Did it myself and wired to the passenger side fusebox. Easy to do, no DIY's for the 991 but similar process as for any other car. The V1 comes with the cables to hardwire, you just need to buy a fuse circuit tap kit at your local Autozone for instance.
An independent shop will typically do this for $50-$100.

Hardwiring is a must if you want to keep the car's interior clean... and if you do not want to forget to turn on your radar detector (do not forget to use a switched fuse -that goes on and off with the car ignition-).

Have fun!

 

Thanks a lot for the info on the lights and the sirius! You are making the wait a little less painful!

 

Tint

Got tint done this week by Brian at Sun Tinting in Alpharetta (4th car they do for me, always a great job).
Went for 35% ceramic for side- and backlites, nothing on the windshield. Looks better, less heat during the Summer and a bit more privacy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6898860551/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6898859449/

 

Looks absolutely amazing and please keep the updates coming.

 

Laser Jammer

I had it planned but should have done it before (see the previous post about the ticket I got this week).
I got a Blinder M27 X-treme installed today. Had it on my Cayman R too and it paid itself back quite rapidly.

Install is clean...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6898859915/
...and not too visible either (useful when traveling to certain states )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6898861137/

 

The wheels are mesmorizing! I cant take my eyes off them! I have been tentative on the new body, but this has changed me.

 

Just gotta say "thank you" for putting the time into this post!!

It makes me want one even more....

I am off to look under my couch cushions for some change to put into the "991-fund"!!


Thanks again!!!---john

 

To be honest, I do it for my own pleasure
Also, there is no other petrolhead in my family, so this is a good way for me to get feedback or suggestions. Finally, the little I know, I learned it from following other people's similar kind of threads.

 

From my experience with dash problems on 997 GT3 I would not agree with the dealer taking my entire dash out to get the new stopwatch installed. The noises I had to endure after they "fixed" another problem drove me crazy and I decided to get a GT3 RS.

 

Fair point. From what I have seen the 'stopwatch module' is now being dropped from the top and clicks into the dashboard which would not require to take the entire dashboard out anymore. I'll double check though. Thanks for the heads up!

 

wow, getting better and better!

 

Porsche Stripes...

I like the stripes on the original 911R:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6862541559/
and how they had been featured on my previous Cayman R:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6053755184/
I would like to personalize my 911S a bit more and give it a slightly more sporty look. I am thinking about doing something like this (sorry about the poor quality photoshop, wrong Porsche fonts, etc...):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6916990211/
Not sure I want to spoil the purity of the 991 lines though. I'll probably give it a try and see what it looks like for real...
Meanwhile, any feedback would be welcome

 

I love those stripes. Plan on trying it on mine (whenever it gets here after April ED).

This is another hack photoshop job, but perhaps a bit closer in scale, of what I have in mind:

 

I don't think the stripes would work well on your car. Having said that, it currently looks superb. The tint and wheels really complement the white.

 

put black wheels (like on the Cayman above) on and i dig it.