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Old 11-16-2011, 07:05 PM   #1
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ProjectM96,

The car looks good. I know how hard it is to maintain black paint and it looks like you are doing a great job.

How did you go about plastic dipping the wheels? Are you going to remove it in the spring? If so, how will you do it? Lastly, is there enough material on the wheels to worry about wheel balance?

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I removed wheels and put them flat on ground for even distribution of plasti dip. Cleaned the wheels with a basic wheel cleaner spray. Dried them. Then I sprayed the plasti dip on there just like that. Gave each wheel two coats using two full cans total. $6 per can at home depot. I got some on tire but it does not matter. It is not noticeable. When and if I decide to remove it, It just peels right off with no problems as you can see on youtube. Search PlastiDip wheels. Two coats is very thin. It is as thin as electric tape. Most people put 4 or 5 coats, but I did not feel like buying another can when it already looked good with 2 coats. I did the entire job in 1.5 hours including waiting time for the wheels to dry (20 min per wheel). I did them one wheel at a time because I only had factory stand to lift the car.

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Old 11-16-2011, 07:18 PM   #2
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Old 11-16-2011, 02:01 PM   #3
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19's look so good! is there a huge driving difference though? is it so noisy with road noise and rough? can you just slap 19's on? or do you have to do modifications?
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Tuan,

As long as the wheels have the correct width, bolt pattern, and offset you can slap them right on. I went from 17's to 19's and love the look. Many think they look out-of-place on a Boxster.

Generally, the bigger wheels and tires are heavier than their smaller counterparts and you can definitely feel a difference in performance. It just takes more energy to get the bigger, heavier wheels and tires turning so the car feels more sluggish off the line.

I didn't notice much more road noise but they generally ride rougher due to the smaller, stiffer sidewalls. The larger tires are more expensive too.

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Old 11-16-2011, 02:27 PM   #5
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Tuan,

As long as the wheels have the correct width, bolt pattern, and offset you can slap them right on. I went from 17's to 19's and love the look. Many think they look out-of-place on a Boxster.

Generally, the bigger wheels and tires are heavier than their smaller counterparts and you can definitely feel a difference in performance. It just takes more energy to get the bigger, heavier wheels and tires turning so the car feels more sluggish off the line.

I didn't notice much more road noise but they generally ride rougher due to the smaller, stiffer sidewalls. The larger tires are more expensive too.

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thanks ddb. so when are you going to get the upgrade?
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thanks ddb. so when are you going to get the upgrade?
I'm still very undecided. I have a mental rotation that goes something like this: 987 - 997 - C6 - SL500. No making fun of me for considering a Corvette (I've had a couple of them and love them) or a retractable hardtop Mercedes-Benz. I've always wanted one and will have to satisfy the desire at some point. I need something soon so I can keep up with you, Whip and Bob!
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Old 11-16-2011, 06:56 PM   #7
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Any of those would be great! Let me know when they need the Autobahn Glanz magic, least I can do for those great overlays.

Tuanle16 - This is a good link for calculating fitting: Wheel Offset Calculator

I still think these are the nicest:
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That sounds a bit generous, Project. I don't have solid figures at the moment, but I wouldn't expect our wheels with tires to weigh so little, neverminding that different tires have different weights. Let me see if I can dig up anything legitimate. In the meantime I know someone, like Johnny Danger, will probably have a good idea of what stockers weighed.
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Old 11-23-2011, 11:46 AM   #11
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It may be a model year specific thing, then. I can't remember what year yours is, but my 97 has 7in fronts and 8.5 in rears (made a typo earlier and put the .5 in the wrong spot, my bad). I've never known the 986 to have anything different for 17s. I would also say don't judge the wheel width by the tire width, since (to me, at least), the rim sits a bit deeper inside than the outermost part of the wheel, so you may very well have a half inch on either end that's just rubber.

Since the 996 had the same wheels at that same time, perhaps just with more width (just speculation on my part, not 100% sure), it could be that you have the 7 or 8.5 in front and the 9inch rear off of a 996. The style's exactly the same, it's just a deeper wheel.
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can't attach anything right now, was gonna do a screen grab, but go here:

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ProjectM96, your tire dimensions front and rear match that of a '99 996 with 17s. Again, I don't know if that means they just threw on different size tires or the wheels were a bit wider for a 911, but I imagine it's the latter.

These are the dims for a '97 986:

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I think his "!" before the "=" is supposed to mean "not equal to", Brad.
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I think his "!" before the "=" is supposed to mean "not equal to", Brad.
Sorry, bit of coding shorthand. Yes != means "not equal to"....
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Old 12-19-2011, 10:00 PM   #15
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Here are my rims...I actually forgot the manufacturer of the rims until I saw a black set in earlier posts--->BSA 18's
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Some very nice boxsters in here! I recently got wheels from a company on Amazon.com for a pretty good price and got somewhat of a deep look with chrome lip on the back and shallower up front also chrome lip. I was hesitant to do chrome but with tbethe wheel shape it reflects the black inner portion very well.
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Old 02-24-2015, 07:05 PM   #19
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Some very nice boxsters in here! I recently got wheels from a company on Amazon.com for a pretty good price and got somewhat of a deep look with chrome lip on the back and shallower up front also chrome lip. I was hesitant to do chrome but with tbethe wheel shape it reflects the black inner portion very well.
Are these wheels 19 inch?
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Are these wheels 19 inch?
Yes 19x10 in the back and 19x8.5s up front.
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