jmchris01

Installed my new DPE wheels yesterday...yes or no??

R06 Variant S 18x10 and 18x8 w/ 225x40 (f) and 285x30s (r), fronts weigh 22 lbs, and the rears are 23 lbs. With tires they are 42lbs & 49lbs.

Chads996

Very, VERY nice. Are you selling the originals? If so - let me know. I may be VERY interested.

C.

salayc

What's not to like?

jmchris01

I like the wheels, but maybe just a tad too much bling bling...(just kidding). I think they look very cool. The pics on a dreary day just don't do dem justice.

jmchris01

Yes, the OEM Sport Designs are for sale...and they are as clean as the new DPEs, near perfect condition. Will post them in classifieds sometime today.

18x7.5 offset 50ET
18x10 offset 65ET

Thanks,

-- Jeff

Chads996

Damn - 7.5"

These are the wheels my car originally came with. I'd like to find a set to bring it back to original. Mine came with the 8's

Good luck.

C.

FLY996

I like the wheels and I like the car...just not sure I like those wheels on an Aero car.

Chaos

Huge Improvement

Benjamin Choi

I would keep your OEM wheels if I were you. I have a feeling these DPEs won't last very long.

jmchris01

Why's that? Let me guess...no locks!

Benjamin Choi

It's just good to have OEM wheels just in case you want to make another move on the aftermarket wheels or when it comes time to sell the car you can always get some of your money back by selling them. It's better to sell the car with the factory wheels since wheel design is such a personal thing.

And I personally would've steered you away from 18" DPEs and toward these 19" RG5s.



Your OEM wheels are one of the better looking 911 wheels out there. Seriously, if you can, keep them.

Leenseen

Am I the only one that looks at wheels and thinks what a PITA they would be to clean?

(Nice looking wheels btw!)

jmchris01

Very true. Surprisingly, I don't necessarily feel that the DPEs "improved" the look, they just gave it a different look. The car looked very nice with the Sport Designs. And as you pointed out, it's always nice to have the OEM wheels when selling the car. Leave it up to the owner to personalize it with wheel choice.

Regarding the locks, I wasn't able to install the OEM locks. The lock key would not fit into the bolt holes on the DPEs (seems odd). I will have to look into some other lock configuration so that I don't find the car sitting on the rotors one day.

chsu74

Nice look. Conrats.

MishaDesigns

Looks very nice.
Congrats!