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Old 10-17-2008, 10:24 AM
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Where can i buy these center caps? I just got a set of matte black P43's, but found out HRE does not offer these caps with silver porsche crest, only gold. I'm willing to buy one with silver crest
 
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I believe that if you just get the OEM plastic center caps (for the NON turbo 911) with silver crest and send them to HRE, they will paint the area surrounging the center crest for you in the matching finish. So you might want to give HRE a call.

Also Ralph Booth has a lot of caps. Not sure they have what you are looking for though. And they could be expensive.
http://www.boothedesign.com/centercaps.html

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Where can i buy these center caps? I just got a set of matte black P43's, but found out HRE does not offer these caps with silver porsche crest, only gold. I'm willing to buy one with silver crest
 
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Old 10-17-2008, 11:02 AM
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why the non turbo? turbo has the same silver crest too. but getting them painted may be as expensive as getting new ones, I need to ask HRE. thanks anyway
 
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I know you were going to ask. I hope I am making some sense here : The center silver crest of the Turbo is black on the background that is that shiny metallic finish. That of the NON Turbo is black on matte silver. If you are going to paint the surrounding area matte black, I think the matte silver crest background is necessary.

Good luck and hope this helps. Beautiful wheels you have!


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why the non turbo? turbo has the same silver crest too. but getting them painted may be as expensive as getting new ones, I need to ask HRE. thanks anyway
 
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the tire and wheels guys have them available. contact one of the vendors to the right. i was quoted $180 for the black with silver crest and i think $280 for the black with gold crest for the set of 4.
 
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Thank you! I've sent mail to some of them.
 
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Originally Posted by 997ttguru
Where can i buy these center caps? I just got a set of matte black P43's, but found out HRE does not offer these caps with silver porsche crest, only gold. I'm willing to buy one with silver crest
Check with Eric ay Bumperplugs too.
 
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bump for some nice wheels, as a reseller of ralph and b-plugs, can't go wrong with either.
 
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Can't go wrong with Eric and Ralph Booth. However I still would vote for calling HRE because the paint color and finish if done by HRE will most likely match best, or perfectly, with your wheel's finish.
 
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Can't go wrong with Eric and Ralph Booth. However I still would vote for calling HRE because the paint color and finish if done by HRE will most likely match best, or perfectly, with your wheel's finish.
HRE gets 'em from Ralph and finishes them in the finish of your choice. At least they did with my textured, flat black ones.
 
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Just kidding Jamie. Very nice. For those interested, I should point out that Ralph Boothe center caps are expensive for a reason: They are well made and beautiful solid aluminum caps, as opposed to the plastic stock/OEM ones.

He doesn't seem to have caps with black and white Porsche emblem? I only see the colored ones. http://www.boothedesign.com/centercaps.html

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HRE gets 'em from Ralph and finishes them in the finish of your choice. At least they did with my textured, flat black ones.
 
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Mine were the colored ones. Don't know how to get pics from the wife's camera to the 'puter, but here's blackberry pic.
 
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jamie;

I got the exact same one. I just need the one with silver Porsche crest. I guess I'm gonna follow cannga's advice. I found a vendor who sells those for $220 a set, but they do not accept credit cards for international orders.
 
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Is the $220 for after-market aluminum caps? OEM plastic caps with silver crest should be less, around $170 or so?

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jamie;

I got the exact same one. I just need the one with silver Porsche crest. I guess I'm gonna follow cannga's advice. I found a vendor who sells those for $220 a set, but they do not accept credit cards for international orders.
 
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I'll look into it.
 
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