nkhalidi

Gotta make sure you get those pretty rotors!

Duane in Miami

I think it looks geat, I would lose the adaptive sport seats as you will most likely end up putting the cgt seats in eventually. That is very close to how my car is except I have a lot more carbon.

C.J. Ichiban

On my car my only options I'm choosing are

guards red/black +alcantara interior
pccb
black wheels
xenons (and washer jets painted)
fire extinguisher
red belts, red gauges
euro delivery
- probably switch into the c/f cgt seats- no need for adaptives.
- i'd rather do full leather than full carbon fiber- i've seen the way it tends to pull off the surfaces after a few years and think leather would be better in the long haul.
-I'm looking forward to the alcantara, very cool

that's how i'll spend my money, but everyone's different.

Carrera GT

The CF stuff is a better quality -- it's not all stick-on stuff, but it could still deteriorate, I guess. CF and leather are complementary, not mutually exclusive. CF door sills look a lot better than the plastic. A lot. Painted cabin trim might be okay, but in a black car, what's the point?

The seats are "like" the CGT, but they're the GT3 seat. And look like being US$6K-ish per pair as an after-market accessory. In terms of ordering the car from factory menu options, the stock sport seats are very good. Having driven with the adaptive seats in a Carrera, I'd not pay for them.

I'd budget on an alignment. Comments about "tracking" (aka tram-lining) relate mostly to alignment, especially toe-out or excessive camber for the street. Based on 996 experience, there's no real chance the 997 GT3 will arrive with correct (much less "good") alignment settings.

As for upgrades, consider going straight to threaded rear toe arms and at least take a look at the RS split wheel carrier. I imagine people tracking the GT3 will be trying to get the RS geometry in the rear. Shouldn't be impossible.

If you're buying aftermarket wheels, keep in mind the factory wheel specs reflect a 5mm or 10mm spacer, which you could do without.

Having seen red gauges on a 997 (and pics of the "very red" 997 GT3) I'd not get coloured gauges.

Fire-ex is cheap, cool and easily switched over to the passenger side.

Painted nipples might sound 'Vegas, but it's the only solution, especially for a black car. On white, they're not so bad.

Full leather doesn't remove any of the Alcantara.

I think PCM looks better than the "sea of plastic switches" if the car has only the conventional head unit. Next time, I think I'll either go with PCM or figure out how to do a console delete in the 997 GT3.

I have some pics of the cabin of my car, I'll email if you like (too tedious to reduce the file sizes ... Rennlist needs to be reconfigured to take big files or partner with a file-sharing site.)

The upgraded audio system is still pretty ordinary. If you're enjoying music (and at least you'll hear it in the 997 ... I know Moot would rather have a megaphone through the firewall ...) you'll be thinking about taking the audio from the factory head and piping it through new amps and speakers. At least you'll have the extra couple of factory locations set up in the car if you go with the upgraded audio and it's relatively inexpensive. Just don't expect anything from Porsche when it comes to audio or nav technology.

The aluminum foot rest is probably worthwhile. I see the RS has nice pedals, but I haven't seen a close-up.

This thread has tempted me back to the configurator. Maybe the one on the UK site has more stuff to consider.

I suggest someone starts a group-buy thread on a pair of 997 GT3 seats. Let'sl start with $4000 for a pair, tax and freight paid. Maybe if we can get a dozen orders to Viper Bob ... ?

lawjdc

I agree.

Carrera GT

Here's video of black with black wheels and polished rims.
All the accessories on this car look good. Especially the seat cover.

Click here to see Video

nkhalidi

Neither is likely. E-mail me the photos and I'll resize them, host them, and post them here. nkhalidi-at-yahoo.com.

rzundel

What does this mean?? Are you saying that I pay for full leather and still get Alcantara in the seats?? Are you kidding??

Please send your photo's to my email at r.zundel@verizon.net

Thanks.

Frank 993 C4S

That's correct. You actually get more Alcantara in the door panels as well.

Carrera GT

I was wondering about that. I thought I just didn't pay attention to the doors on the first car I saw (without the leather option.)

Carrera GT

I'll email the pics in a sec. I think I can publish them using Picassa. Worth doing -- I'm forever leaving out pics and videos because I can't post them to Rennlist.

I'm not kidding about the Alcantara. $3K in leather goes to the dash and trim, but doesn't replace the Alcantara steering wheel, etc.

I know you can option more leather and less Alcantara (can we just start calling it suede? : ) but I didn't want to lose any of the "GT3-ness" just remove some of the "Boxster-ness" ...

rzundel

Still looking for your email! Just so I understand correctly, when I order the full leather option, where do I get Alcantara in the car? Thanks.

Carrera GT

Whoops. Distracted. Sending now. Couple of minutes. I hope you have space in your email. Sent two emails, the 2nd is 7.7MB

Cheers,

MJones

Steering wheel rim, shift lever, handbrake lever grip, door
handles, door center panel, door storage bin and lid of center
console in alcantara black.

nkhalidi

Photos posted for Carrera GT: