Final Batch of 3RSs and Speedsters - Do They Have the PF?

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Gitana991 said:

I understand you question why I would have ordered a car with such uncertainty. It is a gamble. But it is still one with WP. And ultimately, I am sure many of us put deposits blind on the next special Porsche model to secure one and taking comfort from the brands ability to produce amazing cars which generally top the previous one. Maybe they pulled another trick out of their bag for the RS!

Let’s hope

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APOLO1 said:

Gitana991 said:

Indeed!. Rationale says: no way... based on 718 or 992 or R8 among others. Hope entertains the dream they found a fix!??

Up to just over 800 Miles in the 992 now, have got used to the sound with the sports Ex, its not to bad after a while. Then this morning had an early start so took the 991-R out, you forget just how good a sound the 4.0 NAs are.

The 4.0 is hard to beat, that’s for sure.

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Taffy66 said:

Right on Cheib..No pain no gain.!;)

Again a purely hypothetical spec question.
Having experienced some very unpleasant incidents when out driving my GR GT4 and RY GT3 i'd go with either a rather less showy Black or White on a GT3 RS WP..Either way i'd get the Lizard interior to spice things up and stick with the safe Platinum Mag rims.
Based on this rather presumptuous scenario, which of these totally polar opposite colours would you go with..I love how the Black both blends in and tones down the exposed C/F..However i'm equally drawn towards a complete contrasting White which draws attention to all the Carbon.This is based on going with both the LG interior and Platinum Mag wheels which narrows down the colour choices by default..
All hypothetical of course.!!!

Black, Black and Black!

I like the Panda look Taffy, but even with PTS I questioned if I should just be going black.

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Taffy66 said:

Its an absolute no-brainer to spec WP on a second batch RS IMO..The more difficult choice is whether or not to go with C/F or painted bonnet..WP is a much more reasonable cost option if one goes steel cage and the standard forged rims rather than the Mags. Is the extra 23Kg weight saving worth it..?

I didn’t even know it was an option to spec the steel cage.

I would go for exposed CF. It is the most rare as most US cars didn’t even get the option of exposed CF hoods I believe. You can always wrap it to match if you prefer a toned down. Especially on black exterior it is subtle yet excited when close up.

On my car I debated breaking up the cf bits with a racing stripe but am leaning against it at this time.

This will help:

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Taffy,
I too debated if the cf hood was too much, but to me it is such a key part of the WP look. I even debated, we’ll still am debating, adding stripes to break up the cf. Here are some renders.

I welcome thoughts

Matching Grey Black Stripes:




VS

Edited by BrntRubber on Saturday 13th April 10:35

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Geoffrey 321 said:

This is my car including Mag wheels

I can post the Spec up if anyone is interested?

Can’t go wrong with that! Congrats!

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APOLO1 said:

hunter 66 said:

That is the yellow ... but not WP , nice lady instructor ..... very relaxed and she made the day .

Ah, thank you. Yes i can see what you mean it might look a bit racy with the all the CF.

That is why i think black looks so good, as it lessens the contrast. Colour selection on a full WP car is important and high contrast colours is a no go for me (white, yellow, etc). Silver is at the top end of what works to my eyes.

All just personal opinion of course.

As a funny note, I went to a dealer in Dallas Texas and they had so many RSs, I couldn’t believe it. Black 3RS, Black 2RS, Silver 2RS, Voodoo 2RS, Red 3RS, Yellow 3RS, Crayon 2RS.

Snapped a couple pics



Here are some pics.

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Guys would many of you be interested in a group buy for CF parts that are an exact match to oem? If so i may start a thread.

Company is DB Carbon out of Germany.

I am going to order NACA ducts, side air intakes and front fender vents, but everything plastic on the car is available from them in Carbon. Price for the 3 items I want is approx £4K when I asked a few months ago and it is meant to be a perfect match.

I wanted to also get the engine lid but it was quite pricey.

I still can’t believe the NACA ducts didn’t come in carbon.

Edited by BrntRubber on Saturday 13th April 17:54

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Gitana991 said:

I checked the DB carbon website and I could just see parts for the 991.1 GT3 RS. I think I read the various air vents/ fenders are not the same between 991.1 and 991.2. Worth checking?

They offer everything in carbon, exterior and interior. Here is the link for 991.2 3RS (two pages):
https://shop.db-carbon-interieur.de/epages/6154153...

First page is interior bits and second page is exterior, if memory suits me right.

We stand to save a substantial amount if we can get a good group together. They offer sorts for other cars other than the RS as well.

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Geoffrey 321 said:

Do you have a link, please?
I'd have ordered carbon if it'd been on the config

See link in the post above bud.

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BrntRubber said:

See link in the post above bud.

I wish I checked this before finalising my build. I would have preferred CF AC surroundings instead of leather with grey stitching and painted slats.

Part of me wants to go all out, but the other part wants to just go for the bits that should have been CF from the factory with WP. For me the NACA ducts are the biggest eye sore.

Part of me wants to go all out but the other only wants to go for bits that should have been CF from the factory with WP.

Anyway, if enough interest I would start a new thread. Let me know guys.

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A1mjb said:

Told today DP deciding on allocations Monday
Anyone else heard this
+1 for the carbon if I get an allocation

Not sure what DP is bud, but I get that dealer is deciding allocations Monday.

