Cayman R Chat

[freedman]

Cadwell Park on Monday

Edited by freedman on Saturday 19th June 09:36

[BillyB]

freedman said:

Cadwell Park on Monday

Edited by freedman on Saturday 19th June 09:36

I was there in an Elise. Your CR looked lovey. I was going to say hello but the time was never quite right. Great to see one on track (and what a track!)

[julian987R]

This seems fairly priced in the recent scheme of things. Great spec.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106193...

anyone's here?

[Andyoz]

julian987R said:

This seems fairly priced in the recent scheme of things. Great spec.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106193...

anyone's here?

Sensible buy in current crazy market...won't last the weekend?

[julian987R]

Andyoz said:

julian987R said:

This seems fairly priced in the recent scheme of things. Great spec.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106193...

anyone's here?

Sensible buy in current crazy market...won't last the weekend?

I bet the sellers phone has been ringing off the hook. It has been a long time since we saw R's like this, with the holy grail spec and fair mileage, starting with a 3 in the price.

[frayz]

47k miles!!
Really to be weighed in.

[frayz]

First batch of Alcantara bolster protectors are currently in production. Depending on interest will depend on how many further sets I get made.

[julian987R]

frayz said:

First batch of Alcantara bolster protectors are currently in production. Depending on interest will depend on how many further sets I get made.

Looks fantastic. Do you have pics of how they look once on, and what will the price be?
Best regards
J

[frayz]

I’m yet to get the final invoice as he was unsure how long they would take each and how much we would get out of the material.
But initial quotes, they were going to be about £180/£185 a pair.

This was my initial US made pair we used for the template the new ones will be even nicer in terms of finish.

[SarlechS]

frayz said:

I’m yet to get the final invoice as he was unsure how long they would take each and how much we would get out of the material.
But initial quotes, they were going to be about £180/£185 a pair.

This was my initial US made pair we used for the template the new ones will be even nicer in terms of finish.

Not a fan to be honest prefer having the beauty of the seat on full display and maintain it with cleaning products etc

[Burlers]

freedman said:

Cadwell Park on Monday

What a cracking photo

[Escy]

I'd rather a ripped bolster.

You can get something similar on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RHK7N1F/ref=cm_sw_r...

[SarlechS]

Escy said:

I'd rather a ripped bolster.

You can get something similar on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RHK7N1F/ref=cm_sw_r...

[frayz]

Not a problem guys, each to their own.

I have had a lot of people message me trying to get some, so much so, I went to the effort to get some templated and made.

Not for you, no problem at all.

[BrotherMouzone]

frayz said:

Not a problem guys, each to their own.

I have had a lot of people message me trying to get some, so much so, I went to the effort to get some templated and made.

Not for you, no problem at all.

Indeed. Good effort.

Surely we all know how to enter and leave (esp leave) the car the correct way? Right arm pushes up against the sill/kick plate and then step over to leave the car. Should not damage the bolster at all.

[frayz]

BrotherMouzone said:

frayz said:

Not a problem guys, each to their own.

I have had a lot of people message me trying to get some, so much so, I went to the effort to get some templated and made.

Not for you, no problem at all.

Indeed. Good effort.

Surely we all know how to enter and leave (esp leave) the car the correct way? Right arm pushes up against the sill/kick plate and then step over to leave the car. Should not damage the bolster at all.

Couldn’t agree more.

Unfortunately, many of us have not owned our cars from new so scuffs, wear and blemishes are already there.
No amount of cleaning products will stop wear on the stitching should it be abraded from jeans etc. So as my car isn’t a garage queen and actually gets driven, id like to preserve what’s there.

Of course, it’s suits some folks and not others. It won’t be to all tastes and that’s fine too.

I also use one on my daily driver.

[BrotherMouzone]

frayz said:

Unfortunately, many of us have not owned our cars from new so scuffs, wear and blemishes are already there.
No amount of cleaning products will stop wear on the stitching should it be abraded from jeans etc.

Yeah when browsing the classified ads I’ve noticed many buckets have worn side bolsters (esp 981/991), even low mileage cars.

[Andyoz]

Good work @frayz

I'm in two minds about whether to order them. My car was an old guy, one owner who literally weighed nothing and had a car cover on the drivers seat all the time. Don't think passenger seat had been sat in...

I'd probably only need to put them on the passenger seat as they're the only fooks that don't know how to get in/out no matter how many times I show them.

Although I do struggle in the rare situations where I can't swing my door fully open.

Edited by Andyoz on Sunday 20th June 23:40

[AAAndy]

Thank all for the kind words of encouragement after my recent purchase of a CR. Now to try and get some pics loaded.

So please excuse me if I accidentally post up a bunch of random thumbsnap links!

[AAAndy]

https://thumbsnap.com/v6yFJotj Test pic 1