Modified GT3 RS club sports conversion
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02-17-2009 | 11:35 AM
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This is true....the paint molecules in the green paint are actually slipperier than those of other colors, making the car quite a bit faster....scientific fact....look it up!
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02-17-2009 | 12:50 PM
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I was in a NEW GT2 just the other day and the seats were horrible...I'm 5-10 at about 190-195lb with athletic build and my shoulders didn't fit very well at all. Maybe some of the smaller guys fit ok but anyone around my size or bigger will have trouble.
The one I was sitting in didn't recline backward at all or at least I couldn't figure out how. Is that normal?
The one I was sitting in didn't recline backward at all or at least I couldn't figure out how. Is that normal?
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02-17-2009 | 12:57 PM
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I was in a NEW GT2 just the other day and the seats were horrible...I'm 5-10 at about 190-195lb with athletic build and my shoulders didn't fit very well at all. Maybe some of the smaller guys fit ok but anyone around my size or bigger will have trouble.
The one I was sitting in didn't recline backward at all or at least I couldn't figure out how. Is that normal?
The one I was sitting in didn't recline backward at all or at least I couldn't figure out how. Is that normal?
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02-17-2009 | 01:24 PM
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And now an exercise in full disclosure 
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We keep trying to find out a way to do just this, but are always faced with a couple problems. You'd be surprised how freakishly low the profit margin is on these things, just to stay competitive with the other vendors. It definitely takes away our ability to offer any substantial discount, even to our high volume wholesalers. To be honest, if we could get enough people to commit, we might be able to pull off $6500 plus shipping on the leather seats, and a comparable discount off of the cloth seats, but that's really it. Then we face the issue of availability...there might be a half dozen or so in the states, so some people in on the GB might have to wait a month or two to get their seats. Perhaps one day we'll be able to get a killer deal from Porsche on them, like we do on the 996 GT3 seats (which we have priced at over $1000 below dealer cost), but that probably won't be for quite a while (think years instead of months).
Please direct any questions to me directly over PM, email, or phone and I'll be more than happy to help you out!
Thanks guys!
:We keep trying to find out a way to do just this, but are always faced with a couple problems. You'd be surprised how freakishly low the profit margin is on these things, just to stay competitive with the other vendors. It definitely takes away our ability to offer any substantial discount, even to our high volume wholesalers. To be honest, if we could get enough people to commit, we might be able to pull off $6500 plus shipping on the leather seats, and a comparable discount off of the cloth seats, but that's really it. Then we face the issue of availability...there might be a half dozen or so in the states, so some people in on the GB might have to wait a month or two to get their seats. Perhaps one day we'll be able to get a killer deal from Porsche on them, like we do on the 996 GT3 seats (which we have priced at over $1000 below dealer cost), but that probably won't be for quite a while (think years instead of months).
Please direct any questions to me directly over PM, email, or phone and I'll be more than happy to help you out!
Thanks guys!
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02-17-2009 | 07:43 PM
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I was in a NEW GT2 just the other day and the seats were horrible...I'm 5-10 at about 190-195lb with athletic build and my shoulders didn't fit very well at all. Maybe some of the smaller guys fit ok but anyone around my size or bigger will have trouble.
The one I was sitting in didn't recline backward at all or at least I couldn't figure out how. Is that normal?
The one I was sitting in didn't recline backward at all or at least I couldn't figure out how. Is that normal?
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02-18-2009 | 09:32 AM
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Hey Naoto! It was no pressure or problem whatsoever. I think most trust that we try to do the best that we can for you guys, and so we have no issue with running our business with transparency. You can trust that the moment we are able to put something together for you that it'll happen!
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02-18-2009 | 12:02 PM
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Hey Naoto! It was no pressure or problem whatsoever. I think most trust that we try to do the best that we can for you guys, and so we have no issue with running our business with transparency. You can trust that the moment we are able to put something together for you that it'll happen!
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08-06-2010 | 01:59 PM
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GT@ sub bar mounts
Great post and this will be a lot of help as I'm about to install the same in my GT3.
I have a couple of questions - did you use the standard GT3 sub mount bars on both sides? Also, - did you learn any "tricks" that the installer used to line up the roll bar holes?
I have a couple of questions - did you use the standard GT3 sub mount bars on both sides? Also, - did you learn any "tricks" that the installer used to line up the roll bar holes?
