You are still enjoying good fortune, TommyV...look at the beautiful PTS 'Turquoise/Natural Brown' cabriolet you now have! You are better off than 'Lucky the Leprechaun' of your beloved Celtics!

Stay thirsty my friend!

Eduardo

 

The best part is.......I know it!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Eduardo! And Salud to you my friend!!

Best always,

Tom

 

all these seats are so greasy!

 

I would caution all to wait until 'Porsche Exclusive' announces that it has put in place it's 'coordinated' Bi-Color customizing program before anyone orders a 'Black/Carrera Red' 991 interior (or 'Black/Luxor Beige', etc). I went into some detail in my recent post ('Part 7') as for the reasons why. Basically, the current ordering system will allow you to do a deviating leather color on the dash but will NOT coordinate the plastic parts to match the new hue you have introduced!

Here is a current example of a spec 2013 991 that should have waited for the NEW program to be implemented (which will match color of plastic to the adjacent color of the leather) BEFORE ordering this customized 'Bi-Color', or 'Two Tone', 991 interior! The plastic parts on the dash are done in 'RED' and the dash leather is done in 'BLACK'. I know Hennessy from personal experiences and they have a very good reputation. Yet this particular order is clearly not optimal although their intentions were 'noble'.

http://hennessy.porschedealer.com/ne...41480/info.php

In theory, this problem could have been remedied if Hennessy would have ordered Option CZW in 'Black' leather. Then all the plastic parts you see in photo below would have been covered in 'black' leather which would have matched the dash. That option costs $1710 and would have been a perfect solution!

As I have tried to explain from day one on this thread, please be careful when you order a 'custom' 991 or 981. Don't rely on just what you casually hear at your dealership when ordering. Do your homework. Read the forums. Ask the hard questions from 'Porsche Exclusive' and make sure you understand all aspects of what you are ordering before you sign on the dotted line. And above all, 'Caveat Emptor'. That is the best piece of advice I can give you!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Currently in Hyannis, MA!

 

The correct link to the 991 at Hennessy mentioned in the post above is:

2013 Porsche 911 Carrera Black | Roswell, Georgia | Hennessy Porsche North Atlanta

Saludos,
Eduardo

 

Eduardo

Looking at the pictures for this car, I note the significant silver plastic (?) on the seat base and hinges. I assume this is the standard colour for the Sports seats?

If I understand a previous post you make, these seats would come with coloured plastic backs to match the leather, whereas if you went for the adaptive sports seats then the back is the silver plastic?

Also, if you pay extra for the seat back in leather, does this include the seat base and hinges too, or would you still get a significant amount of silver plastic on display??

Thanks

Sidicks

 

No, all seats from Porsche would come with same type of base and hinges painted in silver, regardless of the leather you choose (photo #1). The Plus seats (Adaptive and non-Adaptive type) come with the silver painted backs as standard. They are NOT matched to your leather color. You can have them painted to match the EXTERIOR color of the car or have them covered in leather to match the interior color of the car. Both are extra cost options. When you pay for leather on the backs of the two types of Plus seats, you don't get base or hinges covered in leather. I don't recall on the painted option. But in any case, the base quickly disappears visually in the scheme of things and I don't think you will find the silver and metal-colored seat control switches to be objectionable regardless which seat you choose!

Here is what I was talking about in earlier posts:

A) In a customized Bi-Color interior like Hennessy ordered, they did not get the plastic parts adjacent to the dash in the color of the dash which was black leather! So it will look like this Luxor Beige/Black Dash 991 if we had a top view photo of the Hennessy Carrera Red/Black Dash 991! (see photo #2).

B) I also discussed briefly the plastic covers for the side air bags of each front seat. With the standard color interiors offered by Porsche, this cover is matched to the leather color of the seat (see photos 3 & 4). My point is that this becomes a very important matter when you do 'Leather to Sample'. Porsche will not have a side air bag plastic cover to match the thousands of 'leather to sample' possibilities of your choosing. Thus they will simply put regular plastic air bag cover, most likely in 'Black' like the one in this 'leather to sample' blue interior (photo 5). This might not go well with your color coordinated leather interior and that was the point I was trying to make!

Saludos,
Eduardo

 

z356,

my head just hurts reading all the little details you know about the car.
are you a man or machine?

 

Well, I am not a machine. But remember, I am from California and you can't presume I am a man either. We have three recognized genders at the present time in the Golden State and our politicians are always looking for innovative & expensive ways to create awareness to the 'diversity' in our midst! So you'll never know until you open the door!

Saludos,
Eduardo

 

I can't believe there is no "Guards Red" option, yet.