Had a Wild Hair
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I went through a similar process with mine as I really liked the RS Spyder wheels but the factory wouldn’t fit them new, so the dealer would have had to do it.
In the end, with a bit of misgiving, I went for the black centre locks but having lived with them for a while, I have to say they really suit the car. Also, not that difficult to clean and they don’t look dirty even when they are, so a bit of a result in that department.
I do agree that Porsche are a bit odd in that you can specify a metallic orange car with purple seats, green belts and lizard skin on the dash but not choose one of their perfectly good looking wheel sets...
In the end, with a bit of misgiving, I went for the black centre locks but having lived with them for a while, I have to say they really suit the car. Also, not that difficult to clean and they don’t look dirty even when they are, so a bit of a result in that department.
I do agree that Porsche are a bit odd in that you can specify a metallic orange car with purple seats, green belts and lizard skin on the dash but not choose one of their perfectly good looking wheel sets...
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I like the first spec with pccb and black wheels, but not so on the second. I think the carmine red matches very well with darker color of wheels. The yellow caliper from the pccb looks awesome too.
With the first spec, you will have good time keeping the car and wheels spotless clean. The silver wheel gets dirty quick and any scuffs on it is visible.
It's your car, but if I were you, I would go with first spec.
PF
With the first spec, you will have good time keeping the car and wheels spotless clean. The silver wheel gets dirty quick and any scuffs on it is visible.
It's your car, but if I were you, I would go with first spec.
PF
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Burning Brakes
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I like the first spec with pccb and black wheels, but not so on the second. I think the carmine red matches very well with darker color of wheels. The yellow caliper from the pccb looks awesome too.
With the first spec, you will have good time keeping the car and wheels spotless clean. The silver wheel gets dirty quick and any scuffs on it is visible.
It's your car, but if I were you, I would go with first spec.
PF
With the first spec, you will have good time keeping the car and wheels spotless clean. The silver wheel gets dirty quick and any scuffs on it is visible.
It's your car, but if I were you, I would go with first spec.
PF
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False. Black wheels look dirty all the time. Silver at least look clean after you clean them.
I find the callipers colour fading is the first indication that the black rims are getting dirty, rather than anything on the wheel itself.
Racer
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From: Japan
Racer
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From: Japan
Thanks for the feedback, that's why I posted to begin with. I think what I will likely do is spec PCCB's and take delivery with the black wheels. If it looks wrong I can soften the look with a wheel change. But I'm definitely going with the PCCB's budget buster be damned!
PCCB is not a must, but strongly recommended.There plenty of options for wheels.
Please keep us updated when you get your order locked & delivered!
PF
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Porsche used to offer the option to paint brake calipers the color of your choice. I know of at least one 996 C4S owner who opted to have his calipers painted Speed Yellow at the factory, even though they are steel brakes. You might consider mentioning this to your sales associate to determine if it's still possible.
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I asked my OPC about calliper painting and he said that they won’t change the the lime green of the hybrid cars because it tells the rescue services that there might be hundreds of volts and lithium batteries on board, before they start cutting you out...
Grey/red/yellow I don’t know, they might still entertain it?
Grey/red/yellow I don’t know, they might still entertain it?
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks for the feedback, that's why I posted to begin with. I think what I will likely do is spec PCCB's and take delivery with the black wheels. If it looks wrong I can soften the look with a wheel change. But I'm definitely going with the PCCB's budget buster be damned!
I really do wish Porsche offered a choice in caliper colors. If they had I would have kept the PCCB's. But in the end I just didn't want to risk a beautiful car being diminished by the yellow calipers. So as of now my build is finalized and I have finished agonizing on all of the options I have considered. I'll post the build soon.
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I'm glad to hear you've made up your mind.
If you were searching for Carmine Red and PCCB, I bet you did come up a bit short - but I bet that's because there are so few 911's with PCCBs on any model except the Turbo S.
There's got to be some Carmine Red Turbo S images out there for you to check out.
Disclaimer: I have PCCBs on my C4S and I'd get them again even if they were only offered in purple-orange paisley. Sorry.
If you were searching for Carmine Red and PCCB, I bet you did come up a bit short - but I bet that's because there are so few 911's with PCCBs on any model except the Turbo S.
There's got to be some Carmine Red Turbo S images out there for you to check out.
Disclaimer: I have PCCBs on my C4S and I'd get them again even if they were only offered in purple-orange paisley. Sorry.
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Burning Brakes
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I'm glad to hear you've made up your mind.
If you were searching for Carmine Red and PCCB, I bet you did come up a bit short - but I bet that's because there are so few 911's with PCCBs on any model except the Turbo S.
There's got to be some Carmine Red Turbo S images out there for you to check out.
Disclaimer: I have PCCBs on my C4S and I'd get them again even if they were only offered in purple-orange paisley. Sorry.
If you were searching for Carmine Red and PCCB, I bet you did come up a bit short - but I bet that's because there are so few 911's with PCCBs on any model except the Turbo S.
There's got to be some Carmine Red Turbo S images out there for you to check out.
Disclaimer: I have PCCBs on my C4S and I'd get them again even if they were only offered in purple-orange paisley. Sorry.
Last edited by flickroll; Sep 10, 2017 at 04:35 PM.
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LOL. Yeah that was the difficult part. I know I wanted them, but didn't want to risk a Ronald McDonald's car. I did find a few GT4's, but very few 911's. Tough decision but didn't want to regret it later. Purple-orange paisley would be a very unique 911! All kidding aside, this decision was the most difficult one with the entire build, and I know I am going to miss the things PCCB's have to offer. In any event, right or wrong, not changing the order again! Think my DSA would shoot me
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I like the first spec with pccb and black wheels, but not so on the second. I think the carmine red matches very well with darker color of wheels. The yellow caliper from the pccb looks awesome too.
With the first spec, you will have good time keeping the car and wheels spotless clean. The silver wheel gets dirty quick and any scuffs on it is visible.
It's your car, but if I were you, I would go with first spec.
PF
With the first spec, you will have good time keeping the car and wheels spotless clean. The silver wheel gets dirty quick and any scuffs on it is visible.
It's your car, but if I were you, I would go with first spec.
PF
Black wheels look MUCH better in my opinion. If it were mine, I would paint the calipers black and have the Porsche script painted yellow (nod to PCCB) or red (my preference and it would keep folks guessing), whichever you prefer. Black gauges, seatbelts sound perfect too. Deviated stitching is overdone these days but I would think a nice understated dash/door line stitching in red would be perfect, black stitching everywhere else.
