599 GTO Y spoke wheels

There are a few with gold wheels too, but I don't know if it's from factory or repainted

 

Sorry about that! I didn't mean to leave you hanging...

 

Of course. I was being helpful to those that remarked about having a boat load of ugly weights on the outside of the rims and expressed the desire to correct it. I had the answer and wanted to share. Sorry if you felt the thread was being derailed as it was not my intention.

 

Ahahah no problem nobody can see all replies...

 

Another Bianco GTO with silver wheels. Thin or thick?
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Yep taz... the second one after Nelson's car. i posted this car a few month ago.

I find this completely conservative livery really interesting.

I always have wondered (And nobody has explained me why) why the GTO and only the GTO attracted so many weird paint schemes , bizarre strips and more.

Something you don't see on others ferraris

 

Olivier- I love the silver GTO wheels and the clean look of this last GTO. Knew I stole the photos from someone, but did not remember who.

 

No no those aren't "mine" ahahah I posted pictures of the same car but yours are better quality.

ANyway it's simply beautiful.

 

The colors are relevant as to the wheel type - the wheel colors of each individual GTO can be denoted upon documentation. It's the wheel style that concerns me. But based on your list, it's my understanding that there are two types: thin Y and thick Y.

...but out of curiosity, why wasn't the thick Y available in silver?

 

I was about to say aren't the original wheels BBS FI and wasn't BBS going through bankruptcy during this time? If yes then I will just offer pure speculation as to what you theorize- 2 suppliers and maybe the 2nd one couldn't make an absolutely perfect replica due to patent/ copyright reasons.

 

http://youtu.be/yKX5t0BBbiU

 

Absolutely... probably trough the atelier. there is a purple one and a red one.

The purple one belongs maybe to michael Mann (Movie director) but I'm not sure

 

Yeah, problems with the thinner ones, where all 4 wheels would suddenly, and with no warning, fall off the car. Luckily, I'm willing to swap my 599GTB (with meaty challenge wheels) for your inferior GTO with the scary thin ones

 

Here's a pic from the GTO picture thread that shows both types of wheels side by side.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/141457313-post1201.html

 

Seems like bent wheels lead to broken wheels so this would likely be severe enough in the US to force a recall due to safety/defect. Should be easy to check for recalls on the NHTSA website.

 

The first one looks really nice.

 

I don't think that there are any safety issues with the thinner design, if there were they would have been recalled and replaced by Ferrari on all GTO's. I beleive the issue may perhaps be a result of different suppliers being used. I know on the earlier GTO's the wheels were BBS F1's. If the later GTO's don't have BBS's (someone would need to check as mine is a 2011 early car with the thinner spokes) then that may be the answer. But my guess is that it is just the result of an evolutionary re-design by BBS of the F1 wheel which occurred during the course of the GTO production cycle.

 

I can't help but think the supplier changed as the thin ones are the ones currently listed on the BBS website. Anyone with thick ones that can have a look?

BBS Rad: FI - Forged Line

 

Look where? I have the thick ones.

 

Duffy- Unfortunately, you have to remove a wheel to see the casting marks on the back of the wheel.

Here is what the back of 19" modular 575M wheels looks like. TUV standards require manufacturer, width and rim design ("J", etc), offset, and recycling info usually showing the alloy used.
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Thanks. See my post #13 on this thread. By knowing the heavy part of the rim itself you limit the number of weights. As far as location, I've watched my guy do this many times and he knows how to read the numbers on the balancer to find the spot where to put the weight on the inside only. Sometimes he would miss it and dismount the tire and do it all again. What a perfectionist. So nice to have a guy like that. He once took hours to do a balance but still only charged $20/tire (hence the hefty tip).

Also, his (4) wheel alignment was only performed with a full tank of gas and sand bags on the floor in front of each seat because the factory spec called for it. When re-installing the wheels, he used an air wrench with a "torque stick" that would set the wheel bolts at 80% spec and then finish up with a hand torque wrench (2) times around.

 

Yes, Michael Mann owned 179235, the Vinacia Claret 599 GTO that was for sale at Ferrari Beverly Hills, seen 22 December 2012, with 2,559 miles, for $539,000. When I saw it there, it was wearing black wheels; but an asset had informed me that Mann's GTO had gold wheels, and he later swapped them out for "stock color" wheels. I'm not sure if the stock color was the black wheels that I saw, or a different color, and then the black wheels were the third set worn by the car by that time.

It is as frustrating as it is fun and fascinating to still learn about the options and details of a limited edition contemporary Ferrari. Thank you.