993MAN

Zennith Blue..

What makes you say that?

polaris 993 sport

hey V-i used to have many years ago a black euro 633 csi bmw with red interior-but it was half red half black- I loved the red(always looked clean and cool)I would get it and just tone it down in the right places- it is also my wifes favorite color-you swedes and blue-go figure

cgfen

uhhhhhhhhhhh
probably not in Sweden.

cheers

Craig

CarreraX

That is a awesome car! I love it! Maybe do black carpet and seats like others have said but I think it is stunning in a traditional old school way. Go for it!!

ppashley

I love the blue - looks great.

I think if the price is very very good, I would get it and perhaps do some changes folks have suggested.

One other thing.... Are there some stickers missing from the engine bay? Something looks missing.
Perhaps its a US v RoW thing.

Phil

V

I think everything on the car is factory. I believe the option code for leather wrapped instrument gauge bezels is "XF5". Apparently (as you noted) there are quite a few "exlusive" leather options in this interior..

As others have said, If the upper and lower dash would be dyed into black, and then with the CF trim in between, then maybe leaving the air vents and gauge rings in boxster red would still be a nice touch..

Any PSHP gurus in here??

Definately. CF trim would do the trick. Maybe also a 996 CF steering wheel and some black surflex.. hmm

Phil you are spot on. It's a ROW vs. US spec thing. Way more stickers in the US spec. engine compartments..

And the price is good.. It's just not THAT good yet. As I said, maybe it's worth a look and then give him a bid that I am comfortable with paying for this car given what has to be done to it to make it cool.

Thanks for the input guys.

ZAMIRZ

I personally love it. In SoCal where Porsches are a dime-a-dozen and every one is a different shade of grey, silver or black, a car like this just oozes style. I would ****** this up without hesitation, even better if you can get it at a low price.

fast_freddy

Love the exterior. Interior.... Looks like me after two hours at the beach without sunblock.


I found a terrific 993 a few years ago in polar silver with that interior and just couldnt do it.

OldGuy

I love the color. You could tone down the interior by adding some carbon fiber parts like on the 993TT S

V

Saw the car in person today. Needs a bit of attention to the regular stuff. A/C blows cold when you hit max but does nothing when you hit the small A/C button. Gauge faces are after market. It seems all the particular red accents were glued on using some kind of vinyl wrap painted boxster red. Sport seat drivers side bolster is worn and there's a hole on the leather by the doorstep. Doorstraps need attention. Wheels are scuffed, rubbing all around needs refinishing. Don't know if the tail is stock.. It felt pretty light. Although it has the rear inner area smooth, e.g no fiber glass look.. What else.. hmm discs in the rear needs to be replaced, fairly uneven wear. uum.. Oh yeah the OBD/trip computer works but the light is dead (e.g you won't see it at night) Any idea of cost for this? Also most of the lamps lighting up the guages are dead and needs to be replaced. The car had 24.XXXmiles 4 yrs ago and now has 45.XXX miles. Current owner used it as an all year around daily driver.. Paint seems to be in good condition..

Big problem for me is my newly ordered DACH X-pipes won't work on this car because the pipe is made for Gilett and this appears to be Bishoff although it is MY'97??? Strange!! Can I still use my pipes or do I have to order new?? Chris???

Any input appreciated.. enjoy

V

I just read here: https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ACH-X+Bischoff

That you can swap the entire exhaust system to make the Gilette cat pipes work on a Bischoff system. As I would have two cars I could just swap them and be done with it . Another possibility would be to buy a pair of Gilette heat exchangers. Does anyone know roughly how much those are?

As another note looking at the pictures, I wonder why the cut the deckal under the engine lid? Could this be proof of repaint? Other than that, the paint seemed to be in overall good condition..

ientre9y11

I've never seen a black interior that I didn't like!

It will be a tough combination to sell.

V

I think that's what the seller is experiencing right now.. My plan is to low-ball a little because of the color combo.. What you can do is surflex the upper and lower dash to black and then put CF from marcus in there along with replacing the floor mats with black mats.. that would make a huge difference already..

ientre9y11

Good plan. If you still think it is too red you can search out black replacement parts cheaply and change things out over time.

allill

Viggo, go for it! I love that combo. The guages and vents look to be leather too!