Those were definitely a switch.
There were 2 options available for 1983-1985.5 and that was Fuchs (high end aluminum) found on the 911 or Cookie Cutters (Steel). In 1986 the Phone Dial (Aluminum) was added as a choice, and Fuchs and Cookie Cutters were dropped by 1987. The idea was to put the 944 more into it's 928 roots. The dish wheels were added in 1989 as were the C2 Type 90's. Ironically the 911, 928 and 944 ALL had C2 Type 90 wheels by 1990.
Heres the story: Saw a 1983 944 for sale, but it had the 85.5+ phone dial
> wheels on it and not the black out ones that the typical 83-84 cars had (It
> was for sure an early car by looking at the dash). Owner said that they put
> those style wheels on the late 83 models. I've never seen another early 944
> with these before, is the owner correct or did a previous owner put those on
> as an upgrade?
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