Maverick787

Clear bra. My 2013 M5 is Shakir Orange had a panel painted I can't even tell. A good paint guy will get it right. Can't choose a color on what may happen. I do like the regular white, but there was a side of me that wanted to be a little different

addysdaddy

IMO, that's the most significant difference. If you like the grayish tinge, then metallic white is the best choice. Personally I prefer Carrara/refrigrator white - but obviously no wrong choice here.

Reminds me of Rhodium vs GT Silver - blue cast vs a slight brownish tone version of the same color. Sometimes the interior selection can have a significant effect on the overall visual. YMMV.

Fowwiee

One where it shows the compare between the two colors. May be its just me, I can't seem to get the pic to open any bigger than tiny!

FORENN

I don't really see that. To me, the shade and hue difference between rhodium and GT is whopping compared to monochromatic white versus white metallic. Personally, I've never been able to find any brown in GT silver. Platinum yes, but not GT. And, although not as blue as polar, rhodium is very blue. And very bright. Stunning silver imo, but very different from GT. Just my subjective take.

CAlexio

There is simply no substitute for seeing these in real life in order to make a decision, however these picture threads are priceless... Thanks to everyone who takes the time to post

Jimmy-D

^^Rhodium I just saw again 2 hours ago and it certainly has an obvious light blue hue to it that I do not know if you can call it silver at all. Not my taste but I can see how others' might find it an interesting color.
'sportcentury' has nailed it in his assessment. But, do not all get crazy thinking the Metallic white gives off a grey hue. That I do not see. Yes; the pictures shown earlier gives you that feeling but I do not pick up on that. It is maybe because when there is no sun hitting the Metallic paint it appears more dull but that is the nature of Metallics

991GT3

Oh I would like to see a real life result on those white wheels!
Have considered this when I got the car but still in doubt and actually don't want to paint those beautiful stock wheels that came with it.
Still in doubt though.

mooty

the white 997 parked next to the GTS has old yellowed clr bra on the entire front. so it appears yellow and warmar than it really is.

the non metallic white is warmer
the metallic cooler with gray/blue tint. quite nice in person. it's not the 80's pearl white color, it's whitish white not pearlish white.

silverrules

I definitely like the non metallic better cause that's what I ordered and luckily the metallic option wasn't available back then.

Cheers

FORENN

I also do not see as significant a difference between monochromatic white and white metallic as some others do. And, to the issue of personal taste, I would go monochromatic white with the GT3. The white metallic is very nice, just not my choice for a GT3.

Jimmy-D

I like them both. I ordered White on my 2014 but if could order metallic I would because it is not an expensive option. But, by no means am I disappointed I did not have the option to order the metallic. If I could do it all over again I would PTS my GT3 - Carmine Red

///Armin

Is this metallic white?

<3mph

Very interesting! But so hard to tell from photos under varied lighting conditions. I thought metallic white was only a 2015 option and no 2015's have been built yet AFAIK. So if it's not (standard) white, it could be PTS. And if PTS, I might hazard a wild guess as this being grigiocampovolo (this was my initial PTS order until the stop sale). It can be mistaken for white in photos but is really very light non-metallic grey. Here are some other photos (I have many others) of grigiocampovolo for comparison. The colour is less yellow than fashion grey (to my mind), and derives from an old Fiat Abarth colour (see last photo of current Abarths to compare to white).
Does anyone in the SoCal area know this car and what colour it actually is?

rwcsn1

One of the very few silver linings to waiting (and waiting) for the GT3 is that you can now see cars on the road and at the dealerships so you can compare colors, interiors etc. Saw side by side metallic and normal white on two 911 C2S yday. Normal white better to me. Hard to describe, pictures do not at all help, so try to go in person. Also was nice to see clear bra on white cars... not a good look, it definitely dulls the paint. also saw it on a 2014, the discoloration is very noticeable on a white car.

addysdaddy

I have SunTek Protection Material on the front bumper area and yes, there is a slight dulling of the paint but I wouldn't call it "very noticeable", especially if you weren't looking for it. From five feet away, you wouldn't be able to tell. Like paint, protection material needs to be cared for and properly maintained just like paint or it will visually degrade. And I would think there is a visual difference between brands of protection material as well.

If the OP is saying he doesn't like the look, I'm in full agreement but the function of the material outweighed the small visual negative. RadarRyan finally convinced me to apply the wrap to the lower front bumper area since that's the weakest point when it comes to paint chips & marring. It's the lesser of two evils and I'm glad I did it. YMMV.