2010 gt3-To leather or not to leather??? Opinions please...
07-21-2009 | 10:56 PM
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07-22-2009 | 12:58 AM
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Leather it up....
26141 Seat Inlays in Standard Leather
26181 Door Pull Handle and Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26183 Rear Center Console Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26182 Door Center Panel in Standard Leather
One option missing:
lower part of dashboard including glove compartment.
Guess your stuck with Alcatera for the lower dashboard
26141 Seat Inlays in Standard Leather
26181 Door Pull Handle and Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26183 Rear Center Console Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26182 Door Center Panel in Standard Leather
One option missing:
lower part of dashboard including glove compartment.
Guess your stuck with Alcatera for the lower dashboard
07-22-2009 | 01:16 AM
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I agree with 02 carrera. On a GT3 its a waste of money. Now you have a valid reason to not get leather dash.
I just cant beleive I disagreed with MJones. First time in 7,000 posts that has happened!
I just cant beleive I disagreed with MJones. First time in 7,000 posts that has happened!
07-22-2009 | 01:35 AM
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And I have to disagree with Old Guy. Damn! Does that mean I have to agree with MJones?
I have done it both ways and full leather is the way to go (without one iota of doubt). Maybe, I am just a sucker for that stitching on the dash.... it exudes quality!
I have done it both ways and full leather is the way to go (without one iota of doubt). Maybe, I am just a sucker for that stitching on the dash.... it exudes quality!
07-22-2009 | 01:56 AM
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^ it all depends on where you are on the deep cliff off automotive suicide....
i think GT3 is a great street car. not a bad track car but not really a track car. i just dont like leather, partly due to my OCD of spending hours lotioning it (i can't help it. i am taking drugs for my OCD now). if you dont mind leather then i think GT3 is fine with leather. if you really want to be hard core and all, get the cup car. mind you i just got off track yesterday with two cup cars, one driven by johannes vanoverbek..... holy sh*t.... all these years, i have been driving crap on track.... i just can't afford to maintain a cup at 35 days of track use.....
please obama, i need a bail out...
nothing a few billion won't help.
i think GT3 is a great street car. not a bad track car but not really a track car. i just dont like leather, partly due to my OCD of spending hours lotioning it (i can't help it. i am taking drugs for my OCD now). if you dont mind leather then i think GT3 is fine with leather. if you really want to be hard core and all, get the cup car. mind you i just got off track yesterday with two cup cars, one driven by johannes vanoverbek..... holy sh*t.... all these years, i have been driving crap on track.... i just can't afford to maintain a cup at 35 days of track use.....
please obama, i need a bail out...
nothing a few billion won't help.
07-22-2009 | 02:48 AM
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yes, got brand new TPD trailer.
yes, the truck will arrive. i may just get an used. as i am trying very hard to like the trucks, but i dont think i love them. so might as well save some money there.
cup car..... i bought one
in my wildest dreams.
yes, the truck will arrive. i may just get an used. as i am trying very hard to like the trucks, but i dont think i love them. so might as well save some money there.
cup car..... i bought one
in my wildest dreams.
07-22-2009 | 05:39 AM
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Thanks for the comments fellas... I really appreciate all the input and for the moment I'm leaning towards going the leather option + steering wheel & gear shifter. Was at the dealer today checking out the two options (std in carrera S and leather option in gt2) and I liked what I saw in the gt2. I'm sure i'll dwell on it for another week to two...
07-22-2009 | 05:47 AM
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Leather it up....
26141 Seat Inlays in Standard Leather
26181 Door Pull Handle and Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26183 Rear Center Console Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26182 Door Center Panel in Standard Leather
One option missing:
lower part of dashboard including glove compartment.
Guess your stuck with Alcatera for the lower dashboard
26141 Seat Inlays in Standard Leather
26181 Door Pull Handle and Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26183 Rear Center Console Storage Compartment Lid in Standard Leather
26182 Door Center Panel in Standard Leather
One option missing:
lower part of dashboard including glove compartment.
Guess your stuck with Alcatera for the lower dashboard
There is no leather gear shifter available. The standard shifter in the Carrera models is only half leather and half "aluminium-look" (not real aluminium) as shown in the following pic:
Also, the shift pattern bit on top of the shifter is aluminium-look in the Carrera models as opposed to volcano grey in the GT3.
Also, the shift pattern bit on top of the shifter is aluminium-look in the Carrera models as opposed to volcano grey in the GT3.
First, if you are looking for durability that you are better off not going full leather. My 79' 911 S/C is in the upholstry shop getting a lot of the interior re-finished: new carpeting, recovered upper trim, dash and console. One of the things we talked about early was covering the dash in leather. The chop completely recommended against it. Here is the problem, the leather expands and contracts different than the plastic surface it is laid on top of. As leather hardens over time (you can only treat the surface), it can actually warps the surface underneath. They advised me against it because they have worked on so several of these cars where the dashes became so warped than once they were pulled out to be recovered, they would not go back in.
07-22-2009 | 05:52 AM
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^ it all depends on where you are on the deep cliff off automotive suicide....
i think GT3 is a great street car. not a bad track car but not really a track car. i just dont like leather, partly due to my OCD of spending hours lotioning it (i can't help it. i am taking drugs for my OCD now). if you dont mind leather then i think GT3 is fine with leather.
i think GT3 is a great street car. not a bad track car but not really a track car. i just dont like leather, partly due to my OCD of spending hours lotioning it (i can't help it. i am taking drugs for my OCD now). if you dont mind leather then i think GT3 is fine with leather.
and want to spend most of my spare time driving this thing, not pampering it... If i go leather I will have to make it a rule that I only fuss over the leather once or twice a year
07-22-2009 | 06:48 AM
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Well, the display car at the Silverstone preview looked really good - had a big list of 'options' it included and 'Full leather' wasn't on it but it turns out the car did have the full leather option so there may be some disappointed owners who receive the 'leatherette' (erm, that'll be plastic then).
Gone for leather on mine - again its a keeper, everyday car that I intend to track as well and I like Alcantara
Just a shame you can't have the CS option and retain the Leather+Alcantara seats
Gone for leather on mine - again its a keeper, everyday car that I intend to track as well and I like Alcantara
Just a shame you can't have the CS option and retain the Leather+Alcantara seats
07-22-2009 | 11:21 AM
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however, like i stated before on my race car, it had full leather and based on the amount of dirt in it (it was a street car when i bought it used) i can assure you the leather was never cared for. zero delamination, still looked great once i wiped off the dirt. the car was a 1999. so these new leathers last a good long time.