Looks fine with me but what's with the glossy leather, did you treat the leather because it look way too glossy and almost wet?

Ciao,

Johannes E.

 

Doug,

..........It's me agian. If it was my car...... I would bring everything back as Porsche made it.
I think that all the work you did will lowerer the resale price of your car. SORRY..........

If I was looking for a 964 Cab, I would not buy one who wass dressed like this. It's just a matter of taste I think.

It's all TOO MUCH of all.
Seems to me you don't know where to spend the money, and where.
I would bring all things back to normal and sell all those items. Buy instead of that a set of nice black Recaro seats and racing belts.

But again, I thing everything you do is done well, but I don't like the colour choice..........

Don't shoot.......

 

I guess it depends upon which side of the pond you live on, I think it's all too much.
Personally I like to see subtle touches, this is a little too much in your face for my own taste.
But different strokes for different folks as they say.

Kevin.

 

Hmmmm, interesting the different veiws on your car Doug. My thoughts are that as a package your car looks super, the interior and the exterior complement each other and from your tests you have the grunt to match the looks. The exterior is slick, nice wheels and a super tail, the red dash only compliments the seat rears, as an entire unit it is nice IMHO. I would however think that if the you painted a red dash in my plain old standard looking 964 it would stand out like dogs goolies and not enhance the car at all. The entire car looks very fast (except the wheel) congrats and make a very individual car.

Youcef

 

I like the RS-seats, but I'm not to crazy about the red dash and the white instruments.

cheers

Christian

1990 C2
ex. 1984 Carrera

 

Kevin, you are right. It's just a question of taste.
Doug needs to do what he thinks that's best for him. I just give my opionion about it, respected or not.

Example: I like the chrome D '90 Wheels very much which people in the USA often have and like Kadmhus has on his car, should I use those overhere, people think I live on the trailer park. Not that care too much about that, but that's the difference you mentioned.

Doug has to act on his own good feeling. That's what counts. We only can give a opinion.

 

Doug, I have changed the 3 color seat inserts to all red on my speedster. I'd like to send a picture but can't seem to upload. When I hit the upload it says members only. I see other users posting pics. Any help?

 

Go to reply, and put in a attachment, not to big, low pixels. Works fine.

 

Thanks Arjan, I'll try it.

 

I hope you like red.

 

Here's one more.

 

Roy...great pictures and I bet this is what Doug envisioned. I like the solid red inserts and the shift boot really pulls the two together. I thought Doug had mentioned this addition in a previous post...

I also had a nice pic from GT Purely Porsche to share but I am not able to upload either for some reason...wish I could share it.

Would someone be willing to post the pic if I send it by email???

Doug...in my opinion, you are on the right track...maybe change the inserts and keep refining it. I think you will be happy in the end. As far as devaluation is concerned...I don't really buy into it. One could argue that your RUF upgrade devalues the car from it's "stock" condition, but not me.

Like a piece of art, it won't matter it's value if you decide you will never sell it anyway...

Jonesey

 

You know the differences between Roy's car and Doug's (and here I'm showing the influences of married life and home redecorators) are the additional colors in Doug's car - the grey seat inserts and the white gauges.

Nothing wrong (at all) in that but your average Martha Stewart would be wittering about a lack of harmony (and male tastes being "different") - don't ask me how I know, just sympathize that I do!

 

It is your car, your signature, your likes. The hell with what anyone else thinks. Bottom line is if YOU like it?

Having said that, here is my opinion.

I was never to crazy about the different shades of colors Porsche installed in the speedsters or 959... seemed out of place in terms of color coordination. So the only thing I would change are the inserts. I would have them all Red. To me, you have to many colors contrasting in the car.

Dash looks way to cool... leave it. Dials are a nice touch too. Leave them (actually I have similar ones )

As some other have stated here... you car started out with its own personality anyway... so why the concerns now?? All red inserts and you should be more happy than a dog with three tails...

 

I had not seen this post when I replied to Doug's post. The look in that car is what I am suggesting.

Awesome looking car

And since you have the weight reduction bug... change the door panels I did. The originals panels with the arm rest and pockets weight a ton (well... not a ton but you loose a couple of pounds there)... if you do, make sure you order a couple of extra door pulls... they tend to fade with everyday use, ask me how I know....