How does the Carbon Fiber interior bits hold up
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Virtually every carbon interior 996 I've seen has damage to the carbon, sometimes a little, sometimes a bunch. It was prone to cracking, peeling, and yellowing. 997.1 wasn't much better. 997.2 I think started to get more durable carbon fiber bits...
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pancing (04-26-2020)
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The CF on my steering wheel is cracked and discolored, CF on the emergency brake is discolored but in otherwise good condition, CF on the shifter is still in pretty good shape. Overall just really disappointed with how poorly it's held up. Worst part for me is that I don't even like CF interior trim to start with.
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The carbon gets yellowed cause it's covered in a poly resin that's not UV stable. I remake the parts using a better cloth and epoxy resin for UV stability then re-cleared w/ auto 2k clear coat that will last forever.
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Where are you located … i am thinking of buying a 996 gt3 and would be interested in carbon fiber parts
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OEM Carbon bits on mine have stood the test of time - no signs of wear / cracking / yellowing. Garage kept if that means anything.
XNX - Carbon dashboard trim
XNR - Carbon center air vent bracket
XPY - Carbon instrument surround
X69 - Carbon door entry guards with logo
X58 - Carbon handbrake lever
X47 - Carbon gear lever ****
X69 - Carbon door entry guards with logo
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XNX - Carbon dashboard trim
XNR - Carbon center air vent bracket
XPY - Carbon instrument surround
X69 - Carbon door entry guards with logo
X58 - Carbon handbrake lever
X47 - Carbon gear lever ****
X69 - Carbon door entry guards with logo
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#30
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Personally I'm probably bucking the trend here but I'm not a fan of CF in interiors at all. My X50 had CF in it when I bought it (Not Factory) I took a heat gun to it and removed all of it except Stock CF steering wheel, Looks so much cleaner with just the fully wrapped leather interior