Who has coolest wheels on their 993?

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06-10-2012, 01:39 PM

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They almost look like BBS LM-Rs to me:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...l+w%2FMach+Lip

Note the LM wheel spokes are not recessed (scalloped? ) on the sides of the spokes. I think this is a slightly different model (perhaps dating back to the 90's of course.) It's certainly a nicely detailed yet "classic" wheel -- it's really the basis for just about all of those "Y" spoke designs and copied by all the current brands. I prefer a design without the split rim three piece bolts, but back in the day, this was, along with the RS-GT, pretty much the high bar for wheels on a 993.

Anyway, I'm curious about those seats and the cabin trim of that particular car. : )

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06-10-2012, 03:15 PM

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I believe the wheels are BBS E88 Motorsports wheels, I have the polished version.

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06-10-2012, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ernestj911

Not mine, but perfect. I must say!

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That's an interesting 993. The cabin looks to have been redone in leather, the seats look a bit like Recaro Pole Positions redone with a different leather upholstery design, maybe they're like the Carrera GT seats.

Is there more information or photos of this car? The photo event or location?

These are the BBS E88 if the center out of aluminum - which they look like.

Jack

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06-10-2012, 06:14 PM

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Another try

http://flickr.com/gp/80271818@N03/20DW1j

http://flickr.com/gp/80271818@N03/U8k6fV

http://flickr.com/gp/80271818@N03/7fzP2P

http://flickr.com/gp/80271818@N03/eha33b

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06-10-2012, 06:15 PM

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Links work fine, inserting pics doesn't... What am I doing wrong ?

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06-10-2012, 07:00 PM

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Links work fine, inserting pics doesn't... What am I doing wrong ?

There's no "insert pic" only "insert link to pic" ... for some reason links to those flickr addresses don't resolve inside the forum ... otherwise use "manage attachments" button located below the reply text box. There are limits on the size of image attachments.

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06-10-2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Carlos993

I believe the wheels are BBS E88 Motorsports wheels, I have the polished version.

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These are the BBS E88 if the center out of aluminum - which they look like.

Jack

Thanks. Great wheel.

I imagine it looks even better in a 20 inch.

Kidding! : )

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06-11-2012, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pvdw

Links work fine, inserting pics doesn't... What am I doing wrong ?

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Another try

http://flickr.com/gp/80271818@N03/U8k6fV

http://flickr.com/gp/80271818@N03/7fzP2P

http://flickr.com/gp/80271818@N03/eha33b

Try this: Click the Insert Image icon and then cut & past your URL for the photo

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06-11-2012, 03:09 AM

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Try this: Click the Insert Image icon and then cut & past your URL for the photo

Good job.

Oh no -- it's yellow!

(just kidding)

Anyway, what kind of trailer is that in the background? It looks like it has one, big plastic box that lifts up ... that seems like a great way to go ... small and light, and easy to tie down the car. Does anybody recognize it?

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06-13-2012, 12:12 PM

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06-13-2012, 03:43 PM

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Replaced my LMs with a set of 18" Kinesis Supercups. What do you guys think? (proper photoshoot coming soon)

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06-13-2012, 04:10 PM

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^^^ I like them both equally .. like having two pairs of really expensive and tasteful shoes to choose from :-D

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06-13-2012, 04:11 PM

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Replaced my LMs with a set of 18" Kinesis Supercups. What do you guys think? (proper photoshoot coming soon)

looks sweet,allot lighter then the LMs I would imagine!

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06-13-2012, 05:06 PM

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looks sweet,allot lighter then the LMs I would imagine!

haha yeah, I was actually very surprised at the weight of the Kinesis wheels, especially for a 3-piece 18" wheel. I've gone through tons of wheels with my other cars and this is the first multi-piece wheel that I've picked up and had a similar weight to that of a forged monoblock wheel.