I know a picture is mandatory so here's my new to me TT 996.
Just delivered today, it's a 2002. I have another post but now that it's here I have some questions. I was pleasantly surprised today about a few options it had that were not in the ad. It has an amazing sound system in it with a real nice back up camera. It's not some cheesy Walmart set up, the head unit is a touch screen double DIN HD Kenwood unit with NAV, bluetooth, I-pod connection in the center console and satellite radio.

The interior is all leather, no plastic, I'm really happy with that. I thought it was going to have black interior, but as it turns out it's blue. A really dark blue. You have to look at it just right to be able to tell it isn't black. It also has a short shifter, painted center console and crests in the seats. I'm guessing these were probably options too. Well, besides the shifter.

There were receipts for an inspection, two new door seals, new batteries in the key fobs, 2 new window lift mechanisms with cables, oil and filter. This was all within the last 800 miles.

The car appears to be lowered a little and have factory wheels.

Why do you guys think there are wheels spacers on all the wheels?

Thanks,
Matt

 

Great looking car! But where are your questions?

I mean if you really ask if it has spacers I guess you can look at your wheels and see if they are there or not

Oh and you just gave me an idea to move my Ipod/Iphone connecting cable from my glovebox to my center console compartment, would be way easier to reach!

Have fun with your new toy!

 

I guess it was only one question. It has spacers and I don't know why. Is this normally done on factory wheels when it's lowered?

Thanks, I'm having a blast already.

 

Some owners like spacers to make the factory wheels sit more "flush" with the bodywork, since the OEM fitment is inset a bit. Just a preference thing, for the most part.

 

Spacers help provide that flush look and you have metropol blue interior. Congrats and enjoy in good health!

Cheers,
Allen

 

+1 Almo. Enjoy and best of luck

 

Congrats on the new ride. It looks to be lowered and the spacers are only for cosmetics. They give the car a wider more aggressive look. Have fun and thanks for sharing some pictures.

 

Intelligent discussion of wheel spacers. Click in center to start video.

 

i would be pissed if i was expecting a black interior and got blue, blue is a horrible color for resale

 

Duane - Awesome video discussion!

 

Normally, I would think alone those same lines, but I'm in this car so good it could be sold tomorrow and I wouldn't lose a dime. As a matter of fact I could make several thousand.

 

Did you figure out if the car is Polar or Arctic?

If Polar, the blue interior makes more sense anyway - since Polar has a hint of blue to it, the Metropol would accentuate that a bit. I have Polar over black, but can imagine how Polar over Metropol would look nice.

Regardless, sharp car - enjoy it!

 

+1 on the metropol blue. With some exterior colors, the blue looks better than the usual black. The metropol blue isn't a cheesy shade either; most people are surprised when you tell them its not really black.

 

i had the polar silver metallic with the metropol blue leather with matching int parts ( ebrake alum and console painted to match exterior etc ) and it looked expensive relative to the arctic silver over black. albeit a bit "dated". i was also a bit ambivalent about blue carpet.. but hey..

 

I'm still not sure what the official color of the exterior or interior. I took a picture of the codes under the hood, but they're all faded. Here a couple of pics with the tint getting done today.






Back up camera shot


Code sticker, going to try to blow it up and read it.