Drifting

Congrats! Nice port city.

Must be incredible to get one of the first three GT3s in the country. I'm more than a little jealous.....

Please post a ridiculous amount of interior/exterior pics once you they give you the keys.

CAlexio

I was wondering ab the leather steering column, not the steering wheel.

mcsmcs1

The leather steering column option is code XNS and is $465 according to my build sheet. On the 3D configurator it shows up with red stitching on my build. Nice add on if that is your thing.

911dev

very nice, thank you!

Zeus

Anyone know for sure if the "brushed aluminum trim" is truly a solid piece of aluminum, or just plastic made to look like aluminum?

In metalworking shops, the term "brushed" (insert any metal element here) aluminum refers to a metal whos surface has been 'scratched' or 'sanded' to a desired asthetic.

consolidated

That's looks Mil Spec good, has the appearance and color of titanium. Aluminum trim stands out too much in a black cockpit, you see it everywhere now too.

Mike in CA

In one of his posts, Macca seemed convinced it was genuinely aluminum. (Maybe he can chime in here again). Also, with regard to the replacement gas cap, Porsche refers to it as being "aluminum look" which is an indication that if the trim weren't really aluminum they would fudge the description somehow. Not definitive stuff but an indicator. Sadly, I don't have a car yet so I can't really give an educated guess....

reidry

http://www.maxspeed-motorsports.com/..._Gas_Cap_.html

These guys make a true aluminum CNC cap, but only advertise it as fitting up through 997.2. Anyone know if it would also fit the 991?

Ryan

mcsmcs1

Looking at the real life car if appears the 3D configurator was right and the description was wrong. The description says Finished in Brushed Aluminum, Anthracite
- PDK gear selector
- Dashboard trim strip incl. cupholder trim and door panel trim
- Center console trim

Yet the PDK gear selector and the center console trim in the red car posted above remain the standard metal finishes. That makes for a strange contrast since you end up with 1 piece of standard brushed aluminum in the car on the center console, but nowhere else. That is consistent with the 3D configurator, but I don't understand why Porsche left it that way in real life.

I was thinking an option would be to specify the center console trim in leather, but with Anthracite that is not allowed. So for me, that rules out Anthracite trim.

mcsmcs1

I was incorrect. The configurator doesn't show contrasting red stitching on the leather steering column casing. I suspect it is an error and the casing will have red stitching. To be sure, I have written Porsche Exclusive for guidance and will report back what they say.

CAlexio

So even if you have red stitching option and order the leather steering column, you get silver stitching or red?.. Sorry I'm not sure I get your post (but thank you for providing it)

mtuttle

I'm sure I saw a hint of red stitching on the 3d steering column. There is also red stitching on the leather seat backs, which I ordered.

I will soon find out....my car is supposed to be at my dealer on 1-3-14.

mcsmcs1

Let me clarify. I ordered option XNS which is the steering column casing in leather and I also ordered option 749 which is the red stitching for the leather interior. On the 3D configurator it looks like the stitching on the leather steering column is black and neither red nor silver. In other words, it appears that the XNS option doesn't include deviating stitching.

It is possible on the other 991 models to specify option 90027- deviating stitching for option XNS.

I am guessing that the 3D is wrong and that in reality, the steering column will be stitched in a contrasting thread color ( red or silver as you choose). I have asked my dealer and Porsche Exclusive to be sure.

mcsmcs1

That will be very helpful- please post a picture of your leather steering column when you get the car. By the way, I believe we have the same dealer there in Rockford and you and I swapped spots since I am hoping for sport buckets ( now seems highly unlikely).

doubleurx

I went with Carbon and full leather red stitching...........hope I don't go blind!