The surround view is pretty cool.
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Tim
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'22 992 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'21 718 Cayman GTS - black
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - black
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'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'22 992 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'21 718 Cayman GTS - black
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - black
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Painting wheels is a $0 option on the T, for whatever reason. If they charged what they charged on the S, I'd keep them the default gray.
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Looking good - exciting times coming your way!
Regarding your quote "learned my lesson from our Macan's leather wheel" that drove your decision to opt for the heated GT Sport steering wheel in race-tex vs leather, what exactly went wrong with you Macan's leather steering wheel? I've had both leather and race-tex in various Porsches and had no problems with either. (I like both.)
Regarding your quote "learned my lesson from our Macan's leather wheel" that drove your decision to opt for the heated GT Sport steering wheel in race-tex vs leather, what exactly went wrong with you Macan's leather steering wheel? I've had both leather and race-tex in various Porsches and had no problems with either. (I like both.)
Tim
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'22 992 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'21 718 Cayman GTS - black
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - black
Musik-Stadt Region
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'22 992 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'21 718 Cayman GTS - black
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - black
Musik-Stadt Region
From what I've seen, gloss black is one of the more difficult finishes to maintain on wheels because the paint is soft and retains all the nicks and scratches as it would on a body panel. It's not a powder coated gloss black like it would be on aftermarket wheels. I suggest immediate ceramic coating and washing primarily with pressurized water with very little manual agitation.
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I agree with resetsu as I have owned a ton of black wheels on race cars and they are a pain to keep clean. Some years back I switched to Anthracite Apex wheels and noticed how much less brake dust showed. I decided to do what Porsche calls " Deviated Color " on my Cayman GTS in Agate Grey Metallic. With the accents on your T I believe resetsu is spot on and here is a quick picture post of said wheel on my Cayman -- gotta believe that color would be stellar on your coming Christmas Present Porsche!
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2024 Chalk Cayman GTS
2020 White Macan S
2013 Blue/White Viper GTS Launch Edition
2022 Silver Ram W1500 Laramie CrewCab
2020 White Macan S
2013 Blue/White Viper GTS Launch Edition
2022 Silver Ram W1500 Laramie CrewCab
Thanks!blueline wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:59 am Looking good - exciting times coming your way!
Regarding your quote "learned my lesson from our Macan's leather wheel" that drove your decision to opt for the heated GT Sport steering wheel in race-tex vs leather, what exactly went wrong with you Macan's leather steering wheel? I've had both leather and race-tex in various Porsches and had no problems with either. (I like both.)
So, on our Macan, nothing faulty with the leather steering wheel, besides it just isn't the right size/texture for my hands after about 2 hours. My wife doesn't have a problem.
I drove a GT3 with the race-tex wheel and it was amazing, feel wise.
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Thanks! I was thinking that there might have been a quality issue of some sort, so good to know that wasn't an issue.emd710 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:04 amThanks!blueline wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:59 am Looking good - exciting times coming your way!
Regarding your quote "learned my lesson from our Macan's leather wheel" that drove your decision to opt for the heated GT Sport steering wheel in race-tex vs leather, what exactly went wrong with you Macan's leather steering wheel? I've had both leather and race-tex in various Porsches and had no problems with either. (I like both.)
So, on our Macan, nothing faulty with the leather steering wheel, besides it just isn't the right size/texture for my hands after about 2 hours. My wife doesn't have a problem.
I drove a GT3 with the race-tex wheel and it was amazing, feel wise.
Tim
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'22 992 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'21 718 Cayman GTS - black
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - black
Musik-Stadt Region
'24 Cayenne S - Algarve Blue Metallic
'22 992 Turbo S - Carmine Red
'21 718 Cayman GT4 - White
'21 718 Cayman GTS - black
'11 GMC 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 - black
Musik-Stadt Region
Didn't make any other changes before the lock date.
Build got pushed back until mid-December. It was a November 30 start previously, which was a bit ahead of the initial estimate.
Got an email from my salesguy this past Friday that the European Delivery dates are full for February and March so that a current work in progress to get fixed somehow.
Build got pushed back until mid-December. It was a November 30 start previously, which was a bit ahead of the initial estimate.
Got an email from my salesguy this past Friday that the European Delivery dates are full for February and March so that a current work in progress to get fixed somehow.