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Old 10-25-2022, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dhirm5
The description is idiotic - “real carbon fiber” - but the materials detail and pix show no carbon fiber. Zinc alloy is fine / better than plastic.

Looks worlds better than the shaver, though. I’d prob buy one if I had PDK.
Agree- I am considering this. Does not look bad.

I wonder if the CF is Matte or Gloss
Old 10-25-2022, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy-D
Agree- I am considering this. Does not look bad.

I wonder if the CF is Matte or Gloss
Picture looks more glossy.
Old 10-25-2022, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rouxeny
;looks completely out of place. As much as the shaver may not look great, at least it’s consistent with the rest of the design of the car.
+100... i thought this was a joke at first. It looks so strange. If you dislike the Braun, Porsche even has (had? I'm too lazy to check the configurator) a solution that looks pretty good and fits the 992 interior design language. IIRC it was $750. For a real Porsche part that's a steal compared to this product.




It doesn't actually even look very much like the GT3 **** it's trying to imitate:




I guarantee the lettering on this thing starts rubbing off eventually.

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Old 10-25-2022, 11:56 PM
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That gear selector is absolutely fugly! I can't believe you guys are contemplating putting that into your 911.
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Old 10-26-2022, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by zachr
+100... i thought this was a joke at first. It looks so strange. If you dislike the Braun, Porsche even has (had? I'm too lazy to check the configurator) a solution that looks pretty good and fits the 992 interior design language. IIRC it was $750. For a real Porsche part that's a steal compared to this product.


It doesn't actually even look very much like the GT3 **** it's trying to imitate:




I guarantee the lettering on this thing starts rubbing off eventually.
W/o debating about likes or dislikes but I am either blind or it is exact the same shape and proportions as the GT3 ****. The stem looks the same too inuding the cutout. Main difference is the top insert is not like a button ...
So, not sure what you expect it needs to imitate the GT3 ****.

The main difference in looks comes from where it mounts to aka the floating PDK base vs the shift booth base in the GT3.

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Old 10-19-2023, 02:36 PM
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am I the only one who thinks that seam line on the **** looks weird?
Old 10-19-2023, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sycheah
am I the only one who thinks that seam line on the **** looks weird?
I gues it looks a bit like a butt, but you're not going to see it from this angle / it would look fine.
Old 10-25-2023, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by EZ E
Anyone purchase the 992 gear shifter off Ebay and install?
I actually did it today
got it when wife visited taiwan

its actually a very nice unit (picture doesnt do it justice) - heavy, high quality like, and the lettering is actually lasered embed in the round bezel
The weight make the shifts more satisfying - Also much better looking than the razor


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Old 10-25-2023, 08:13 AM
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Reminds me of the old BMW M shifter


Old 10-25-2023, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by kevin11803
I actually did it today
got it when wife visited taiwan

its actually a very nice unit (picture doesnt do it justice) - heavy, high quality like, and the lettering is actually lasered embed in the round bezel
The weight make the shifts more satisfying - Also much better looking than the razor
Thanks for taking the plunge!
Old 10-25-2023, 10:11 AM
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How hard/easy was the installation?
Old 10-25-2023, 10:31 AM
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Nice. Way better than the shaver.
Old 10-25-2023, 11:45 AM
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I may be in the majority but I’ve actually grown to like the shaver. Not as much as I liked the 991.2 pdk shift **** (I used it as a hand rest). Can’t do that on the 992 shaver. Haha guess I’ll driver faster and keep both hands on the wheel.
Old 10-25-2023, 09:57 PM
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Hi kevin11803,

please let us know your thoughts after you have put a few hard miles on your 992 with the new shifter. Since the shifter is heavier, I am curious if it will move on it's own during hard acceleration or braking. I am contemplating the purchase, and I thank you for taking the plunge first for all of us.

Seing
Old 10-25-2023, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by devexpert
That gear selector is absolutely fugly! I can't believe you guys are contemplating putting that into your 911.
At least it wasn't placed on the dash ala Cayenne(yet).


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