Are the Carrera 5-spoke "lightweight" rims fragile?
02-20-2007, 10:31 PM
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Those 5 spoke wheels beside being light, the other thing I love about them is they are soooo easy to clean. You could easily reach inside the inner rims.
Those 5 spoke wheels beside being light, the other thing I love about them is they are soooo easy to clean. You could easily reach inside the inner rims.
02-20-2007, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Carrera Mike
AndyK,
Those 5 spoke wheels beside being light, the other thing I love about them is they are soooo easy to clean. You could easily reach inside the inner rims.
Those 5 spoke wheels beside being light, the other thing I love about them is they are soooo easy to clean. You could easily reach inside the inner rims.
When I find the right car, hopefully it will have the rims I want at that time!
02-20-2007, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LVDell
And yes, they are ones that as soon as they grow on you, you gotta have em!
02-21-2007, 01:56 AM
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I can almost change brake pads with the wheels on!
I love these wheels -- - I think they look great on the old dinosaurs 
-- I painted mine a color very very close to seal grey. see my photo below
I love these wheels -- - I think they look great on the old dinosaurs -- I painted mine a color very very close to seal grey. see my photo below
02-21-2007, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Those are my track wheels and tires and the wing is the new RS Carbon Fiber wing I just added this week. After track weekends I go back to the silver wheels but the wing stays 
02-21-2007, 02:50 AM
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02-21-2007, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by chris walrod
I can almost change brake pads with the wheels on! I love these wheels -- - I think they look great on the old dinosaurs -- I painted mine a color very very close to seal grey. see my photo below
I love these wheels -- - I think they look great on the old dinosaurs -- I painted mine a color very very close to seal grey. see my photo below
02-21-2007, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by LiveNupe
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Have you been smoking crack? Who'd want black wheels for the track and silver wheels for the streets?? And 5 spoke wheels at that???
02-21-2007, 11:38 AM
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Wow, you track your 40th? Excellent - not keeping it in a museum and using it for what it was made for!!
I figure I'll track this car for another year or so and then get a dedicated track car.... hopefully a 996 GT3.
02-21-2007, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by LiveNupe
Believe me, it's out of ignorance. I was too deep into it before I realized "I'm not supposed to". I bought the car as a daily driver.... before I became a trackoholic. If I knew then what I know now, I would have done it differently. Why didn't you guys tell me??
I figure I'll track this car for another year or so and then get a dedicated track car.... hopefully a 996 GT3.
I figure I'll track this car for another year or so and then get a dedicated track car.... hopefully a 996 GT3.
02-21-2007, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyK
Wow, you track your 40th? Excellent - not keeping it in a museum and using it for what it was made for!!
just a noob question... why don't you want to track the 40th? is it just a little more luxurious then the other years? why buy it then?
02-21-2007, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Porsche_Smile
your cars is gorgegous.... the little porsche emblem on the fenders look pretty sharp there.... how did you get it...?
That emblem is actually just a sticker I played around with...you can buy from the dealership that has a silver shadow on the side which I just cut off.