Just recently got round to having my wheels re-done as the tyres got to the stage of needing replacement.
Having done a bit of research I bought a set of Pirelli P-Zero Rossos as I use the car on the road, not track.
I decided on having the wheels powder coated after speaking to a company oop narth that seemed to have a good reputation with mag wheels. Rich C. had his done by Pristine Wheels who, whilst seemingly thorough, use a wet paint application and his started bubbling back up within a very short time.
My wheels didn't look too bad, with only light bubbling on the front of the spokes. The back I believe was the original finish. However, one wheel was apparently quite rough under the paint so beware if yours are starting to show signs of bubbles/pickling below the paint. The wheels had been re-done about 10 years ago through a Porsche Centre, and had never really been satisfactory.
On collecting the wheels and attempting to re-fit them, one refused to fit. The powder coat was too thick where the disc centre fits. The centre cap also refused to fit! The company said they'd have another go so I returned the wheel to them (another day plus a tank of fuel). On collecting the wheel today, the solution seems to be scraping the coating where the centre fits and grinding the back of the wheel out (back to bare metal). So much for re-doing it! It kinda defeats the object of re-finishing a wheel if you then expose bare metal doesn't it.
I was prepared to put up with the slight colour mis-match between the wheel and centre cap as long as the wheels were protected, but now.....?
The non-fitting cap was blamed on it not having a 911 part number but having spoken to a Porsche parts dept. I'm told they've been that diameter for many years so all should fit (especially as the other three did!). Does anyone know any different.
As an aside, what centre caps came with the RS originally? Mine are plastic with the Porsche crest in black and have been on the car at least 12 years.
I'm waiting for a response from the company as to where I go from here, but so far, these must be some of the most expensive re-furbed wheels ever!
Having done a bit of research I bought a set of Pirelli P-Zero Rossos as I use the car on the road, not track.
I decided on having the wheels powder coated after speaking to a company oop narth that seemed to have a good reputation with mag wheels. Rich C. had his done by Pristine Wheels who, whilst seemingly thorough, use a wet paint application and his started bubbling back up within a very short time.
My wheels didn't look too bad, with only light bubbling on the front of the spokes. The back I believe was the original finish. However, one wheel was apparently quite rough under the paint so beware if yours are starting to show signs of bubbles/pickling below the paint. The wheels had been re-done about 10 years ago through a Porsche Centre, and had never really been satisfactory.
On collecting the wheels and attempting to re-fit them, one refused to fit. The powder coat was too thick where the disc centre fits. The centre cap also refused to fit! The company said they'd have another go so I returned the wheel to them (another day plus a tank of fuel). On collecting the wheel today, the solution seems to be scraping the coating where the centre fits and grinding the back of the wheel out (back to bare metal). So much for re-doing it! It kinda defeats the object of re-finishing a wheel if you then expose bare metal doesn't it.
I was prepared to put up with the slight colour mis-match between the wheel and centre cap as long as the wheels were protected, but now.....?
The non-fitting cap was blamed on it not having a 911 part number but having spoken to a Porsche parts dept. I'm told they've been that diameter for many years so all should fit (especially as the other three did!). Does anyone know any different.
As an aside, what centre caps came with the RS originally? Mine are plastic with the Porsche crest in black and have been on the car at least 12 years.
I'm waiting for a response from the company as to where I go from here, but so far, these must be some of the most expensive re-furbed wheels ever!
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