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Re: 997 19'' Classic Wheels - Pictures
RC, what's your opinion on these wheels in the flesh? I've still got a choice between these and the Carrera Classic (can't have the standard wheels). At first, I loved them, but after seeing them in this shot, I'm not so sure. Picking up my S on the 30th of this month, so time is running out...
Re: 997 19'' Classic Wheels - Pictures
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robbo said:
Basalt why cant you have the standard wheels?IMO standard s wheels look the best followed by the carrera classics,followed by the above sport design wheels .
Porsche have apparantly run out of S wheels until about January in the UK and therefore I've had to choose between the others. From what I've heard, I'm not the only one. Sounds utterly ridiculous, but apparantly true.
Oct 8, 2004 11:34:56 PM
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SoCal Alan said:
Of course, you meant the Sport Design Wheels.
Of course you're right, SportDesign wheels, sorry, I should stay more focused (or I'm just getting older...
) on the stuff I'm doing. 
I corrected the thread header, just in case. ,)
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robbo said:
I dont know who you ordered your car from but this sounds a bit suspect to me mateyHave seen dozens of carrera s going out of official porsche centres in the last few weeks and 90% have had the S wheels.
This could explain why the wheels are in short supply. The real "product mix", as dictated by customers' orders, is different to what suppliers were geared up for during the production start-up phase.
Oct 9, 2004 10:28:19 AM
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Re: 997 19'' Classic Wheels - Pictures
It looks to me that the car still has the spring blocks that come in the car from factory, once they are taken out for customer delivery, the car will sit at its normal stance.
EDIT: nevermind, Fritz beat me to it 
BTW, I'm not a fan of these wheels, a bit bling-bling for a 911 (only a bit
), I think the sport classics are the best by far, very sporty, lots of open space to see the calipers and brakes through, and more traditional shaped than nthe other two (will always look good, not tiresome in the end).
EDIT: nevermind, Fritz beat me to it
BTW, I'm not a fan of these wheels, a bit bling-bling for a 911 (only a bit
), I think the sport classics are the best by far, very sporty, lots of open space to see the calipers and brakes through, and more traditional shaped than nthe other two (will always look good, not tiresome in the end).
Oct 9, 2004 2:05:07 PM
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carlos fromspain said:
It looks to me that the car still has the spring blocks that come in the car from factory, once they are taken out for customer delivery, the car will sit at its normal stance.
I did an unscientific test when a dealer had both a 997 and a 997S right after the launch here in the US. The rear tires had the same clearance but the front tires clearance were different. The front of a 997 had 3 1/2 finger clearance and a 997S had only a 2 finger clearance. The clearance was from the top of the tire till it hits the body.
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