Weiss gold wheels

[braddo]

I have a black 997 GT3 which has had black wheels for most of its life. I've had the car a few years and have always wanted to change them, but hadn't made it happen until now. I have been switching a few times in my mind during the past 18 months between standard silver and weiss gold, ever since I saw some photos of a black GT2 with weiss gold wheels. I finally bit bullet with the latter.

It's surprising to me to see how different the car can look.

Dirty after an early morning weekend run:


On replacement wheels while mine got refurbished:



Clean in morning sun:


Wheels today:


It's amazing how much the wheels change depending on levels of sunlight, the above is with just a tiny hint of sun poking between the clouds. In full sunlight they're incredibly reflective. I'm delighted with the outcome, I think I'll have to find somewhere to park up when it's sunny, grab a coffee and just stare at it. The car is now on Cup2s as well so I'm looking forward to trying those out on a track day.

The wheels were done by Chris at Exel Wheels.

ETA: updated photo links

Edited by braddo on Saturday 11th August 15:49

[braddo]

Thanks all, glad there's some love for ze weiss!

996GT2 said:

Looks ace, was probably my GT2 you mentioned, also by Chris at Excel.





Still have them in WG 4 years later, need a refurb now though.

This is indeed the photo which I seem to recall making my jaw drop when I first saw it.

[braddo]

Rocket. said:

Thanks to this thread I took the plunge and had my 19 inch Carrera II S wheels refurbed and PS4S fitted, sorry not the best phone pics and filtered slighty but I am very pleased with the result also big thanks to Chris at Exel wheels, another very happy customer.

Edited by Rocket. on Sunday 28th January 21:21

Looks great!

[braddo]

Just bumping this thread after fixing old photo links in my original post.

The colour actually seems to work well with brake dust, changing colour to a shadowy titanium rather than simply looking grotty. Which is just as well given how much dust these brake pads produce...



Am a bit disappointed with some chips in the wheels after only 12 months but I don't know if that is typical for a mix of road/track use.

[braddo]

Show us your dirty wheels