Ponchobroke

Does any one know where to get or have color codes for MY 2002 5-spoke? Having wheels painted after a session with the grit and gravel of the aprons around here.

thanks in advance

24FPS

thought it was artic silver for the 993-hollow spokes. not sure on the 5 spoke lightweights.

i'd like to know the color codes too

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Ponchobroke

OK,
To answer my own thread and for all of you out there (I guess 24fps, you makeup the sum total of all of you out there) I have found out the following:
1) There are no known color codes (at least from our favorite dealers and suppliers) pertaining to wheels... it must be a big dark secret.

However....
2) I did find out that an Audi color, Crystal Silver (LY7T) is the closest match.

And sun of a gun if the paint chip is dead on and is reproducable instead of a custom color.

So good there you have it.

kkim

Thanks, John. This is good info.

BTW, have you considered changing the color of your wheels while you're at it? I saw 5 spokes w/ polished lips and painted spokes in the 996 forum... looked quite nice, but required a lot of work to mask off and paint the spokes where the spokes meet the lip.

Paul M

You could give Skip a call at Skip's Wheelwerks in Portland - 503 641 8001.
He does a great job, all the local dealers use him.

Ponchobroke

I did consider changing color and by mistake they were done in body color...nah But eventually thought that darker would detract too much. I think that if I had a different base color other that silver I would be tempted... eventually I thouht stock showed best... I have new total body respray with turbo bumper and a bit lower in the front... pics this weekend when it comes home!!!!

kkim

Looking forward to the pictures....

Edward

Hi John,

I love the slight blue hue of polar silver. The issue with me, and it probably is only with me but I thought I'd just offer it as food for thought, is that I feel the polar body clashes with the "regular" silver (arctic, maybe??) of the rims. I've always thought this with every one that I had seen, which is why I've always tended to like the arctic cars over the polar, even though I like polar as a color better. So perhaps you may want to think of truly matching the rims to the car by spraying in polar silver. Though I am not a fan of color matching rims to body color (unless it's a long-hood with carrera script!), I think the car would look more "finished" and not at all gaudy or bling. Alternatively, think of going for real contrast and try a darker silver, more toward the "gunmetal gray" hue. The yellows, silvers, or whites look great with gray-ish (not black) rims, IMO. Oh well, just a thought.

Edward