bridggar:
Having personally taken the centre console out of my car. (to replace the geabox link cable) It's probably an hours work to remove & refit. I guess the painting cost is the expensive bit.
OT - took a test drive in 991S yesterday. Kind of wished I hadn't though - now need to figure out the best way to buy one. Makes my 997 C2S feel like an old nail.
Interestingly, rather than the sales guy demo it - they had one of the chaps from the Silverstone experience to properly show what it can do.
I'm deeply impressed.
We went direct to the paint shop, our local dealer sub-con the work to a firm called F W Jesty, who are Porsche approved bodyshop. The process is after taking out the console it has to be primed to take the top coat, then sprayed, then "low bake" finished to cure it. They need the car for a couple of days. The only difference with the OEM painted console is the rectangular plate directly under the handbrake lever is trimmed with leather in the interior colour, rather than being painted. Thinking about whether to have this detail done or not.
I've yet to be offered a decent drive in the 991, bearing in mind your comments probably best that I haven't The very brief drive I had at Silverstone left me a bit underwhelmed, to be honest. I have broken off diplomatic relations with the sales department at our local Porsche dealer which is probably why I have not been offered a drive......
@ sfo : yes will post photos once I get the job done.
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