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I guess it is time for me to chime in with my .02 cents worth. I value it at about half that.
Firstly let me say that both Harvey and Al do good work. I thought Harvey’s post was not all that derogatory. Probably on about par with what I would say if the roles were reversed.
Our mission statement is to do the best work out there. I’ve been doing Porsche cars for 48 years now. In my long business experience I’ve learned that if you communicate with people by returning calls and emails in a timely fashion you can make any business successful if the quality is there. Hence our good customer service. On the wheels, we do all steps in house. This makes for a better finished product and seriously cuts down on the time the wheels are out of service. We don’t have to transport the wheels around town to others nor do we have to wait for others to do any work. This allows us to turn the wheels around much quicker and seems to help hold the line on quality.
Harvey is correct that no one will get wealthy doing Fuchs. It is just too labor intensive. We don’t intend nor do we need to steal business from Al or Harvey. If you are happy with them stay with them. If you need some work done more quickly I encourage you to take a look at our product. It is a product from people that care, done on equipment that is state of the art. I don’t know if I can post our simple website here. If inappropriate the moderator will let me know. Our best wishes to all.
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Below are some wheels Rick did for me, took 3 weeks which includes 4 days shipping. I'm no Fuchs pro but think they look great.. we exchanged a bunch of emails & text and he was super responsive.
Tim
1970 911T
#3257
I think we might be obsessing over the smallest details.
All of the comparisons are about wheels right after they're finished. I wonder how they look after 500 miles?
I suspect they might be using different brands of paint. Is there any difference in how they hold up?
Richard Newton
Vintage Racing Wheels
I've had wheels by Harvey, Al Reed, and Wheel Enhancement (none by Rick "yet"). The wheels I have had done were 4.5's, 5.5's and early deep 6's. There are substantial visual differences between Harvey's work and the others, and it has nothing to do with the paint.
The manner in which Harvey makes these differences may be a trade secret, but I had a set of 4.5's done by Al recently (late 2015), and they are at Harvey's to be redone correctly. It has to do with the finish on the vertical areas of the spokes. Sorry, I don't have anything at the home shop to show what I mean, all in distant storage.
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Mike Fitton # 2071
2018 911S Carrera White
2012 991 Platinum Silver ( Gone)
1971 911T Targa Bahia Red (Gone to France)
1995 911 Carrera Polar Silver (Gone)
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I don't believe Harvey anodizes the center cap, because of the metal prongs.
David
'73 S Targa #0830 2.7 MFI rebuilt to RS specs
I think that Harvey is the "Gold Standard" in refinishing. That said, many can't wait a year or more to get their wheels done. That opens up a market for someone who can do wheels almost as good in a shorter time span.
David
'73 S Targa #0830 2.7 MFI rebuilt to RS specs