Spare wheel & tire

 

For those of us who have never detailed/cleaned our own car has someone started a good thread on detailing equipment/routine? Getting my C2S later this month and now I'm scared to let any car wash touch it after reading these posts.

 

We have a whole Concours Forum. Good stuff there.

Also read Money's posts here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8010...s-journal.html

 

+1

prepare to open up the wallet!!!

 

Mondrian, you mean you have a spare wheel & tire in your garage? if so, what size wheel & tire do u keep? its a good idea.

 

Those are the LED version of the clear side markers. They are about double the price of the bulb ones, but they sit flush and give the car a much more modern look...

 

I am yet to take delivery so my answer was as much a question in itself as I am curious to know if folk do that on here? However given lack of mentions perhaps it is not the usual practice amongst members.

 

Here are my thoughts on tires and what happens if I have an issue:

1) There is the spray fix-a-flat stuff included in the front trunk. While not perfect, it may work in a jam.

2) I ordered a small tire plug kit to keep in the frunk as well.

3) Porsche roadside assistance can send me a flatbed.

4) I have a separate winter wheel and tire set, so if all else fails I can swap out all the tires while I get one of the summer tires patched or replaced, or vice-versa. This assumes I make it home to my garage.

 

I won't be using the car in winter so no winter tyres so no backup plan hence thinking about a spare wheel.

 

If you elect a single spare wheel/tire you'll need to find the size that will straddle the front and rear offsets. I don't winter drive but I have a second set of tires and wheels for storing the car. Good for the rare salt free, dry road days when I can get the car fully warmed. A careful eye will reveal opportunities to pick up a set of fitting cast offs at a reasonable price. I had designed a storage system that allowed me to store the off season set flat on the wall - needing only the depth of the widest tire and length and height of the 4 lined up side by side.

 

How many flats have you had in your adult life? One for every 5 or even 10 years? Better save the cash and the space and rent a car if it happens to you.

 

This all you need

 

I may have missed the point of the OP but the only tool I had to add to my arsenal for the 991 was a torx 55. Oddly enough the only torx I did not have. A good pad spreader and a smaller torque wrench if you don't have one may be useful.

 

Thanks! May I ask what each will be used for?

 

1. LED Side Markers
2. Frunk liner
3. a good radar detector
4. LED interior light kit if you're a nerd like me.