Abby Normal

My Cayman is going to Chris Smith Racing for a cage build and few other things. The car is black (avatar), and while speaking with Chris he mentioned I may not want to do a black painted interior. He stated it is difficult to see working inside and harder to keep it clean looking inside. He suggested I consider white or a silver/grey he has used.

I was hoping to get some feedback and request some pictures of black cars with black/white/silver interiors. I am leaning towards white but would like to see some examples.

TIA

JCP911S

I suggest Magenta.... Magenta is the "De-regeur" color for all race-cars this season...

Seriously, a lighter color will cause less solar heat build-up... race-cars tend to build up heat. Drivers tend to build up heat. A white interior will be cooler.

Abby Normal

Magenta barely edges out pink as one of my choices.. lol

Chris said trying to work on the inside of a black interior is harder also.

Steve113

White like Cup cars. looks the cleanest ,easy to touch up and stays the coolest

rlm328

I looked at white and went with sliver instead. Easier to keep clean than white. The lighter color also makes it much easier to find shtuff you drop inside the car. Have him paint it with an automotive exterior paint as it does not scratch nearly as easily.

Here is mine with the silver interior.

Abby Normal

That is one of the big issues he mentioned. Thx for the pic!

Lemming

Lighter is better for the cabin

winders

Easier to see cracks, too.....

RickBetterley

I went through this with our Cayman build; stayed with the Meteor Gray (exterior) color but there are good arguments for changing to white or silver.
I couldn't quite see a different color for the interior, though (and I've already committed to enough $$$) so we just touched up the interior.
Of course, my 993 is black/black, so even the dark silver is an improvement.
Besides, my shining personality will brighten up the interior.

J Smith

I went with black for the interior of my last car and, I agree, it's so dark it makes it tougher to see/work inside, especially in limited light conditions.
I didn't want white, so for the new car I opted for a gray/silver. I really like how it turned out.
Warning: Not a Porsche.

Chaos

Lime green!

tkerrmd

I like Cup car white but silver looks great!!

dgmark

Going with white on my black 996, It is beeing caged now so no picks for a month.

Cyril

I love the white interior and my car is white, BUT it very difficult to keep it clean.
Without windows, if I work around the car in my garage or if my car sits in my mechanics garage, I will see the dust everywhere.
I understand now why some white cars have grey or siver interiors.

BTW, nice interior Josh!

disasterman

I whited out both engine compartment and the interior on my build for the reflective value (from gray). It makes a huge difference and it's worth for both driver and mechanics.