Roly Posted 11July, 2020 Report Share Posted 11July, 2020 My new Macan is just off the coast of West Africa. Arriving end of July. It’s been a long wait because of Covid.... now the wheels. Has anyone got any concerns about getting wheels from eBay? Much cheaper ( Way less than half Price ) than buying them from new from Porsche. ... $1299 for a set, see attached screen shot. thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 11July, 2020 Report Share Posted 11July, 2020 5 hours ago, Roly said: My new Macan is just off the coast of West Africa. Arriving end of July. It’s been a long wait because of Covid.... now the wheels. Has anyone got any concerns about getting wheels from eBay? Much cheaper ( Way less than half Price ) than buying them from new from Porsche. ... $1299 for a set, see attached screen shot. thanks... Roly, are you sue that's for a set, and not per wheel??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted 11July, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 11July, 2020 Thanks for your interest. It’s for a set of 4 . See attached screen shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2000 Posted 11July, 2020 Report Share Posted 11July, 2020 At that price, query what the quality is going to be like. At least with genuine wheels from Porsche you are getting wheels you can depend on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rego Posted 12July, 2020 Report Share Posted 12July, 2020 At that price you are pretty much guaranteed they will be heavy, gravity cast, shit quality wheels compared to quality wheels which Porsche provide as the OEM. I always have purchased OEM or quality aftermarket wheels myself but I know a lot of people run similar replica (aka fake) wheels and issues with them seem few and far between. In saying that some of the failures have been catastrophic. See heres for some info on the dangers of replica wheels (I literally spent 20 seconds googling this, there is a lot of info out there) https://www.carthrottle.com/post/what-is-it-that-makes-fake-wheels-so-potentially-dangerous/ If you had a 911/Cayman/Boxster I would say no because of the weight of replicas but that doesn't really apply to the Macan so the difference in weight I think will be negligible. Personally I wouldn't buy a brand new 100k car to then cheap out on the wheels especially if my family was in the car, it's sort of like the old bell advertisement "if you have a $10 head, buy a $10 helmet" and to me the same applies to fake wheels. I would however consider buy used Porsche OEM wheels on eBay as the price will probably be a third of what Porsche charge new. You just have to wait for a set you like to come up. GTP911 and TwoHeadsTas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted 12July, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 12July, 2020 Thanks everyone. What’s too good to be true ... probably is. Will not proceed... now looking at reputable Name brand aftermarket wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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