Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: homerdog

ORIGINAL: flat6 I forgot you also have black wheels. They've been talked about quite a bit lately, with Brian considering them and Geeforce having his done prior to collecting his car today. Are yours grey or black inside the rim?

Mine are black inside, so not original. The silver rim is a bit thicker than the genuine ones too - I thought about having them re-done for reasons of authenticity, but will probably only do it if they ever need refurbishing. Personally, I think black wheels look great on white cars!

Who did the wheels for you and do you mind sharing the costs and time taken to do [] My last quote from Porsche Official bodyshop was £200 per wheel incl of VAT[]

 

[homerdog]

ORIGINAL: daro911 Who did the wheels for you and do you mind sharing the costs and time taken to do [] My last quote from Porsche Official bodyshop was £200 per wheel incl of VAT[]

The previous owner had them done. I presume he got them done through the OPC, in which case it might have been done by [link=http://www.slrestoration.co.uk/]SL Restoration[/link] in Crawley.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: homerdog

ORIGINAL: daro911 Who did the wheels for you and do you mind sharing the costs and time taken to do [] My last quote from Porsche Official bodyshop was £200 per wheel incl of VAT[]

The previous owner had them done. I presume he got them done through the OPC, in which case it might have been done by [link=http://www.slrestoration.co.uk/]SL Restoration[/link] in Crawley.

Many thanks ... Have you had any chipping issues on the black gloss as I have heard the factory wheels can sometimes suffer from this [&o] I really like the very shiny semi gloss silver finish used on the Cayman R Spyder wheel and the latest 981's with the 20" copies

 

[homerdog]

One so far, only happened last week, but I think it's inevitable that wheels will get the odd stone chip, I try not to worry about it!

 

[MrDemon]

factory finish black is painted and gets battered fast, my black ones have bad road rash. if going black, I would get power coated.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: homerdog One so far, only happened last week, but I think it's inevitable that wheels will get the odd stone chip, I try not to worry about it!

Congratulations you just pushed our "forum" onto the Podium [] http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/searchpro.asp?searchfor=active

 

[MrDemon]

loving the new Porsche satin finish though

 

[jdpef356]

Yes I like the satin finish looks good - in my opinion particularly well suited to Black cars!

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: homerdog Mine are black inside, so not original. The silver rim is a bit thicker than the genuine ones too - I thought about having them re-done for reasons of authenticity, but will probably only do it if they ever need refurbishing. Personally, I think black wheels look great on white cars!

I agree! I did think that the silver lip looked wider but thought it was my eyes. Still looks cool nonetheless[8D] The Carrera Sport wheel has an even wider silver rim when painted black and looks good too.

I asked about the inner rim because at some angles it is hard to tell, even with mine with a pic taken at a shallow angle

or the rims are dirty! But then when looking through the wheel, I like how the grey provides a contrasting background to show off the spokes. I think that's an advantage of silver wheels - they show off the spokes at all angles and whether they are clean or not.

I guess I gotta keep 'em clean, like day one!

 

[flat6]

We have reached a very significant milestone in that we are now third in the charts, which is based on the number of posts. http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/searchpro.asp?searchfor=active It's pretty impressive really as the 2 threads above us are in the chat room which are inherently self perpetuating and cover a wider range of topics as they continue and so we'd have a hard time catching them with mainly a single topic of discussion. What is also of interest is that the thread we have just passed is over 2 years old, whereas this thread has only been going for 8 months. What is also of interest is that the thread in 2nd place has ~10000 fewer hits, which suggests that whilst our thread has fewer posts (but has also been going for about a year less) it must have quite a large audience. And who should get a lot of the credit for this? The Boxster Spyder! Yes, it's because the car is what it is that has given us so much to talk about. Long may it continue!

 

[homerdog]

ORIGINAL: flat6 And who should get a lot of the credit for this? The Boxster Spyder! Yes, it's because the car is what it is that has given us so much to talk about. Long may it continue!

To my mind, it's the perfect sports car. It looks special, drives superbly, is practical, well built and reliable. Oh, and it has no roof! On my recent trip to France, it got loads of attention from the locals, but all of it in a good way. On their quiet B roads, and with the sun shining, I couldn't have wished for a better companion (apart from Mrs homerdog, of course! [])

 

[jdpef356]

ORIGINAL: flat6 We have reached a very significant milestone in that we are now third in the charts, which is based on the number of posts. http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/searchpro.asp?searchfor=active And who should get a lot of the credit for this?

Come on lads you know people are only looking at the Spyder Forum to see my Girls[]

 

[flat6]

You certainly left your mark on this forum John[]

 

[flat6]

Kitchens, I was trying to find this for you the other day when you were talking about it but couldn't find it. Now that I was looking for the Carrera Sport wheel, it comes up by accident [&:] Bonkers! Anyway, here you go (but don't do it!!!![] )

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: flat6 Kitchens, I was trying to find this for you the other day when you were talking about it but couldn't find it. Now that I was looking for the Carrera Sport wheel, it comes up by accident [&:] Bonkers! Anyway, here you go (but don't do it!!!![] )

Good find and with a red Spyder badge red hood hooks I think it would work even better

 

[rob.kellock]

ORIGINAL: flat6 You certainly left your mark on this forum John[]

You are too kind [:'(] Red striped wheels on a red car - now there's an obscure picture to find... Hoping the newest Spyderman got home safely in the rain - GeeForce, we are waiting for your pics...

 

[kitchens]

ORIGINAL: homerdog

ORIGINAL: daro911 Who did the wheels for you and do you mind sharing the costs and time taken to do [] My last quote from Porsche Official bodyshop was £200 per wheel incl of VAT[]

The previous owner had them done. I presume he got them done through the OPC, in which case it might have been done by [link=http://www.slrestoration.co.uk/]SL Restoration[/link] in Crawley.

I was given a discounted price by the local Wheel Specialist franchise of £320 for all 4 i have passed on loads of work to him from fellow owners . Did notice that the black showed up a lot of dust marks and they where not even on the car ,so may be more difficult to keep clean .I still like the red lip on the black wheel and think it would look cool on my Red Spyder They paint them not powder coated also would do the Graphite shade which is also nice . Brian

 

[flat6]

Couldn't let the occasion go by without a video, but they're becoming increasingly hard to find. Nothing much to take away from this one except his statement at 4:30[] so just enjoy looking at the cars and deciding which on looks best[] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HceLRw87-GE He makes a meal of the roof at the end, as all journalists do. Here's how it's done quick style [] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12__6p--A9E

 

[GeeForce]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock Hoping the newest Spyderman got home safely in the rain - GeeForce, we are waiting for your pics...

Just got back safe and sound. 4 hour journey home in the pouring rain, which wasn't ideal but very much expected. But hey, I don't care...I'm officially a Spyderman!!! Too knackered to post pics, but certainly will do in the morning! Car is phenomenal & absolutely gorgeous []

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: GeeForce

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock Hoping the newest Spyderman got home safely in the rain - GeeForce, we are waiting for your pics...

Just got back safe and sound. 4 hour journey home in the pouring rain, which wasn't ideal but very much expected. But hey, I don't care...I'm officially a Spyderman!!! Too knackered to post pics, but certainly will do in the morning! Car is phenomenal & absolutely gorgeous []

Welcome to the Spydermens Web look forward to your first impressions and pictures of course Brave man getting your new car in todays foul weather Sweet dreams []