Opo

I picked up a 1987 targa and the car came with this wheels, does anyone know if they are a upgrade when the car was bought new ? Or are they after market?
TIA

GT3DE

these were standard OEM - but only on cars sold in Philly.

Amber Gramps

Love 'em. Don't let the haters hate....

Look for a thread in OT by Nicole about a painting she did of a Boxster. It lives in perpetuity known only as "Ferrari Wheels"

WPOZZZ

Those are Etoile wheels. Back in the 70s/80s, they were aftermarket upgrades over Fuchs.

Hunt3R

Those are Etoiles, they should be pretty lightweight, strong wheels. Etoile purchased Gotti, which were also known as good wheels, and then eventually Etoile got bought by Ronal, which were not known for being so good.

theiceman

I think they are a very nice wheel , but just dont look right on a 911 IMHO .. I can say that as i have all kinds of wheel that dont look right on a 911. Next month I will be putting my Fuchs back on.

Opo

Thank you guys, I was wondering if they were cheap wheels, I have the window sticker and it shows a $599 charge for this wheels, I'm a big Fuchs fan also but there's something about this wheels that I like , anyways I think they look great , I'm going to leave them on the car since all my other 911's have Fuchs , want to have one with different wheels

Opo

$656 charge not $599

theiceman

all my other 911s ?

nice problem to have i would say

Amber Gramps

That line item looks like the charge to go from the standard 15" Fuchs to the optional 16" Fuchs.

race911

Yes.

And if any of you lived through the Gotti era, you know full well about the lack-of-fastener holding the wheel half issue. Luckily, I was able to convert mine to 32 bolt from the troublesome 16 before I had a failure. Interesting that when they resurfaced as Etoile they ended up with 20..........

Doubt any of the above make a bit of difference on a street driven car, but I'd play it safe if I were going to use them in having the centers and halves tested for cracks. (Which probably would end up costing more than the wheels are worth.)

Opo

so this wheels are not safe?

race911

I have no idea. But if you figure any modular wheel for track use should be disassembled and fully checked probably every 10-12-15 events, a quarter century old one of so-so pedigree would be ripe for inspection even if used solely on the street.

(Who was the French guy who operated Topline, and the predecessor.....Fabian, Fabrecye? I bought mine circa 1981, and probably 3-4 years later is when it hit the fan and we doubled up the bolt count.)

aratapuss

Car looks great with those wheels, a little diversity in the cars makes them a bit more interesting.
Last week I was at Discount Tire rotating tires on my stock 911, Fuchs, and the cash register operator liked the car, but asked me point blank . . . "When you gonna put some wheels on that car", I about threw up. Really.

CVDH

I've always liked Gottis ever since seeing them on the silver 930 from "No Man's Land." I have a chance to buy a set locally; too bad they're too wide for SC flares. I suppose I could get narrower "barrels" but that could get pricey...if I was going to spend that much I'd just get BBS RSs.