Anyone else find the 997.1 prettier than the 997.2?
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I have .1
If i could justify getting a .2..... i would do it in a heartbeat.
I love the LEDs but have started hating 'em only for the reason that every car maker is sticking - not fitting - sticking LEDs onto their products. Carmakers nowadays do not even care about whether their LEDs look nice or not. Just gotta stick the ***** in.
If i could justify getting a .2..... i would do it in a heartbeat.
I love the LEDs but have started hating 'em only for the reason that every car maker is sticking - not fitting - sticking LEDs onto their products. Carmakers nowadays do not even care about whether their LEDs look nice or not. Just gotta stick the ***** in.
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That said, I would be perfectly happy if I had a .2 instead of a .1...
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Nope, never liked the lower .1 front LED lights. I was so glad when they modified them to be more even with the .2 version. The interior dash and buttons are much more refined too.
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.1 owners would say .1, .2 owners would say .2! ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
To me, there are merits to both:
- LEDs in general just update the look, I think specially they work well on the tails. Fronts while cool, take away from classic look.
- .2 front-end bumper to me looks nicer specially vs. the non-aerokit .1 version. It just looks more sporty to me, specially if you got the GTS front-end.
- Wheels on .2 are improvement over .1, outside of Carrera Sport that looks great on both
So, overall, a Dectane LED light on the .1 gets you 80% there, specially if you dislike front LEDs that are on EVERY FREAKING CAR from KIA to Merc!
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To me, there are merits to both:
- LEDs in general just update the look, I think specially they work well on the tails. Fronts while cool, take away from classic look.
- .2 front-end bumper to me looks nicer specially vs. the non-aerokit .1 version. It just looks more sporty to me, specially if you got the GTS front-end.
- Wheels on .2 are improvement over .1, outside of Carrera Sport that looks great on both
So, overall, a Dectane LED light on the .1 gets you 80% there, specially if you dislike front LEDs that are on EVERY FREAKING CAR from KIA to Merc!
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the best look i feel is if you take a c2s add a 997.1 gt3 bumper and 997.2 gt3 3.8 wing!
looks mean but not over the top like an rs wing
throw on a cup front lip and you have one badass car
looks mean but not over the top like an rs wing
throw on a cup front lip and you have one badass car
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As mentioned, the LEDs look just like what all the other manufacturers are doing right now. I'm not a fan of them one way or the other. Twenty years from now people will say "remember when everyone had LEDs and black wheels?".
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I have meteor gray so the Led lights serve a great purpose on cloudy days -visible to other drivers! I do like the clean tail light look on the .1 997 and personally don't care for the lighted strip on the c4 .2 cars in the back. The interior center console is an improvement IMHO. Lastly, I really like the talker side mirrors of the .2 but both are great cars and fun as hell to drive so good bye, I'm going for a drive
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Other than LEDs, I haven't really noticed much difference....but I haven't looked that hard either
Not such a fan of LEDs either
Not such a fan of LEDs either
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It's funny...I wanted a Porsche so badly and was never able to have one until recently. But I remember when the 997.2 was introduced, I wasn't so sure I liked the LEDs. Then I really started to like them. Wasn't the case though with the 991...I loved the lights from the start.
That being said, every 911 is a beautiful machine end I enjoy looking at them all.
That being said, every 911 is a beautiful machine end I enjoy looking at them all.