GOOD LUCK!!!

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Sandy59 said:

Geoffrey 321 said:

Apologies for the late reply

GTSM paint
Leather interior
Weissach pack
Black door handles
Window triangle trims in carbon
Lightweight privacy glass
Axle lift
Chrono pack
PCCB’s
Mag wheels in painted satin Aurum
PDLS
Dimming mirror/rain sensor
Camera
Cruise
Clubsport pack
Full buckets
Smoker package
Fire extinguisher
Leather Dash
Door panels Alcantara
Carbon sill guards
Cost £40410

Can't pick any holes in that really, sounds good to me
£40k for options does sound kind of nuts, but I guess that's the way it is more and more these days.

£40k is a substantial sum for options. Keep in mind that WP, PCCB and Mag wheels come to almost £30k from memory.

I left out PCCBs on my build because I thought it was crazy to push the cost of a 3RS over £200k. I hope I don’t regret it as never had Steels.

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IMI A said:

BrntRubber said:

Sandy59 said:

Geoffrey 321 said:

Apologies for the late reply

GTSM paint
Leather interior
Weissach pack
Black door handles
Window triangle trims in carbon
Lightweight privacy glass
Axle lift
Chrono pack
PCCB’s
Mag wheels in painted satin Aurum
PDLS
Dimming mirror/rain sensor
Camera
Cruise
Clubsport pack
Full buckets
Smoker package
Fire extinguisher
Leather Dash
Door panels Alcantara
Carbon sill guards
Cost £40410

Can't pick any holes in that really, sounds good to me
£40k for options does sound kind of nuts, but I guess that's the way it is more and more these days.

£40k is a substantial sum for options. Keep in mind that WP, PCCB and Mag wheels come to almost £30k from memory.

I left out PCCBs on my build because I thought it was crazy to push the cost of a 3RS over £200k. I hope I don’t regret it as never had Steels.

For the minimal extra cost of PCCB in grand scheme of things I’d order them if your build not locked. They’re very light as you know and no annoying brake dust which is cumbersome to clean

Do you know what the weight savings is? I care far more about the weight savings than the brake dust.

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Sandy59 said:

BrntRubber said:

£40k is a substantial sum for options. Keep in mind that WP, PCCB and Mag wheels come to almost £30k from memory.

I left out PCCBs on my build because I thought it was crazy to push the cost of a 3RS over £200k. I hope I don’t regret it as never had Steels.

Have you included the watch to get above £200k ??

No I didn’t spec the watch.

I have PTS, mags, WP, leather everything etc. Also ordering £5k of additional carbon bits.

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IMI A said:

BrntRubber said:

IMI A said:

BrntRubber said:

Sandy59 said:

Geoffrey 321 said:

Apologies for the late reply

GTSM paint
Leather interior
Weissach pack
Black door handles
Window triangle trims in carbon
Lightweight privacy glass
Axle lift
Chrono pack
PCCB’s
Mag wheels in painted satin Aurum
PDLS
Dimming mirror/rain sensor
Camera
Cruise
Clubsport pack
Full buckets
Smoker package
Fire extinguisher
Leather Dash
Door panels Alcantara
Carbon sill guards
Cost £40410

Can't pick any holes in that really, sounds good to me
£40k for options does sound kind of nuts, but I guess that's the way it is more and more these days.

£40k is a substantial sum for options. Keep in mind that WP, PCCB and Mag wheels come to almost £30k from memory.

I left out PCCBs on my build because I thought it was crazy to push the cost of a 3RS over £200k. I hope I don’t regret it as never had Steels.

For the minimal extra cost of PCCB in grand scheme of things I’d order them if your build not locked. They’re very light as you know and no annoying brake dust which is cumbersome to clean

Do you know what the weight savings is? I care far more about the weight savings than the brake dust.

The weight saving on its own not significant. But when you multiply by the force of the wheels turning (think giropscopic effect) its significant difference to handling IMO. Steels historically better for track because £20k replacement cost of PCCBs but Ken at 9e knows where to have PCCBs refurbed nowadays at pretty reasonable cost and handles the whole refurb process. Or spec PCCB and just stick a set of giro disc steels on and box the PCCB

Good point on the unsparing weight.

My build has locked some time ago.

Does anyone know the rough cost of switching brakes between two cars? I might take the PCCBs from the touring and put them on the 3RS.

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Geoffrey 321 said:

My spec isn't over £185k for my car and I think I've ticked all the right boxes?

You did tick all the key boxes. Beautiful spec buddy!

Edited by BrntRubber on Sunday 14th April 19:53

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Cleaning lady told me a Speedster won’t have the center fuel tank or the cool mirrors. Not 100% sure but 90%

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2010spy said:

I was told by the Porsche guys at the GFOS that it would not have centre filling cap due to difficulty of filling. Are you still planning to sell the Speedster?

No, I was only ever considering letting the 991s go for a CGT, but am excited to enjoy the Speedster.

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Taffy66 said:

Many thanks..Personally i could only do the Carbon bonnet with Black although it was a toss up with GT silver which would have been a more sensible choice from a practicality POV..As always when i'm torn between colours i let my wallet have the casting vote..Its a Welsh thing..!

Black is a lovely colour with WP. I would go with gold wheels too.

Congrats Taffy!