jellyfishfields Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Finally getting round to actually buying wheels after pondering for too long. I'm really just looking to widen the fronts to 7" I have a price for new Fuchs but also wondered about Minilites. They do them in 16 X 7" and 16 X 8" but the offsets they make are et13 on the 7" and et0 for the 8" Can get a complete set for about the same price of the front pair of new Fuchs. Can anyone advise me if they will fit without rubbing the wings with a pretty much standard suspension set up? Another thing is trying to find any photos of this size fitted to a car. I know longman had these wheels, but struggling to find photos. I'm waiting to hear back from them about the weight, which might be another consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) I just bought minilites for my BMW direct from the manufacturer. You can have them in any offset you like. Give them a call, they are very helpful. http://minilite.co.uk/products.htm I also had a custom colour and they were ready when they said they would be. I also had a pair refurbed by them and they came back like new. A very good service all round. Edited January 18, 2023 by Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longman Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I had some on mine for a bit , wheels are heavy compared to Fuchs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Phill said: I just bought minilites for my BMW direct from the manufacturer. You can have them in any offset you like. Give them a call, they are very helpful. http://minilite.co.uk/products.htm I also had a custom colour and they were ready when they said they would be. I also had a pair refurbed by them and they came back like new. A very good service all round. I emailed them, that was the only option they gave for the 16" Porsche fitment. Large choice of colours though. Which model of BMW do you have them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Mine are on a 1975 1602. To be fair they don’t list 16s on the website. I’m sure if you asked for a different offset they would do it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, longman said: I had some on mine for a bit , wheels are heavy compared to Fuchs.. That does look good 👍 Any chance you have any other pics to hand you could show me? 🙂 Is the difference in weight something you can feel when driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longman Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, jellyfishfields said: That does look good 👍 Any chance you have any other pics to hand you could show me? 🙂 Is the difference in weight something you can feel when driving? Sorry no , the weight difference was quite a lot , repro Fuchs were lighter .. sold them to someone on the forum but cant remember who.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longman Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 have you had a look at Image wheels as they do some funky Fuchs-ish and Minilite style wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Phill said: Mine are on a 1975 1602. To be fair they don’t list 16s on the website. I’m sure if you asked for a different offset they would do it for you. Cheers, I'll give them a shout tomorrow. 👍 16 minutes ago, longman said: have you had a look at Image wheels as they do some funky Fuchs-ish and Minilite style wheels Thanks, I'll go have a look.👍 Edited January 18, 2023 by jellyfishfields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Have you considered some Campags from Group4Wheels? https://www.group4wheels.com/store/PORSCHE-c63244029 https://www.group4wheels.com/store/PORSCHE-c63244029 ooof, I think I would if buying new rimage https://www.group4wheels.com/store/PAG1590P-Satin-Gold-15-x-9-p112221933 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Have to say they look rather good, especially in gold on arrow blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Look great on a white car too!...had my eye on them for a while i do love Minilites, but most are heavy lumps of iron unless you get genuine big bucks Magnesium rims. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Love that look 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesworth Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Campags for the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 The Minilite wheels look great, but from what I can see online they're around double the weight. Decided I'll either go for the Campags, or just order a pair of 7" front Fuchs and hope they match the rears OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmg Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) Always a nice period upgrade on a 3.2 BBS RS 012 013 Edited January 20, 2023 by hmg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, jellyfishfields said: The Minilite wheels look great, but from what I can see online they're around double the weight. Decided I'll either go for the Campags, or just order a pair of 7" front Fuchs and hope they match the rears OK. Nothing light about Minilites, chunky monkeys Extra weight will dull the steering and nimbellness feeling Campag's are heavier than Fuchs but probably lighter than Miniheavies Fuchs are lighter than a light thing, strong too as they're forged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Thanks for all the input with this, much appreciated. After taking everything into account, weight, strength, looks, finish etc. I decided to bite the bullet and go with a full set of new Fuchs. A bit of a backlog at the moment I'm told, so I'll see when they arrive. Hopefully in time for the warmer weather, whenever that is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivieraBob Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I was going to say don't just buy a new pair of Fuchs...I did that, buying 8s and moving the old 7s to the front. Didn't work as the new ones really showed the old ones up (which was funny as they looked fine as a set). Therefore had to buy new 7s as well...painful, but look and feel great steering wise, and a lot cheaper than some of the scabby old sets that used to be for sale on ebay! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mean in green Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Some of which cost more than new ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 9 hours ago, RivieraBob said: I was going to say don't just buy a new pair of Fuchs...I did that, buying 8s and moving the old 7s to the front. Didn't work as the new ones really showed the old ones up (which was funny as they looked fine as a set). Therefore had to buy new 7s as well...painful, but look and feel great steering wise, and a lot cheaper than some of the scabby old sets that used to be for sale on ebay! Bob Yes, came to the same conclusion after speaking with a refurb place and the Fuchs agent. Both thought I'd be lucky for them to match. How did you get on with the centre caps, did they match OK? 9 hours ago, mean in green said: Some of which cost more than new ones! Old wheels then the refurb cost, it's not cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivieraBob Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 32 minutes ago, jellyfishfields said: How did you get on with the centre caps, did they match OK? A PO had painted mine gloss black so ended up buying new. If yours are in good nick then the matt black matches the petal finish perfectly (presuming you've gone for black). It was a leap of faith as I believe I was the first on here to go for the new build Fuchs (there's a post on here somewhere), but you won't be disappointed as they are as perfect as the originals; they have the Fuchs stamp and only difference is the lack of a Porsche part no stamp - for that I guess you'd have to pay the Porsche tax which seems ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TargaWayne Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 19 hours ago, World Citizen said: Nothing light about Minilites, chunky monkeys Extra weight will dull the steering and nimbellness feeling Campag's are heavier than Fuchs but probably lighter than Miniheavies Fuchs are lighter than a light thing, strong too as they're forged The old adage, Strong, Light, Cheap, Choose any 2 out of 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 20/01/2023 at 13:10, World Citizen said: Nothing light about Minilites, chunky monkeys Extra weight will dull the steering and nimbellness feeling Campag's are heavier than Fuchs but probably lighter than Miniheavies Fuchs are lighter than a light thing, strong too as they're forged 10 hours ago, TargaWayne said: The old adage, Strong, Light, Cheap, Choose any 2 out of 3. Out of interest, both Minilite and Fuchs came back with weights for their wheels, as below. Milinlite: 7" 12.0 KG, 8" 13.5 KG Fuchs: 7" 5.6 KG, 8" 5.85 KG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Citizen Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 36 minutes ago, jellyfishfields said: Out of interest, both Minilite and Fuchs came back with weights for their wheels, as below. Milinlite: 7" 12.0 KG, 8" 13.5 KG Fuchs: 7" 5.6 KG, 8" 5.85 KG Looks about right, quite a difference On my 964 I've stripped out over 200kgs, biggest single difference I felt driving was the weight I removed from the wheels Was a huge eureka moment, despite a lifetime of saving weight on super road and race cars It transformed the driving/steering feel. Less rotating inertia, gyroscopic effect to the steering and unsprung mass transformed the acceleration, steering and grip The 10kgs I saved on the wheels felt the same as the first 100kgs I saved on the chassis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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