What wheels are these please?

[ZiggyNiva]

Apologies if this is a daft question, but I'm new to Porsche's and am currently looking at a 944 lux with the following wheels. I'm pretty confident they aren't standard, so wondered what they were from?

[PorscheGT4]

or reps

[ZiggyNiva]

Cheers both,

Much appreciated.

[PorscheGT4]

http://design9114-px.rtrk.co.uk/fu/prod21402/17--S...

unless you take them off they could be any thing. £600 buys you these

[mollytherocker]

I assume that car has been sat there for 5+ years?

Someone else posted a pic of it a few months ago didnt they?

[mollytherocker]

anonymous said:

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Agree, they are 986/7 wheels. I didnt realise they were referred to as cup 3 wheels though?

[mollytherocker]

Cmoose, you have now confused me! Boxster twists are not Cup 3 are they?

[mollytherocker]

anonymous said:

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Oh, it matters! A lot!

I need a lie down....

[peteA]

17" cup III on my 88 928 S4...assume they're original?

[mollytherocker]

peteA said:

17" cup III on my 88 928 S4...assume they're original?

You need to take them off and check the part numbers on the back. Just google the number.

Thats a lovely 928 by the way!

[Orangecurry]

What we have here, gentlemen, according to Porsche, is
Cup Design


Cup Design '93


17" Carrera Wheel


and as Mr Moose said, Porsche never supplied any 17" 'Turbo' wheel. Here is their 18" one.


Photographs courtesy of 944racing.de (though even he has got their names wrong)

Edited by Orangecurry on Monday 2nd March 20:56

[peteA]

Hmmm - that's interesting. Just been checking out the prices of new tyres and when I enter the reg on various sites they state 16" wheels seemingly backing up that they're not original? I like them so will keep them but wonder what wheels it had originally? The car has upgraded GTS brakes so I wonder if bigger wheels had to be fitted?

Thanks for the positive comment on the looks! Not had it long and they'res plenty to do but it polished up nice

[Orangecurry]

anonymous said:

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Fixed that for you.

[thegoose]

The wheel the OP posted comes in different widths too - Boxster rear ones are narrower than 996 rear ones for example. I'm not sure about the offsets.

The best site for genuine wheel info is usually this one:
http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/porsche_alloy_whe...

[Orangecurry]

944racing.de presents the data in a more easily comparable fashion.

And alloywheelsdirect STILL have the Cup Design image showing incorrectly for the Cup Design '93 (Cup2) wheel...

I told them years ago about that....... mutter........

[ZiggyNiva]

Thank you all for your help with this.

Well I ended up buying the wheels for £250. They came with this attached

[Mad March Taffy]

Now that DOES look like a project!

[Orangecurry]

I love the Rat-look you've given it - great plan.

[ZiggyNiva]

Orangecurry said:

I love the Rat-look you've given it - great plan.

I am half tempted to leave the outside like that, but given the interior is currently worse I think I will sort it all.

First plan is to get it on a ramp and see how rotten it is, followed by getting it started. Oh did I forget to mention it got laid up 4 years ago with a stuck starter.

[mollytherocker]

Those sills are totally rotten, but you knew that!