I don't believe you wouldn't drive this:

 

Car looks immensely better with the top down too...

 

997, 3.6, 325hp i think?, cabriolet, full leather, bose, came with oem 19" sport wheels, sports chrono, full power/memory comfort seats,

i opted for an optioned out carrera over a faster bare bones because its a daily driver.

 

isnt a roll bar, its the wind deflector.. pops up and down to stop wind.. windows up, deflector up and top down u dont feel a thing but view is nice... it comes out and theirs the other +2 in the back for midgets and hookers cut in half to fit... all carrera are 2+2 ;-) the cabriolet doesnt have visible roll bars but instead has roll bars that shoot up when car goes over a certain angle..

 

porsche TE37's only come certain setups... basically narrow body 997 and widebody 997 (C4/Targa 4/Turbo) the widebody offsets were too extreme before the drop and i didnt factor in the drop... im trying to get rays to make me some RE30's in 5x130 and ill order different fitment suited to the drop. instead 8.5/11 ill order 9/12

 

different strokes for different folks..

i could have gone many routes, CCW, HRE mono's, Fikse, etc.. but these were the lightest and stronger wheels available 5x130 in needed fitments... the only thing lighter and stronger would be the RE30's which they do not make 5x130 but im trying to change that.

 

[QUOTE=iLuveketchup,May 21 2009, 04:15 PM] Something about putting 'JDM' wheels on a German car, doesnt sit well w/ me.

 

whats goin on with the SAFE offsets....

 

considering they probably sell 5 sets a year, these are the only choices...

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2/s...modelName=TE37P

none are sunk, all look the same.. 11's look just like the 12s... just wider and more backpad.. 8.5's look just like the 9.5's... just wider and more backpad..

gotta remember its a 5x130 car, and requires a 14mm ball seat... so the options are limited..

pretty much:

Fikse (nice ones max at 18")
CCW (nice ones max at 18", heavy ones go larger)
Rays TE37 (lightest forged wheel available 5x130 in 19")
OEM options.... my car came stock with the 19" sport wheels which are lightest ones they make and these volks are just a tad lighter... only wheel that would be lighter would be Dymag's and i think they are hideous and too fragile for daily driving... also could buy TE37 magnesium but they half a shelf life and expiration date....
BBS race wheels can be purchased in magnesium/aluminum but they also have an expiration date...

basically for light/nimble the choice was TE37, RE30's would be lighter/stronger and thats my next step....

 

GS color, (gunmetal gloss)

i like the coupes better too, looks more like 993 to me.. but the cab is more fun to me.. nothing better than dropping the top at night and driving absolutely nowhere! hahah... at least thats what the S2k taught me...