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Old 10-07-2015, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Melbourne15
Took sone pics after a drive on some two- lane twisties. I am loving this car!


Is that terra cotta interior? How can you not love that gorgeous car!
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Old 10-07-2015, 10:17 PM
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Thank you tomc_mets! I feel lucky to have found the black/terra full leather interior with the Atlas gray exterior. But then again there are many gorgeous color combos for 911's.
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Old 10-07-2015, 10:17 PM
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Terracota and Carrera red interior are my favorites interior colors.
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Old 10-08-2015, 03:47 PM
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Doh.....flat rear tyre due to a 2 inch long nail = evening work + tyre plug + blood + beer
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Old 10-08-2015, 04:42 PM
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Just picked up my new SO4's to replace the RE050A rears that wore out. Monday is track alignment day.
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Old 10-08-2015, 05:37 PM
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Default Paddleshift conversion on tiptronic 997.1

Just completed a paddleshift conversion on my tiptronic 997.1 Targa 4S
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Old 10-08-2015, 10:14 PM
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Default Replaced my factory mats with Cocomats

Dark blue metallic 997.2 C2S with sand beige interior. I love it but wanted to break up the sea of beige:


Rear cargo deck with factory sand beige upholstery




Passenger's floormat in sand beige




Driver's floormat in sand beige

so I ordered and just received installed Cocomats:


Rear deck with Cocomat




Passenger side Cocomat




Driver's side Cocomat


As you can see below, it's a nice match with the body color:



Cocomat with dark blue paint and sand beige leather
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Old 10-08-2015, 11:16 PM
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Old 10-09-2015, 12:39 AM
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those cocomats look great. I have the same color combination. What color cocomat did you pick?
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Old 10-09-2015, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 997v2cabrio
those cocomats look great. I have the same color combination. What color cocomat did you pick?
I got the #04 blue and natural dot.
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Old 10-09-2015, 04:03 AM
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Fitted new personal plates and genuine Porsche valve caps ............Easy 10 HP gain....................
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Old 10-09-2015, 06:19 AM
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*wall-of-text warning...

I unplugged my PSE to keep it in the open setting, full-time. As there are many threads discussing this quick and easily reversible "mod," there must be many here who have also done this. The sound is quite a bit deeper and louder in the ~20-50 MPH range now. My SW bypass + (unplugged) PSE is even a little louder than the SW bypass + Fister ceramic coated exhaust that I had on the C2S. (Could be partly down to the X51 Powerkit, though. The GTS simply screams up top in a way the already mellifluous SW+Fister equipped non-X51 C2S could never come close to matching.)

Anyway, I found a good solution for stopping up the female side of the connector, in order to keep the connections inside it clean. (I'll try and add photos here tomorrow.) I just took one of the light gray bulb housings from an extra set of side markers I had, removed the orange bulb, and used it as a dead plug to insert into the female side of the PSE connector. Perfect fit! And I then zip tied that cable/connector head to a nearby cable. Clean and simple solution.

My dealer's parts dept. is trying to find me a separate connector head to cap off the male side of the connection. In the mean time, I've wrapped the exposed elements of that side of the connection with silicone self-fusing tape that's heat resistant up to 500* F. Works like a charm. I'd still prefer the clean dead connector head, though.

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Old 10-09-2015, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by stevepow
new Sport Classic wheels with new Michelins! - replaced beat up headlight switch bezel too.




Sport Classic Wheels
VERY nice! I agonized over the choice between the OEM SCs and BBS LM-Rs. Two of the best looking wheels for the 997, IMO. Amazing deal by Suncoast. Congrats.
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Ten Years
VERY nice! I agonized over the choice between the OEM SCs and BBS LM-Rs. Two of the best looking wheels for the 997, IMO. Amazing deal by Suncoast. Congrats.
I'm in the exact same position. I'm completely torn between the Fuchs retro look or the BBS LM-R or CH-R. They both look fantastic!

After seeing stevepow's car I'm leaning more towards the Fuchs style... for now
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Old 10-09-2015, 10:40 AM
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For you red interior people here is a set of the leather side console trim by the stereo for cheap. Link

Not my ad but I keep watching for black leather parts to show up. These seem like a steal if they will match.
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