Is Carbon Trim in the GT3 Tacky?
Has carbon had it's day and does it now look a bit 'boy-racer', even on a track car?
Or can you option it on the GT3/RS and get away with it? All of it? Or just a few bits?
Views?
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nomis said:
I like the small carbon pack - mainly because it takes away the awful silver plastic strip that goes across the dash. Is it functional in terms of structural? Nope - does it take away the weakest point of any Porsche: the painfully tacky trim... perhaps (in small doses).
My other concern is the rear centre console (and thus potential victim of carbon ) - it's a big slab of awful plastic and while in many cars you can colour code it to the exterior colour, with black exterior paint it doesn't really do much for the interior (above the stock black plastic). I also found the painted centre console scratched very easily. So perhaps carbon would be the answer here? Just not sure.
I also think it would be nice to bring the special ness of the seat backs into the rest of the car - I know that sounds a bit garage-queeny but I'm sure some of you will know what I'm going on about in terms of aesthetics
The only other aspect is that with the small carbon kit is that you get an alcantara/carbon gear knob and handbrake. As I'm worried about the alcantara wearing badly on the shift knob, perhaps the small carbon pack is the best way to get rid of the silver dash strip and the wear on the alcantara...
Oct 6, 2006 3:19:38 PM
Oct 6, 2006 3:41:54 PM
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MKW said:
Carbon fiber interior trim in " sporty cars " seemed dated to me by the mid 90s , when even econoboxes started adding fake patches of it here and there . Same goes for real or fake aluminum trim. Surprised that auto " fashionistas " haven't come up with the next big thing for leading edge interior bling.
Oct 6, 2006 6:34:49 PM
Oct 6, 2006 7:29:35 PM
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I never cease to be amazed by people who cannot decide what they like!
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STRADALE said:
Which sport cars with carbon fiber interiors looked dated to you by the mid 90's?
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STRADALE said:
Which sport cars with carbon fiber interiors looked dated to you by the mid 90's?
They all look dated to me when used as overlay ( not structural ) interior trim , whether real or not . It's a look that's been around a LONG time.
Would be nice to see some bronzed or brushed alloys in , say , nickel or copper with interesting surface treatments on the very high end cars . Carbon fiber and cold brushed aluminum is so , 1980s and 1990s, and is easy to fake on cheap cars.
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adrift said:
Totally personal taste, but I am not a fan of CF so much. And it will be money gone when (if?) you resell. The value of options is almost always ignored in resale pricing.
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Florio said:
JerryGee:
Beautiful Interior !; picked similar CF options. Did you opt. for Natural-Grey Leather ? Seems to match well with CF.
Hard to tell from pictures if its Black/Grey.
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rhino said:
looks great