What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[PaulE]

I got a nice deal on some 996 Light Alloy Carrera wheels on Facebook Marketplace. fronts are 18x8 and rears are 18x10. They were all plasti-dipped black and I spent an afternoon stripping that off. My shop is confirming what size spacers I need for the rear wheels, and I'm going to use them as my track wheels with some stickier street tires, something I can still drive back and forth to the track on. I'll save my Boxster Lt Alloy Carrera wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's for the street. THe wheels look pretty good as they are, but have some curb rash and I will probably get them refinished as well as have them checked for trueness.

[Javi Cooper]

Originally Posted by PaulE

I got a nice deal on some 996 Light Alloy Carrera wheels on Facebook Marketplace. fronts are 18x8 and rears are 18x10. They were all plasti-dipped black and I spent an afternoon stripping that off. My shop is confirming what size spacers I need for the rear wheels, and I'm going to use them as my track wheels with some stickier street tires, something I can still drive back and forth to the track on. I'll save my Boxster Lt Alloy Carrera wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's for the street. THe wheels look pretty good as they are, but have some curb rash and I will probably get them refinished as well as have them checked for trueness.

I've been looking for a set of these (also in 996 sizes) for a while. I'm about to buy a set on Ebay but they need some work. Can you post specs and pics of wheels, tires and spacers once you get them figure sorted out? Thanks

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by Javi Cooper

I've been looking for a set of these (also in 996 sizes) for a while. I'm about to buy a set on Ebay but they need some work. Can you post specs and pics of wheels, tires and spacers once you get them figure sorted out? Thanks

My shop has them now. They are going to get checked for trueness, trued as necessary, have all the curb rash repaired and then they will be refinished in Porsche silver, or as close to it as possible, with powder coating.

The shop checked the rear wheels on my car and said I need a 20mm spacer on the rear. I won't need any spacer on the front. I am sticking with stock size Boxster tires, 225/40-18 front and 265/35-18 rear. I also did some searching on this forum and 20mm seems to be the consensus for the rears. The fronts shouldn't need any spacers since the 996 and 986 have essentially the same front suspension and body.

These are genuine 996 BBS wheels, the fronts are 8 inches wide with a 50 offset, and the rears are 10 inches wide with a 65 offset.

I have ECS 20mm hub centric spacers and longer lug bolts ordered. ECS sells it as a complete kit and this was the lowest cost option I could find for the spacers plus lug bolts. The only hitch is that ECS has them on backorder and they won't ship until August 18. If my shop can find something else in that price range that they can get sooner, I may cancel the ECS order. My shop is going to mount the tires and make sure everything fits. Once I have it all done I'll post some pictures and confirm the spacers!

[ike84]

Originally Posted by PaulE

I got a nice deal on some 996 Light Alloy Carrera wheels on Facebook Marketplace. fronts are 18x8 and rears are 18x10. They were all plasti-dipped black and I spent an afternoon stripping that off. My shop is confirming what size spacers I need for the rear wheels, and I'm going to use them as my track wheels with some stickier street tires, something I can still drive back and forth to the track on. I'll save my Boxster Lt Alloy Carrera wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's for the street. THe wheels look pretty good as they are, but have some curb rash and I will probably get them refinished as well as have them checked for trueness.

Out of curiosity, how hard is it to strip off that plastidip?

[Seal1968]

I recommend Goo Gone on plasti dip...wet it down, keep it wet (reapply) then elbow grease.

You will see it start to "curdle".

Lots of rags.

Tip...wear gloves lol.

[azlvr]

Added something new to hold onto.

[ike84]

Originally Posted by azlvr

Added something new to hold onto.

Nice! Where did you get that?

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[Jasper7821]

I spent about 10hrs and did paint correction. It used to look great but up close under a light, the whole car has bad swirl marks and spider weds.
That's a job I hope I don't have to do again.
The car looks so amazing now and shines like a mirror.

It's pouring rain so only photos are in my messy garage.

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by Jasper7821

I spent about 10hrs and did paint correction. It used to look great but up close under a light, the whole car has bad swirl marks and spider weds.
That's a job I hope I don't have to do again.
The car looks so amazing now and shines like a mirror.

It's pouring rain so only photos are in my messy garage.

It looks great I need to spend some time doing the same.

[986 Boxster]

Originally Posted by Jasper7821

I spent about 10hrs and did paint correction. It used to look great but up close under a light, the whole car has bad swirl marks and spider weds.
That's a job I hope I don't have to do again.
The car looks so amazing now and shines like a mirror.

It's pouring rain so only photos are in my messy garage.

I like it! Beautiful car! What tail lights are those? OEM red tail light kit?

[azlvr]

Originally Posted by ike84

Nice! Where did you get that?

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Steering wheel remanufactured from Germany (all leather including base) from Ebay.

Airbag remanufactured by DCT in San Jose, Ca.