I was excited to put the first set of the new 997 TT wheels sold in the U.S. on my new C4s Cab. It's not that I don't like the wheels, but here is the problem. Porsche elected to paint the inner wheels a dark grey color. This looks great on every color but black. I have a basalt black C4s. I really didn't realize I had a problem until I put the wheels on the car. It looks like a mis-match. Besides the color, the wheel design is actually really nice.

So, now what do I do? Friends are telling me to have the wheels chromed and they will look great! It will dramatically change the look of the wheel. It could actually look really nice. Option 2 is painting the inner wheel basalt black to match the car. Option 3 is to sell the wheels and start over. Option 4 is do nothing. I only have 500 miles on the wheels.

What would you do?

 

For my taste, your machine looks great the way she sits. I would leave it alone and be happy...

 

Thats what i think too. you can barely notice the grey inside. its so dark it looks black anyway from the pic. it looks amazing by the way with those wheels. i say leave it the way it is and good choice!

 

i didnt saw the turbo wheels alive yet... but the picture that you are showing... IMHO, is just incredible! i love the turbo wheels!! congrats

 

Rick,
it looks great. i can tell u chrome won't look good. maybe drive it til u get tired them then change to another style for a different look. but as of now, car looks awesome.

 

+1
looks good as is...

 

I agree with everyone else. It looks great and I wouldnt worry about it. But if it is something that will drive you nuts then I would vote for matching the inner and not chrome. Good luck

 

Arling,

You never sleep. As I have been preparing for my lowering job, I started to re-evaluate my wheel selection. I bought the turbo wheel originally because I thought it was important to stay Porsche authentic equipment. (whatever that really means?) I thought the new turbo wheel was the best of my available options. Now that I have decided to lower the car (etc.) I have broken the "authentic" chain. The little issue of a color mis-match on the wheel has now become a bigger issue to me and I figured that I should at least explore my options to correct it. I wanted to see if I was crazy or others validated my thoughts.

Thanks for your support.

 

Chrome is a bad idea.

Too getto.

Your car looks great. If you can't sleep at night get them painted. But nobody will notice.

 

looks great as is

 

I agree with everyone else, leave it as is, after a little brake dust on there, it looks basalt inside
You car looks great!

 

If you really want to change your wheel, consider paint them in blk.

 

i'd get them painted to match your car.Little things like that bug me too!!

 

I agree with everyone else. Looks good to me.

 

Looks great as is! If you want to spice it up a little (and I'm talking small details here) you could swap in some colored Porsche crests...

I think the Turbo wheels look even better on a Carrera than on the TT..