Did a blind man paint the front bumper??!!?!

[swright]

LINK

What this ad makes me realise, apart from how bad a paint match that front bumper is,

is that i really want some original 16" turbo spec teledials[8D] I never realy liked them before but seeing them on that car realy makes me want some. The dish on the back wheels is sexy[8D] Are they hard to come by?

 

[Fen]

Yes

 

[Peter Empson]

I agree, Turbo teledials with their deeper dish are one of my favourites wheels on 944's. I think I'm right in saying they only came on 220 Turbo's, (the offset is different on later cars) so they are not especially plentiful.

 

[Fen]

I meaat yes they are rare, but also the paint looks to be the work of Wonder and Charles Autobodies.

The early Turbo was blessed with a much sexier offset. It's wheel options were these relatively deep dish teledials or the uber-sexy Fuchs.

 

[swright]

Damn. I really want to put some original period wheels on the car but it looks like it could be a ball ache to actually find some.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

ORIGINAL: swright

Damn. I really want to put some original period wheels on the car but it looks like it could be a ball ache to actually find some.

Phil Rowley had a set in his loft he wanted rid of, I'm sure they were early-offset as his car's a C-reg. Don't know if anyone has a contact number for him?

I'd also try Jasmine and Porschapart, they used to list them regularly.

 

[Fen]

Phil's would work as he replaced them with the Fuchs that came off my first Turbo. You have a good memory though Paul as it was a long time ago he was looking to sell them, though I can't remember them actually being sold.

 

[zcacogp]

I fully expect to be tarred and feathered for saying this, but teledials never deally do anything for me. They just look too much like the (4-part, rather than 5-part) XR3i wheels to me. And I can't see the appeal of Fuchs either. Sorry.

The bumper almost looks like it came off another car. And it looks like the same paint was used to re-do the cills below the doors, over the wurth covering ... not pretty. Oh, and what's going on with the front driving/fog lights? It looks like they have some kind of additional cover over them. Or are my eyes decieving me?


Oli.

 

[appletonn]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

I fully expect to be tarred and feathered for saying this, but teledials never deally do anything for me. They just look too much like the (4-part, rather than 5-part) XR3i wheels to me. And I can't see the appeal of Fuchs either. Sorry.

The bumper almost looks like it came off another car. And it looks like the same paint was used to re-do the cills below the doors, over the wurth covering ... not pretty. Oh, and what's going on with the front driving/fog lights? It looks like they have some kind of additional cover over them. Or are my eyes decieving me?


Oli.

Oli, just hold this hot bucket, whilst I grab the chicken...[8D][]

 

[Peter Empson]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

I fully expect to be tarred and feathered for saying this, but teledials never deally do anything for me. They just look too much like the (4-part, rather than 5-part) XR3i wheels to me. And I can't see the appeal of Fuchs either. Sorry.

No comment! []
I even like cookie cutters and am constantly amazed that they're not worth anything, if I had an early offset 944 I could be very happy with them.

 

[zcacogp]

It's OK chaps, I make up for it by liking D90's!


Oli.

 

[RC18B 911 turbo]

Just think if it's like that in a photo how bad would it be in the flesh?

 

[ashonen]

ORIGINAL: Peter Empson

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

I fully expect to be tarred and feathered for saying this, but teledials never deally do anything for me. They just look too much like the (4-part, rather than 5-part) XR3i wheels to me. And I can't see the appeal of Fuchs either. Sorry.

No comment! []
I even like cookie cutters and am constantly amazed that they're not worth anything, if I had an early offset 944 I could be very happy with them.

yes i have cookie cutters on my 1984 lux and they look ok to me []

 

[Alpine]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

Oh, and what's going on with the front driving/fog lights? It looks like they have some kind of additional cover over them. Or are my eyes decieving me?

Oli.

I think they are plastic covers for the fog lamps, to prevent stone chips. I've heard of them but never seen them

 

[Diver944]

Porsch Apart used to stock them a few years ago, circa £30 if my memory serves me

 

[Fen]

They were £26 when I used to use them. Mine were usually cracked, but it was a lot cheaper than cracking the lens which happened prior to using them with all the motorway miles I used to do.

 

[peanut]

nice seats but surely not original ? I thought all turbos had sports seats ?

 

[swright]

I have seen a few for sale without sports seats. But i supose they could have been replaced because of bolster wear.

 

[Fen]

Nope, Sports was an option. In fact most (possibly vitrually all) of the Silver Rose cars had comfort seats, which is one of the strange parts of the spec I never understood.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

ORIGINAL: peanut

nice seats but surely not original ? I thought all turbos had sports seats ?

From the 1988 price list....class swot here! []

944 turbo options:

Standard seats fully electric £422.34 each side
Sports seats, electric only on height adj, £490.85 per pair
Heated seats £196.85 per side
Leather front and rear £1894.91
Part leather (facings only) £513.28 per pair
All cloth (no vinyl bolsters that everyone thinks are part-leather) £181.90 per pair
Lumbar support (standard seats only) £463.45 per side! [&o]

All inc. VAT. Which was about 2% back then....[]