So can you buy these and fit them to a Macan that you did not purchase TPM for from the factory?

 

Most likely not, since the tpms you buy (Huf RDE018) are only the transmitters inside the tires. The factory system also comes equipped with a communicating receiver which relay the data to the onboard computer.

 

Huf is what Porsche factory uses on the stock wheels. At least that's what I have been told by couple of those sites' email responses.

I guess you can ask your local Porsche dealer to see what they say. There is a chance the dealer would not know as the parts are only referenced by Porsche part #.

 

Anyone have pictures of MORR wheels on a Macan? They have some beautiful rims and finishes.

 

I have not seen any of their rims on a Macan, but the make some really nice rims.

 

Unfortunately it is only a matter of time before we see the Macan equivalent of this:

 

@IvanC Oh that's awesome! I wonder if they used Paint to Sample? I wonder what the code is?

The wheels need fewer spokes thought to let more green show thru.

 

I am hoping there will be a few choices for aftermarket rims by next summer. My order locked with 18's while I was trying to decide between the Spyder and SD 20's. When I called my SA and told him to go with the SD's it was too late. I will likely end up putting winters on the 18's (curious to see how it handles with all-seasons first) and getting a set of 20's aftermarket for the rest of the time. The SD's had a nice clean look to them, I liked the Spyder's too, there were just so many cars with them on and they looked to be a pain to keep clean.

 

I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the traction the Latitude Tours will give you in the 18" size. I have the same tire on my 2010 MDX, but in a 255/50R/19 and they do pretty decent job here in Minnesota. Not as good as a dedicated winter tire, but better than most all seasons. And overall they are rated as the best SUV/Truck all season tire in the current issue of Consumer Reports, including "excellent" tread life. I can vouch for that, as I have 42,000 miles on them and there is still at least 10,000 miles of tread left. I'm still up in the air about buying a separate wheel/winter tire set for our Macan, but probably will because it has the 20" SD wheels which of course comes with the wider tire tread. Plus it's my wife's vehicle and I want her to be as safe as possible when the weather turns nasty.

 

I dunno, looks like he's still got a lot of wheel gap there. I think he needs to go even bigger....

(Sarcasm for all of the folks obsessing on the "I need AS to reduce the wheel gap" front)

 

Anyone have forged rims on is Macan? I looking now for bc forged wheels .Around 4100$ for the kit.

 

I was looking at this for winter setup but the shop strongly discouraged me from getting it as too much $ to be spent for winter usage. HB29 + HC050.

No much reviews on BC forged wheels can be found in various car forums at all. Therefore, quality and customer service are difficult to determine.

 

they are taiwan based manuf. and they do have sales office in the US. For $4000 for a set of forged wheels, that was the attractive part of my research as you have mentioned the big names are going for double the price.

the only one may be worth looking (forged) would be Forgeline wheels which are roughly $5000 US a set but the optional finishes can jack up the price to near $6000. They are made in US and do have good reviews in general but I found their customer service is slow and on occasions it took couple of weeks to get them to reply.

 

Hi anyone dealt with PUR wheels? how do they stack up against BBS, HRE, and MORR? I am getting a turbo with steel spring. IS there anything bad about a set of 22"s? Here is what i am thinking about.

 

IMHO, 22's are way over the top. All a matter of personal opinion - I am more performance oriented than looks oriented.

 

I have heard good things about them.

 

Just ordered a set of forged Volk Racing G25 in formula silver with black clearcoat.

20x9.5 et29 5x112. Strong and light. The 20x10s are 23lbs.

 

Just ordered a set of forged Volk Racing G25 in formula silver with black clearcoat.

20x9.5 et29 5x112. Strong and light. 23lbs.

Love the 23 lbs. Are you using the same size for both front and rear? What size tire?

 

I'm using 275x45-20s. Performance v rated winters, Dunlop sport 3ds. On all four corners.

I use 265x40-20s 3ds on the S8 currently, and they are really nice to drive on.

I expect the fronts will poke about 2 mm more than stock, with the rears tucked 20mm unless I run a 20 mm dra spacer in the rears. I can rotate front to back each season.

The 275 will fill the wheel well a bit more with its extra height, and reduce the speedo error to about 1 or 2 km/hr slow instead of the current 3.

I expect around forty pounds of weight reduction in total.

 

Wheels are in, just waiting for the rubber now.

 

Any progress on this?

 

Avant Garde 19" M580 - winter setup

Front: 19 * 8.5 et 19
Rear: 19 * 9.5 et 15

color - smoked graphite

 

I know the 19" and narrower tire is better for snow traction but they look so much smaller than the 20" ones. Hopefully I can get my 20" set on this coming weekend and post some pictures for comparison.

 

I know the car is already on low (AS). The wheel gap is still sizable. It's the perception of the eyes that focus on the wheel gap and the size of the actual wheel.

 

Larger sidewalls don't help as well. Here is a pic of our macan in the low position with the RS spyders. Might be the angle or the poor picture quality but maybe the width of the wheel pushing it out more, makes the gap look smaller. Funny is, we took this pic when we were in Toronto

 

Tucked makes the gap appear larger too. 255s et15 vs. 295 et19 is about 16mm further tucked under for the rears.

The fronts are closer to stock.

 

No Cleaning

I got the factory 20 " rims and my purchase gift from Porsche of Wallingford was getting the rims "murdered". On an all black car it certainly has a look and the beauty of it is when I wash the car I don't touch the rims. With the mat finish they look exactly the same not washed or washed. This is the best thing I ever did.

 

I got the factory 20 " rims and my purchase gift from Porsche of Wallingford was getting the rims "murdered". On an all black car it certainly has a look and the beauty of it is when I wash the car I don't touch the rims. With the mat finish they look exactly the same not washed or washed. This is the best thing I ever did.

Can you post a pic of the full vehicle. I'm oscillating between wheels done like yours and the RS spyders. I think both match well, but there is an elegant simplicity (and cleanability) to the 20" rims you have.

 

It must have cost you a fortune to park at/near the trendy shopping district.

the old funny saying "how much ? I just want to park here, NOT to buy the parking spot"

 

We were thinking the same thing but having got used to the ridiculous rates in NYC, Toronto seemed reasonable. If I recall it was an automated lot and may have cost us less than $10 for two hours. In NYC that would have been $25 an hour but of course they have a daily maximum of only $69!!!

 

Awesome setup !

 

Tikore makes some pretty nice lug bolts in titanium. Low corrosion.

To fit our application they are M15x1.5, 28mm length, 19mm hex head, but if they are too big for the socket to fit the wheel you can use 17mm, ball seat unless the aftermarket wheels are conical seat, 2 piece (washers) work well with hub centric, otherwise go one piece.

I have a set coming in a few weeks.

 

^ Holy cow. You are spending mega $$$$$ just for bolts.

I was just looking at Mevius bolts and I thought they are expensive already.

 

Are the tikore the same as the Otis ones? Price seems the same. I got my RAD locknuts from the OTIS site as I needed cone seats for the BBS.

I have used mackin project kics bolts and they were awesome quality and super light. Assume the Mevius will be great as well.

 

Project Kics bolt M14 * 1.5 - ball is extremely hard to find. I do believe they make them but again, it's going to be $$$

Tikore is titanium. If I have a 981 spyder. I am all in

 

Otis are titanium as well. Wonder if they come from the same place?

 

they look the same. Otis might be just a reseller.