GTS wheel options
05-03-2018 | 08:22 AM
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GTS wheel options
Hello folks
GTS wheel options :
1) is it possible to build a gts with Carerra sport wheels painted in black etc or you only have a choice between center locks and carerra s wheels painted black ?
2) how is the standard audio compared to Bose ?
GTS wheel options :
1) is it possible to build a gts with Carerra sport wheels painted in black etc or you only have a choice between center locks and carerra s wheels painted black ?
2) how is the standard audio compared to Bose ?
05-03-2018 | 11:20 AM
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you only have a choice between:
center lock wheels in stain black
carerra s wheels in satin black
carerra s wheels in silver
carerra s wheels in body color
other folks on the board plz double check me here
please note the carerra s wheels are the 991.2 version which are (slightlly) different than the 991.1 version
center lock wheels in stain black
carerra s wheels in satin black
carerra s wheels in silver
carerra s wheels in body color
other folks on the board plz double check me here
please note the carerra s wheels are the 991.2 version which are (slightlly) different than the 991.1 version
Last edited by lawdawg98; 05-03-2018 at 11:21 AM. Reason: 991.1
05-03-2018 | 11:50 AM
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Or go through exclusive to get the centre locks painted, which is $$$$. (Believe there was a member that did that in an old thread).
I stayed with the CLs, I do like how they look better and can live with the additional challenge of switching wheels. That combined with Porsche not giving you “credit” for deselecting the $4500/rim (CAD) option and selecting the much, much cheaper Carrera S wheel just sealed it. The CLs are also slightly wider if I remember correctly.
I stayed with the CLs, I do like how they look better and can live with the additional challenge of switching wheels. That combined with Porsche not giving you “credit” for deselecting the $4500/rim (CAD) option and selecting the much, much cheaper Carrera S wheel just sealed it. The CLs are also slightly wider if I remember correctly.
05-03-2018 | 12:19 PM
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I went through this when ordering mine. Really liked the RS Spyder design but the dealer said Porsche wouldn’t fit it to the car but he could get me a set then swap them over - but I would end up with an (expensive) spare set of rims.
Eventually gave in and went for the CLs, which have really grown on me.
Audio - Bose is fine in the GTS as it’s a bit noisier than the Carrera/Carrera S due less insulation and wider tyres. Seemed a step up from the standard fit but I haven’t much seat time with the standard. Depends what you listen to and how, I suppose...
Eventually gave in and went for the CLs, which have really grown on me.
Audio - Bose is fine in the GTS as it’s a bit noisier than the Carrera/Carrera S due less insulation and wider tyres. Seemed a step up from the standard fit but I haven’t much seat time with the standard. Depends what you listen to and how, I suppose...
05-03-2018 | 02:26 PM
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I specifically ordered the base radio on my 2018 GTS, and it suits my purposes just fine. Now I'm far from an audiophile, and perhaps could be classified as an anti-audiophile, so the radio tends to be just background noise unless it is an audiobook on a trip. My last Porsche had the Bose, and frankly with all the noise the car makes, it hardly seemed anything premium to me, nor can I honestly tell the difference of not having it now in a noisy cockpit. I promised myself that if/when I ordered a sports car I would never waste another nickel on a "premium" sound system. For an SUV or Panamera OK, but never again for a sports car.
05-03-2018 | 02:29 PM
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I specifically ordered the base radio on my 2018 GTS, and it suits my purposes just fine. Now I'm far from an audiophile, and perhaps could be classified as an anti-audiophile, so the radio tends to be just background noise unless it is an audiobook on a trip. My last Porsche had the Bose, and frankly with all the noise the car makes, it hardly seemed anything premium to me, nor can I honestly tell the difference of not having it now in a noisy cockpit. I promised myself that if/when I ordered a sports car I would never waste another nickel on a "premium" sound system. For an SUV or Panamera OK, but never again for a sports car.
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05-03-2018 | 03:51 PM
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Or go through exclusive to get the centre locks painted, which is $$$$. (Believe there was a member that did that in an old thread).
I stayed with the CLs, I do like how they look better and can live with the additional challenge of switching wheels. That combined with Porsche not giving you “credit” for deselecting the $4500/rim (CAD) option and selecting the much, much cheaper Carrera S wheel just sealed it. The CLs are also slightly wider if I remember correctly.
I stayed with the CLs, I do like how they look better and can live with the additional challenge of switching wheels. That combined with Porsche not giving you “credit” for deselecting the $4500/rim (CAD) option and selecting the much, much cheaper Carrera S wheel just sealed it. The CLs are also slightly wider if I remember correctly.
05-03-2018 | 03:55 PM
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This. If find I drive with the windows down and sunroof open a lot to get a reality check on my velocity, which renders the sound system even more moot.