2001 996 C2 CSR

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If I was considering a remap - or a check of the current map - for this where might I take it?

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green911 said:

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Looking at the numbers I don't think it's going to be a positive outcome. I believe the car needs to be EUR 4 compliant if petrol. The numbers for CO and NOx look fine but assuming HC on the certificate matches their THC then this is over the 0.1 required.

Did you ever get an answer to this? I have exemption for my 996 2000 3.4 C2 tip (yes, I know) cab in London

Not yet

The car is exempt on TFL but that doesn't interest me as I don't live there

I bought 2 Porsches last year and checked both were ULEZ exempt before I purchased them. I then got fined for driving one - not this one - through a Clean Air Zone in Birmingham. Fast forward lots of aggro and I now know the system for TFL and Clean Air Zones or CAZ are different. Exemption from one means nothing to the other. So the question for me now is will this car be exempt in CAZ.

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Wheel Colour

So I still want to try some 17 wheels on this car. I know thats not popular. I have had a set of 17 inch 10 spoke wheels finished in a grey colour. These are not for this car but I guess I could try them - if I ever decide on what tyres to use. In the mean time I am trying to get another set of the standard 17 inch 10 spoke wheels refurbed in the correct bronze gold hue used on some other parts of the car.

I've just been to see my wheel man and he tells me he can match anything with the correct paint code otherwise we are guessing. He does use powder coating which I like as its rock hard when done properly. However the powder coat only comes in a small range of colours so if you want a special colour you need to have a base coat of powder coat, then actual paint and then a coat of powder coat clear lacquer. So next I am going to ask the PO for the paint code.

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PO says no Paint Code. He says he asked RPM too and they dont know it.

So Internet any ideas how to match a colour without a paint code?

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lemmingjames said:

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PO says no Paint Code. He says he asked RPM too and they dont know it.

So Internet any ideas how to match a colour without a paint code?

Are they OEM or been resprayed in the past?

B&Q have or used to have a machine that would 'scan' whatever you took to them for colour coding and would give you the RGB colour. A wheel might be too big for them otherwise a decent spray shop might have an idea on what it is. Alot of them tend to be the same colour but with another name.

I'm trying to match the colour used on small details like the wing mirrors.

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fesuvious said:

Research the various wheel weights before deciding on those by any chance?

You picked the lightest OE 17" wheels....

I do actually quite like the design but yes the weight is a big plus - on paper. But it's not the weight that interests me it's the feel. First time I tried the switch from 18 to 17 on my other 996 I was very impressed and I've never looked back.

At first you think those tiny little 205 front tyres won't be able to cope but then you start to lean on them and realise they have more than enough grip for a slow to average at best driver like myself.

Most modern Porsche cars have way more grip than my brain or balls can understand. But is a 20 year old Porsche modern? It's not old enough to be old and it's not new enough to be new. So I guess that makes it modern, maybe.

I could ramble on all day about wheel size. I have seen another aero kitted 996 with 17 wheels. Well I think they were 17 but now I'm not so sure. If it looks awful but feels great what is a man to do. I guess we'll find out.

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fesuvious said:

We'll, I'm the guy who down spec'd his Audi S1 (work vehicle) to the 17's from the 18's for the same reason.

Good choice.

Have raced on those wheels (on the front). Worth knowing that 225 width work fine.

Thanks but...


Less is more. I think its the skinny 205 tyres which help the steering feel sparkle.

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I think from some angles the wheels looks a bit too big

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Slippydiff said:

The above is probably the most straightforward way to establish the colour, but failing that, you could get in touch with HRE in The States, and tell them you’re in the UK and you’ve an RPMT CSR fitted with their wheels and ask if they’d be able to provide you or RPMT with the paintcode and formula for their satin bronze so you can reproduce it (because you’re local tyre shop has damaged one of the wheel centres ...)

I think the bronze details and the wheels are different colours.

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Slippydiff said:

Nothing’s ever straightforward with you is it ??
But if that’s the case, you’d be best going the paint spectrophotometer route.
Or you get back in touch with RPMT and ask them to find out who made the decals, and get the pantone number or code they used for the vinyl they used. Though if they’re mismatched, RPMT probably showed them a wheel or an image of a wheel, and told them to use a pantone as close to it as they could ...

I dont wanna be picky but I think the car deserves it. The decals are a different colour than the main detailing on the mirrors and centre console. These are deffo painted compared to the stickers. The centre console in particular has a lot of metallic in the finish and really looks good. But yes the stickers could have some form of paint code which they matched to.

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