Thanks guys, this is it and omg those cars and the lighter gold look sooooo goood in that thread!

 

APEX SM-10S, with Falken FK510s. 295/30 rear, 235/40 front, stock suspension. Also did DEPO uograded tail lights.

 

Well whaddaya know. Me too! I did the rears also as they were all in need of replacement.

 

Nice work,,,,now get 15mm spacers and viola’

 

Me too Dave. It would be rude not to !!

 

Looks great. I have a full black carpet available and other black leather and/or vinyl trim pieces if you want to add more contrast.

 

which trim pieces?

 

I'm going to create a marketplace listing. I have two whole cars that I am parting out. One is a 2000 with the vinyl and the other is 1999 with full leather and carbon fiber. The CF is mostly cracked and needs to be refurbished.

Here are some things.

A, B, C pillars in leather or vinyl
Doors in leather or vinyl
Rear quarters in leather or vinyl
Stock, ALU/leather, and ALU/carbon fiber shift *****
Side dash vents in leather and carbon fiber
Defroster vent trim in leather and carbon fiber
Horshoe surround in carbon fiber
Center console in carbon fiber and Guards Red
Seatbelts in black and red
Rear window lower trim panel in vinyl

 

My almost 6 year old son and I drove down from ATL to Opelika, AL to Dinan HQ to pick up parts for my X5 M. Got caught in a crazy downpour (think fast wipers, hazards on). Lil man had to go and couldn't wait. I pulled over (still in a downpour). From the driver seat, pushed the passenger seat all the way forward and then tilted it forward. There was more than enough room for him to fully stand up and perform an "emergency pit stop".

I couldn't believe that he had enough room to fully stand up. These cars are like an optical illusion. They seem small from the outside, but are big on the inside.

Pro tip for parents: My son gets a stiff neck when holding an iPad in his lap during a road trip. I searched high and low for a tablet holder to fit my X5M (with sport seats) and C4S because they don't have traditional head rests with posts. I found this that works with any sport seat:
It's like an elastic belly band with velcro to attach it to itself and more velcro so you can fit any sized tablet on it. It doesn't look elegant, but it gets the job done.

 

Replaced a failed coolant reservoir. When it failed the system was hot and pissed all over the coil packs on bank 1. Nice added level of expense, that was. 3 packs and 6 plugs. Still have a little residual coolant burn off smell. At least the cap on the new tank is black. Only lost 1.5l of liquid. Had to replace the tank on the XC90 a day or two before. Probably sibling jealousy.

 

If your coolant tank came with a black cap you don't have a genuine Porsche tank. That cap and tank will both come back to bite you.

 

Thanks. I’ll need to check what was ordered.

 

The latest cap is blue and the P/N ends in 04.

 

@16vsilverstreak Might want to check out this thread….
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...-in-996-a.html

 

I love the black accents. Where does one find these trim items?