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10-24-2014, 06:25 PM

Harvey Yancey

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Lobsters Installed ...

I know a lot of folks don't like these wheels, but I think they look awesome on the car.

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10-24-2014, 06:55 PM

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They are great wheels! Very strong and the lightest of their generation (I believe the S2 wheels -my avatar) are slightly lighter! I didn't & dont enjoy cleaning the wheels tho! Awesome looking car!

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10-24-2014, 09:33 PM

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I think the forks are nice, and I bet in the future they'll be timeless classics, and the haters may become "purist converts" - I think they are distinctly Porsche and suit the car very well.

Enjoy em!

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10-24-2014, 10:24 PM

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Nice! I didn't like the lobster forks on my 997 when I first got it and started looking for wheels to replace them. Now they have grown on me and I really like the look on the T4S

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10-24-2014, 11:21 PM

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I heard that the lobster forks make great boat anchors!

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10-24-2014, 11:37 PM

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I love the look of the lobsters, too. I'll bet more of the Porsche designers' time went into that one than any of the others 997.1 wheels offered.

Classics are a lot easier to clean, though

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10-24-2014, 11:54 PM

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just need some colored center caps.

it's an older picture. I do have clear side markers

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10-24-2014, 11:59 PM

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I like the lobster forks and Harvey just happens to capture the rare slant nose driving by in the back ground while showing us his new wheels.

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10-25-2014, 12:19 AM

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The colored center caps are coming Eric ...

And yes the slant nose just happened to drive by when I was snapping the picture ...

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10-25-2014, 12:57 AM

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997 lobster wheels: i think its a great looking wheel! from my own past experience, its a bear to clean...thoroughly

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10-25-2014, 07:39 AM

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Nice to see it all cleaned up....lookin' good.

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10-25-2014, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by espanolie

997 lobster wheels: i think its a great looking wheel! from my own past experience, its a bear to clean...thoroughly

I have the factory black lobsters with silver lip and they are very easy to clean. In fact I can fit my entire hand through the openings so I'm able to keep the inside of the rims (and the calipers) as clean as the outside. From a distance my wheels harken back to the old school Fuchs look. I love em'.

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10-25-2014, 10:11 AM

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I find tham easy to clean and found a foam brush that fits perfectly in the fork holes and the center holes. A spray down with wheel cleaner foam and a brush does the trick.

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