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Anyone know an easy way (fuse?) to disable the light on the sport chrono clock in a 718? At night it reflects badly in the windscreen and is quite distracting, I usually end up covering it with a cloth! Even during the day the shiny silver surround reflects in the screen, common sense would say to make it dark and unreflective. I wonder if it can be swapped for a black surround like the leather dash it sits on? In my brother's new Spyder it gets condensation inside and steams up. It has to be one of the most pointless and ill thought out parts of the car's design. I can't even say I've ever used it as seeing the time from it is harder than just glancing at the various screens with the time on. I noticed that on the 718 GT4 it is not standard and has to be optioned at around £350, but in the Spyder (and GTS) it is standard. Could even tempt me to trade for a PDK GT4 just to get rid of the damn thing, if Porsche would release one and anyone would allow me to buy one! That would make it a very expensive option delete... Geoff

Not a problem in a 981 as it's much better positioned (much neater too)! :-) If you took the expensive route and plumped for a pdk GT4 would you still not want chrono so as to get the sports+ function?

mr pg said: If you took the expensive route and plumped for a pdk GT4 would you still not want chrono so as to get the sports+ function? In both my 981 and 718 I only used the Sports+ to see what it did, and then went back to Sports and/or manual control of PDK. With the GT4 the £336 Chrono Package option only adds the stupid clock and a stopwatch and performance display in PCM, which I can well live without. Porsche said: Comprising an analogue stopwatch on the dashboard, a digital stopwatch function in the instrument cluster and performance display in Porsche Communication Management (PCM) The cabling preparation for lap trigger implements support for the lap trigger available separately from Porsche Tequipment for automated and highly precise lap timing control. The results can then be analysed and compared on your smartphone thanks to the Porsche Track Precision app offered as standard I'd pay £336 to get rid of the clock! Geoff

I use sports plus frequently in my pdk 981 CS but only in manual paddle operation, never left to its own devices. I like the way you get the stiffer gearbox mount, pasm, pse, relaxed psm and sharpened throttle/gear changes all in one go.

I agree that that the 718 Sport chrono clock is badly designed and reflects badly in the windscreen, I can’t believe that someone at Porsche signed this off given the focused driving nature of the brand. Screen reflections are a big no no I am also looking for some sort of solution. I notice that 911s have a little cap over the clock to stop the reflection but the other models don’t. I will follow this thread carefully

I am also looking for some sort of solution. I notice that 911s have a little cap over the clock to stop the reflection but the other models don’t. I will follow this thread carefully [/quote] Correct, but that little cap does not fully prevent a reflection on the screen. That said, the reflection is in such a position that you tend to ignore it.

I wonder if on a 718 with Chrono one could just pull up the clock from the top of the dash... disconnect it... and replace it with a blank from a non-Chrono car. Part number looks to be ... 982 858 189 E 5Q0 ... but do check. Just a guess.

I just got my 718 Boxter S, which came with Sport Chrono. I’m not a fan of the clock in general and especially not of the reflections. I plan to remove and replace with a blank panel. However, I think that the part number proposed in the previous post is incorrect. My research shows that the description of that panel is “with clock.” The one “without clock” looks to be: 982-858-189-D-5Q0. Note the E is changed to a D.

Just my humble opinion sorry

I take it you can’t tell the time then, is that why you don’t like it, on the grand scale of things people worrying about a reflection of a clock what is the world coming to and at £365 pound option on a £50k plus car, what a problem to have glad I didn’t have to spend that kind of money on a clock that pisses me off Edited by 04BAP on Saturday 9th May 19:05

Must be me, but I've never noticed any annoying reflections. Can't say I've ever used any of the sports chrono functions though

04BAP said: I take it you can’t tell the time then, is that why you don’t like it, on the grand scale of things people worrying about a reflection of a clock what is the world coming to and at £365 pound option on a £50k plus car, what a problem to have glad I didn’t have to spend that kind of money on a clock that pisses me off On a non-GT model it's more than just a clock...

mr pg said: Not a problem in a 981 as it's much better positioned (much neater too)! :-) If you took the expensive route and plumped for a pdk GT4 would you still not want chrono so as to get the sports+ function? On my 981 the sports crono clock is not lit up ever, is there anyway off turning it on please

I’ve had the clock in 997.2 and Macan. Never paid any attention to it ever. I understand it but in the whole scheme of things, aluminium pedals and all weather matts are more important to me. It’s classic marketing in the automotive industry alongside the origination of spec naming. Apart from preferring a simpler design, my issue with the clock is the affect on the centre speaker. Car audio has to be the worst environment for audio anyway, but there are positives to no clock for that centre speaker.

04BAP said: Just my humble opinion sorry I was just trying to be helpful since someone had mentioned the wrong part number. Apart from that, I would not have registered for the site and posted since honestly I don’t assume anyone cares about my opinion on that or anything else. But to address your points, the time is clearly shown on the instrument cluster and the radio so I don’t need an extra clock to tell time. And I only got the package because the car on the lot came with it; I would never have chosen it if placing an order. However the dealer gave a huge discount on the car so in essence you could say that I really didn’t pay for that option. And the blank panel is very inexpensive.

churchie2856 said: I wonder if on a 718 with Chrono one could just pull up the clock from the top of the dash... disconnect it... and replace it with a blank from a non-Chrono car. Part number looks to be ... 982 858 189 E 5Q0 ... but do check. Just a guess. I have rechecked and, as per mkush's suggestion, the correct part number is 982 858 189 D 5Q0 (for a black interior).

mkush said: I just got my 718 Boxter S, which came with Sport Chrono. I’m not a fan of the clock in general and especially not of the reflections. I plan to remove and replace with a blank panel. However, I think that the part number proposed in the previous post is incorrect. My research shows that the description of that panel is “with clock.” The one “without clock” looks to be: 982-858-189-D-5Q0. Note the E is changed to a D. Thanks for that, I may ask OPC how much to supply and fit. If anyone gives it a go please let us know. Geoff

Its a real first world problem but I have to agree. It also bugs me that when you have the lights on, the light symbol reflects on the glass and can be seen in the wing mirror (I am quite tall so maybe this is just me) As someone has already said, how these things get signed off is beyond me.

Now that I looked for it, I can see the clock reflected in my Macan. I was fine until I read this post. Thanks a bunch.

If anyone would like to swap a 718 Chrono Clock chrome ring bezel with a brand new black one I have, please let me know 👍. Thanks

I posted the same criticism on the Boxster specific forum a while ago and got slated for the comment. Glad someone else thinks that Porsche made a big error in pushing it further back to the screen from where it was nicely positioned on the 981 where it didn't reflect on the screen.

woollyjoe said: Now that I looked for it, I can see the clock reflected in my Macan. I was fine until I read this post. Thanks a bunch. Oh dear OCD is about to kick in now