Since I bought my 991.1 in May, I have found the car to be a masterpiece of engineering. The Steering wheel however was a disappointment. The design looked dated, and the rim itself was too thin for the grip level you need on a performance car.

So I upgraded the wheel to a new 991.2 custom wheel with a red band at top, thicker rim all the way round, and carrera red deviated stitching in the same pointe-crosse style as the Porsche Exclusive wheels. I also got a leather steering column retrofitted too.

Here are the specs:

1) 991.2 GT Sport wheel with 360mm diameter (20mm narrower than the 991.1 wheel) which I got from Suncoast. Also a 991.2 leather airbag (actually I got the Macan Turbo version which is identical to the 911 Turbo version with the same leather but half the price).

2) Modified by RRS Motorsports (no affiliation) with thicker rim all the way around, Carrera Red pointe-crosse stitching and 10mm Carrera Red band at top of wheel.

3) Replaced the black outer trim which is how the GT Sport wheel is setup with the silver outer trim from the GT3 RS steering wheel to create a look where all the spokes are fully metal in appearance and not a mix of metal and matte black plastic. This fully metal look is more bauhaus style which complements the Porsche very well.

4) Leather steering column with Carrera Red deviated stitching from Exclusive Option

Overall I am super happy with the upgrade:

1) It looks stunning and it is unique. I haven't seen any Porsche wheel the same as this yet.

2) RRS Motorsport did a very nice job with the modifications. I love the thicker rim which feels superb but maintains the same degree of firmness and feel. The workmanship is also as good as Porsche OEM - the stitching seems very similar to a Porsche Exclusive wheel, and and the band is actually more cleanly integrated at the top than the Porsche version.

3). Also the short throw paddles on the 991.2 wheel makes the DCT seem much faster. There is reduced finger movement to shift which makes it a lot more fun to use compared with the 991.1 wheel. In fact after driving with this, you wonder what was Porsche thinking with the old paddle wheel.

 

Looks great! Well done.

 

Looks amazing, nice work.

 

Very nice! Loving the silver trim!

 

Was it not possible to add the new MF sport wheel? That's what I want to do.

 

One board member tried and failed so I didn't attempt it.

 

Like it, I thought I am the only one , I have the same on my 2014 TTS

 

Very nice. I might do this as well

 

Amazing, was think of doing this myself...is it possible to also add the Sport and Sport Plus button?

Thanks,

Manuel

 

I don't know but I suspect not.

 

MA Carbon is checking for me, we shall see.

Regards,

Manuel

 

Great. You should share your experience too. We're you able to pull of the multifunction?

 

I would do this in a heartbeat if I could also do the MF buttons. I was told it cannot be done. I guess maybe anything is possible.

 

Not sure. what I know is this:

1)The guy who tried it tried installing the new Multifunction wheel with his existing .1 multifunction module and they wouldn't communicate.

2) He did not experiment with replacing the multifunction module with a .1 multifunction module, so there is that possibility.

3) However most people think that the .2 multifunction module, while it will talk to the .2 wheel, will not talk with the .1 PCM. This hasn't been tested, but that's what people think.

 

I have heard similar directly from a friend who is the service manager at a Porsche dealer. He basically said the only way this is happening if someone is a crazy tech nerd that could do coding but Porsche with not have module, adapters etc etc to make this at all possible.

Same goes for updating with a new PCM to get Apple car play. The two things I want and don't have in my .1. Yours looks awesome.