Drew46

Beautiful car. Quick question about the Race-Tex steering wheel. I love the look and imagine I would also love the feel, but how is the durability/maintenance/care of the Race-Tex vs. leather.

achilleas101

you know, I really was tempted to order the racetex steering wheel. I test drove a Carrera T that had it, and I LOVED the grip and feel. The SA commented, yeah, it IS great, but with the oils in your hands it can get pretty worn out after a few years. My hands get sweatier than average, so I decided to pass. But that is probably the one option I wish I'd gotten.

991.1 Guy

There are plenty of threads on this. Mostly people that don't have it hate it and people that do like it. My 5 year old car had Alcantara that looked brand new even after plenty of sweaty track days in Florida, I opted for it on my build.

achilleas101

Old car had Alcantara seats or steering wheel?

My old S4 had Alcantara seat inserts and they were perfect after 8 years and 52k miles. But they didn't get my sweat on them 🙂

Drew46

Let’s suspend reality for a moment and assume (apologies for the blasphemy) that someone who uses their 911 as a DD may occasionally pull through a fast food drive through and eat in their car. How would the Race-Tex hold up to the accidental greasy french fry finger? I do pamper my cars, maintain them well and keep them very clean, but I also use my cars and occasionally give in to the craving (or necessity) to eat/snack in my car.

doug_999

Also curious about this - I was actually wondering if the markers in orange would have matched or clashed. A friend of mine @dgtarga keeps pushing me to change mine to clear. He is an expensive friend.

achilleas101

My Alcantara wasn't too bad to clean if you caught it quickly. Grease is a little tougher. I accidentally got a blotch on it once when I was doing some work on the car. I was able to get it out well enough to not be noticeable for most people. But drier stuff like dirt was easy to get out.

So food grease may not be advisable.

Ted R

My TYD continues to change, some for the better, sometimes not so much. It has now completed production and is enroute to Emden. I see a message that says that part 9WT (mirrorlink, smartphone use from the center console touchscreen) is no longer available. Does anyone know what that is and do you think it is chip related and can be retrofitted at some point.

991.1 Guy

Steering wheel and seats. It was the GTS interior package. As far as fast food grease, I don’t know. I imagine grease would be a problem.

Spartan King

The dealership put those on the car for me when they delivered it. I didn’t ask or pay them to do that. It’s just a complimentary “thank you” from them. Much better than a pen or key chain, IMHO.

PDACPA

Sorry @doug_999 I am with @dgtarga Go with the clears. It is one of the first mods I make on my cars (BMW and Porsche).

PDACPA

Damn hope mine does that. We talked about it when doing the order, but I did not get it "written." Rather have that than a coffee mug or key chain.

SwanSong

Thank you for posting this ... very helpful! I noticed the Rhea Leader docked in Emden yesterday, and according to the above file, will be headed to San Diego. What is the best resource to use to confirm the Rhea Leader is headed to California, and where can I track the ship once it departs? I am really hoping my car will be on this one. Anyone else here likely to be a shipmate?

Minnesotan

Try looking on marinetraffic.com. In search box, check vessel, and type in name. That should then take you to a page that says where it is located by latitude/longitude and whether it is moored or under power. You can click on a map page to see location. There is also a link on the page to forecasted route (at least, once it leaves Emden).

You will be able to track the ship from marinetraffic.com as long as it is within reach of the ground based radio location system. You will loose ship as it crosses Atlantic, unless you pay extra for satellite tracking.

Happy stalking.

JiminyGlick

Expensive friends can also be fun friends!