love the car, but I
> > can't see it being worth 11 thousand.  I guess the rarity is important
> > in resale value, but there are quite a few Urs available to anybody
> > savvy enough to surf the interweb for a few hours.  I was looking all
> > over the country for mine, and I was lucky when it popped up in a city
> > a few hours away.  I guess I'm asking if people actually get what they
> > ask (above 10g) or if they're just testing the water.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:47:52 EST, dgraber460 at aol.com <dgraber460 at aol.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 11/22/2004 10:36:18 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> > > John.Chaplen at mercer.com writes:
> > > <Also, what's the deal with Fuchs wheels?  I know 8" Ronals have some
> > > <desireability, but are these as collectable?  I saw a set on ebay go
> for
> > > <$75, guess I should have picked them up!
> > >
> > > Is your point that Fuchs are too high or too low?
> > > I've been looking for a set for some time, and haven't seen anything for
> > > what I think their worth. I was preparing to bid on the $75 set when
> they
> > > were mysteriously pulled early and sold for $75. I was a bit annoyed
> (more
> > > like pissed!) at not having a shot at them, but that's auction life I
> guess.
> > > Still looking for a set, and so far resisting the temptation to get the
> > > brand new 15x7 TSW Hockenhiem Rs for $349 including shipping from Cheap
> > > Wheels.
> > >
> > > Dennis
> > > Denver
> > >
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