Carrera GT Style Center Caps - fits all Porsche wheels

[madmods]

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Originally Posted by madmods

What you guys (and other haters) think?!

I only see one thing...and I'll take 2 please

[kjc2050]

You'd never go broke underestimating the taste of some car owners.

[Perfectlap]

The irony of this is that Porsche's center locking wheels have been widely panned as an unnecessarily expensive and cumbersome invention. They require a maintenance schedule that is ridiculous and have left some track guys up in the trees from wheels falling off. Removing them requires special tools and procedures for exactly what benefit no one knows. Some even go through the huge expense of converting their $100K cars back to the old five lug.

So to accuse this $300 mod of being unnecessary is funny. I appreciate the handywork by this Asian factory to make a good looking block of industrial design. But at the end of the day if you run into a performance driving-oriented onlooker, it's a bit of belts and suspenders situation.
You'd have to figure out a way of masking the lug holes completely, which I'm fairly certain I've seeen. The whole lug area was cap mated to the CL center cap. Kind of cool I thought.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

The irony of this is that Porsche's center locking wheels have been widely panned as an unnecessarily expensive and cumbersome invention. They require a maintenance schedule that is ridiculous and have left some track guys up in the trees from wheels falling off. Removing them requires special tools and procedures for exactly what benefit no one knows. Some even go through the huge expense of converting their $100K cars back to the old five lug.

Porsche did a center lock recall after a few incidents of wheels coming off on the street and at the track including the ring.

Yes you do need a special big-ass wrench and it has to be perfectly torqued otherwise the wheel might come off.

All just for saving a few pounds of unsprung weight (and to restrict you to do any DIY).

But same thing can be said for PCCB... track guys all convert them back to steel rotors and pads.

[Johnny Danger]

Here's a satellite image of how they're made.

[cardiffgiant]

That picture is from the beginning of the process and really understates the skill and precision that's involved in shaping these beautiful center caps after the metal is digested...

[madmods]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Here's a satellite image of how they're made.

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[Perfectlap]

LOL

German over-engineering as art

Must be b1tch to change a flat with this thing in yer trunk.

[stephen wilson]

They're there just for marketing , a cool race car part for the "race" GT3. Their only purpose is for quick wheel changes.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

LOL

German over-engineering as art

Must be b1tch to change a flat with this thing in yer trunk.

Here's the thing, why bother changing a flat when I can call my butler to pick me up in my helicopter?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

LOL

German over-engineering as art

Must be b1tch to change a flat with this thing in yer trunk.

Many GT-3 owners use a Porsche "torque multiplier tool" which allows the use of a more standard length torque wrench on center lock wheels.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by thstone

Many GT-3 owners use a Porsche "torque multiplier tool" which allows the use of a more standard length torque wrench on center lock wheels.

are we talking in-warranty owners?

[ekam]

Well center lock has been around in race cars for years. It's quick provided if you have your own pit crew in your garage.

[RandallNeighbour]

I had to lay off my pit crew just last month due to budget constraints. I guess I'll cancel my order for my 2013 GT3 too <--- dreaming, of course

[stephen wilson]

Still quick in your garage if you have a Big F*#%ing Impact wrench!

[Kurt V]

Those center caps are just butt ugly.

[madmods]

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