aftermarket replica wheels
 

Does anyone have any love stories/horror stories regarding Pcars replica wheels?
These are the ones I like, I've always loved this wheel on Boxsters and $1068 with the alternative 18 x 10 et 47 mm rears is a deal.

http://www.pcars.com/porsche_parts/shop.php/porsche/wheels/carrera-lightweight-aftermarket-18-wheels/p_127.html

I like the ones you have on your car now, they really stand out against the black paint.

that's the same wheels I got..the Carrera lightweight andf I love it coz it's a lot easeir to clean :cheers:

but are you sure, you are going to put that in your car, isn't downgrading it?

Your shoes fits perfectly already in your car why change it? I changed mine coz' it;s a stock 17s and I want 19's

I don't dislike the wheels on the car, but every boxster around here has the same wheels and they look like street wheels. I think the Carrera wheels look more like race wheels. Even though they are not, they look lighter.
Here's what I really want........but they're 9 grand for the set!!

In any case, the wheels in question are replicas from Performance Cars (Pcars.com), not OEM Porsche wheels.
Does anyone know if they are acceptable quality? I don't do alot of sliding around anymore, I mainly use the car for nice, top down trips with the wifey, and she screams louder than the tires squeal!!

I am also interested in the same set of wheels ... I was reading up on the link you put up. Are you sure they will fit your 987? I am wondering if they will fit my 986 also? Please forgive my ignorance if I should know this already.

Product Information
Carrera Lightweight Aftermarket 18" Wheels

All of our aftermarket wheels are of excellent quality and are comparable to OEM wheels in every aspect except cost.

This is a set of four(4) 18" wheels in silver finish.

18x8 et 50mm front, 18x10 et 65mm rear

Fits 993, 996, 968, 928, and 944 from '87 on

Add $20 for 18x10 et 47mm front offset

I paid $1100 for factory Carreras back in 2005. Man that U.S. Peso sucks...
These replicas used to be $800.
Kinda hard to stomach paying more than $300 a wheel for a cast alloy. Those things will dent like a pepsi can if the pot hole is big enough.
This is one of the times that buying an American made forged wheel is probably more expensive but a far better value. Forged = bulletproof.

http://986forum.com/forums/ccwheel.com sells forged for Boxster

I know the Pcars guys, I was actually at there new shop on tuesday helping them setup wheels on the wall. The quality from Pcars is very very good. I've seen some awesome before & after on refinishes, custom paint and repair on wheels, Of course they back the stuff they sell. I'll vouch for them 100% and i have a decent rep here on 986forum. :cheers:

Thanks CJ, that was the info I was looking for.

Thanks to Perfectlap for the CCW link. I had lost them in a hard-drive meltdown, I was interested in using their wheels on a race project that fell through couple years back.

Check these out: http://www.ccwheel.com/files/wheelprofiles-display.php?id=C140

They have 18x8.5 and 18x9.5, but I don't know the et on them.

If I remember the Carreras that fit the 987 are 18x8 et 50mm front and 18x10 et 47mm rear.

Those are nice but damn they are pretty expensive starting at $2700 and the smallest wheels starting at $675 each. Either wheels you decide to buy, Im sure they will look great on your car!

nice, but i agree expensive

I thought I had a set of these, off a Cayman S, for 1500 bucks, but it turned out to be misrepresented. They wouldn't fit the box....... :mad:

http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_garage/BigPic.jsp?wheelMake=BBS&wheelModel=RS-GT&wheelFinish=Diamond+Black+w%2FMach+Lip

$3580, plus shipping from tirerack. toooooooooo much.......

The Diamond black BBS RS-GT's are freaken beautiful!!!! if i could justify the expense, i would buy these :)

Heres a link to wheel enhancement for the OEM. They come in multiple widths and were the 2002 996 wheel. They do not list the et you need for the 986, but I'm sure Pcars would carry the et for the most popular possible sales.

http://www.wheelenhancement.com/index.php?t=WheelDetail&id=43

I had those BBS wheels on a previous car. Both front wheels dented just like my factory Carreras. Paid $65 to get the dent removed and sure enough they dented a second time. :mad:

Reminded me of my Cannondale bicycle. Forked over $1000 for a frame. Went out for a ride came back, leaned the bike against a table..bike fell over and hit the edge of a chair. DENT...size of a quarter, talk about an eye sore. Cannondale said solly buddy you bought it you bent it.

Go for the good stuff if you plan on keeping the car long term.

Brumos has them on a Meteor Gray C4 in the showroom. I get a woody lookin at it!

You need to get out of New Jersey, Perfect lap. I've never dented a wheel, down here in Florida. I did ruin two on my Acura CL on Long Island.......

I go down to FL every month to visit family and friends.
Roads are great but man to a city guy FL can be zzzzzzzzzz.

Ha, hahhhhh!! We are known for our layed back lifestyle, lapman! I go to the city and can't figure out why you guys are all running around with your heads chopped off. We'll get it done, take it easy!
If you go near the area, you MUST go to Mt. Dora. It's northeast of Orlando.
Magnificent.

Yep I was up there on my last visit. Took a drive to that little park with the big lake, they were having some kind of fair over there and closed off he roads. Reminded me of The Waltons!

I wish people wouldn't comment on the replica wheels unless they have had them or know someone that has.........

On my 99' I had Italian made replica Carrera Lightweights. The rear driver wheel was dragged along a side wall when I crashed it,all that happened was it was scratched and slightly bent. It didn't shatter,it didn't fall apart or crack.

My Dad has replica Carrera Classic on his 996,no problems to date and balanced perfectly to spec.

I have replica Sport Technos on my 986 S. No problems to date.

By the way,each time we ditched OEM ones for replicas. Would we prefer OEM ones,sure but I'm not forking over $4k for new wheels anytime soon too many other mods to do.

Ask around on the forum everyone that has had them here likes them.

I don't know where you came from to get to Mt Dora, but the back roads - 452 and 315- going up to and around Ocala were fun.
But then, don't know what you're driving in Florida, either!!
My dad and I went to Watkins Glen every year from 71 to 78, for the F1 race. Talk about some neat roads up from Corning! Wish I would've had the box then! We took my 64 356 C the first trip, but it was really cramped for that trip from Hialeah!
We went five times in my grandfather's 63 Dart station wagon! A Miami bargain special: slant six, push-button automatic and NO HEATER! White w/red simulated artificial naugahyde (crappy sheet plastic) interior. Oh, those were the days. The damned thing thing never missed a beat. :cheers:

Thanks Blink. We all get to dreaming (wet on some of them!) and BSing, but your post was the info I was looking for. I think you're going to have a hard time making any decent wheel fail without slicks. Street shoes just don't have the grip. Banging them doesn't count, you can break anything on a curb or pothole. :eek:

Blink and I bought our wheels on the same place and as of now, after 6 AX, still straight and good looking :cheers:

and i'm gonna say this again...It's so easy to clean :D :D :D

I have a year and a half on my Italian made aftermarket carrera lights, bought from www.wheeldynamics.com.

The ones you're looking at appear to be the exact same rims from another source. I know this because they all come with crappy, silkscreened black inked center caps. I scratched off the paint with my fingernail.

That's my only gripe. These rims are beautiful, well made, balance perfectly and make my boxster look ten years younger...Ok, five years younger.

Go for it. I paid $1200 plus shipping.

Find Wheelsandcaps on eBay best prices on Italian made replicas.

They don't have the Carrera Lightweights listed to fit boxster :(