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Going to restore my wheels, but not sure what they were originally.

What are they? 15x6 and 7 Fuchs?

Both of the unrestored whale tail cars I’ve seen had all black centres and anodised rims.

Mine are 7 & 8s. When you say centers are black are the pedals black as well? The reason I ask is that people when they talk about Fuch wheels, not necessarily the 76, they mention centers were black and pedals anodized and when other people say black centers, they mean complete center, pedals included.
Dr. Porsche's green 76 Carrera 2.7 mfi has polished/anodized pedals, the same with Ryan Snodgrass's vehicle.

Careful inspection by a specialist will tell you the answer. As a starter, are there unpainted areas behind the spokes?

Nick Moss wrote:Careful inspection by a specialist will tell you the answer. As a starter, are there unpainted areas behind the spokes?

I just checked and they appear to be dull black.

The two I’ve seen both had all black centres; the petals were black too.

At least one car had pink wheel centres from the factory. Do that.

Sam wrote:The two I’ve seen both had all black centres; the petals were black too.

At least one car had pink wheel centres from the factory. Do that.

I think that will clash against green.

oli wrote:

Nick Moss wrote:Careful inspection by a specialist will tell you the answer. As a starter, are there unpainted areas behind the spokes?

I just checked and they appear to be dull black.

The bright petal versions were painted by dipping, hence have "air bubbles" behind the petals.

Don’t obsess over “correct”, do it how you like it...

Here’s a 76 Carrera, it could even be yours, for sale right now. Not sure if all wheels were like this on a 76. Car was not green originally so wheels could have been changed too.



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210bhp wrote:Here’s a 76 Carrera, it could even be yours, for sale right now. Not sure if all wheels were like this on a 76. Car was not green originally so wheels could have been changed too.



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Correct, as you can see the wheels are polished and that's not how they came from the factory. So I am taking it back. So far I have found out the center is correct just the rim should be anodized and the lip slightly polished or it can be highly polished. I know there was some other possibilities, such as the anodized pedals. Those look good as well and they would be factory correct, I am just not sold 100% which would look the best.

So, what's everyone's opinion of what will look the best on the Viper Green Carrera?

Going to be a decision between the black centers with polished lips and the anodized pedals. Might be a tough one because they both look great and are period correct.