Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum Vol 2

[iantr]

My Cup 2's have arrived. What is the best way to get them fitted?

1. Just go to the local Hi-Q/Kwik Fit/whatever. It's not hard, just ask them to be careful.
2. Ask my OPC to fit them
3. Get some sort of specialist tyre fitter who's used to working with nice cars with protective owners who don't want damaged alloys

If 3, any suggestions in Surrey (Woking/Guildford)?

Thanks in advance.

[Fokker]

iantr said:

My Cup 2's have arrived. What is the best way to get them fitted?

1. Just go to the local Hi-Q/Kwik Fit/whatever. It's not hard, just ask them to be careful.
2. Ask my OPC to fit them
3. Get some sort of specialist tyre fitter who's used to working with nice cars with protective owners who don't want damaged alloys

If 3, any suggestions in Surrey (Woking/Guildford)?

Thanks in advance.

Porsche will just use a local trusted tyre fitter such as National. They will charge you silly money probably 200 quid to get them fitted.

I would be very cheeky, call the OPC and ask them who they use for tyres... Then go there...
Ive asked before who they use for paint etc, they're normally quite open to divulging.

[Porsche911R]

I get my OPC to fit tyres these days, most have a machine on site now.

[Sam All]

Porsche911R said:

I get my OPC to fit tyres these days, most have a machine on site now.

Not much more expensive and a safer option.

[LaSource]

iantr said:

My Cup 2's have arrived. What is the best way to get them fitted?

1. Just go to the local Hi-Q/Kwik Fit/whatever. It's not hard, just ask them to be careful.
2. Ask my OPC to fit them
3. Get some sort of specialist tyre fitter who's used to working with nice cars with protective owners who don't want damaged alloys

If 3, any suggestions in Surrey (Woking/Guildford)?

Thanks in advance.

I used the OPC as I wanted the ability to ask them to replace the alloys if anything went wrong - unlikely to work with a local supplier for a £80 job.

...however, if near Guildford then I have used Fuller Tyres before who also do a mobile fitting service. They fitted tyres to a GT3 with no issues

[Elvorfin]

tonto1 said:

JLZ78 said:

I believe DAB is only included as part of the deal if sound package plus is selected without PCM

Correct! Apologies for any confusion.

Don't think that is quite right.

If you spec PCM, it adds SP+ automatically,and you have to pay extra for DAB

If you spec SP+ only you cant spec DAB.

If you spec CDR+ you get SP+ and DAB automatically.

Or at least that's my understanding of it.

[Fokker]

Porsche911R said:

I get my OPC to fit tyres these days, most have a machine on site now.

How much do they charge you per tyre out of interest?

[Porsche911R]

Fokker said:

How much do they charge you per tyre out of interest?

I have never been charged yet, they even balanced two no Porsche wheels for me free.

[av185]

Fokker said:

How much do they charge you per tyre out of interest?

Ordered two 911 rears with centrelocks from Oponeo who delivered to OPC who charged £30 per tyre inclusive.

[moldy]

Northerner33 said:

That would have been myself, and yep Carmine red.

Where are you from ? If you don't mind me asking

I am just outside Gisburn on the A59, waiting patiently for my GT4 to turn up, not literally

[Northerner33]

Fokker said:

Northerner33 said:

That would have been myself, and yep Carmine red.

Then I think I know who you are if you have ceramics as well oh and a spare bumper!

Ahaaaa twins!

Edited by Northerner33 on Monday 11th April 23:36

[Northerner33]

moldy said:

Where are you from ? If you don't mind me asking

I am just outside Gisburn on the A59, waiting patiently for my GT4 to turn up, not literally

Just down the A59, Whalley side. Regularly up your way in the cars and on the bike. Great roads.

OPC Bolton?

[Fokker]

Northerner33 said:

Ahaaaa twins!

Edited by Northerner33 on Monday 11th April 23:36

Released into he wild on the same day!

[moldy]

Northerner33 said:

Just down the A59, Whalley side. Regularly up your way in the cars and on the bike. Great roads.

OPC Bolton?

no, didnt get any joy from Bolton

went to Leeds, thought i had missed the boat but they were very helpfull and got me an allocation.

Are you happy with your spec? anything you should have got/or not bothered with.

Cheers Lee

[Northerner33]

moldy said:

no, didnt get any joy from Bolton

went to Leeds, thought i had missed the boat but they were very helpfull and got me an allocation.

Are you happy with your spec? anything you should have got/or not bothered with.

Cheers Lee

I think I pretty much got the spec spot on after hours of playing with different combos. Didn't exactly hold back in the end so mine isn't a cheap car but personally think all worth it. PCCB are epic, seats a must and personally went for Clubsport for the track days. All the other bells and whistles are just down to personal taste and how much you want to spend I guess.

Do you have a build / delivery date as yet? Always welcome to have a look if unsure on anything.

[moldy]

Northerner33 said:

I think I pretty much got the spec spot on after hours of playing with different combos. Didn't exactly hold back in the end so mine isn't a cheap car but personally think all worth it. PCCB are epic, seats a must and personally went for Clubsport for the track days. All the other bells and whistles are just down to personal taste and how much you want to spend I guess.

Do you have a build / delivery date as yet? Always welcome to have a look if unsure on anything.

Pretty much sorted now thanks, just going to add PDLS

Got the seats, not gone for PCCB or Clubsport, I may regret the later as I will be tracking but mostly road trips etc, I am upto
75k which is enough for me for a "second" car

Being told July delivery, got all sorts lined up so can't come soon enough !!

Any chance of a quick nosey at yours before my spec is locked in ?

Cheers Lee

Edited by moldy on Thursday 14th April 08:16

[isaldiri]

Bit of a question which I realise must have been asked before....

Is the extra cooling activated by the sport button possible to be switched on without autoblip that also comes with sport? Or are the 2 impossible to separate.

[Pauloamore]

Sport and autoblip are on the same button.
- has a remarkable effect on coolant temps.

Also, rev matching definitely improves stability when pressing on in the wet. I had some instruction at Knockhill yesterday and we switched that on at the instructors behest.

[Northerner33]

moldy said:

Pretty much sorted now thanks, just going to add PDLS

Got the seats, not gone for PCCB or Clubsport, I may regret the later as I will be tracking but mostly road trips etc, I am upto
75k which is enough for me for a "second" car

Being told July delivery, got all sorts lined up so can't come soon enough !!

Any chance of a quick nosey at yours before my spec is locked in ?

Cheers Lee

Edited by moldy on Thursday 14th April 08:16

No probs Lee as just back from Cadwell and now around most of the weekend. Any way to private message contact details on here?

[jackwood]

isaldiri said:

Bit of a question which I realise must have been asked before....

Is the extra cooling activated by the sport button possible to be switched on without autoblip that also comes with sport? Or are the 2 impossible to separate.

The extra cooling that you get in Sport mode will kick in in non-Sport mode if you drive hard enough. I got a copy of the workshop manual that explains how the cooling system works. If you drive in what the car sees as "sporty" fashion with the sport button off, it will open the valves that lower the coolant temp to that of Sport mode.