The 997 Appreciation Thread

[Louis Balfour]

KittyLitter said:

Dark Olive Metallic PTS with tan interior - whats not to like!

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16860668

I think the market would tell you "everything".

[Filibuster]

Jim1556 said:

The tan interior...

I love it! Suits the car beautifully, imho.
I would retrim the steering wheel in tan leather too

Dark olive is just about the best colour for a 911 in the known universe, again imho

[Youforreal.]

Tan interior wouldn’t be for me either, coco on the other hand……

[stuckmojo]

KittyLitter said:

Dark Olive Metallic PTS with tan interior - whats not to like!

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16860668

I love that

[KittyLitter]

997 Sports Classic Wheels genuine set for sale (no affiliation)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355726237466

[RATATTAK]

KittyLitter said:

997 Sports Classic Wheels genuine set for sale (no affiliation)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355726237466

I just bought some from Design 911 for a quite a lot less than that !

Edited by RATATTAK on Saturday 15th June 23:34

[KittyLitter]

RATATTAK said:

KittyLitter said:

997 Sports Classic Wheels genuine set for sale (no affiliation)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355726237466

I just bought some from 911UK for a quite a lot less than that !

Ah but are they the OEM ones that 'are 1/2" wider than normal Fuchs you can buy for Porsches'?

[RATATTAK]

KittyLitter said:

Ah but are they the OEM ones that 'are 1/2" wider than normal Fuchs you can buy for Porsches'?

Yep ... genuine Porsche Sport Classics 11.5J (rears) delivered yesterday.

[KittyLitter]

RATATTAK said:

KittyLitter said:

Ah but are they the OEM ones that 'are 1/2" wider than normal Fuchs you can buy for Porsches'?

Yep ... genuine Porsche Sport Classics 11.5J (rears) delivered yesterday.

Ah cool - you did well there then. Post some pics when installed please - what are you installing them on may I ask?

[RATATTAK]

KittyLitter said:

RATATTAK said:

KittyLitter said:

Ah but are they the OEM ones that 'are 1/2" wider than normal Fuchs you can buy for Porsches'?

Yep ... genuine Porsche Sport Classics 11.5J (rears) delivered yesterday.

Ah cool - you did well there then. Post some pics when installed please - what are you installing them on may I ask?

Yes, they're going on this:-




ETA
Those Sport Classics are about £10K a set from Porsche, so Design 911 price is good.

Edited by RATATTAK on Saturday 15th June 23:32

[KittyLitter]

RATATTAK said:

Yes, they're going on this:-

They'll look fantastic on that!

[Youforreal.]

RATATTAK said:

Yep ... genuine Porsche Sport Classics 11.5J (rears) delivered yesterday.

I seen those too, forged as well! Are the oem sports classic wheels forged too? I’d hope so at that money.

[RATATTAK]

KittyLitter said:

They'll look fantastic on that!

Yeah thanks, I've had some copies on previously:-

Edited by RATATTAK on Saturday 15th June 23:43

[RATATTAK]

Youforreal. said:

I've seen those too, forged as well! Are the oem sports classic wheels forged too? I’d hope so at that money.

I'm not sure if they're forged, they are a bit heavier than the genuine Fuchs but they are genuine Porsche as fitted to the 997 Sport Classic and made in Italy rather than Germany or China.
The Fuchs wheels are forged, 10kg front and 11.5kg rear and a bit more expensive (from Design 911), but the reason I went for Sport Classic is the black gloss finish and polished rather than satin alloy rims.

[Gazzac2]

Set of classics on mine

[RATATTAK]

Gazzac2 said:

Set of classics on mine

Good choice ...

[KittyLitter]

Sports classic on a budget. The orange beading is interesting.

"Make no mistake; Rindt's 911R Sport Classic is a one-off dream car" .....or nightmare?

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16870094

Edited by KittyLitter on Sunday 16th June 20:56

[Louis Balfour]

That looks more like a Tiptronic than a PDK, don't it?

[RemarkLima]

Yep, that's a gen 1, so Tip rather than PDK.

Seems alright as full rebuild...

[freedman]

KittyLitter said:

Sports classic on a budget. The orange beading is interesting.

"Make no mistake; Rindt's 911R Sport Classic is a one-off dream car" .....or nightmare?

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16870094

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Trying to be polite, but that's horrible