Ooops, I didn't see this thread before posting my own. I have the 18" Zehns, in black, on my 2000 S. As you saw, they are same as stock fitment, and although I would not classify them as light rims, they seemed to be lighter than the swirls they replaced.

I like the black... changes my Arctic Silver from looking like a girl's car to something more sporty. Also, the long spokes on the Zehn make it look larger than an 18", but you get to use 18" tires.

Btw, got them at the local Discount Tire, special order. Then I learned that Big O could have ordered them for me too.

 

Thanks for letting me know. I'm thinking about staying with 19" wheels and getting the silver finish. It has to be better than lobster forks!

 

Bob, are these wheels going to be for the street? If so, I tend to agree with Lithium (the metal or the tranquilizer?). You should buy a wheel that looks good to you, makes you feel good, and fits your budget. As Lithium points out, if you want you can always widen the track with spacers (for a given wheel, there is no way to decrease it). This approach will also help you deal with variations in tire width from manufacturer to manufacturer.

For most, it doesn't make a lot of sense to spend a lot of money to save a little weight on the street. Also, once you go over 10 mph, nobody can see your wheels. That's why my two sets of street wheels are pretty, so that they can impress girls. One of the sets happens to be 18" Victor LeMans wheels. Not particularly light, but fairly well made, a nice finish, and very reasonably priced. (p.s. Most girls don't know what "forged" or "modular" wheels are).

However, my track wheels were selected for durability, plus one or two criteria: 1) weight and/or 2) width. I have some OEM 17" wheels that weigh as little as 17lbs front, 20lbs rear. I also have a crazy set of 18" wheels that have 9" wheels intended for the rear of a Boxster on the front, and 10" 993TT rear wheels (this setup is pretty close to the limit of what will fit under a 986 with coilovers). And they are all driven by R-compound tire specifications and competition rules. And nobody cares what they look like...

p.s. Silver wheels on a Grey car +1

 

.5 second difference 0-60 is at least a car length & that's my favorite compliment!

 

Bob 1 of our sponsers, Wheel Enhancement, has added the Victor line.
They are extremly knowledgeable about wheel & tire fitments for Porsche.

 

Well I finally decided today and bought a set of new take off OEM 19" Carrera Classics made for the Boxster and I orderd 5mm spacers all the way around. My second choice would have been the Victor line after an exhaustive search. I'm happy with my decision and look forward to receiving them and getting them installed. Thanks everyone for all your input.

 

But I think for the same cost you can get a set of used OEM sport designs that look similiar and are OEM. Good choice on the classics and spacers I always liked the look of them.

 

For the same money I got a set of new car take offs which technicly are used but really new. I'll see..

 

Way late to this thread but...

I have Victor Zehn on my Cayenne GTS in an 18" for my off-road and winter tires. They look and have held up great. I can recommend them for the Cayenne without reservation.

I also have Zehn's for my 18" winter tire set-up on my 09 C4S. And they work very well in that application as well.

On both applications the offset is perfect.

So if someone is looking at Victors they look great and hold up well.