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Andym3

67 posts

240 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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PaulD86 said:
Wondering if someone could do me a favour - I'm looking for a pic of the back of an original wheel centre cap in silver.

I've lost a cap, however the originals I had are black as my car used to have black wheels. They have 5 tabs on the back whereas all the replacements I can find (genuine and otherwise) have 10. The silver ones I bought last year had the 10 tabs and never fitted as well as the original black ones do which I think is part of the reason one made a bid for freedom. Hoping to find a part number for an original silver one.

Cheers.
Are these what you are looking for; 99736130301?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-OEM-Porsche-911-Box...

frayz

2,629 posts

158 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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These are a genuine set.



One of these sets are fake, next to my other genuine set. Fake left, genuine right... or are they?


PaulD86

1,651 posts

125 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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Andym3 said:
Are these what you are looking for; 99736130301?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-OEM-Porsche-911-Box...
The clips on the back look right but I'm not sure from the pics of those are the concave ones. I'll do some more digging. Thanks smile

PaulD86

1,651 posts

125 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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frayz said:
These are a genuine set.



One of these sets are fake, next to my other genuine set. Fake left, genuine right... or are they?

Well the Stuttgart text shouldn't be black, so that's one clue tongue out

SarlechS

755 posts

183 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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I replaced mine last year only cost £130 direct from Porsche so didn’t see the point looking online for a small saving. They apply discount if you tell them you’re part of PCGB, they don’t ask for any membership codes

ajondyh

680 posts

123 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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Can you not just buy new crests for them? Mine are black and ok apart from the crest badges are starting to deteriorate.

frayz

2,629 posts

158 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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PaulD86 said:
frayz said:
These are a genuine set.



One of these sets are fake, next to my other genuine set. Fake left, genuine right... or are they?

Well the Stuttgart text shouldn't be black, so that's one clue tongue out
They’re not. It’s a trick of the light.

PaulD86

1,651 posts

125 months

Friday 26th March 2021
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SarlechS said:
I replaced mine last year only cost £130 direct from Porsche so didn’t see the point looking online for a small saving. They apply discount if you tell them you’re part of PCGB, they don’t ask for any membership codes
Aye, the parts guys at my OPC don't even need asked, they just apply discount for me. Sadly they can't find a silver version of the original caps. The parts number on the black ones I have doesn't appear in their system either. They've got a set of concave silver ones with the 10 tabs on the back, but the originals I have with the 5 fit so much better that I ideally want them.

Getting new badges for the black ones and repainting them is another possible option.

SarlechS

755 posts

183 months

Saturday 27th March 2021
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PaulD86 said:
Aye, the parts guys at my OPC don't even need asked, they just apply discount for me. Sadly they can't find a silver version of the original caps. The parts number on the black ones I have doesn't appear in their system either. They've got a set of concave silver ones with the 10 tabs on the back, but the originals I have with the 5 fit so much better that I ideally want them.

Getting new badges for the black ones and repainting them is another possible option.
Ahh understood, I think mine had the 10 clips too. I provided them with my old part number and they said it didn’t exist anymore in their catalog. I think they’ve made changes to that part, I may be wrong. He had to find mine via the chassis number as he wasn’t getting anything via the part number or registration plate

Mine are the silver / black crest on the Porsche design wheels though (an S not R)

tracydeedance

786 posts

178 months

Saturday 27th March 2021
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Be nice if you could buy a cap with just R in centre but unfortunately you can't, only ever seen ones with R S

frayz

2,629 posts

158 months

Saturday 27th March 2021
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tracydeedance said:
Be nice if you could buy a cap with just R in centre but unfortunately you can't, only ever seen ones with R S
Could probably get something 3D printed, sanded and painted.

PaulD86

1,651 posts

125 months

Monday 29th March 2021
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frayz said:
They’re not. It’s a trick of the light.
Sorry, missed this post. In that case they certainly do look close.

Current thinking is that if I can get new crests I might just DIY refurb the black ones and make them silver. I need to measure up the crests and see if I can find some quality new ones for sensible money. I'd try and seal them to prevent future water ingress if I go this route. For now the car is wearing the tatty black caps which don't look as bad on the silver rims as I'd expected. I couldn't deal with driving it with a missing one or one an odd colour. laugh

frayz

2,629 posts

158 months

Tuesday 30th March 2021
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Finally got the cover off today, she’s not moved since September thanks to poor weather and salty roads.

What a day to revisit this car, forgotten how much I love driving it.


SarlechS

755 posts

183 months

Tuesday 30th March 2021
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frayz said:
Finally got the cover off today, she’s not moved since September thanks to poor weather and salty roads.

What a day to revisit this car, forgotten how much I love driving it.
lovely pic! - is it in HDR?

frayz

2,629 posts

158 months

Tuesday 30th March 2021
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SarlechS said:
lovely pic! - is it in HDR?
Its in whatever iPhone put it in, ha.
I think the latest iPhones automatically jazz up the colours a little, but I've not edited it.

frayz

2,629 posts

158 months

Wednesday 31st March 2021
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Not sure if this has been posted before, if it has, i haven't seen it.

10:10 for effort but this lads delivery isn't the easiest to listen to.
But if you fancy a full on Cayman R geek out on what's different between a Cayman R vs a Cayman S, its all outlined here and he's done a very comprehensive job of it too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFygXpPqHSo


Edited by frayz on Monday 10th May 20:03

A1Diego

105 posts

105 months

Wednesday 31st March 2021
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Hi guys,

I have a white R that I’m reluctantly open to selling as we are looking to move out of our rental and buy a home.

It has all the good bits :

Manual
Buckets
Chrono
PSE
AC
Alcantara gear lever, steering wheel & glovebox
Black Spyders
33k miles

I’d prefer to enjoy it over summer but if a compelling offer comes, I’m open to selling.

DM me if interested.


AAAndy

726 posts

251 months

Thursday 1st April 2021
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A1Diego said:
Hi guys,

I have a white R that I’m reluctantly open to selling as we are looking to move out of our rental and buy a home.

It has all the good bits :

Manual
Buckets
Chrono
PSE
AC
Alcantara gear lever, steering wheel & glovebox
Black Spyders
33k miles

I’d prefer to enjoy it over summer but if a compelling offer comes, I’m open to selling.

DM me if interested.
Hi A1Diego - I’m very interested. I have tried to DM you but your profile is not allowing this. I think there is a profile setting you need to amend to proactively allow this. Please feel free to message me through here. It would be great to hear from you.

A1Diego

105 posts

105 months

Thursday 1st April 2021
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AAAndy said:
A1Diego said:
Hi guys,

I have a white R that I’m reluctantly open to selling as we are looking to move out of our rental and buy a home.

It has all the good bits :

Manual
Buckets
Chrono
PSE
AC
Alcantara gear lever, steering wheel & glovebox
Black Spyders
33k miles

I’d prefer to enjoy it over summer but if a compelling offer comes, I’m open to selling.

DM me if interested.
Hi A1Diego - I’m very interested. I have tried to DM you but your profile is not allowing this. I think there is a profile setting you need to amend to proactively allow this. Please feel free to message me through here. It would be great to hear from you.
Ok fixed that. DMs should work now.

ajondyh

680 posts

123 months

Friday 2nd April 2021
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Chester OPC have a Black R for sale at £45k comfort seats and PDK, wheels look black inside and out but not sure if that's because they've never been cleaned ...Lost interest at that point