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04-19-2023, 07:07 PM

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Went ahead and got in on the group buy, the more photos I see of them reinforces my decision! Thanks MingusDew for letting me know they had wide body fitments.

Went with the brushed clear, wondering how hard it will be to paint the OEM center caps to match the wheels. Anyone try this with a brushed clear wheel/OEM center cap?

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04-19-2023, 10:40 PM

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Went ahead and got in on the group buy, liking them the more i look at them! Thanks MingusDew for letting me know they had wide body fitments.

Went with the brushed clear, wondering how hard it will be to paint the OEM center caps to match the wheels. Anyone try this with a brushed clear wheel/OEM center cap?

Not sure what happened to @Bartallday 's 5-6 pics of his black 991.2 Carrera (?) on these wheels in brushed clear, but they had center caps like what you're talking about and the car looked fantastic. Would love to see his pics again, and curious about the center caps. I wonder if one way might be the factory "polished" center caps the 991.2 "Turbo" forged wheels and maybe scuff them ever so slightly depending on what the material is?

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04-20-2023, 02:54 AM

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Went with the brushed clear, wondering how hard it will be to paint the OEM center caps to match the wheels. Anyone try this with a brushed clear wheel/OEM center cap?

If I order the brushed clear 20” wheels, I’ll start by seeing how the wheel caps look from my OEM 19” silver Carrera wheels that currently have my winter tyres on...

(Gonna see how my piggy bank is looking after paying for my BBK later this month!)

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04-20-2023, 12:10 PM

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If I order the brushed clear 20” wheels, I’ll start by seeing how the wheel caps look from my OEM 19” silver Carrera wheels that currently have my winter tyres on...

(Gonna see how my piggy bank is looking after paying for my BBK later this month!)

I have the grey colored crest caps, I’ll see how those look but prefer the cap match to the wheel. However a black center cap with the colored crest may look pretty good too.

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04-20-2023, 03:13 PM

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I'm going to just try the included black Apex centre caps first. I also have a knockoff set of Porsche caps that I'd be willing to sacrifice and re-finish to mimic the brushed clear. If anyone wants to go that route, they're only about $15-20 on Aliexpress for a set.

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04-20-2023, 07:34 PM

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Great idea, thanks. Do you have a link to the knock off caps? I couldn’t find anything in my search.

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04-20-2023, 09:47 PM

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Great idea, thanks. Do you have a link to the knock off caps? I couldn’t find anything in my search.

They get removed constantly due to copyright infringement. Can be hard to find for sure.

There is also someone on Rennlist that sells the same ones I've got: https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1251658

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04-21-2023, 01:39 PM

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I hate to hijack the thread, but also don't want to make another thread for these same wheels!

I'm struggling between anthracite and brushed clear for my guards red. Anthracite is the safe choice, but that brushed clear is beautiful. I committed to the group buy with anthracite chosen, but I'm sure Apex would let me change my mind once. What do I do?

Just want to point out you can modify your Group Buy pledge as much as you want up until the deal ends by going to the "My Deals" section of the site under your username in the top right-hand corner. We understand you may have a change of heart on which wheel finish you would like so we had this functionality built into the site.

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We have had one customer use the 997 Turbo polished center caps on our Brushed Clear finish and it looks pretty good from the photos. You can check out his post HERE to see if this lines up with your goals.

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04-21-2023, 07:36 PM

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Nice! And looks like Racing Yellow, like my Carrera T!

Any more pics?

Sorry not many "still" pics

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04-21-2023, 07:40 PM

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Nice! And looks like Racing Yellow, like my Carrera T!

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Sorry not many "still" pics

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04-22-2023, 05:38 AM

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^^^ Thank you. The 19”s look great on your 991.1!

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04-23-2023, 07:42 PM

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I really love mine, Just wish the front had a little more aggressive offset.

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04-24-2023, 02:24 AM

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haha i dont understand whats going on with your front plate. It sort of looks like a sticker but not the edges, because of the blur. almost reminds me of forza (specifically the plate)

explain!

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04-24-2023, 12:10 PM

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haha i dont understand whats going on with your front plate. It sort of looks like a sticker but not the edges, because of the blur. almost reminds me of forza (specifically the plate)

explain!

the front plate is vinyl/sticker

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