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My front tires are continental which need to be replaced asap - 31%.
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I've always used pilot sports and I read that the SS blend that performance with longer tread wear..so they sound good ...
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I do need to replace the 2 front tires but I cant decide which ones to go with.
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I've run Bridgestone RE050 PP's for some time and thought they were ok, but when I needed to replace the rears and Bridgestone discontinued the 295's, I put 4 Michelin PS2's on the car.
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Its loaded - all options except the Nav. I have not done any after market performance mods to it. I did however switch out the side markers though - way better than the orange stock ones
Mine is a 2003 and has a 6 speed manual transmission with only 15,000 miles. I do need to replace the 2 front tires but I cant decide which ones to go with.
Tell me about your 4s and upload a few pics too
Rich
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hey Rich
I'm amazed at your low miles !
I ordered mine with sport seats / headrest logo, carbon brake,shifter & sills, lictronics, crest center caps, sunroof
what tires do you have on the rear ?
My Carrera has the 4s wheel caps, it has a sunroof, NO crest/logo on the seats, it does have the carbon fiber trim inside (steering wheel, ebrake, and shift ****). Yeah only 15,178 miles on it - i drive it only on nice days and never in the rain.
My front tires are continental which need to be replaced asap - 31%. My rear tires are Michelin Pilot - they are still good - about 58%.
I am having a terrible time deciding which brand of tires to buy for my car. Any suggestions?
Rich
I am leaning towards the Michilin Super Sport tires for the front. I have owned the car for a year - second owner - when i bought it it had 13,800 miles on it - a 62 year old man owned it - he bought it brand new from the Porsche dealership in 2003 - he had all the service records from the dealership - clean title and car fax - I had it checked out top to bottom - its an excellent car - what a find!
What is your opinion in regard to the Michilin Super Sport tires?
Rich
I've always used pilot sports and I read that the SS blend that performance with longer tread wear..so they sound good ... but if you have pilot sport on the rear, put them on the front too
you did find a rare car !
This is how I purchased it, stock:
This is after some work done: Excuse the bad tires, I'm putting 315's on it in a week or so.
This was my drive to work today:
Planning lnengineriing nikkies. Should i go to 4.0 or just 3.6? Does deep sump cause frequent contact with pavement? Is a plenum advisable? I am advised to have the ecu reprogramed. Will this allow over revvinng-- my wife occasionally autocrosses this c4s.
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Well I FINALLY ordered my new tires - Michelin PS2s for the front and back - yep i'm replacing all four at the same time. They should arrive by next Monday - I'm so happy to have finally made a decision - can't ever go wrong with PS2's
I sold my 2002 C4S in 2005. I have since gone through many cars but can't seem to forget that C4S. I just found out a family member has decide to sell his 2003 seal gray 4S. I helped him buy the car in 2005 and he had put only 15k miles since. I believe he currently has just below 50k miles. It has nav and Bose... Don't remember much more. What is a fair private party sale price? Not that excited about mixing money and family!
just bought 996 4s 2002 with 17000 miles on and i like to buy a new wheels and tires but i have a big dlemma to stay with 18s or buy 19s? any suggestions ?
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good move. I've run Bridgestone RE050 PP's for some time and thought they were ok, but when I needed to replace the rears and Bridgestone discontinued the 295's, I put 4 Michelin PS2's on the car. The traction rate is the same, the PS2'S do have a slightly lower wear rating, but the grip and ride with the PS2's is superior to the Bridgestone.
you were right to get four at the same time. big problems happen when not running matching pairs front and back. been there, done that...
Greetings all. Long time lurker, but figure I'd finally post now that I am a 996 owner. I recently picked up a 2004 C4S, so far I'm quite happy with it. I'll probably sticking to tech forums and asking lots of nerdy questions.
I also just picked up an 04 C4S with 47k miles. Its arctic silver w/ black full leather with GT3 wheels, PSE and sport shifter. Ill post pics up soon! Glad to finally be a part of the 911 family !
This week I purchased a 2004 CS4 Cabriolet (Black/Black with sport exhaust and hard top) - 49,750 miles. I've never seen it and still have never driven a 911. The transport is to meet me today for delivery (Houston to Pittsburgh). Pre-purchase inspection from an independent Porsche shop reported excellent condition - super clean. Can't wait - Today is the Day!!!
Hello Gentlemen,
RedOctober here from Dublin, Ireland, saying HELLO!
After a long time checking out the 6speedonline 996 forums, I bit the bullet, sold the Evo 8 and picked my first Porsche up.
2003, currently 97K kilometers, manual 6 speed, full options with moonroof, litronics, PSE exhaust (LOOOOOVE IT), bought it April 2012.
Completely bog standard for now till I pay off the loan.
I visited 9ff in Dortmund, Germany recently, in view of creating the car I want. Will put up a couple of shots from the trip soon.
Here's a couple of shot when I first picked it up:
oh oh, struggling to figure out to get more pics up simultaneously. I'm useless at this
R
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I still don't know how you can have all that fun and not rip off your lip. I think you've been damn lucky considering you live in Canada and have driven through multiple winters.
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Hallo. It's time to replace my front brake pads. Need opinios:
Stay oem or aftermarket ? For fast and agresive dd road use.
What about the new ebc blue stuff?
That's a beautiful C4S! There's something about the nose and back . . . and the color adds to it. Is it lowered and if so, what did you use? Thanks for the pics.
The 996 C4S aero kit is rare and quite expensive. It consists of two pieces - the rear wing that you see above and an aero front spoiler that you don't see above. The front spoiler on Modern Walker's car is the standard C4S spoiler, although it's painted body color. You can see the proper front spoiler on Zookie's car in the photos above.
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you're right. The front spoiler was broken by the first owner ((
This car is equipped PSE (Porsche Sport Exhaust) exhaust system, with valve and a button on the panel)
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