My new Carrera!

[aways]

After months of searching, I found my car: A fully-loaded 2013 991 Carrera 4S (pics attached). I've only had it for a few days, but I love it. Sport+ mode is awesome, and I'm getting up the nerve to test out the launch control.... The sonorous sound of the flat 6 (which sure beats the sound of my wife's base Macan!) is a real treat.

I'm thinking of powder coating the wheels in matte black. Any opinions?

[Bigtoe32067]

Do it

[tributeventures]

Don't do it. This is NOT a race car

[darrin]

I'd stick with it for a while, check out other 991's wheels and see if there's another style you prefer -- suspect there's a smaller market for your style with an aftermarket powerdercoat than for original condition

Beautiful car, enjoy!

[TimT]

Don't do it. This is NOT a race car

What does that have to do with how he wants his car to look?

I have an Arctic Silver Cayman.. with Black wheels, it looks nice,so nice in fact that , that another Cayman owner followed me to where I parked one day, He asked to take pictures and check the tire sizes.

I told him he was a bit of a creep for stalking me like that....

[RSBob]

Congrats on a beautiful ride.

Regarding black wheels, yesterday I saw a standard Prius with black wheels which pretty much means the fad has run its course.

[smadsen]

I clean my black wheels on the '15 911, when I'm done it's time to go around and do the first wheel again. Continue the merry-go-round to exhaustion.

[Pinz712M]

Nice car. First thing I did on my daily driver is to paint the rims black. I say so it.

[SCadaddle]

Absolutely stunning car. I'd leave the wheels like they are. Of course if you have a gold tooth or 3 and hang with the ricers then go ahead with the plasti-dip?

[dreichman]

Don’t do it. You lose all the detail of a nice looking rim. They will look like black holes..... just saying because you asked.

[slow&rusty]

Black wheels look terrible....really terrible.

[famoroso]

Don't powder coat wheels they said.
The high heat will temper the metal and weaken it, they said.
The wheels will crack, they said.
They will fail, potentially catastrophically, they said.

I never believed what they said. I've powder coated dozens of wheels over the decades.

I'm a believer now...



I went out to check tire pressures one morning and found three of the four forged wheels badly cracked (zero signs / evidence of impact damage)...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbX8rgrHZvh/?igshid=1tn1y79ozk51l

If you want to change wheel colors, I'd say go with low temp powder coat or paint.

Aesthetically, I'd suggest anthracite grey over black. It allows for a change, but preserves the details.

[Geronimo '74]

Plastidip ‘em

[Paulporsche]

Another vote for not doing it. It's obviously purely subjective, but I don't like the "black hole" look it gives.

[rwest]

Black rims to me always give the impression of a cheap car whose plastic hub caps have fallen off exposing the black painted steel rims beneath.

Just one man’s opinion which should mean nothing to you; do what makes you happy.

[carreradpt]

Aways, I would plastidip it first to see if you like the look.

Also, where did you find the car, how much did it cost you and any pics of the rear?

[island911]

Originally Posted by tributeventures

Don't do it. This is NOT a race car

+1

Beautiful as is.

Silver Silver FTW!

Black wheels would make it look CF poser-ish.

Besides, the tires are black. Isn't that enough?

and WTF with the giant clutch pedal?

Originally Posted by aways

[AG81]

If you ask this forum for an opinion it will certainly deliver..........

[sky1jord]

Originally Posted by slow&rusty

black wheels look terrible....really terrible.

+1

[dicklague]

Originally Posted by slow&rusty

Black wheels look terrible....really terrible.

REALLY!!!

I painted the wheels on my 2003 Boxster Hot Rod black and got nothing bu compliments. Silver car with silver wheels so BLAAH.