911dev

If you really want the center painted then do it now; if you still can. By the time you pay for the console, return your core and add labor your cost is very close and you have to have someone pull apart your center console; unless you're doing your own work. Bumperplugs is great, but there's nothing lacking with the quality of the factory work either.

ir_fuel

In a GT3/RS leather interior is not really a must have. After all it is a race car, combined with the clubsport package and seats covered with fire-retardant nomex.

Carrera (S) or Turbo, that's a different story

911dev

That's your opinion and that's cool but again, for me, leather IS a must have. As much as the gt3/RS are "race cars", they are also what a 911 street car should be, especially the .2 gt3. To make either a dedicated track/race car will take having the (well documented) coolant lines fixed, brake pads, brake fluids, cage and other incidentals changed or installed. Definitely the closest thing to a track ready car Porsche offers but to say that a gt3 is not a street car is preposterous. (and, the clubsport package is not offered in the states.)

I've owned a 997 turbo, and two Carreras (CS and C4S cab). Compared to these cars the gt3 feels right at home on the street. I'm not saying that the car should not be at the track to fully enjoy one but that does not mean that one can not be thoroughly enjoyed as a street car. I find my other (sold) Porsches and current BMW 3 series to be way to soft (actually the BMW has always been too soft) now that I have a .2 3.

IAortho

Great to hear that "street" review 911dev! I specced my 2011 gt3 (due in Sept./Oct.) with leather because it was a MUST have IMO. My car will not see much track time, although I hope to do some DE events. When I was looking for a used 2010 gt3, I basically ruled out any cars without leather. To each their own.

911dev

^ Congrats, you're going to love it. Every time I look at the leather in my car I know that I made the right choice.

TurboS2013

Your car sounds awesome, but what drew me to your post was what you said about the Alcantara Sun Visors. My 997.2 Turbo S came with an Alcantara headliner but the black plastic sun visors with the hideous stickers! I have been trying to find a VIN for a ROW car that came with Alcantara visors so they would not have the stickers on them from Porsche. No luck. I have contacted Suncoast and they are looking into it, but so far, they can order me visors WITH the stickers for about $1300. Now, if the stickers simply peal off leaving absolutely NO marks or sign of ever being there, problem solved, I will order those. However there is a 3-5 MONTH wait and no return policy for said item so I need to be sure of what I am getting into. Please advise.

Thank you,
Rudy

dasams

I also have an alcantara headliner and plastic visors. Why not buy the full leather visors which are $1,332 at Suncoast?

TurboS2013

I think that with the headliner being Alcantara it will look perfect with the matching visors. I am going to get the leather console cover with crest soon also. I added the PDK leather surround this spring and it is awesome.