smithk993

Looking at several possible 996 purchases which have varying degrees of carbon fiber interior trim. Some have the wheel, console, door arm guard, speakers and the works.

My question is how does this trim hold up over the years with fading, cracking,etc. A previous hunt for 993's I found several which had cracks on the steering wheel and some yellowing in color. Has this been improved with the 996 trim.

As I recall wasn't a full CF interior like $8-10K new?


Thanks.

jimq

my factory emergency brake and shifter **** still look great after 67K miles.

GreggT

I believe sun is part of the enemy.

For what it's worth....a 01 with full carbon....and all has held up well except the piece that runs the full length of the dash under the windshield and curves down to meet right and left corner. That has rippled, curved, and popped up at ends.......I've used epoxy adhesive to help fix.....next will replace.

manny_g

can't speak of the oem cf, but have great things to say about aftermarket from macarbon. oem appearance at a fraction of the cost. i've had mine for almost three years and no degradation what so ever.

jbossolo

FWIW i use 303 protectant on the "exposed" CF parts, like the rear wing, etc.
So far, so good.

raineycd

I actually looked at a few cars with carbon fiber before I bought mine and they were not holding up well. It is a nice option, but only if you take care of it...

I have wood and while I like it, the glue is not holding it well. Will be covering it with vinyl in the near future!

okbarnett

just fine

ducnine

That is a whole lot of cf!!!

slant911

Mine has been holding up fine too.

alex911s

mine has oem, car have 78k miles and it's holding up ok.. a friend has a low mile gt3 but has problems on the dash ,peeling closer to the middle of the windshield..

tvurt

My drivers side vent and batwing are OEM and have had the CF detach from the plastic. I liked the look at first, but now I am not so fond of the OEM CF package.

Tom

deepblue

Mine is holding up great, the outside ac vents are starting to show a slight yellowing but otherwise doing well.

jasonfreed

I have full CF and all is well EXCEPT the part that goes around the inside of the windshied and the vent.

Both peeled and warped and have since been replaced with plain black pieces.

Everything else looks great.

DesignerGenes

My 2005 Turbo S has just a hint of carbon fiber trim: a couple of small pieces on the dash, the shift and hand brake, and a narrow band between the upper and lower dash leather. I like it; however, I think much more gets gaudy. I wanted a 993 Turbo S, but they're all full carbon fiber dash and it is ugly.

Mine is looking new at 4.5 years on the road. I have seen one with the trim on the outside air vents that was coming up and looked terrible. My advice: don't overdo this trim.

okbarnett

My advice: don't overdo this trim.[/QUOTE]

ABSOLUTELY!!