2013 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Long-Term Road Test

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• zimtheinvader Member Posts: 580

  May 2013

  I actually like it as some contrasting color on some exterior colors. I don't think it does much with the color of your 911 but since big chunks of chrome are out there needs to be something besides just a sea of one color on the car.

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• carfreak13 Member Posts: 17

  May 2013

  I'm pretty sure you can get those painted with a manufacture option

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• zcalvert Member Posts: 76

  May 2013

  I assume you meant to say specifically that the fact it is unpainted is what you don't like?
  I doubt there's been car made in 15 years with exterior mirrors made of anything other than plastic.

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• bc1960 Member Posts: 171

  May 2013

  Is the painted part not plastic as well?

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• seppoboy Member Posts: 93

  May 2013

  If the Carrera is driven as it must be, the mirror front surface will be nothing but a large bug splatter anyway, so what difference does it make what material is used?

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• fordson1 Unconfirmed Posts: 1,512

  May 2013

  I think you can get Porsche crests on those for only $500. For the plastic ones...the metal crests are $1,500 and there's a waiting list.

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• agentorange Member Posts: 893

  May 2013

  "For $100,000, you should be spared interaction with plastics." Perhaps the plastic is to avoid unsightly damage when that part of the mirror interfaces with grit and stones as it is sure to do.

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• kroupa Member Posts: 1

  May 2013

  Isn't the whole thing plastic, just the bottom isn't painted?

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• canadaphant Member Posts: 0

  May 2013

  It's a Porsche. There was a $1000 option you missed somewhere!

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• mieden Member Posts: 75

  May 2013

  According to Porsche, "Wing mirror (lower part) finished in exterior color" is $645 from their "Exclusive" program.

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