Wheel replacement - what would you do?
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Wheel replacement - what would you do?
so my drivers rear wheel is slightly out of round. I had it repaired by a wheel shop and he said it’s 95% back to spec but it’s as good as it gets. The car, 17’ 991.2, rides fine except...it vibrates with a resonance around 93-97 mph which is a common occurrence for me on the highway. BTW, I only noticed this issue when switching to summer tires. My tech said the softer rubber on the winter tire likely masks the vibration issue.
The wheel at the dealer is $3500 w/tax - ridiculous. Its $2,250
at Suncoast - better. But what I can’t stomach is that suncoast sells wheel sets of comparable wheels 20 inch black Carrera S wheels w/sensors, valve stems and tires for $1600 a wheel!! The sensors and stems are 75 each and the tires are 350-400 ea., so you’re paying $1,100 for the wheel!
I love my wheels, and my current tires are about 50% worn. If I buy a new set it would only be to
avoid getting raped on one wheel! Plus all this stuff Can be sold online way down the road. (Which conversely means I could offset the new wheel price of $2,250.00 by selling the current wheel for @$500-600 w/full disclosure of course)
I’m kinda leaning toward the new set as I write this. That way I could use my current wheels as dedicated winters.
Your thoughts?
The wheel at the dealer is $3500 w/tax - ridiculous. Its $2,250
at Suncoast - better. But what I can’t stomach is that suncoast sells wheel sets of comparable wheels 20 inch black Carrera S wheels w/sensors, valve stems and tires for $1600 a wheel!! The sensors and stems are 75 each and the tires are 350-400 ea., so you’re paying $1,100 for the wheel!
I love my wheels, and my current tires are about 50% worn. If I buy a new set it would only be to
avoid getting raped on one wheel! Plus all this stuff Can be sold online way down the road. (Which conversely means I could offset the new wheel price of $2,250.00 by selling the current wheel for @$500-600 w/full disclosure of course)
I’m kinda leaning toward the new set as I write this. That way I could use my current wheels as dedicated winters.
Your thoughts?
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so my drivers rear wheel is slightly out of round. I had it repaired by a wheel shop and he said it’s 95% back to spec but it’s as good as it gets. The car, 17’ 991.2, rides fine except...it vibrates with a resonance around 93-97 mph which is a common occurrence for me on the highway. BTW, I only noticed this issue when switching to summer tires. My tech said the softer rubber on the winter tire likely masks the vibration issue.
The wheel at the dealer is $3500 w/tax - ridiculous. Its $2,250
at Suncoast - better. But what I can’t stomach is that suncoast sells wheel sets of comparable wheels 20 inch black Carrera S wheels w/sensors, valve stems and tires for $1600 a wheel!! The sensors and stems are 75 each and the tires are 350-400 ea., so you’re paying $1,100 for the wheel!
I love my wheels, and my current tires are about 50% worn. If I buy a new set it would only be to
avoid getting raped on one wheel! Plus all this stuff Can be sold online way down the road. (Which conversely means I could offset the new wheel price of $2,250.00 by selling the current wheel for @$500-600 w/full disclosure of course)
I’m kinda leaning toward the new set as I write this. That way I could use my current wheels as dedicated winters.
Your thoughts?
The wheel at the dealer is $3500 w/tax - ridiculous. Its $2,250
at Suncoast - better. But what I can’t stomach is that suncoast sells wheel sets of comparable wheels 20 inch black Carrera S wheels w/sensors, valve stems and tires for $1600 a wheel!! The sensors and stems are 75 each and the tires are 350-400 ea., so you’re paying $1,100 for the wheel!
I love my wheels, and my current tires are about 50% worn. If I buy a new set it would only be to
avoid getting raped on one wheel! Plus all this stuff Can be sold online way down the road. (Which conversely means I could offset the new wheel price of $2,250.00 by selling the current wheel for @$500-600 w/full disclosure of course)
I’m kinda leaning toward the new set as I write this. That way I could use my current wheels as dedicated winters.
Your thoughts?
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Did you hit something on the road like a pothole that would have damaged the rim, if so then submit a claim with your state for the damage. Or you could see if your insurance covers the damaged wheel. Back in the late 90's I hit a pot hole on highway 101 in San Jose and destroyed two rims on my M3 and the state payed me back for the damaged rims.
For my wife's Cayaman R, she went over a brick (road debris) in bayarea, cracked her 19" forged OEM wheels, I filed the claim wiith insurance, only cost me $100 deductible and got her brand new front wheels.
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