Aluminum Look Gas Cap Install??
05-16-2016, 06:34 PM
#61
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Contacted them and they said they hope to have a new one for the 991 out in a month or so. Currently are working on it. Fingers are crossed.
05-16-2016, 06:47 PM
#62
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Originally Posted by mdrobc1213
Contacted them and they said they hope to have a new one for the 991 out in a month or so. Currently are working on it. Fingers are crossed.
05-16-2016, 07:08 PM
#63
So this is a $160 optional up-charge for a shiny plastic cap instead of a black plastic cap! I can only imagine if the standard cap was shiny plastic, how much extra you guys would pay for a Bad A$$ black cap. Men are not the sensible shopping gender they like to portray.
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05-16-2016, 07:13 PM
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I wouldn't buy it . It says petroleum instead of porsche on the handle.. Too generic. For twenty bucks more you can get the original like the one on my car.
05-17-2016, 02:32 AM
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05-17-2016, 04:14 PM
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And when some Yahoo then adds oil to their gas tank, you can bet they'll blame the cap's manufacturer. Until that cap is provided with a proper OEM-style tether, I'd prefer the Porsche cap. The proffered tether solutions look worse than the stock black cap. JMO...
05-17-2016, 04:40 PM
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05-17-2016, 04:49 PM
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05-18-2016, 12:33 AM
#72
I apologize in advance if this is duplicating somebody, but I cannot read 4 pages on this gas cap. There can be only one valid reason for this $160 option: It must be made of lighter weight plastic, and of course it's easier to see at night, only because both things contribute to faster refueling pit-stops. Remember, Porsche put the ignition key to the left of the steering wheel to make it possible to get away from the Le Mans start faster. What I cannot figure out is how the Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, Japanese, et al convinced the Germans to put the gas filler flap/cap/pipe on their damn side of the car. That alone must save more time than the light and bright aluminum look gas cap. I think it is only fair to require all right-hand drive cars to have an additional combination lock in the cap itself. That'll fix em.
05-18-2016, 12:51 AM
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05-18-2016, 12:53 AM
#75
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Originally Posted by Dewinator
To clarify, you guys aren't actually removing the filler door correct? Just spending hundreds of monies to replace a part that's entirely hidden from view with a shiny version?