twentyseven

Friend of mine spec'd a high option 991RS in Ultraviolet but purposely chose the standard $0 platinum satin finish wheel. Car is due for delivery next week and now the final build sheet shows the $325 gloss silver option wheel. He's not happy, and we assumed the SA screwed up - but now the SA is claiming "you cannot get UV with the platinum wheel" and that "This is the first car Porsche is building certain color wheels with certain exterior colors"(such as lava getting it's own deviated stitching). Online configurator still seems to allow it...

Seems fishy but after scouring the internet for pics it seems all the UV cars either have gloss silver wheels or matte black.. What IS the default wheel for UV if you don't spec either of those? Anyone have insight on this, or is he just being bulls**tted?

TIA

silverrules

I ordered black wheels but should have gone silver. I will buy the silver from him if he does not like silver.

TRAKCAR

It's called Matte Aluminum
Different from Silver.

Matte Aluminim was std on UV, guess he was too busy to read the configurator

twentyseven

Will let him know silverrules.

Thanks for chiming in Peter. That is the first mention i've seen of that anywhere (have been searching, sorry if I missed it!)

The web based configurator still says "platinum" if you select UV - perhaps the more detailed dealer config. says matte aluminum? If you know where I can look that up id appreciate it. The salesman never mentioned "matte aluminum" when they sat down together to build it but he made it clear he really wanted the platinum satin at the time.

TRAKCAR

If I remember it right once you choose UV you see a description about the ubiquity colored wheels and uprights, not available on other colors unless you go to custom design dept.

Nizer

see below

wsy

I had an issue with ordering my uv as well, the info online isn't very clear, apparently all RS comes with standard titanium wheels. Gloss silver is an paid option, so is the semi-gloss black.

I just went with the black just to be safe, since I didnt really like the gloss silver.

twentyseven

Thanks gents. You were right - just went back to the "civilian" configurator and that window was in fact there. Hadn't clicked on the paint button, only the wheel description button so it appears there is conflicting info on the website (see attached).

The irony is he went through Exclusive to get black wing uprights spec'd.

GeoffJr@Isringhausen

The term the exclusive department uses to describe the UV wheels is "aluminum white" and you're exactly right the configurator says nothing about this UV cars having these wheels as standard. The funny thing is that they're available on any 991 GT3 RS, but the cost is $4,500.

Targa Tim

$325 is probably one of the cheapest option in any Porsche and should not trigger any emotion in anyone.
Hope your friend is happy with the color though.

bronson7

I'm sure he should find someone to buy them or trade.

Jimmy-D

Or just get them powder coated satin black for $1000

twentyseven

Thanks for the info Geoff. Isringhausen really seems to be on top of their game when it comes to custom orders; Always see unique cars coming from you guys.. wish this dealer was half as competent.

At least if he got the "aluminum white" they'd be more unique. SA took it upon himself to tick the brilliant silver box for some reason

It's not about the $325 - to quote my friend "I'm spending nearly quarter million dollars and not getting what I asked for."

He's psyched about the car though!! Champagne problems.

Problem with doing that is the build sheet will reflect the wheels will not be original. He's probably going to order a brand new set of platinum satin and shelf the silver ones.

The parts dept at dealer he's getting the car from quoted over $12,000 for new wheels sans rubber. Retail is $6900 and they're $5600 from Suncoast LOL

Never ever powder coat wheels. Especially forged ones.
Satin black wasn't even what he wanted. That's available to order...