options you wish you had bought or not bought
#61
I got the chrome pedals but not the dead pedal/footrest.
To each his own, but I thought the footrest was too much bling for the footwell....the chrome borders are thicker than on the other pedals so it really stands out.
I have white/cirrus seats so there is a lot of contrast in the cabin already.
If I had black I'd think about it to provide more contrast in the cabin, as others have mentioned.
To each his own, but I thought the footrest was too much bling for the footwell....the chrome borders are thicker than on the other pedals so it really stands out.
I have white/cirrus seats so there is a lot of contrast in the cabin already.
If I had black I'd think about it to provide more contrast in the cabin, as others have mentioned.
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#64
Unrelated to that, but to other points in this thread... two other things I noticed this weekend:
1) the paddles
The paddles work by being bolted in, and then they are levers that push back against a switch (fairly common setup, it is just whether they push a switch on the wheel, or at the base of the lever). They themselves have a power cord, but they are not the switch - the power is for lights, they have a +/- sign that lights up - or the plastic ones do - not sure on metal ones
2) the heated windshield
My convertible had *very* noticable lines in it, and I think they were horizontal - copper looking, and they caused issues when driving at night.
My new coupe does not have the heated windshield on its spec sheet, but it does have a button for front window defrost, and it *does* have lines of metal in the glass - but they are smaller, less noticeable, and go vertically - they do not cause the issues at night and the starburst of the light.
I don't know if the coupe/convertible use different heating elements in glass, or if they changed how they do it, or if my coupe has something else (since it wasn't on the build sheet) - just stating what I saw.
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#65
#66
The 18" Silver Vela's weren't going to cut it and I'm not a fan of the exposed hardware on the Black Tornado's, plus I was trying to avoid going to 20" wheels based on all the comments I read regarding ride quality so in the end, it was a compromise...but one I can easily live with.
#67
This was one of my complaints of the car, didn't know it was an option - they taught us on the track that when driving fast in corners you should have your foot planted there for support as often as possible. Without the actual pedal, it feels weird/wrong.
Unrelated to that, but to other points in this thread... two other things I noticed this weekend:
1) the paddles
The paddles work by being bolted in, and then they are levers that push back against a switch (fairly common setup, it is just whether they push a switch on the wheel, or at the base of the lever). They themselves have a power cord, but they are not the switch - the power is for lights, they have a +/- sign that lights up - or the plastic ones do - not sure on metal ones
2) the heated windshield
My convertible had *very* noticable lines in it, and I think they were horizontal - copper looking, and they caused issues when driving at night.
My new coupe does not have the heated windshield on its spec sheet, but it does have a button for front window defrost, and it *does* have lines of metal in the glass - but they are smaller, less noticeable, and go vertically - they do not cause the issues at night and the starburst of the light.
I don't know if the coupe/convertible use different heating elements in glass, or if they changed how they do it, or if my coupe has something else (since it wasn't on the build sheet) - just stating what I saw.
Unrelated to that, but to other points in this thread... two other things I noticed this weekend:
1) the paddles
The paddles work by being bolted in, and then they are levers that push back against a switch (fairly common setup, it is just whether they push a switch on the wheel, or at the base of the lever). They themselves have a power cord, but they are not the switch - the power is for lights, they have a +/- sign that lights up - or the plastic ones do - not sure on metal ones
2) the heated windshield
My convertible had *very* noticable lines in it, and I think they were horizontal - copper looking, and they caused issues when driving at night.
My new coupe does not have the heated windshield on its spec sheet, but it does have a button for front window defrost, and it *does* have lines of metal in the glass - but they are smaller, less noticeable, and go vertically - they do not cause the issues at night and the starburst of the light.
I don't know if the coupe/convertible use different heating elements in glass, or if they changed how they do it, or if my coupe has something else (since it wasn't on the build sheet) - just stating what I saw.
Lawrence
#68
Since I ordered the option with the chrome covers I would like to order the cover for the dead pedal if there is one.
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