986Forum

Wheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Add to repair workspace

New repair projectOpen repair workspace

Original source

6 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis

THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCHWheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Leading reported evidence

Use original metal formula as

Performed · outcome unconfirmed

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed
+ 1 on the JB Weld, although I used the original metal formula as that's what I had on hand.
Original post Read captured discussion
Wheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'Use original metal formula as' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'dumb question' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Use original metal formula as' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 6 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Compare 2 other evidence results

dumb question

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Identified cause: 1
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

Read evidence and context

Discussions that suspect a cause: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suspected cause · Original poster
Probably a dumb question.
Original post Read captured discussion
Wheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Use utility knife

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
I did use a utility knife to score a hatch pattern into the (hidden) mating surfaces to give the "glue" something to hold onto.
Original post Read captured discussion
Wheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Frequently discussed actions (2)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Use original metal formula as

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed
+ 1 on the JB Weld, although I used the original metal formula as that's what I had on hand.
Original post Read captured discussion
Wheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Use utility knife

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
I did use a utility knife to score a hatch pattern into the (hidden) mating surfaces to give the "glue" something to hold onto.
Original post Read captured discussion
Wheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

dumb question

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Identified cause: 1
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

Read evidence and context

Discussions that suspect a cause: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suspected cause · Original poster
Probably a dumb question.
Original post Read captured discussion
Wheel crest - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

6 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

986Forum: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Generation: 20261026T124918Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Probably a dumb question. (I'm not proud!) Had the Porsche crest fall off one of my wheels. What's the best adhesive to re-attach it? Gorilla Glue??

POST 2Original post

either some JB Weld epoxy (not the regular JB weld metal stuff ), loctite superglue or 3M trim adhesive - the black goop not the foam tape. Personally, I'd steer away from Gorilla Glue due to the expansion/oozing it typically does. You're not the first person either that's had this happen

POST 3Original post

I got a set of very nice caps from ebay for $39 recently as mine were faded and missing the clear fill in places. I can't vouch for their longevity but they look great new.

POST 4Original post

I had the same thing happen last year and went through Pelican Parts and bought a new one. The local dealership would only sell them to me in a set of 4 at $400!!! I was able to buy one from Pelican and I think it was somewhere around $70.

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Wow, those things are crazy expensive. But I guess I should have explained more thoroughly: I didn't lose the one that fell off...I was washing the wheels and it just fell off . Guess I got lucky

POST 6Original post

+ 1 on the JB Weld, although I used the original metal formula as that's what I had on hand. I did use a utility knife to score a hatch pattern into the (hidden) mating surfaces to give the "glue" something to hold onto.

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.