What are the signs to tell a "true" Porsche Wheel

[digigo]

Hey there,

I am hoping there are some signs to tell a "true" Porsche wheel from the so many aftermarket wheels available.

The set I am looking at look like turbo twist wheels, and I am told they are original 996 equipment, but with all of the "fakes" out there, I am hoping there is an easy way to spot a phony.....

Any help would be appreciated.

Please and Thanks.

[Loren]

The wheel width and offset should be next to the tire valve. Hollow wheels (must) have metal valves.

As I recall there may be a part number on the inside of the wheel too.

[digigo]

Gotcha - thanks Very Much - as usual!

[thewightstuff]

i just popped out and looked at the 18s on my carerra, factory option 413 and none of these display any info externally near the valve at all just to add smoke to this topic

maybe only wheels bought aftermarket from porsche have this info or there was a change at some point with this detail coming one side of the watershed and not on the other or was used on some wheels and not the others?

loren, do you mean metal valve as in the valve itself or the valve tube? my fronts have regular rubber tubes but metal head/valve assemblies while the rears also have metal valve tubes. if this is not right should i go and have this corrected?

Edited March 14, 2008 by thewightstuff

[Loren]

i just popped out and looked at the 18s on my carerra, factory option 413 and none of these display any info externally near the valve at all just to add smoke to this topic

maybe only wheels bought aftermarket from porsche have this info or there was a change at some point with this detail coming one side of the watershed and not on the other or was used on some wheels and not the others?

loren, do you mean metal valve as in the valve itself or the valve tube? my fronts have regular rubber tubes but metal head/valve assemblies while the rears also have metal valve tubes. if this is not right should i go and have this corrected?

If they are hollow wheels then they need the full metal (with rubber doughnuts) valve stems.

Yes, somewhere along the way they stopped putting the width and offset on some wheels.