When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
“@mgx1020 that was fast! Are options similar? Congrats!”
Thank you! I had new purchase in the works while finalizing the buy back over the last month. Similar options to MY20 but this car was new on the lot as I didn’t do the build. I decided to go this route as most of used 22-23 were similar priced when comparing price for this car with pretty significant discount from msrp. Plus I’m unsure of when my 24 allocation will actually take place. Too impatient I guess😂. I knew I wanted to stick with turbo SE. Main differences- MY 23 has RAS, clear tail lights, roof rails and trailer hitch which didn’t have on the MY20. Trailer hitch for bike rack and not towing. Biggest Items I’ve given up were Burmester & HUD. This was reason for my other thread about Bose. I don’t claim to be audiophile so we will see with the Bose. I’m indifferent to HUD so no big deal for me. A few other minor differences like rear sunshades but I tint the windows anyway and my teen kids rarely ride with me anymore.
Changing to summer tires (to ****ty NEXEN ones, that the car came with.). Didn't have enough time to ruin the NEXEN tires, as got delivery at the end of last summer season. Definitely going Michelin next summer. Had Michelin this winter.
Switched out to summer shoes too.
Not sure which wheel I like better
They both look great so I would say the summer ones because the more open spoke design is much easier to clean. I also use the Spyders for my winter wheels and they don't get truly clean until they are pulled off in the spring and I can properly get to the inside barrels.
They both look great so I would say the summer ones because the more open spoke design is much easier to clean. I also use the Spyders for my winter wheels and they don't get truly clean until they are pulled off in the spring and I can properly get to the inside barrels.
My thoughts exactly - I was thinking which ones were easiest to clean in winter vs. summer. OP - both options look good.
Took European Delivery and then drove a factory loaner 2950km because they didn't have winters for ours 😉
Zuffenhausen unveil and delivery experience Zuffenhausen unveil and delivery experience Zuffenhausen unveil and delivery experience Zuffenhausen unveil and delivery experience
It was a lot of fun driving the '22 factory loaner for 2950km. Supply chain issues meant they couldn't find winter tires for our '24. One thing I now know is I really am happy with the 2024 Cayenne refresh.
How does one follow up posts about European delivery and driving through the Dolomites?
Well, yesterday it was off with the 20 inch Winter wheels with Michelin Alpin,
20 inch Winter wheels with Michelin Alpin
.... and on with the 21 inch "Summer" wheels with the original Pirelli Scorpion all-seasons.
21 inch "Summer" wheels with the original Pirelli Scorpion all-season tires
The RENNSTAND jack stands I bought last fall and used for the first time didn't work as well as expected. Their supports barely clear the wheels of my 3-ton Daytona floor jack to the point that I doubt that I could pull the floor jack from under the RENNSTAND if I needed to use it to jack up another corner of the Cayenne. And the top portion of the RENNSTAND contacts and bends the air deflectors in front of the rear wheels and that is only if I position the RENNSTAND as far forward as possible. Otherwise the RENNSTAND might break the air deflectors. Still, using the RENNSTAND is better than relying only on a floor jack to hold the Cayenne up as I found out last year when my 40+ year old floor jack failed and collapsed.
Changing wheels is easier due to buying a second threaded locating pin. Cayenne's with 22 inch wheels came with two of these pins but the rest came with one. You can see the locating pins sticking out of the hubs in the photos.
Gosh, I'm getting too old to hustle these wheels around. I wish the Porsche dealership would store the offseason wheels and do the changeover for me. At some point I'll either use a mobile tire service or pay a teenager to do this for me.
Edit: I forgot to mention that I measured the four outer brake pads ... didn't measure the inner ones since I didn't want to crawl under the Cayenne. At a hair over 16,000 miles, all four original outer brake pads measured exactly 6 mm. Also, I forget how much more pleasant the Pirelli Scorpions are compared to the Michelin Alpin. Not the that the Alpins are loud or rough riding but the Scorpions are nearly silent and noticeably smoother. I'm very reluctant to drive very hard on the Alpins. The Scorpions really inspire confidence.
Successfully swapped out my non-heated steering wheel for a heated one. Original clock spring was replaced with the appropriate one that will enable the heating function.
The process took about 90 minutes. (I'm not the quickest at this stuff.)
The two most tedious aspects of the process were:
1) Figuring out how to disconnect the multi-function connector located at the inside bottom of the clock spring.
2) Properly aligning and fitting the steering column clamshell halves back together (By the end of it I was not feeling the love for those German engineers...)
Appointment with the local Porsche dealer this coming week to have it properly coded / enabled.
I hit it lucky finding this heated wheel on eBay. From a '22 Cayenne with a similar option set to my Cayenne. It's difficult to find these in nice condition. Again - very lucky timing. Harness and connector for heating located at 8 O'Clock position. New clock spring purchased from Delaware Porsche Parts. Numerous versions of these are available - you have to pick the proper one for your car based on your vehicle option set. New heated wheel in place. Hopefully the coding process goes fine later in the week...
Successfully swapped out my non-heated steering wheel for a heated one. Original clock spring was replaced with the appropriate one that will enable the heating function.
The process took about 90 minutes. (I'm not the quickest at this stuff.)
The two most tedious aspects of the process were:
1) Figuring out how to disconnect the multi-function connector located at the inside bottom of the clock spring.
2) Properly aligning and fitting the steering column clamshell halves back together (By the end of it I was not feeling the love for those German engineers...)
Appointment with the local Porsche dealer this coming week to have it properly coded / enabled.
I hit it lucky finding this heated wheel on eBay. From a '22 Cayenne with a similar option set to my Cayenne. It's difficult to find these in nice condition. Again - very lucky timing.
Harness and connector for heating located at 8 O'Clock position.
New clock spring purchased from Delaware Porsche Parts. Numerous versions of these are available - you have to pick the proper one for your car based on your vehicle option set. New heated wheel in place. Hopefully the coding process goes fine later in the week...
Did you get any errors after battery disconnect? Did you have also to calibrate windows and TPMS after this swap?
03-30-2024 | 01:02 AM
