genuine 997 wheels?
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genuine 997 wheels?
Hi guys, I have just bought some 997 19inch carrera 2S claw style wheels, of ebay for my GT. They were advertised as genuine, the guy is going to email me the weights of the wheels shortly so can oranganise and pay the courier. What weight should i expect to see including tyres, just so i know they there the real deal.
thanks Rich
thanks Rich
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Wow, that may be hard to answer, maybe someone here with the same wheels can help. Short of that do you have pictures of the backs of the wheels showing the Porsche OEM part numbers, or maybe of the front of the wheel showing the valve stem (width and offsets should be in raised letters on either side of the stem)? Do they even make after-market replicas of the claw wheels? In any case, good luck and I hope it works out for you.
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Ask for pics on the valve stem, should have width and offset cast on either side if they are real. Also ask for a pic of the Porsche part number cast into the backside of the wheel. Replicas do not have either of these.
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Hi, the seller has emailed me the weights: The wheels are all bubble wrapped ready for collection
Rear wheels are 24kg each, the fronts are 20kg. I've bought them, i should have asked these questions, i did are him if they were definitley genuine he said yea and they are listed as genuine so if there not they will be going back, i'm prob panicing for no reason. Looking forward to them arriving i've had my 18 turbo twists for about 5 years now!
Rear wheels are 24kg each, the fronts are 20kg. I've bought them, i should have asked these questions, i did are him if they were definitley genuine he said yea and they are listed as genuine so if there not they will be going back, i'm prob panicing for no reason. Looking forward to them arriving i've had my 18 turbo twists for about 5 years now!
