Boxster wheel questions

[Cook&Dunning]

I just picked up this new (to me) 2015 981 Boxster S - but I suppose my questions really apply to any Porsche. I welcome opinions / advice from the collective.


The car has my favorite wheels for the 981 - the Carrera S 20 inch wheel made by BBS Germany. The problem is I am not a fan of black wheels.


The car is pretty original - the only mods are previous owner added factory PSE sport exhaust and clear front markers. Has 33,000 km or ~ 20,600 miles.


I am giving the details, because I am considering a couple of options for changing the wheels. I have attached some pics. Pics are with added 12 mm spacers front and back. Car has X73 sport suspension - 20 mm lowered


The least expensive option (in the near term) is to get the wheels refinished - but - if I decide to sell in a couple of years - it obviously doesn't match up with original build sheet.


Or, I could buy a set of original Porsche wheels in brilliant silver - my ideal choice - but that is $3k used, $6k new - (if available) option.


Third choice is to by aftermarket replica - which could allow me to change offsets and go with forged instead of (I assume) cast alloy. Which leads to my final question;


The front wheels are ET57, rear ET50. with the current spacers, I figure that means fronts are ET45 and rear ET38. i.e. front ET57 minus 12 mm spacer = ET45. Do I have that right?


Anyway - thanks for reading all of this. I realize once I add spacers I am messing with the suspension geometry - but this car is a weekend driver - no track, never over speed limit. I can't tell any difference with drivability with wheel spacers.


I welcome your thoughts / advice. Please ignore the rusty / wavy brake rotors - they are 9 year old originals - about to be replaced.

[CarGuyNeil]

I'd get a set of used wheels in silver. Black wheels look like steelies from 10 feet away.

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