Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[Andy Fagan]

ORIGINAL: MrDemon no one local, and the OPC price was good at £120 in all. I had both cars done and GT3 ducts for the brakes and the 7mm front spacers. I did the ducts and spacers myself, nice to have a little hands on.

I can't see the advantage of fitting the GT3 ducts on a 987 car as the standard ducts are already bigger than the GT3 ones, I think the advantge of GT3 ducts was for the 996/997 owners whose standard ducts were very small and useless. I would be interested to see any properly measured back to back test results for 987 cars. Edit: Woops new page pic!! Here you can see the different ducts. Top is the 996/997, middle is the GT3 and the bottom is the 987

 

[Fire_2]

Top brake duct is what's fitted standard to the spyder.

 

[daro911]

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[jdpef356]

ORIGINAL: daro911 New Page Old Pic []

Come on Daro - new page NEW pic, get it write,right,rite,wright, sod it - new page NEW pic[][]

 

[Andy Fagan]

ORIGINAL: Fire_2 Top brake duct is what's fitted standard to the spyder.

Really?? My old 987 Boxster had the bottom type

 

[Big E]

ORIGINAL: Fire_2 Nice to meet you today Big E Should get a run out one early morning while summer is still here!

Yeah good to see you, funny I post an intro up on here then the same day bump into another Spyder driver! A run out would be good, I can always get the two guys I was with in the F430 and 911 turbo to join us as well. Give me a shout when you're free. I presume you can message through this site? Thanks to all the other welcomes guys, already read up on advice and had an interim (1 year) oil change done and will probably be back for some more advice!

 

[Siy]

ORIGINAL: daro911 I really think the side stripe in Weiss Gold is really going to complete the personalisation stunningly but obviously removing the factory stripe is a BIG decision to make[&o]   In for a penny in for a pound []

I do agree guys , that the gold stripe may finish it off - and you are all tempting me to give it a go.... One issue was however, that I saw a pic of a US Car with gold stripe, and against the white, it didn't really stand out very well - but it wasn't a great picture. What I might need to decide - is a photoshop genius to step in, someone that could try to change the stripe on this pic to show as gold...? Anyone...anyone...?

 

[MrDemon]

ORIGINAL: Andy Fagan

ORIGINAL: Fire_2 Top brake duct is what's fitted standard to the spyder.

Really?? My old 987 Boxster had the bottom type

yes standard duct was tiny, def not that lower one on the R or Spyder. the GT3 ones are only about £6 and hang lower. I have a temp gun and the disks are cooler, and with a cool down lap now they cool right off which is great for the PCCB. this is mine fitted

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Siy

ORIGINAL: daro911 I really think the side stripe in Weiss Gold is really going to complete the personalisation stunningly but obviously removing the factory stripe is a BIG decision to make[&o]   In for a penny in for a pound []

I do agree guys , that the gold stripe may finish it off - and you are all tempting me to give it a go.... One issue was however, that I saw a pic of a US Car with gold stripe, and against the white, it didn't really stand out very well - but it wasn't a great picture. What I might need to decide - is a photoshop genius to step in, someone that could try to change the stripe on this pic to show as gold...? Anyone...anyone...?

I would imagine Brian aka Kitchens contact who makes the stripes could provide an image off his computer making set up Siy Very subtle indeed the Porsche script would really set it off mind you My contact can do replacements for £50 delivered would have to see an actual sample of the colour to see if it could be matched identically. Brian

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: Siy

ORIGINAL: daro911 I really think the side stripe in Weiss Gold is really going to complete the personalisation stunningly but obviously removing the factory stripe is a BIG decision to make[&o]   In for a penny in for a pound []

I do agree guys , that the gold stripe may finish it off - and you are all tempting me to give it a go.... One issue was however, that I saw a pic of a US Car with gold stripe, and against the white, it didn't really stand out very well - but it wasn't a great picture. What I might need to decide - is a photoshop genius to step in, someone that could try to change the stripe on this pic to show as gold...? Anyone...anyone...?

