Bigs: Are you saying that you replace a set of $3,400 wheels with a set of $1,000 wheels because of a few scratches that you could get fixed for less than $1,000? And then you have to delete the tire pressure system on your car, while Hacker will probably have to have those holes welded.

I'm not sure what I'm missing, but I can't seem to make sense out of this..

 

Well, maybe there is no sense...

But the wheels would take a lot of work to bring back to their original glory - and I don't think they would look "new" and original even then. They'd look pretty good, but not new. And I really wanted the look of brand new wheels. (Note my original post. There are a fair number of scratches, gouges, and chips in all four wheels.)

Plus, the RDK's worked a little too well. I like to run the tires at no more than 36 psi. That's what Porsche recommends, and anything much higher loosens my fillings. But to keep my tire pressure warning off, I had to pump all four up to at least 38.5 psi. (That exact pressure seemed to be the magic number. Even a tiny bit lower would trigger the alarm.)

That gave me the choice of either tolerating an annoying warning light - and even when you cancel it, the smaller warning light continues to glare at you, plus the big warning light comes back on every 10 minutes or so requiring repeated canceling - or tolerating a too-hard ride. So I was gonna have the system disconnected anyway.

Therefore, there seemed no compelling reason to buy new OEM wheels if I wasn't going to use the RDK system anyway. That and the price of the OEM's led me to try the Mille's.

The Mille Miglias look exceptionally nice. I know I'll have to keep an eye on them - I've been warned that they can fail. If they do, I'll have to save my nickels and dimes and eventually buy a new set of OEM wheels - which was what I was initially planning to do anyway until I saw their price.

I reasoned that in the worst case scenario, I'll have to pony up the money for a new set of OEM wheels - which is no more than what I was gonna do in the first place - and then I'll have some Mille Miglias to sell. In the best case scenario, the Mille Miglias will work just fine, I'll have nice new wheels, and I'll save roughly $2400 - oh yeah, plus the $400 from Hacker.

So, on the downside, I might lose maybe $600 on my Mille Miglia experiment. On the upside, I might save $2400.

And a fellow Lister has some nice wheels that should suit his purpose just fine. Can't beat that!

 

I plan on leaving the sensors on, I see no reason to remove them.

What normally fails on the Mille wheels? I know plenty of people that have them on 928's and 944 with no issues.

 

Bigs you can't sell them to HP, he voted 'no' on the pologamy thread. Us being brothers and all, its time to let HP in on the false flag joke and you're selling them to me, to sell to him right

 

What, don't you like my new avatar?

 

After she reads this thread, he'll be sleeping on the couch and end up the new Stig.

 

I solved that conspiracy along time ago.

http://www.straponvets.com/

You and Heinrich, who is in this GTS rim al queda? Andrew too I bet.

I'm gonna have to issue a Amityville Horror fatwah on all GTS rims going thru rennlist until I get a set to cleanse the new curse.

 

You do realize you pretty much "gave away" your GTS wheels. One would be VERY hard pressed to find a set of original factory used GTS rims anywhere. Regardless of scratches, you just gave up at least $1500 (rims only) on the LOW side. A decent set can go for $2000 or more used. God bless you!

 

Bigs hows those seats doing in that GTS? You might consider getting new ones and letting me take those off your hands, same thing your tranny. It might go out at any time! You might as well replace the whole drive line and I'll help you get rid of that nasty eye sore.

 

Damn I got online too late. I would have paid $1000 if they were original with RDK as long as they were not cracked or out of round. Oh Well!!.

 

You guys are hilarious!

High quality entertainment to wake up to this beautiful Sunday! Red, you're truly in fine form!!!

One way or the other, I wasn't going to use my old wheels anymore. I suppose I could have kept them for a future owner should I ever decide to sell the car... but I don't really have a lot of space to store them. (My wifey is VERY tolerant - even supportive - of my Porsche habit... up to a point. But if I were to start stockpiling spare parts all over the place, she'd re-think her position quickly!)

So, I had to find a new home for them somewhere!

And, in all honesty, I always end up feeling better if someone else gets a good deal rather than me getting the best of the deal and someone else feels taken advantage of.

And Red, about the seats etc. ...

Actually I plan to recover the fronts eventually. But the actual seats themselves work just fine. Sorry. And I just had the tranny rebuilt not long ago. So it works fine too. But don't give up. Someday... maybe the whole dang car!!!

(And you could still be a Red UFO!!!)

I don't know how long I'll keep the car. I'm enjoying it immensely right now. But I'm not commited to being buried in it! And, since it has a Carfax history of being involved in a wreck, I know I'll never get top dollar for it if I sell it. But it truly is being brought back to near pristine condition - with a few tasteful mods such as an X-pipe from Doctor Gas/Motorsport, a piggyback performance computer, and dyno-tuned 30 lb injectors - just in case someone should ever want to SC it.

(I hope to post dyno charts here before long after the X-pipe and computer are installed next week, and she's all tuned up.)

In fact, I could fill pages worth of mechanical repairs and restoration done by Dave and Garrity since I bought it. So currently, she is about as mechanically and electrically sound as when she left the showroom! And I plan on a total, complete re-paint in the future as well.

It's just very satisfying to me to take a relatively low-mileage GTS that hadn't been cared for very well by the PO, then sat for a while upon his death, and gradually bring it back to what a GTS should be.

So, sometime down the road, some buyer may get a mighty nice GTS for a bargain price. ...But not quite yet.

 

The Mille Miglas have the wrong offset, they are heavy and are a cast wheel. They are not very strong and will change the way the car drives. You would be better off just buying new Porsche wheels. Don't throw you money away on that Italian rubbish.

You could have fixed the other wheels, but that is your decision, maybe buy a set of the new wheels that come on the 997. They have nearly the right offset and are light and strong. Look good too. Best of luck.

 

My mechanics - whom I trust explicitly - tell me the offset is the very same.

I note by your avatar that you have the 997 wheels. Very nice!

EDIT: Wait a minute! I stand corrected. You're right about the offsets. As I think back, I remember Dave asking me how much clearance I have between the rear tire and the rear wheel well (cuz I'm running wider tires on the rear) because the Mille's will give the car a slightly wider stance.

So my bad - not Dave's.

We'll see how they run. If they're just not satisfactory, I guess I'll be saving my dimes and nickels again.

 

I wanted them too. ****.

 

Thats not a bad idea (what I was going to do) I've seen those go for around $1,000 before.

If I ever make it over to your neck of the woods with the car, I'll let you touch one of them.

For once waking up early on a Saturday paid off 10 fold. Thanks again bigs, this helped out my track budget in so many ways.