My new Cayman

[wulfy66]

After 4 years of admiring this motor I now actually own it and loving every minute of it!

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Thanks! Yes, I believe it is called Viper Green. I know it's a bit of a marmite colour but I love it and had a very positive response at the caring with cars show last week

mollytherocker said:

Fabulous fella! Is that Porsche Green aka GT3RS colour?

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Thanks, I was only going by what OPC told me it was.

mollytherocker said:

I hate to be a pedant but it will be Porsche Green. It is often referred to as Viper, but that is an old 70s colour, which to be fair is very similar.

Even main dealers do it!

Viper does sound better though!

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Quick update with my Cayman,

A few aesthetic changes, rear badge changed to a black one, picked up 2 new side grilles today (black) and mirrors will follow next month. Also bought a new steering wheel and had it re trimmed in alcantara with green stitching (the original carbon fibre wheel got insanely hot in the sun and also not good with sweaty palms on track). Also lashed out on 4 new Michelin Super Sports





A few performance mods next week, bought this exhaust




Then an IPD & 82mm TB and also a short shifter to follow

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FarQue said:

Lovely looking car! Bet you're glad to see the back of that comedy steering wheel.

Yes it had to go (although I will keep it just in case the next owner wants to return the car to how it left the factory). Am tempted to get the handbrake and gear shift gaitor done to match now

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FrankCayman said:

Lovely looking car, mate.

Did you buy it from an OPC?

I notice it has Gen 2 alloys on it...did the previous buyer pop them on or did you?

Cheers matey!, no I bought it from a friend (he bought it from OPC Bristol), Had the wheels on from new but it is a late 2009 model so I guess they threw the gen 2 wheels on it with the special paint order??

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rObArtes said:

looks great !

can i ask how much it cost and how long to have the steering wheel retrimmed?

Original quote for napa leather was £120 but then I changed to alcantara and added green stitching and the matching 12 o'clock ring and the total bill was £140 and took a week to do.
They also offer a replacement wheel service if your car is a daily driver.

Been quoted £50 to get the handbrake and gearshift gaitor done in matching trim

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Trev450 said:

Can I ask where you purchased these and the cost please?

The grilles were just under £70 for the pair from OPC Bristol and come in primed form (I have a friend in the industry who is spraying for me)

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mrdemon said:

did that to my old 2005 Cayman :-)



looks loads better for it. Of course Porsche then pinched my idea and made the S sport and black packs.

Cool, how difficult is it to take the mirror covers off?

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rObArtes said:

can you give details of the company you used fella?

Company was Royal Steering wheels, ask for Jack and mention me if you want to.

www.royalsteeringwheels.com

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mrdemon said:

Silver. with a few GT3 bits and grills, a splitter and the performance mods also, remus, remap, GT3 throttle body etc

gen 1 mirrors still look better than any other, nice and sleek

Edited by mrdemon on Friday 22 August 18:44

Cracking looking car! What front bumper is that?

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mrdemon said:

stock with a GT3 vent dremel in and a 3rd party splitter

Seriously like the idea of that grill but not sure I would be brave enough with the dremel tho

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rObArtes said:

cheers fella, do like the look of it, has it been padded out? how do you think it wear ?

Yes made slightly thicker and added the thumb grips. Seems very good quality so think it will wear well.
I kept the original and bought another wheel off eBay for £80 which was re trimmed

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rObArtes said:

yep does look good, did you fit it yourself?

i don't have a MF steering wheel, if i bought one of the bay, would it be plug&play?

Yes very easy to fit, just need to disconnect battery 15mins beforehand (airbag reasons) then pop the air bag off and remove the wheel with a M12 spline tool (if yours is a 987 that is) like this ;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M12-SPLINE-BIT-12-Point-...

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Just had the IPE (Innotech) valvetronic exhaust fitted, here is a quick clip of the car being started up in the off position, then in the open mode half way through

http://youtu.be/drCLMxxBdUw

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Gio G said:

That sounds very nice indeed!

I bought it from a guy on here who was an agent for IPE and this was his new demonstrator that has never been fitted. I got it for a grand but I believe they are about 2k retail. I have looked at getting the matching manifolds but they are astronomical at £2.5k

The Indy that fitted it said that it is by far the best sounding exhaust they have heard on a box/cay

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The "black" treatment continues, just received the side vents back from the paint shop. Here's the before and after shots;

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Mirrors now done

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Lox said:

That looks the business! Wonder what a green lip on the wheels would look like. And blacked out fog surrounds. It's good fun spending other people's money...!

Was only thinking that the other day! Hmmmmmmmmmm

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mrdemon said:

Needs the blacked out fog surrounds like on my old car to balance it. I also did my rear spoiler black.

Then Porsche made a "black pack" option

Are the fog surrounds easy to get off?