Mag Wheels
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Oh no, not that one again!! [
] Good hunting Damen! Have a trawl thru the 964RS and 993RS Forum, there may be some leads there..... Also check out Tom Schmitz's site and phone Paul McLean (GT Classics) -he has loads of bits and pieces that aren't advertized on his website. Trust all well with you and the car. Oulton '09 then?[]
] Good hunting Damen! Have a trawl thru the 964RS and 993RS Forum, there may be some leads there..... Also check out Tom Schmitz's site and phone Paul McLean (GT Classics) -he has loads of bits and pieces that aren't advertized on his website. Trust all well with you and the car. Oulton '09 then?[]Melv I realise my request might prove to be difficult to satisfy but I do have my fingers crossed. All being well (work permitting) I should be at Oulton. The car is great thanks. I know you recently asked whether it drove better following the suspension work and the answer is "yes". It also had a bare metal repaint earlier in the year and I'm thrilled with the results. Damen
The problem is that perfect looking mags seem not to remain perfect for long. I had two sets refurbished by one recognised refurbisher last year --- both now deteriorating rapidly, and a third set on the N-GT where the paint is rolling off the rims !! Not greedy -- I do have two cars. I saw another set on Sunday that were starting to go, having been refurbed by another of the well respected refurbishers only this year. I mention no names, but what is the answer ?
This does come round again regularly. I was told by one specialist to accept it and have them repainted regularly and cheaply! The factory race cars (917's and the like) had the wheels treated with a nitrating process - any metalurgists out there know anything about this - I 'm told the process was not uncommon for magnesium parts but with all the legislation around may not now be easily available. Tony
I am currently trying to contact a company which sells very rare wheels for racing Porsches - including magnesium wheels for 917s. I am trying to find out from them how these wheels are treated and refinished to prevent ongoing oxidization and corrosion. I'll report back if I discover anything useful or any recommendations for who to use.
Sorry Damen, I didn't want to take your thread off topic but I was responding to Chris and Tony's posts above. I can't help with finding brand new rear mags (if I could I would have bought them for my car). I would be interested to hear (perhaps in another thread) what you consider to be correct preparation for mags before refinishing? Have you had mag wheels refurbished and did they last?
Damen, I called Freisinger (No. 1 in rare Porsche spare parts in Germany) - they don't have rear Mags... Thomas Schmitz is offering a set of Mag wheels for 5K euro (4.5K pounds), but I don't know, if they are new. As mentioned, I'm looking for two new front Mags (965.362.124.15). You should get them in the OPC. Would someone be so kind and ask his dealer, what they cost in UK? In Germany you have to pay ca. 1.4K euros (about 1.3K pounds). Because of the strong euro - are they cheaper in UK? Thank you very much. Regards, Michael
Richard Dawson
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Magnesium is unstable, and hard to prep. In a similar vein try refurbing the "star" bits in the middle of E34 M5 wheels. Same issue being magnesium. I have never looked into it, but can you powder coat magnesium? I have a fear it'll either cause a reaction or won't conduct.
austinpowers
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Pretty sure they are no longer available new from an OPC...
You can still buy fronts new, but not rears. I'm trying to find some for people, but am struggling. Can't believe I use to be able sell complete used sets at £1500. Regarding refurbs the problem is that magnesium is so porous that it absords lots of moisture. This bubles back through very quickly. I don't know the answer either.
A member of my family has a powder coating factory in Langley Bucks/Berks border. He assures me that Mag powder coating is straight forward, but the prep is the key to getting a good long lasting finish, the beading process needs to be taken very gently and avoid chemical dipping. As the wrong mix of chemicals can dissolve a wheel very quickly, now that is reassuring at > £1k a pop.
Porsche Centre in Swindon offered me fronts for about £1k each after 'discounts' about a year ago..... worth a try. Paul at GT Classics then sold me a set and had them refurbed before I bought them. They have lasted the best I have had (compared to refurb from 2 other places) so worth giving Paul a shout......
Chris It's all down to the preparation. As said above, avoid the chemicals. Also, once the preparation has been done, the painting should be undertaken immediately and the heat needs to be kept low. The wheels I've had done have lasted, I remain pleased with them even after a couple of years late). But I still want a brand new set of rears, but fear that I won't be able to find them at any price. Damen
I'd like to think this is where our club's 'special relationship' with Porsche AG would come into it's own. In reality Porsche wouldn't even consider manufacturing the wheels themselves ( a 15yr old design, why bother?), OR licensing a third-party to manufacture authentic mag replicas (complete with all the correct lettering including the Porsche name). I believe SM no longer exist.
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