Cool Chris Harris Vid of all GT3's with Weissach
01-09-2021, 07:48 AM
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Cool Chris Harris Vid of all GT3's with Weissach
Maybe it's been posted before but I just stumbled upon it.
01-09-2021, 11:32 PM
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Just watched it again (3 or 4 times back when it first released, but now once again) ... couple weird things I noticed....
When they first lift the garage doors, and pan across the room (cue music), exactly at the 1min 12sec mark, check out the coloring. The 997.2 looks RED,... but in fact it is the orange one. So the producers clearly added some color saturation.
Then,... as I watched (again) during the 997.2 review (orange one),... at exactly the 12min 52second mark, as AP is talking about how they added the Centerlock wheels, the producers cut to a sweep across on the CL's, and it is NOT of the 997.2,.. but rather of the 991 CL's (w/ orange calipers on PCCB's,... or maybe they were actually red, but the producers saturated the footage there too!!) that also have the single orange/or/red pin stripping on one of the spokes. Can anyone identify which 991 had that wheel/PCCB/Caliper setup?
... that was funny,... but indeed they DID correct it by showing the correct 997.2 rim/pccb/caliper setup at the 14:08 mark.
anyway,... it was indeed fun to watch even for a 4th & 5th time!! Thanks for reposting (still fun seeing all the keys on the windshield wipers for each car too)
EDIT: Ahhh,... now I see that the dark gray Gen 2 991 rim with orange looking caliper on PCCB's (w/ spoke stripe), with side stripes, that is right next to the orange 997.2 (behind Chris).
When they first lift the garage doors, and pan across the room (cue music), exactly at the 1min 12sec mark, check out the coloring. The 997.2 looks RED,... but in fact it is the orange one. So the producers clearly added some color saturation.
Then,... as I watched (again) during the 997.2 review (orange one),... at exactly the 12min 52second mark, as AP is talking about how they added the Centerlock wheels, the producers cut to a sweep across on the CL's, and it is NOT of the 997.2,.. but rather of the 991 CL's (w/ orange calipers on PCCB's,... or maybe they were actually red, but the producers saturated the footage there too!!) that also have the single orange/or/red pin stripping on one of the spokes. Can anyone identify which 991 had that wheel/PCCB/Caliper setup?
... that was funny,... but indeed they DID correct it by showing the correct 997.2 rim/pccb/caliper setup at the 14:08 mark.
anyway,... it was indeed fun to watch even for a 4th & 5th time!! Thanks for reposting (still fun seeing all the keys on the windshield wipers for each car too)
EDIT: Ahhh,... now I see that the dark gray Gen 2 991 rim with orange looking caliper on PCCB's (w/ spoke stripe), with side stripes, that is right next to the orange 997.2 (behind Chris).
Last edited by bweSteve; 01-09-2021 at 11:45 PM. Reason: found it!!
01-10-2021, 02:49 PM
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Just watched it again (3 or 4 times back when it first released, but now once again) ... couple weird things I noticed....
When they first lift the garage doors, and pan across the room (cue music), exactly at the 1min 12sec mark, check out the coloring. The 997.2 looks RED,... but in fact it is the orange one. So the producers clearly added some color saturation.
Then,... as I watched (again) during the 997.2 review (orange one),... at exactly the 12min 52second mark, as AP is talking about how they added the Centerlock wheels, the producers cut to a sweep across on the CL's, and it is NOT of the 997.2,.. but rather of the 991 CL's (w/ orange calipers on PCCB's,... or maybe they were actually red, but the producers saturated the footage there too!!) that also have the single orange/or/red pin stripping on one of the spokes. Can anyone identify which 991 had that wheel/PCCB/Caliper setup?
... that was funny,... but indeed they DID correct it by showing the correct 997.2 rim/pccb/caliper setup at the 14:08 mark.
anyway,... it was indeed fun to watch even for a 4th & 5th time!! Thanks for reposting (still fun seeing all the keys on the windshield wipers for each car too)
EDIT: Ahhh,... now I see that the dark gray Gen 2 991 rim with orange looking caliper on PCCB's (w/ spoke stripe), with side stripes, that is right next to the orange 997.2 (behind Chris).
