Gramps Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hi All. Has anyone tried doing anything different with the Sport Design wheel when they get it refurbed? To me they sometimes just look a bit lost in the wheel arch, at least on my car in white. I feel like they need to stand out a bit more. I thought maybe a metallic black may help, or maybe an anthracite/gun metal, but I'd probably struggle to get centre caps to match. Has anyone tried anything different? Got any pics? Looking to get them refurbed over the winter. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 So totally different wheels on mine but maybe gives you an idea of how silver/grey might look (elements of grey paint next to the diamond cut on mine). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Original Porsche Grey Centre Caps on mine too… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinewood Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 black wheels always get lost imo. Very few cars can carry it off really well,but anthracite or gun metal grey looks better. I see you have a silver stripe around the edge, which does help a little. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 brilliant silver. you've got some very nice multispoke wheels, but having them black means all the definition is gone. a white car is probably one of the few colours that can pull off a black wheel, but i'd still say a standard silver wheel is better. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_tl1000r Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 48 minutes ago, brillomaster said: brilliant silver. you've got some very nice multispoke wheels, but having them black means all the definition is gone. a white car is probably one of the few colours that can pull off a black wheel, but i'd still say a standard silver wheel is better. What he said👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 9 hours ago, iborguk said: So totally different wheels on mine but maybe gives you an idea of how silver/grey might look (elements of grey paint next to the diamond cut on mine). I did enquire about something very similar in getting the "small V" sections diamond cut but that was a no no apparently 😌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Paint your brake calipers white. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Silver. They did my lobsties black with a silver rim and it's OK but if they'd done them silver I would have been just as happy. Black car too. Can't go wrong with silver. Also IMO you have the best looking wheels but you just can't see them. Edited January 14, 2022 by JonSta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 It is tough one as your car has got the black and white theme like mine. I had a set of loan wheels in silver and although I like the style of the alloys I don’t think the silver finish did my car any favours . Although some may disagree but I think if you don’t want black then maybe Porsche platinum would work. Maybe post a photo from the side and ask someone to photo shop some colour s on for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXY Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Did someone say Refurbed Sport Design,,,,,I might have a piccie Silver rim with anthracite centre works well on red 986. You can always photo-shop various colours or there are even websites that can try different wheel colour/designs. Autotrader can usually proffer up some ideas. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 5:23 PM, Lonewolfgjp said: It is tough one as your car has got the black and white theme like mine. I had a set of loan wheels in silver and although I like the style of the alloys I don’t think the silver finish did my car any favours . Although some may disagree but I think if you don’t want black then maybe Porsche platinum would work. Maybe post a photo from the side and ask someone to photo shop some colour s on for you. Nice to see what the silver option looks like but I agree that it doesn't enhance or add to the car. I'm tending towards Graphite or gun metal so far. I like the look of your current ones but I'm told I can't have the sport design wheel diamond cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boer13 Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 No sun so not a great image. And it's beyond my 8-word colour vocabulary to identify these as gunmetal, graphite, grey or light black.. But maybe it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And.rs1800 Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 11:53 PM, Gramps said: Hi All. Has anyone tried doing anything different with the Sport Design wheel when they get it refurbed? To me they sometimes just look a bit lost in the wheel arch, at least on my car in white. I feel like they need to stand out a bit more. I thought maybe a metallic black may help, or maybe an anthracite/gun metal, but I'd probably struggle to get centre caps to match. Has anyone tried anything different? Got any pics? Looking to get them refurbed over the winter. TIA I’m not really a fan of black wheels at all,but on a white car they look good. I have black wheels on my guards red cayman.still not 100 percent sure,but they are growing on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 6:45 PM, boer13 said: No sun so not a great image. And it's beyond my 8-word colour vocabulary to identify these as gunmetal, graphite, grey or light black.. But maybe it helps. looks like light grey with a white line through it to me, might look ok on a car? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 2 hours ago, And.rs1800 said: I’m not really a fan of black wheels at all,but on a white car they look good. I have black wheels on my guards red cayman.still not 100 percent sure,but they are growing on me. Saw a pic of some nice wheels on a GT3, from the blurb that went with it it sounded like it was the standard colour, but not been able to find the name of that colur or a better pic 😌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Gramps said: looks like light grey with a white line through it to me, might look ok on a car? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 Porsche platinum is the name of that colour 👆 I think that would be your best option if you don’t go black and yes maybe with a white lip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 9 hours ago, Lonewolfgjp said: Porsche platinum is the name of that colour 👆 I think that would be your best option if you don’t go black and yes maybe with a white lip. platinum def coming to the fore now for me. Found this as what seems to be a good example with the white lip you mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Gramps said: platinum def coming to the fore now for me. Found this as what seems to be a good example with the white lip you mentioned Is it white, or a diamond cut edge to the rim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted January 30, 2022 Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 I think it is diamond cut but the reflection makes it look white, but it does give a good idea what it would look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted January 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, ½cwt said: Is it white, or a diamond cut edge to the rim? Yes hard to tell, but either would be good. Asking around to see what I can get done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted January 31, 2022 Report Share Posted January 31, 2022 Chris at Exel would definitely be able to do Porsche platinum with a white lip👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 8:42 PM, Lonewolfgjp said: Chris at Exel would definitely be able to do Porsche platinum with a white lip👍 👍 I've had a local guy recommended to me by a guy I know who works in a garage and uses them. They've come back to £70 a wheel, which sounds very reasonable, good reviews so looking promising 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 9:43 AM, Menoporsche said: Paint your brake calipers white. If it wasn't clear, my idea here was to make what's behind them stand out, which in turn makes the wheel design stand out. And another thought I had earlier today, was to paint the wheel barrels white. Guvs painted @CAZ wheel barrels red (body colour). Paint yours and keep the wheels black, the design would stand out much clearer against the white background, and would go so well with your existing colour scheme. And yes it would be a challenge keeping them clean, but frankly it's a challenge keeping the front of SD clean if you paint them anything other than a very dark colour! Could look into reduced dust brake pads... Your wheels, your choice. But giving you ideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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