greatfox315

But you can’t get special colors on mags like neodyme. If you want a color that Suncoast doesn’t offer, you need to spec it with the car.

greatfox315

Specced Weissach and would do it again in a heartbeat. Makes the car much more special looking and purposeful.

I built mine as a lightweight spec also:

-Weissach pack
-standard lightweight headlights
-no FAL
-XM antenna delete
-no chrono
-manual interior mirror
-no rain-sensing wipers
-no Bose
-no smoker’s kit
-no auto dimming exterior mirrors
-no illuminated door sills
-no interior lighting package
-PCCB
-Mag wheels

the only weight-adding feature I have is the fire extinguisher and that’s easily removable.

lilbza

Speccing the Weissach because it makes the car more special, only to turn it into a barebones build to save weight is a bit of a fail IMO... unless it's a dedicated track car and you're chasing tenths of a second of course.

greatfox315

Your fail is my win. Weissach unlocked PTS and mag wheels, both of which I have.

lilbza

WP, mag wheels, PCCB all great options, but everything else you listed there (except no FAL) just seems pointless to save what, 30lbs or thereabouts? If you plan to keep the car forever, then fair play, but if not, I think you'll get punished in resale value for it. Nonetheless, enjoy in good health, I'm sure you won't miss those options when you're driving it.

greatfox315

This is a forever car so I built it the way I wanted - no concern for resale value. Regardless, the ethos of the car suits the lightweight options (or lack of options), IMO. Not only that, but I have yet to even turn on the radio in almost a year of ownership, so all the creature comforts it comes with standard are really lost on me. This car is already so much more refined and “daily-able” than my ‘73 911T. In that car, you learn what the term “spartan” really means. Forget about not having auto dimming exterior mirrors, it doesn’t even have a (passenger side) mirror. AC? Lol, no. Power windows? As powerful as your arm. Steering is as manual as the brakes (no assistance in either). And the only tunes you get pulse into the cabin in sextets of induction gasps (no radio from the factory).

Modern cars have gotten so choc full of features these days that we’ve really lost what it means to have a true stripper car. The GT4RS has Carplay, nav, PDK, automatic climate control, cruise control, power windows, HID headlights, and electronically adjustable suspension and exhaust - all standard. There is literally nothing more it needs comfort-wise.

The only modern car that comes close to truly spartan is a Caterham. In that car, even a windshield is optional. I’d know since I specced one.

Westcoast

No, for that price I would buy a second set for season specific Apex wheels/tires and probably a Hytorc gun.

hf1

I wouldn't order it if only out of principle. $13k for a poser CF package with ZERO kg in weight savings. What does "Weissach" stand for these days?

Westcoast

Are you actually in the market for the SRS?

hf1

Yes. Why, are you selling?

Westcoast

Not quite yet!

UncleDude

"weisach" stands for "you might have a shot", your builds (MSRP, plastic, base headlights) stand for "good luck pal"

LOL

I think I would get the WP mainly for the interior, it really finishes it is off without the need to tick any other boxes and the racetex dash looks very cool. I don't disagree that it is just a trim kit though, like the GTS package.

Westcoast

As for being 'poser' I couldn't agree less, your goal seems different than others, and the WP doesn't add any weight so that is good!

Drifting

I took my first ride in a GT4RS this weekend. The sound was spectacular! As was everything else.

It was a PTS car. Speccing weissach to get either PTS OR Mag wheels is worth it in my book.

harder to justify weissach otherwise, but I must admit the weissach touches all looked very cool.

MaddMike

I didn't realize that it came with the RaceTex dash. I would hate that. I would have ordered my car with leather everywhere if I could. The RaceTex always looks dusty and collects lint. It is intended to be a low friction surface to hold you in place so it makes zero sense on the dash unless you somehow got sofas and your passenger is holding on to the dash for dear life.