TJJ

I am curious about what this looks like in the flesh. I have the "vertical slat inlays in exterior color" option checked on my configuration and this is the resulting image:


Vertical Slat Inlays in Exterior Color

Unless I'm going crazy (which is possible), this photo only has the top edge of the slats painted. I thought the sides of the slats would also be painted as well?

Is the configurator not showing this properly and/or does anyone have a photo of their 992 with painted vertical slats that they could share?

smiles11

Each slat has an inlay that is normally piano black (C2/S) or silver (C4/S). If you have them painted. It will look as it does in your illustration.

Richard_Wallace

Take a look at this thread - https://rennlist.com/forums/992/1163...s-painted.html

I am not convinced that it is fully painted (like the GTS in the pic you see), I think it may be just the top part as you are seeing, as all the images I have seen has been slight coloring as you are indicating.

My personal perspective, having a CWM 992, I would not want more of the exterior color on the car, as the contrast is nice. The rear of the car with the new design has a lot more color / body color than previous generations, and you could end up looking wonky if the whole darn rear is one color.

The Blue (miami/mexico) in the pic, does not look horrible, with that said. But I would not want the full rear slats painted white on mine, having the car in person now for a while, not an option I would want to risk. Plenty of color on the rear, and the contrast is good.

Ps. I bought my car off the lot, and one option that it had was the side mirrors in all exterior colors, I wish this was not the case/not an option on my car. I think the contrasting White/Black would look better than the all white side mirrors. I like a little contrast, and with the black sun roof, I also tinted the windows, and the darker spyder wheels (not black though). I think more contrast breaks it up a bit.

markchristenson

I ticked that box on my Miami Blue car. I think it's going to be great, but it is just the top surface, not the entire slat.

TJJ

I think that will also look great in your Miami Blue car. I'm trying to determine if it makes sense on a chalk colored targa when the default is silver.

Dan Nagy

I did it on my aventurine green C2S. I am using in my avatar, but it is probably not noticeable to others. I see it because I ordered it. If your paint choice is a bright or white color, it would stand out and look good, IMO.

Richard_Wallace

Just for reference, here is my Carrara White Metallic C4s and the rear slats are silver, but kindof look whiteish in pics. They are almost a brushed silver look that is a standarn/non option..

Dan Nagy

Yes, great pic and shows how nice it can look with a light or bright color.

TJJ

This is exactly what I needed to see. I agree, the silver looks great with the white. Thank you.

Cheshi143

I have seen the flesh and IMO they look amazing. FWIW the rear slat area is very prone to water spotting and I highly recommend a ceramic coating for plastics such as Cquartz DLUX.

detansinn

AWD cars get silver slats by default. It's one of the tells if you're trying to figure out whether a 992 is a C2S or C4S.

SamD

My RY C2. IMO, a nice transition from the black of the rear window to the solid color of the spoiler

TJJ

SamD, the painted slats looks great on your car!

Bob Z.

I know its a 991.2 but here is mine with OEM slats in Miami Blue:

Bob Z.

I know its a 991.2 but here is mine with OEM slats in Miami Blue: