OPC withdrew from sale of 911 I had a deposit on.
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DeuceDeuce said:
Thought I was all set to pick up my ideal spec 911 from an OPC in the coming days but turns out an aftermarket modification means they are unable to sell it to me.
Given that I’m on the rebound now, does anyone have a well looked after, high spec PDK 991.1 CS or 4S that they’re looking to sell?
Odd. What was the mod?Given that I’m on the rebound now, does anyone have a well looked after, high spec PDK 991.1 CS or 4S that they’re looking to sell?
DeuceDeuce said:
Thought I was all set to pick up my ideal spec 911 from an OPC in the coming days but turns out an aftermarket modification means they are unable to sell it to me.
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I’d imagine they will pass it on to another dealer in the group....if it’s Sytner, Rybrook etc they have Sytner Select or similar that they can sell cars like this through. Ask your SE to find out for you!(Edit to comply with Posting Rules)
Edited by Scrump on Saturday 20th April 09:12
The day after I traded in my X5 against my Cayenne I saw a post on PH of someone who’d just had his X5 nicked....turned out my car was the almost perfect replacement spec and price wise. He spoke the Business Manager at my Sytner OPC, they couldn’t sell him the car but a Sytner Group Lexus dealer could....so my X5 was transferred to them and he bought it from them. Everyone was a winner.
So said:
I am surprised there is anything to solder to. I've never seen one, but I imagine them to be a black box with plug holes.
There are two types of aftermarket rear view cameras one can fit on the rear of Porsches..The best type is exactly the same as OE Porsche camera but requires a small hole drilled above the rear plate to facilitate running a wire directly to the PCM.The second type is basically sticking the rear camera above the rear plate with two way sticky pads and no wires or hole needs to be drilled.
If the first method is employed then it will fail the 111 point test as it can't be returned to OEM spec due to the hole..If the second sticky type is used then its a simple matter of ripping off the rear camera, returning the car to OE spec allowing it to pass the mandatory 111 point test.
Edited by Taffy66 on Saturday 20th April 10:31
Interesting. I thought that the typical aftermarket reversing camera kits for PCM 3.1 were based on a plug-in board that mounts inside the PCM itself (so could be removed if necessary), so I'm struggling to understand where the soldering can have been. And even 'soldering' can be reversed, of course. Still - first rule of doing anything to your Porsche if you want to maintain warranty (or take out or renew an extended warranty) with them is to make anything that you add reversible, or removable.
It's all nonsense in my mind as there is clear variability between OPCs (and probably between different days of the week within the same OPC) and Porsche themselves do allow some fairly permanent mods without questioning it; PPF for one... Yes, I know, but it's the principle that doesn't seem to be counted on a consistent basis!
James
It's all nonsense in my mind as there is clear variability between OPCs (and probably between different days of the week within the same OPC) and Porsche themselves do allow some fairly permanent mods without questioning it; PPF for one... Yes, I know, but it's the principle that doesn't seem to be counted on a consistent basis!
James
DeuceDeuce said:
The mod was a reversing camera that has been soldered to the PCM.
Such a shame. Based on your post in my 991.1 C2S buying thread - you must feel jinxed? 
Still Neil's car seems like a rather nice example and gets you most of the OPC benefits - without buying from an OPC ....
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