718 Cayman Pictures Thread

[Tim bo]

ikonic, if I recall you've gone for the Cayman S wheels, but standard silver, not satin or black?

[bobo67]

Tim bo said:

Thanks for pics bobo.

High-gloss rims, any indication yet as to how quickly the gloss fades with dirt and brake-dust? Wondering how often they'd need a clean, or if the gloss paint is such that dust etc doesn't tend to stick much ...?

just picked up the car last night so early days yet but got the car treated with gtechniq serum black

[ikonic]

Tim bo said:

ikonic, if I recall you've gone for the Cayman S wheels, but standard silver, not satin or black?

Hi Tim, yes that's right (although my lockdown is in 3 weeks so might still change before then!).

I'm just exploring ways in advance to try and keep them silver and shiny rather than them turning more like the black wheels once they coated with a thick layer of brake dust!

[alanshaw]

I went for Carrera S Satin platinum finish for that reason..........does not really show brake dust, on the cars I've seen with this finish it just seams to blend to the colour of the wheels.

[DJMC]

alanshaw said:

I went for Carrera S Satin platinum finish for that reason..........does not really show brake dust, on the cars I've seen with this finish it just seams to blend to the colour of the wheels.

My 2014 satin platinum Carrera S wheels suffered hundreds of "micro chips" in the first 13k miles before I bought it.
These were on every leading edge of every spoke of all four wheels.
PGB settled my warranty claim with a cash payment toward re-furbishing them and refunded the 111 point check fee I'd paid because they passed the wheels with a double tick on the check sheet.






There may have been some quality issues with a batch of wheels OR it may be an ongoing problem. Many other owners with this wheel have reported similar issues.

Beware.

[bobo67]

few more pictures of car taken at detailers PMG Belfast for anyone in Northern Ireland they come highly recommended

[Scotty982]

ikonic said:

Scotty982 said:

This product is fantastic for ease of cleaning alloys

http://gtechniq.com/products/auto/perfect/exterior...

Might give this a whirl when my car finally arrives. Nothing worse than brake dust appearing just days after you've done a big wash.

I note it recommends 2 different sizes based on your rim size... is it referring to a single wheel or all 4? I.e. Do you have to buy 4 boxes of it to clean all your wheels?! Gets quite pricey then!

I think they mean the diameter of wheel so if you have say 15inch alloys a 15 mm bottle will do all 4 alloys but if your on 20inch you would need a 30mm bottle a little really goes a long way with Gtechniq products if you go on to there website or YouTube lots of different how to use videos bud

[Scotty982]

Absolutely stunning Bobo67

[bobo67]

Scotty982 said:

Absolutely stunning Bobo67

Cheers Scotty the pictures don't even do it justice anyone undecided about colour can recommend carmine beautiful colour

[Tim bo]

Look at the shiny shiny!

Wow - fabulous!

[tcs0tm]

looks amazing, just went in to sort mine today ive gone with Turbo wheels. Have a June build at the minute but told that could come forward as they are starting to see higher allocations

[Tim bo]

Picked her up today. Finally.

OPC went to great lengths to make it a fun pickup.

Got a few phone pics inside the centre. Crappy pics don't do her justice, and it was a miserable day out there so no good light for outdoor shots.

Got detailing booked in mid-April, so will get the proper camera out, find a decent location on a day with good light, and get some proper pics.

Edited by Tim bo on Monday 20th March 16:01

[Scotty982]

Looking good Tim bo

[bobo67]

Although they will be a nightmare to clean the turbo wheels really suit sapphire blue -looks extra well

[andywalton]

Looks great, Tim. Look forward to seeing some arty shots when the weather picks up.

[Sparkyhd]

Looks great Tim. Didn't realise you could have the embossing on the central storage lid.

[LiamH66]

Yay! Looks stunning Tim.

[snorbs]

Sparkyhd said:

Looks great Tim. Didn't realise you could have the embossing on the central storage lid.

[ANDERS MICHENEK]

what model is that Tim bo please

[Tim bo]

Scotty982 said:

Looking good Tim bo

bobo67 said:

Although they will be a nightmare to clean the turbo wheels really suit sapphire blue -looks extra well

andywalton said:

Looks great, Tim. Look forward to seeing some arty shots when the weather picks up.

LiamH66 said:

Yay! Looks stunning Tim.

Thanks for all the kind comments fellas.

Sparkyhd said:

Looks great Tim. Didn't realise you could have the embossing on the central storage lid.

Thanks Sparky.

Yep I wanted a subtle touch of flair in the interior.

ANDERS MICHENEK said:

what model is that Tim bo please

Spec below;
718 Cayman S
6-speed manual gearbox
20-inch 911 Turbo Wheels
Sapphire Blue Metallic
Sport-Tex leather interior in Black
LED headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus)
ParkAssist (front and rear)
Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)
Sport Chrono Package including mode switch
Sports exhaust system (incl. sports tailpipes in silver colour)
Cruise control
Automatically dimming mirrors with integrated rain sensors
Sports seats Plus (2-way, electric)
Two-zone automatic climate control
Smoking package
Passenger footwell storage net
Silver Grey seat belts
Storage compartment lid with model logo
Navigation Module for Porsche Communication Management
BOSE® surround sound-system
Digital radio
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