Black Carrera II wheels?

I've got a MY02 black C2 and I'm kicking around the idea of getting my Carrera II wheels refinished. I like the idea of triple black, but am not sure if it will work with Carrera II shoes. Should I have them repainted stock silver, powder coated black, or something else? Cheers! Joe

gunmetal grey would look awesome on those wheels on a black car.

Blows my mind when I see poll post like these. Do what you want/like to you car and not what other people think. Do you send an email out to your buddies every morning and ask them what colour tie you should wear with your suite? LOL Taste is an individual thing, some have better taste that others but then again its all subjective.

I think that all black is a little harsh for a 996. Here is a pic of my C4 Cab. I prefer some contrast from the rim to the center.

Keep the lip silver to add some contrast, but do what you like. All dark gray wheels also look good on a black car. Here is mine with Carrera IV rims.

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LOL... I've never seen the combo before and I'm an accountant, so I don't have any imagination so this thread was to get a little input and maybe a pic before I spend $$$ and deface my wheels.

Well if you want the Darth Vader look than tint your windows and paint the rims satin black (not gloss) If you dont want too much attention, I suggest a gun metal finish. If you want lots pf attention, you can do this.... Now you have to do my taxes for free.

I recently put matte black wheels on my car and it has a darth vader/stealth look to it. Check out this thread. https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...new-shoes.html

Here's mine on winther tires with matte black rims.

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Saw these when searching the forum and like the look... I'm just trying to figure out how well that would translate to the carrera II wheels. Jake... are those satin black wheels in your pic?

im getting my wheels painted satin black this week, will upload pic soon when i reinstalled my suspension and tires i want a darth vador look hahaha

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+1

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+2 Gunmetal looks great on black 996

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Yes.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I found a pic from Wheel Dynamics with a silver lip on the Carrera IIs that I like (ideally, I'd just get aftermarket rims, but I just had twins and money's tight at the moment). With this twist, I just have to decide on the gloss vs. satin black... Where does one get black/silver Porsche center caps?

Wheel Dynamics did mine. I sent them my OEM caps and wheels and they painted them semi-gloss black which is the same as satin black. Congrats on your twins! Mine are now 6 and love riding in the 996. Enjoy.

Thought I better share a pic of what I ended up with... gloss black center with silver lip. Picked up metal center caps off ebay...

lookin good..... now you gotta paint the calipers red. Never ends.

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I agree the black never ends.

[QUOTE=Lerxst;8595371]Thought I better share a pic of what I ended up with... gloss black center with silver lip. Picked up metal center caps off ebay...[/Q] Not a fan of all black wheels on a black car, but yours look great. Love the silver lip!

Nice, what did it cost to get them refinished?

Looks great

Thx guys... $500 cash to have them refinished, plus $68 for remounting/balancing, plus ~$80 for the center caps, plus $20 for the lug caps.

I'm normally not a fan of black wheels. Maybe because most cars you see them on are so overdone in other areas. You kept it tasteful and it looks great. Nice job.