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Old 04-19-2018, 03:11 PM
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I was informed that it takes one whole day to make one carbon fiber wheel, and they have one machine to produce these carbon fiber wheels.

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OK, thanks. I wonder how the price got so much higher than original report? Maybe it is proving more time consuming to build these than they thought?
You are correct Whoopsy. I ordered my Turbo S Exclusive Series last year September and took delivery last January. Dealer two weeks ago called confirming if I still want my carbon fiber wheel set that comes with new tires.

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They are behind on the delivery of the carbon fibre wheels. Some customers who ordered it will be getting the wheels separately at a later date.
I was informed for street use the carbon fiber wheels should be good to go. However it is not recommended for heavy track use as heat is the biggest enemy of carbon fiber wheels. Maybe on the next iteration of these carbon fiber wheels unless they discover a better heat resistant glue, they are intending to reinforce the spokes and hub with magnesium. So we will see.

Again street use the carbon fiber wheels is awesome to use, much lighter and great "Bling Effect."

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Curious why you say longer lasting than Mg? Feels like carbon would be more at risk of deterioration than metal/alloy.
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Old 04-19-2018, 03:25 PM
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I was at the unveiling of the carbon wheel & turbo S exclusive series at an event at Pebble Beach Car week last year. I dont forget the exact quote, but someone asked AP if we would see these on GT cars and he was pretty dismissive, saying they had no place on a track oriented car.
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Originally Posted by J9277655
I was at the unveiling of the carbon wheel & turbo S exclusive series at an event at Pebble Beach Car week last year. I dont forget the exact quote, but someone asked AP if we would see these on GT cars and he was pretty dismissive, saying they had no place on a track oriented car.
Interesting - thanks
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Originally Posted by C.J. Ichiban
I'll take Mag you can keep the carbon
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I would be all over the mag wheels and skip on the carbons.
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Originally Posted by sampelligrino
Might want the wheel and tire package for that.... yikes
Now, that's an interesting thought.

Wonder what the price would be ...
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Just saw the carbon wheels and picked them up. Very light, feels strange to to pick them up. Note the metal cover (heat shield) for hub and spokes.
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Originally Posted by rosenbergendo
LOl, he is in for a very big surprise if he thinks 3RS.2 will be anywhere near 90% take rate especially with no Mag wheels available for the foreseeable future!! My bet is 30-40% in the end. I for one am going black/black/PCCB and have zero interest in WP as I think it makes the car look like a cheap ebay special.
if I could have gotten an RS at the price point I offered, there is no way I would have considered it w/o the WP. And when I pull up next to you in your non-wp rs, I’ll judge the hell out of you

if if you don’t want the wp, get a regular gt3, or a turbo, and go put on your khakis!
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carbon wheels are great
but rtmember they are disposable items budget that in.
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Originally Posted by C.J. Ichiban
The new CF wheels are 38k.
not bad.
my obermyer cf bicyle wheels are $8000/pair. so porsche didnt ream us too hard.
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Originally Posted by 8enny8lack


if I could have gotten an RS at the price point I offered, there is no way I would have considered it w/o the WP. And when I pull up next to you in your non-wp rs, I’ll judge the hell out of you

if if you don’t want the wp, get a regular gt3, or a turbo, and go put on your khakis!
I love my '80's Khakis! Since I got one at MSRP and there is a major delay on full WP it might be a moot point. Its actually the wheels I like most especially with the Black/black/PCCB but those may never be available on the 3RS due to shortages . Second the hood thing looks like an '80's Civic or Integra my buddies drove. Looks awful.
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Old 04-20-2018, 08:54 AM
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Agreed, my RS will not have WP and is due to me in May. ( UK). I think the Black hood and roof are OTT.
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Originally Posted by Whoopsy
The better question is, who is the recipient for the other 15% of Mg wheels.
BBS race wheels. E88 can be had with mag centers and there are more models and brands making racing wheels. So that's the 15%, racing market.
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