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Old 09-14-2009, 05:57 PM
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Default 20" Rinspeed C5 Wheels on a 997 C4S

We've got a set of Rinspeed C5s in stock for a 997 Turbo or C4S fitment:

Front: 20x8.5 ET50
Rear: 20x12 ET50
Finish: Brilliant Silver

What do you guys think about these?


Here are some pics of the actual wheels:






And how they look on a 997 Turbo:




We are willing to sell these at less than MSRP- Send a PM to GMP - Matthew if interested.
Old 09-15-2009, 12:15 PM
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the best I can say for those wheels is they match the very high bling/look at me factor on that car.
Old 09-15-2009, 12:55 PM
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I'd rather drop a size to 18" wheels for performance reasons than jump to 20" for cosmetic reasons.
Old 09-15-2009, 01:55 PM
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Avail in 19 inch ? NB offsets ? Beautiful rim.
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Very clean design - nice - but 20 is too big. 19 is already pushing it.
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good looking My only concern, as others have stated, is that 20"s seem awfully awfully big on a sports car.
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I'm only going 20" on my 997 if they SPIN

Neat look
Old 09-15-2009, 02:59 PM
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Wish they had those in 19's... 20's make the brake disks look TINY.... Nice looking wheels.... just too big...

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Originally Posted by todd.
I'm only going 20" on my 997 if they SPIN

Neat look
haha....
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Wish they fit my Cayenne.
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These are still available
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wow...what a surprise...
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It's actually really surprising because its a great looking well made wheel for an even better price and they are rare in this country although 20's are more popular on the turbos than they are the C4s.
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I agree with others that a 19" would be better and am actually considering moving to 18". I do like the simple and clean look of this wheel.
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18's look small on a cayman, they would look even smaller on a 997. I definately wouldnt go smaller than 19' unless its for track or snow.

If your leaving the body stock I would do 19's. If your lowering it and doing a front spoiler and side skirts I think 20's look better. But I can see how most dont like them simply because of the ride quality. On the Turbos i have driven both and didn't really notice a difference.


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