Napoli

Standard GT3 wheel finish. Chipped in several areas, getting worse. Only 500 non-track miles on car. Glaring white showing in chipped areas. Other than new wheels, any way to hide and halt the chipping and flaking?

Anyone else experiencing this?

ARSGT3

Unfortunately this is normal, I have the gloss black variety and only 300 miles on mine and already have a couple nicks! I put a good sealant over mine in hope it will protect them! Oh well once they get bad I'll have em powder coated matte black like they should have come from the factory!

Money2536

My Platinum Satin have one chip. I was surprised because my C2S Platinum Satin wheels were flawless after 5,000 miles.

SamFromTX

Macca posted a touch up paint color that works a while ago. I bought it and it works great. I'm at work now but will post it later, unless he does. Porsche does not have a touch up for the platinum wheel color but the one Macca found is almost identical.

LindsayMac

I think what you are looking for is Titan Metallic D7Z.

Picking my car up in 2 days, been browsing here for months picking up info that I will need. Superb forum for information.

avi8tir

My vote would be to take them to a reputable powder coating shop and have them powder coated. You'll never have to worry about it again unless you cause the chipping by curbing your wheel!

Serge944

If the problem is that bad, this seems like something that should be covered by warranty.

Lodi

Won't powder coating will compromise the integrity of the wheel?

UAEGT3

Is this Titan touch up color offered at the Porsche spare parts department at the dealership, or are you guys getting it from another source?

thanks

LexVan

I think this is caused by Porsche continuing to push the wheels out to the furthest point (for styling and performance). Probably also why Porsche limits the factory spacer to 5mm on some models and wheel combos.

<3mph

^^I'd also like to know the answer to Serge's question about warranty. It's a little surprising to me that such a common issue (even so early on) wasn't identified by Porsche QA during testing.

LexVan

I seriously doubt it.

mrsullivan

this is very disappointing...

if this happened to me I would be having a spirited debate with the dealer about them replacing the wheel.

500 miles with no track? the finish on the wheel only lasts 500 miles?\

5000 miles? different story.

STG

First of all, the big tires kick up a lot of stones. The wheel design with the square spokes versus the softer rounded edges of say a Carrera S wheel make them more prone as well.

Seeing so many chips this early on would indicate a paint adhesion issue. If you're seeing white underneath, there must be a primer coat. If the top coat isn't adhering to it very well, it could he causing premature chipping. There is no way with 500 miles the chipping should be happening.

Look at this mule pic. Big chip rear wheel?

NateOZ

I don't think they'll cover it by warranty, but did you buy the insurance from your dealer? They should repair it for free if so.

I also had Opticoat put on mine after reading comments on how soft the finish is on here - hopefully they'll hold up a little better.