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Old 06-16-2021, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGWORM
I keep a super soft tooth brush in my door pocket and would lightly brush mine at red lights. I cant tell you how many people caught me and would look at me like "WTF is he doing". lol.

Youd be shocked at how much dust would fling off it though.
lmao - yea dude - f that.
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i have the alcantara wheel in my 991.2 gts. it looks/feels fine. i prefer leather, and it's not even close. i hate having to worry whether my hands are too greasy/sweaty to touch the wheel without harming the alcantara. i love the feel of a smooth leather wheel. never again.
If you are sweaty and greasy you should probably cover the entire interior with plastic or something.
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Originally Posted by 991.1 Guy
If you are sweaty and greasy you should probably cover the entire interior with plastic or something.
good one.
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Originally Posted by BIGWORM
I keep a super soft tooth brush in my door pocket and would lightly brush mine at red lights. I cant tell you how many people caught me and would look at me like "WTF is he doing". lol.

Youd be shocked at how much dust would fling off it though.
I did the exact same thing in my M cars.
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Old 06-17-2021, 10:36 AM
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Well if there’s any truth to that, then I’ll be okay. If I can make BMW alcantara last (…and Silverstone interior look great) after 4 years of use, the Race-Tex should be fine.

Wow, that is the most beautiful BMW interior I have ever seen. What vehicle is this?
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Wow, that is the most beautiful BMW interior I have ever seen. What vehicle is this?
That was my ‘15 Yas Marina Blue M4 with Silverstone full leather interior. I recently sold my ‘17 Nardo Gray M4 with the same interior (..but it had the alcantara items pictured). I have mastered the art of preserving interiors. Lol! Selling my Nardo M4 is what allowed me to make the jump into a 992 Carrera S.
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Have any of you seen the seat belt outlet trims covered in Race Tex (…so it matches the roof and B-pillars in Race Tex)? Does anybody have any photographs of it?
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Don’t get it if you have a manual. The configurator says that the shift boot comes in racetex but it doesn’t. They lie.
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Old 10-02-2021, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 991.1 Guy
Don’t get it if you have a manual. The configurator says that the shift boot comes in racetex but it doesn’t. They lie.
That’s some bull! What a jip!!!! Can this be verified by somebody who optioned the Race-Tex wheel on a 7MT?

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How does alcantara do with the moisturizers in hand sanitizer?
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How does alcantara do with the moisturizers in hand sanitizer?
Its better not to over moisturize your hands, but that applies to leather as well.
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Originally Posted by 991.1 Guy
Don’t get it if you have a manual. The configurator says that the shift boot comes in racetex but it doesn’t. They lie.
I found this to be incorrect. My ‘22 MT came with an alcantara shift **** & boot when I optioned the alcantara steering wheel. I’ll be returning the one I purchased from Suncoast.

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Originally Posted by M3Inline6
I found this to be incorrect. My ‘22 MT came with an alcantara shift **** & boot when I optioned the alcantara steering wheel. I’ll be returning the one I purchased from Suncoast.
I’m glad yours did. I had to wait 6 months for mine.
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Originally Posted by 991.1 Guy
I’m glad yours did. I had to wait 6 months for mine.
Was your situation just an error on Porsche’s behalf?
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Originally Posted by M3Inline6
Was your situation just an error on Porsche’s behalf?
I guess so. I pointed it out at delivery and they agreed to take care of it 🤷🏼‍♂️
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