gota911

I am asking for help with identifying these wheels. They appear to be a 2-piece, or maybe a 3-piece wheel. I have looked at HRE, Victor and a few other brands, but I have not been able to identify them.

They are currently on a 997 that is being offered for sale at a non-Porsche dealer. I really dislike the look of the wheels and am trying to determine if they will be worth anything in resale value or if they are "throw away" wheels.

Thanks, in advance, for the help!

Crazy Canuck

pic would help

gota911

Duh!

Pic both posts.

okbarnett

try looking inside of them . there may be some name

RollingArt

Never seen them before. Probably cheep Chinese wheels.

Maybe sell for $500.00? If they're perfect cond.

So, you're ready to get back into a P-car Tim?





Phil

gota911

Phil,

Yes, I am just about at the point where I can stop "window shopping" and can start looking at potential cars to buy.

gota911

Would love to be able to do that but the car is out of town from where I live.

Domer911

Can't you ask the seller for details about the wheels?

gota911

I will probably do that, but I was hoping someone could ID them.

Coochas

I have no idea on the wheels.
Very glad to see you getting back into a p-car Tim! Woohoo.

gota911

Thanks Dave, I appreciate the comment!

Eric - Plug Guy

Hard to tell for sure...

HRE C97 or knockoff of similar design?

sandwedge

Fantastic Tim. What's in your cross hair?

Edgy01

Most of the aftermarket wheels that wind up on a car that gets sold by a dealer are cheap knockoffs. And I do mean cheap. China can make a pressure cast wheel for so little money that many are attracted to the low price. They are marginally safe. Keep in mind that Porsche has very strict standards for their vendors. It's hardly likely that these meet the Porsche standard. As a result, they will be nearly give-aways when you find the wheels that you want to keep on the car. Selling such a wheel used is usually a lose-lose situation.

gota911

There are five cars I am interested in at this point. Three of them are 997.1 (2008) cars and the other two are 997.2 (2009) cars.

A while back, I was certain I wanted Carrera White C2S, but realized that since I would be buying a pre-owned car, I would really be limiting my potential choices. I would prefer a C2S, but am also looking at a couple of C4S cars, primarily for the options that these particular cars have on them. I don't really "need" 4-wheel drive.

Exterior Colors - Carrara White, Ruby Red, Meteor Gray and Aqua Blue to my color list.

Interior Color - Carrera Red, Natural Brown, Natural Gray (quite rare), Stone Gray (or Stone Gray/Black), and Black. My preferences are pretty much in that order. I would like Full Leather. Of course the "naturals and 2-tone colors would be Full Leather.

"Must Have" Options - Bose, power seats (either the comfort seats or the A.S.S.), Heated Seats. Nav, Sport Chrono would be some of the "nice to have" options. PSE would be great, but I can always add that later. Most anything else that comes on the car I choose would be "icing on the cake."

I probably won't do anything for another 4 to 8 weeks, so I still have time to add another car or two to the list, should any others go up for sale.