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Old 04-14-2015, 08:05 PM
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Default Need urgent advice on wheels

Decided to go with dark blue metallic cab with blue top and need to lock the order

I can do s wheels painted body color or painted black But the wheel I really like are the Turbo s wheel which is not on the configuration for a 991 carerra cab

Can I still order it ?

If not what wheel goes with this exterior color combo

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Old 04-14-2015, 08:09 PM
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I like the graphite color I see some guys on this forum have. I think it looks great on the blue.
Old 04-14-2015, 08:37 PM
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You can't get the TurboS wheels for the C2S. Maybe consider the SportTechno wheels painted black? They have the similar chrome/black look of the TurboS wheels.
Old 04-14-2015, 08:50 PM
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I'd go with the S wheels, preferably as they come. Body color, fine with me though most guys seem to hate paint matched wheels. Black? With Dark Blue Metallic? No way!
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Originally Posted by chuck911
I'd go with the S wheels, preferably as they come. Body color, fine with me though most guys seem to hate paint matched wheels. Black? With Dark Blue Metallic? No way!
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My vote. The Sport Techno wheel. Not painted. Standard.
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Carrera Classic is my favorite!
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Originally Posted by Larry Cable
Carrera Classic is my favorite!
+1
Old 04-14-2015, 09:21 PM
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Has anyone weighed a painted wheel as compared to the standard silver finish? I saw a trashed painted wheel at the track last month and the paint looked very thick and heavy. Not saying the OP cares, but I was surprised.
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Thx for the suggestions, Will go with the S wheel painted body color
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Good choice. Its the lightest, cheapest wheel. Painted DBM to match will look sharp, and not show brake dust as much as the original color.
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Originally Posted by Larry Cable
Carrera Classic is my favorite!
+1. Although the turbo (non S) wheel is forged if the weight matters that much.
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Originally Posted by shaytun
+1. Although the turbo (non S) wheel is forged if the weight matters that much.
isnt the classic forged also?
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Originally Posted by shaytun
+1. Although the turbo (non S) wheel is forged if the weight matters that much.
Unless you know something certain you'd like to share I wouldn't put too much stock in "forged". I've heard Sport Techno's referred to as forged- they're not, they are the heaviest of all the 991 wheel choices. More often than not forged turns out to be form flow. Would be nice if Porsche did offer a forged wheel, a real forged wheel like the old Fuchs not these cast/machined/flow-form mixed things.
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Originally Posted by chuck911
Unless you know something certain you'd like to share I wouldn't put too much stock in "forged". I've heard Sport Techno's referred to as forged- they're not, they are the heaviest of all the 991 wheel choices. More often than not forged turns out to be form flow. Would be nice if Porsche did offer a forged wheel, a real forged wheel like the old Fuchs not these cast/machined/flow-form mixed things.
Yeah I wondered abou flow-forming ...


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