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I replaced my OEM solid turbo twists with Carrera 5-spoke replicas and saved about 20 lbs between all four wheels.
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Guys,
Some of you might already know or heard about this website but thought to share out. I was told people whom bought it from this site said it is real OEM and according to the part numbers, it is OEM part number also offering lifetime warranty. But I still think the price is a bit too cheap and wants to know if anyone here had made a purchase from them.
http://shop.wheelsrims.net/search.ht...002&part_type=
They have very limited numbers of OEM wheels, and they will substitute without notification. I ordered some '02 5-spokes and got replicas. They were very good about returning the wheels and I did not pay shipping.
That said, they were very high quality replicas and if they were not for the track, I would have kept them for that price.
There are many other threads on this website here by the way.
I've inquired about a few different styles of replicas and generally, they were all 4-5 lbs heavier per wheel, hence the reason why I'm still without new wheels.
You cannot do any kind of exotic casting methods or forge process for the price the reps go for so they sacrifice in weight by adding more materials so they can pass the structural tests.
If you're just a cruiser type of driver then reps are probably fine but if you're **** about performance, then reps might not cut it.
If you're not worried about staying with the exact same style of rim, replicas can indeed weigh less than OEM wheels. I replaced my OEM solid turbo twists with Carrera 5-spoke replicas and saved about 20 lbs between all four wheels. I'm happy with my decision.
Also, those prices actually aren't all that cheap as compared to wheelsandcaps.com and eBay. I paid less than $600 shipped for my replicas from wheelsandcaps. The site mentioned in the original post wants $780 for the same things, and yes, I'd bet money that these replicas are all the same. Compare the part numbers...
http://wheelsandcaps.com/specials_pa...che%20Specials
Are the Wheelsandcaps.com wheels actually made in Italy as opposed to China?
Or does that only apply to some of their wheels?
I love those Carrera sport wheels. Shame they don't come in 18.
Mine came in Keystone Automotive boxes that said "Made in Italy".
Talking about these ones? This is what I wanted on my 996 but I did not want 19" wheels on my car.
The wheel pictured above is a Sport Design 997 wheel--not a Carrera Sport. These wheels offered for less than $200 each are cast in China with little regard to quality. Buyer beware. You get what you pay for.
My bad--I linked to the wrong picture and have put the correct one below. In any case, my replica wheels were made in Italy, not China, and I've found nothing to suggest that they were manufactured with little regard to quality. I'm aware of your opinion of replica wheels and if you've got some information that proves that they offer inferior performance, value, or safety, I'm all ears and in fact would love to read all about it.
What advantage or disadvantage is there to going to a 19" wheel vs the 18" wheel? I really like the Carrera sport wheels, but if they only come in a 19"... What's the trade off?
Jeff
19's are pricier, heavier and least amount of size options.... 18's have more advantages than 19's. 19's are used for aesthetics on the 996.... nothing else, and that is also debatable.
How about thoughts or experience on these Sport Classic II's?
They are in 18" and Wheel Enhancement will sell me the replicas for about $800 with trade-in of my stock solid Turbo look wheels.
I'm also concerned about weight penalty of the replicas, I should probably call the Wheel Enhancement guys back because they're pretty good on the specs it seems.
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