When they first lift the garage doors, and pan across the room (cue music), exactly at the 1min 12sec mark, check out the coloring. The 997.2 looks RED,... but in fact it is the orange one. So the producers clearly added some color saturation.
Then,... as I watched (again) during the 997.2 review (orange one),... at exactly the 12min 52second mark, as AP is talking about how they added the Centerlock wheels, the producers cut to a sweep across on the CL's, and it is NOT of the 997.2,.. but rather of the 991 CL's (w/ orange calipers on PCCB's,... or maybe they were actually red, but the producers saturated the footage there too!!) that also have the single orange/or/red pin stripping on one of the spokes. Can anyone identify which 991 had that wheel/PCCB/Caliper setup?
... that was funny,... but indeed they DID correct it by showing the correct 997.2 rim/pccb/caliper setup at the 14:08 mark.
anyway,... it was indeed fun to watch even for a 4th & 5th time!! Thanks for reposting (still fun seeing all the keys on the windshield wipers for each car too)
EDIT: Ahhh,... now I see that the dark gray Gen 2 991 rim with orange looking caliper on PCCB's (w/ spoke stripe), with side stripes, that is right next to the orange 997.2 (behind Chris).
LOL, details only someone afflicted with serious Porsche Addiction would pick up on.
01-10-2021, 04:09 PM
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haha,... yea obsessions. addictions. Infatuations. ... all bordering on neurotic
but I also laugh because I did learn one very cool feature - the folding mirror lock on our 997 GT's
but I also laugh because I did learn one very cool feature - the folding mirror lock on our 997 GT's
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01-10-2021, 08:25 PM
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Great video.
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01-11-2021, 12:20 AM
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I had my car transported and they folded the mirrors in to get it in the truck.
01-11-2021, 02:33 PM
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01-11-2021, 02:37 PM
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There's a little red tab inside the housing that you can move to hold the spring mechanism open. Then, when you want to unfold them, you push on the little red tab and it will release it.
01-11-2021, 05:40 PM
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right. So just push your mirror backwards & you'll see the red lever. Once you move it a bit, you'll understand how it locks in place & prevents the mirror from closing back to its standard position.
... correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this manual lever was a standard mirror thing on all 997 model lines back then (not just GT cars)
Then, when you want to return the mirror back to normal position, just push on the mirror a bit (backwards again), and the red lever will disengage by itself. Easy.... & cool.
Of course, after Chris Harris shows the red lever trick,.. AP then says (at the 14:30 mark), that the weight savings of that manual lever, is not really that much better than todays technology of having a servo motor & a door panel switch to make it electronic.
.... Something tells me that when they're attempting to save "a gram here, and a gram there", that the manual lever is still "lighter". Lol
... correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this manual lever was a standard mirror thing on all 997 model lines back then (not just GT cars)
Then, when you want to return the mirror back to normal position, just push on the mirror a bit (backwards again), and the red lever will disengage by itself. Easy.... & cool.
Of course, after Chris Harris shows the red lever trick,.. AP then says (at the 14:30 mark), that the weight savings of that manual lever, is not really that much better than todays technology of having a servo motor & a door panel switch to make it electronic.
.... Something tells me that when they're attempting to save "a gram here, and a gram there", that the manual lever is still "lighter". Lol
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01-13-2021, 01:08 PM
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holy smokes, I can see myself snapping off a mirror giving it a go!
maybe I'll look for a youtube video, lol
maybe I'll look for a youtube video, lol
01-14-2021, 01:44 AM
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haha,... well as long as you don't push the mirror "forward", you'll be fine.
and why waste time looking for a Youtube video, when you've got the video in post #1 here!! Just fast-fwd to 14:15 mark & you'll see Chris push the mirror backwards & then you'll see him flick the red lever.
....Pissed,... you may be over thinking this one
and why waste time looking for a Youtube video, when you've got the video in post #1 here!! Just fast-fwd to 14:15 mark & you'll see Chris push the mirror backwards & then you'll see him flick the red lever.
....Pissed,... you may be over thinking this one
01-14-2021, 03:03 PM
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I checked my RS yesterday and yes indeed, it's simple. Worked like a charm... I'm sure this factory mod added 1.5 HP to the overall output and reduced weight by a gram or two 
Very cool tidbit of virtually unknown data.
Very cool tidbit of virtually unknown data.
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