I just released my '09 Turbo for another 3 years. I'm happy about that.

Since the monthly tab dropped a grand, I decided to treat myself to some new wheel / tires from HRE and Wheel Experts. Taking about 7 weeks to deliver, tho. Bummer, but I feel worth the wait.

Well, changing out the OEM wheels for the HRE's will not be as simple as I expected. The 19 mm deep well socket will not ... as I am told ... fit the HRE P43's that I have incoming. Nor will the OEM wheel wrench.

So ... what to do? Who can tell me what to buy, find, adapt, grind to make this wheel / tire change over go smoothly?

The new HRE's are black. I don't want to gall the surface to expose the bright aluminum base.

Help me out, please.

 

For my dymags, I got a thin walled deep socket. Works great. Just be careful you're not letting the sides of the socket touch the walls of the bolt hole or you might scuff/scratch your wheel. I can't get a normal thickness socket onto my rear wheels, that's why I got a thinwall. Even still, it's snug. I think that you might be able to get allen headed titanium bolts for the 911 which would also work (possibly even better).

 

Porsche is doing used car leasing now? Did you CPO?

 

Bagger-

Between Peter, Guy, and myself I'm sure the three of us can figure something out.