I can't help with the photoshop but judging by the pic you've just posted and the earlier one showing a close up of the door mirror, the depth of contrast from white to gold looks sufficient for the side stripe not to pale into insignificance. It'll of course won't be as prominent as the black but may look better as a package.

 

[daro911]

 

[flat6]

I know yours isn't as dark as this Siy but maybe the finish of the vinyl will have an effect. Choosing more of a matte finish rather than too shiny a metallic may make it stand out more for the same actual colour shade.

 

[Andy Fagan]

ORIGINAL: MrDemon

ORIGINAL: Andy Fagan

ORIGINAL: Fire_2 Top brake duct is what's fitted standard to the spyder.

Really?? My old 987 Boxster had the bottom type

yes standard duct was tiny, def not that lower one on the R or Spyder. the GT3 ones are only about £6 and hang lower. I have a temp gun and the disks are cooler, and with a cool down lap now they cool right off which is great for the PCCB. this is mine fitted

You're right. I just checked the R and it also has the smaller ones (top). How strange? So I agree there will be an advantage to fitting the GT3 or Cup car ducts. I may bite the bullet and go for the Cup car types [] They're £101 each, but still cheaper than new pads and discs and melted sensors if they work.

 

[spyderwhite]

my neighbours daughter and son in law both in their 40s and like their cars saw the car on Saturday and asked me how much it cost? he thought it was £80+k new and She quessed £120+k. they were shocked when I told them how much it was! so the car really does look a lot more than it costs,how many other modern cars could you say the same about.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: spyderwhite my neighbours daughter and son in law both in their 40s and like their cars saw the car on Saturday and asked me how much it cost? he thought it was £80+k new and She quessed £120+k. they were shocked when I told them how much it was! so the car really does look a lot more than it costs,how many other modern cars could you say the same about.

Had similar conversation with an Aston owner who thought the Spyder was circa £100k! Considering most Boxster owners thought it should have been £4k less and not more than a stock 987 S it seems fairly pricing a Spyder can only be done by non Porsche owners

 

[spyderwhite]

even when I had a 986s and a cayman 987.1s I never had the attention that you get from the spyder,one of the reasons i went for the spyder over the cr was the fact that to the body Porsche gave the spyder more than a different spoiler which why imho the cr will never be as sort after as a spyder because the cr is not so far removed from a cs plus it did not offer me much extra over my 987.1s riding standard suspension and 18"wheels.

 

[MrDemon]

The CR is last of the real steering cars though and still the Cayman with the most Bhp even now. They will always be sort after as they drive so well, nothing like a CS, had all 3. with only about 100 manual CR built in the UK, not easy to find with the big options. Best all round sports car on the market today imo if you want a fun drivers car. And if you look at prices some are still over 50k. Not quite as special as a Spyder granted, but a very underrated car.

 

[Andy Fagan]

ORIGINAL: spyderwhite even when I had a 986s and a cayman 987.1s I never had the attention that you get from the spyder,one of the reasons i went for the spyder over the cr was the fact that to the body Porsche gave the spyder more than a different spoiler which why imho the cr will never be as sort after as a spyder because the cr is not so far removed from a cs plus it did offer me much extra over my 987.1s riding standard suspension and 18"wheels.

Thats like saying all the Spyder has over a normal Boxster is a couple of humps []

 

[Siy]

In a very short time, I have really grown to love this car - its a rocket and handles incredibly! I do have a suggestion for improvement however... So far the roof has remained in the garage - however, come winter, it will go on and stay on for a few months - Problem is the rear screen gives pretty poor visibility..... So - what would the chances be of having a piece of glass installed into the rear cover, instead of the cling film!??? It obviously means it wouldn't roll up into its little cubby hole - but that's nota problem. Any ideas how I could go about finding someone to do this?

 

[Siy]

I am gonna start searching for a solution - let me know if anyone else is interested?