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Kumho ECSTA SPTs - anyone tried?
DesignerGenes replied to skremese's topic in 996 TT, 996 TT S, 996 GT2
I ran Kumho Victorracers on the track on my 1996 Carrera Coupe. When I sold it and bought my 2005 911 Turbo S, I discovered that Victorracers don't come to fit my 11" x 18" rear wheels. I bought a spare set of turbo technology wheels and some Kumho Ecsta SPTs. These are great tires! They're "Extreme Summer Tread" (road) tires, according to Tire Rack, but have excellent traction on the road course I run (They were recommended for the track by countless reviewers). I've just discovered that they're rain track tires too -- stable as hell at 110 on wet pavement! I haven't switched them off the car in 5,000 miles, and they're giving me great road mileage. They're not as loud as the tires that came on the car -- Bridgestone Potenza S02As. The Potenzas are on the "dress" wheels now, and I'm beginning to wonder when they'll ever get used. Porsche lists 44 psi rear and 36 psi front for this car with the standard tires. I set the Kumhos at 40 and 32, cold, for the track; they warm to about 44 and 36 after two relatively slow loops of the 4.5 mile course, and have just the right sidewall stiffness at that. Mine is a street car that races. If you've lowered your suspension, corner balanced your car, etc., you might believe paying for PZeros or something similar to be worth the money. I laughed at the high-end tire store weenie who looked at me so disapprovingly for "putting cheap tires on such an expensive car." -
broken knob/stalk on instrument cluster
DesignerGenes replied to Peter 996's topic in 996 TT, 996 TT S, 996 GT2
One more try here: anyone got a better solution than paying over $2,800 to buy a new instrument cluster to fix the broken clock and/or instruments light control stalks? These are what should be $1.98 parts, that Porsche decided ought to be non-replaceable components in a nearly $3,000 assembly. SUPPOSEDLY (I heard it through the grape vine.), some company has developed a repair kit. Anyone? :angry: -
broken knob/stalk on instrument cluster
DesignerGenes replied to Peter 996's topic in 996 TT, 996 TT S, 996 GT2
Clearly, even Porsche makes really dumb design errors at times. The stalks should have been steel, so that the plastic knobs (set of 2 - $5.89) would break before the stalks. Better still, the steel stalks should be removable and separately replaceable in case they're bent. If the knobs had been shorter (Which would have been fine.) then the moment you could put on the stalks would be less and the probability of break/bend damage reduced. Oh yeah, here's my 2005 Turbo S.
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broken knob/stalk on instrument cluster
DesignerGenes replied to Peter 996's topic in 996 TT, 996 TT S, 996 GT2
According to my Dealership, the only fix for these broken plastic stalks (instrument light control is similar) is to replace the ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER !! Cost for part from Porsche -- $2,8xx.xx. Isn't that wonderful?
