Just thought I'd start my own thread of my LHD/Gulf Spec 997.2 4S which I've recently imported into the UK from the UAE.
I bought the car with around 24k miles on the clock (in 2016) and its now around 31k.
Spec is reasonable with black sports seats, PDK, extended leather, red stitching, red seat belts, sports chrono, sunroof, Bose etc, only thing really missing is the PSE. Finished in Atlas Grey.
Day I collected it:
Interior:
To liven things up on the noise front, I shipped over a Sharkwerkz cross-over pipe and fitted it myself. Rather easy with the moon-shaped spanner, but also the fact there was hardly any rust on the exhaust bolts:-
I then installed the sports steering wheel, again simple to do and I was happy to have proper paddles:
Time for a polish, seal and wax and clean the of the arches:
Engine mounts seemed a little tired, so I ordered an OEM pair and fitted them. Another easy job:
August 2017 I planned to relocate back to the UK. Not wanting to part with my 911, I shipped it back. I did all the work needed for the car to pass the IVA. This included swapping over the PCB in the rear clusters to get the fog light on the right, flip the tab in each headlight for driving on the left in the UK and lastly configuring the speedo to MPH.
November 2017, the 911 was in the UK, IVA'd, taxed and ready to go. I collected it last Friday after not seeing it since August. Coolant was changed for cold spec stuff and a tracker was fitted. Also a OEM UK spec front plate plinth was fitted to remove the ugly Gulf spec one:
First UK drive up north and into the Yorkshire dales:
Granted, sitting on the left is strange at first, but after a good few drives its becoming second nature already.
Current plan so far is:
Geo at Center Gravity (booked in for Thursday)
Fit 7MM and 15MM spacers (at the time of the geo). I will upload before and after pics.
Fit winter tyres (I've bought some Nokan N rated ones)
Buy a roof transport system and ski rack. Plan is to go skiing in the alps over winter, no better car for it!
Fit a new Bosch S5 battery. The current one is over 3 years old. As preventive maintenance, I've ordered one which i will fit this week.
More to follow over the next few months
I bought the car with around 24k miles on the clock (in 2016) and its now around 31k.
Spec is reasonable with black sports seats, PDK, extended leather, red stitching, red seat belts, sports chrono, sunroof, Bose etc, only thing really missing is the PSE. Finished in Atlas Grey.
Day I collected it:
Interior:
To liven things up on the noise front, I shipped over a Sharkwerkz cross-over pipe and fitted it myself. Rather easy with the moon-shaped spanner, but also the fact there was hardly any rust on the exhaust bolts:-
I then installed the sports steering wheel, again simple to do and I was happy to have proper paddles:
Time for a polish, seal and wax and clean the of the arches:
Engine mounts seemed a little tired, so I ordered an OEM pair and fitted them. Another easy job:
August 2017 I planned to relocate back to the UK. Not wanting to part with my 911, I shipped it back. I did all the work needed for the car to pass the IVA. This included swapping over the PCB in the rear clusters to get the fog light on the right, flip the tab in each headlight for driving on the left in the UK and lastly configuring the speedo to MPH.
November 2017, the 911 was in the UK, IVA'd, taxed and ready to go. I collected it last Friday after not seeing it since August. Coolant was changed for cold spec stuff and a tracker was fitted. Also a OEM UK spec front plate plinth was fitted to remove the ugly Gulf spec one:
First UK drive up north and into the Yorkshire dales:
Granted, sitting on the left is strange at first, but after a good few drives its becoming second nature already.
Current plan so far is:
Geo at Center Gravity (booked in for Thursday)
Fit 7MM and 15MM spacers (at the time of the geo). I will upload before and after pics.
Fit winter tyres (I've bought some Nokan N rated ones)
Buy a roof transport system and ski rack. Plan is to go skiing in the alps over winter, no better car for it!
Fit a new Bosch S5 battery. The current one is over 3 years old. As preventive maintenance, I've ordered one which i will fit this week.
More to follow over the next few months