Porsche 991 Cut Roof

Episode 2 is all about how to remove and replace a porsche 911 roof.

Porsche 991 cut roof.

The yellow 2012 991 porsche 911 carrera s sat parked nose to nose with a guards red 2011 997 911 gts i d just bombed in it from santa barbara to our test track at the california speedway in. The porsche 991 was the internal designation for the seventh generation of the porsche 911 sports car which was unveiled at the 2011 frankfurt motor show on 15 september as the replacement for the 997 the 991 was an entirely new platform only the third since the original 911 launched in 1963 the 996 of 1999 was the second new platform. Adopted from its production sibling the 911 gt3 r features the distinctive double bubble roof and the wheelbase which had been lengthened by 8 3 centimetres compared to the previous generation. The roof box has an anti slip mat at the bottom of the box to help with secure loading.

Among other things i changed the chrome accents badging to matte black changed the headlights out to oem black pdls units changed the entire exterior mirror assemblies to matte black and so on. Production of the 991 generation ended on december 20. Watch this video of the all new 2015 porsche 991 targa roof mechanism in action from various angles. 2015 porsche targa 991 911 roof mechanism in operation porsche exchange duration.

Carbuzz porsche may have preserved the 991 targa s roof to save on the cost of a redesign but it means the 992 911 targa will likely have to also deal with the top s extra weight. Porsche 991 911 c4s roof wrapping some time back i decided to add some unique style to my 2014 911 gt silver c4s. Porsche exchange 209 401 views. The amount of technical work needed to do a proper replacement is insane.

Watch the roof of the new 2014 porsche 911 targa open and close. This ensures a more balanced weight distribution and more predictable handling particularly in fast corners corners in comparison to the previous gt3 r. The roof box is lockable.