Can I lose the chrome? : M414 18" TURBO-LOOK-WHEEL HIGH GLOSS FINISH

As recently posted, got me a new ride: 2002 Carrera Coupe, with the above M414 18" TURBO-LOOK-WHEEL HIGH GLOSS FINISH rims, which I don't like, because I hate chrome. Short of replacement rims, do I have any cost effective alternatives with these rims? Strip and paint, strip and anodize, strip and something else? Or, do I just buy what I want, and sell these at a loss to a track junky?

I think you could get them sand blasted and painted or powder coated. I would find a local powder coater and give them a call or just stop in.

Excellent choice to dump the chrome!

Make the chrome go away!

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thats what I did..... these where chrome.

I don’t like these style wheels, chrome or not. I have a 2001 with the same style wheels (not chrome). I’ve been looking to replace my wheels. I’m interested in what you replace yours with. You have a beautiful car and wheels can really make the car. I would sell these and buy new. That’s what I’m going to do, just can’t decide on what I want.

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I like these 2005 OEMs on my 2001 996. YMMV.

Mine had the chrome lip, got powdercoated all black for $100 a wheel

Tarek, your wheels are the 997 Turbo wheels, corect? If so, they had a polished lip, not a chrome lip.

IMO if they are in good shape dont mess with them, sell them off and replace with something you like - or keep them for winter and put some snow tires on them if you have the space....

I have a 2000 Millennium Edition 996 that came factory with the chrome look wheels.. 3 out of the 4 have started to delaminate.. I am trying to keep the car OE even though I don't care for the chrome wheels either. I'd be interested in purchasing yours, at the right price.. Might help offset the cost of replacements for you.

WOW, the same guy must have owned both our cars! What's with the chrome? I called around to a few places - takes a few days but the rates were reasonable. I like the wheels...just not the chrome. I am going to get something like redridge's. Gloss Black or something similar.

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You have the later TT wheels, not the same as posted above. These are a completely different animal...

They look similar is all I was saying (best I can tell from the pic's). My TT Prod. date is 06/2001. Don't personally care for the twist style and don't know what to replace mine with. Keeping them as a back up is a good idea. I want to see what others have done. Aftermarket and later model wheels etc...

Sport Technos look awesome on the 996. I think LVDell is selling a set from his turbo right now.

I got ahold of the local preeminent powder coating vendor: they do lots of custom motorsports and high end manufacturing parts. Real deal. $130-140 rim, soup to nuts in a standard color. This is with chrome scuffed as opposed to bead blasted. The company recommended against full on bead blast as it can upset the composition of the rim. I really liked the sound of the guy I spoke with, and their gallery of completed products was very impressive. Still, after a tire unmount, fuel for delivery, purchase and tax costs, then remount, I will be into this mod for about $900, and, if anything, the powder coat will probably have no effect or even diminish the ultimate resale value of the rims. Accordingly, I am inclined to run them for awhile, and try to find a sweet set of 18" take offs, when and if they come around....

did you miss post #11?? and IIRC LVDell is selling some wheels

I am partial to the "Carrera" rims The best pictures of Porsche rims I have found is: http://www.wheelenhancement.com/index.php?t=Wheels I have no affiliation with them

See post #11. These are VERY RARE wheels and cost a fortune if purchased new from Porsche. They were standard on the limited ed. 2000 996 Millenium Edition of which only 911 were made and sold as 1999s (Europe only) and 2000s in the US. Less than 300 Milleniums came to the US in 2000. These rims are not actually chrome plated in the traditional (electro-plating) sense as Porsche has never recommended chrome plating of alloy rims. There was an article about the special process in Christopherus Magazine. If I recall correctly, the rims were flash plated with copper or something then followed by a powder coat, a very thin flash coat of chrome and finally topped with a clear powder coat. The supposed advantages were that this process was much lighter than traditional chrome plating and wouldn't embrittle or weaken the alloy wheels. I'd suggest selling these rims to someone who has a concourse-quality 2000 Millenium Edition 996 rather than messing them up. AFIK there is no real US source for restoring these rare wheels if damaged and I had heard from someone that Porsche will sell you a new one, but only if you turn in the damaged wheel. Good luck.

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this one is good too: http://www.944racing.de/wheelweights.php

Porsche Never Produced a CHROME RIM. Looks Chrome but isn't chrome.

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Thats a sharp looking black and silver combo

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+1, great resource. Good to know the specs on the "hollow" Technos .

It's been said above, but here's more fuel to the fire. You can find hollow spoke TT silver wheels for 750-900 every once in a while either on the classifieds here or the 6speedonline ones. Here's an example I saw a couple days ago. TT Wheels . At these prices used, it's hard to justify spending any money stripping your currents ones.

I did these to my wheels which has a chrome polished lip. The center was already black.The center cap emblems are on now this was an earlier picture.

those 19s ? what wheels are those clb ?

19's and they are custom, wheels painted .

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Your car has a very nice look! Good job.

clb0099 thats a great looking car. What year? Did you add the little spoiler on the deck lid?

Not to hi-jack this thread, but, CLB, can you tell me about the rear spoiler extension? Kinda what I am looking for... To pay homage to the original poster... Save the rims and pick up some aftermarkets... Or sell them. I recently got Victor Equipment Racing Innsbrucks in black (my car is black) and they look nice. They make them in silver with a red logo insert (even though the Porsche insert fits) and I think they look sweet. I did some homework and from what I can tell, they can be a bit heavy but decent strength. Since I am not tracking mine or DE or anything, they worked for me at a reasonable price. Good Luck, JKC

@ Porsche87 my car is a 2002 , yes I did put the the rear spoiler on. It's very possibly for sale as I am doing a oem turbo trunk upgrade and will have no use for it . Thanks guys for the opinons on my car as it is now in the shop to put in a TPC supercharger kit on it. I actually have an additional kit of the supercharger for sale . My car mods are yellow racing coilovers,upgraded kenwood double din navi radio,the extended spoiler,the custom 19s wheels, interior trim painted white. Only down fall to my car is its but in my old age (35) manual transmission lost its fun lol. The supercharger should bring my car up to 450 Hp so we will see .Also for sale is the K&N cold air intake which I had on for 3k miles. Send me some offers for the rear spoiler, K&n cold air intake.