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Old 10-02-2017, 10:56 PM
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Default Buying wheels on Craigslist - concerns about counterfeits

Found a set of wheels on Craigslist. They look very legit, but I wondered if there are any good counterfeits out there.

Here's the listing:

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/wt...321001136.html
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Worry not....those are clearly legit.
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I thought almost all OEM Porsche wheels had the width and offset embossed into the wheel by the valve stem, like these GT3 and Cayenne wheels of mine. I don't see it on the Craigslist ad ones.




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All genuine Porsche wheels always has the TWO NUMBER SETS(rim width/offset).... on each side of the valve stem.
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Originally Posted by Dilberto
All genuine Porsche wheels always has the TWO NUMBER SETS(rim width/offset).... on each side of the valve stem.
i thought so too, but someone corrected me once in a different thread and I'm thinking maybe its the 997TT wheel that doesn't, but I can't recall. All my OEM wheels have them
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Petza, did you sell the OEM GTS wheels?
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Originally Posted by Dilberto
Petza, did you sell the OEM GTS wheels?
Not yet. Waiting for the widebody conversion to be completed and will then be listing them for sale with the installed Pirelli tires - $2,500. You want me to put you on the interested parties list?
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Originally Posted by devenh
Found a set of wheels on Craigslist. They look very legit, but I wondered if there are any good counterfeits out there.

Here's the listing:

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/wt...321001136.html
Those appear to be the real deal, provided that they are what are in the photos when you go pick them up.

Not all PORSCHE factory wheels will have the width and off-set info next to the valve, many of them do not....

Here are a few photos of the two sets we do have, the black one sports a wider track at 9.5 et. 47 and a more aggressive of-set from the grey version at 9" wide at et. 57, this is a rare black set we do have.

IF YOU WISH TO SEE MORE PHOTOS OF THESE WHEELS IN DETAIL CLICK THIS LINK: http://wheeldynamics.com/specials.html





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