Driveporsche2

I'm in Los Angeles and looking to get black metallic wheels. My Boxster is pictured below. Getting a nice metallic black color would compliment the white exterior well.

On the porsche website it says it will cost 8k. Ebay has glossy black ones for about 2400 (plus labor) https://www.ebay.com/itm/19-Porsche-...-/302842025837

Are there any less expensive options? Obviously I'm not going to spray paint my new 2018 boxster, but I'd rather not spend 2k+ on a "nice to have". Feedback is much appreciated

GregWormald

So you'd rather buy new wheels than have the current ones painted? Why? Do you need two sets of wheels?

worf928

Driveporsche2

Thanks for the plasti-dip suggestion!

I'm looking at black sapphire wheels from Dipyourcar https://www.dipyourcar.com/collectio...hire-wheel-kit
and gloss black center caps from Suncoast https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/SKUBLKCCS.html OR eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-MAC...sAAOSwvflZXokB

Does this look like a good pairing?

GregWormald

The coloured wheel caps (on whatever background matches the wheels) add a lot more bling than I would have thought possible.
I got mine off ebay for $12 delivered!

Driveporsche2

Wow that's a good deal. Are your caps concave or flat? I haven't seen a set of four on ebay below $80... but I'll keep browsing

GregWormald

Very slightly concave--probably not more than 2 or 3 mm, totally unnoticeable on the wheels. The 72.something mm size seems to be a standard for Porsche. Mine came from China, in what appeared to be authentic Porsche boxes. I was initially disappointed as the red wasn't as bright as I wanted. The badge itself soon faded a bit and I took them off to see if a re-paint would brighten things up--and discovered that I hadn't removed the 'all but invisible' protective plastic. DUH! Now they look original and and with 10,000+ km still appear new.

worf928

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