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My 2006 997.1 Carrera 4S Cabriolet - Slate Gray Metallic and Natural Brown Leather

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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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My 2006 997.1 Carrera 4S Cabriolet - Slate Gray Metallic and Natural Brown Leather

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Beautiful car. One of top favorite color combos include silver and red, grey and natural brown. Too bad Porsche no longer offers natural brown. I would suggest changing your leather cleaner/conditioner. It was way too shiny or may be it's just shows up on the pics like that. The leather should have a satin finish.
 
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Beautiful and very classy!

Congrats on your new toy!
 
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Nice! I have always like natural brown. Not as Orange as the other
 
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Originally Posted by w00tPORSCHE
Beautiful car. One of top favorite color combos include silver and red, grey and natural brown. Too bad Porsche no longer offers natural brown. I would suggest changing your leather cleaner/conditioner. It was way too shiny or may be it's just shows up on the pics like that. The leather should have a satin finish.
Thanks. The dash, doors, and back seats all have that satin finish, but the steering wheel, front seats, and rear sides all have a shiny finish. I haven't done anything to the leather yet except clean the rear seats and sides with Lexol cleaner and conditioner. The finishes stayed the same with only slight improvements in cleaness and sheen.

Any recommendations on leather products for this car? I have started a few threads in the detailing forum, but there isn't much traffic there. Thanks in advance.
 
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Gorgeous!!! My stepdad is looking for the same car in a similair color combo. Having a hard time finding one at a reputable dealer lol
 
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Beautiful specimen, and very nicely optioned. I love those wheels! You have a winner there. Enjoy.
PS: before spending money on aftermarket things, just enjoy the car for a while. You will likely find that the car is so good the way it is, you can save your money on things that you don't need.
 
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Wish Porsche still made Natural Brown. I think that would look awesome with the 991's anthracite brown metallic.
 
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Natural bronw leather - Check!

So I have one of those but the ruffled leather variety. It's really chique!! I have been using Lexol too. What other cleaner / maintainer do you suggest / recommend?
 
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I've used Griot's leather cleaner and Sonax leather foam (both with excellent results) that leaves a satin finish. My current favorite is Leatherique Prestine cleaner. I have used it for the past 8 months and have been very pleased. The leather looks brand new and has a matte finish. It is crucial to clean the seats well (leatherique rejuvenator oil is my tool for this) as sometimes the greasy or oily feel is not related to the products used but is a result of accumulated dirt/oil from our skin. This is cognac (lighter color than natural brown) on my Cayenne and dark grey (almost charcoal color) on my 997 after leatherique Rx.

 

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Love natural brown. Looks terrific with the painted backs and all.
 
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Yes, very nice!
 
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just came across this and must say, WOW, can't imagine a better combo, i have recently learned that i have meteor after thinking it was slate since i first saw it, and now that i see them together must say the slate looks better somehow, somewow, and the natural leather, ooh la la, cheers, must be great looking out of the ****pit...
 
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Thanks for all of the compliments, I have really been enjoying the car. One other thing about the color combo that you might not have noticed, the top is actually brown. You can see it in the pictures above, but here is another one to show the top's brown color.

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I like it. Where did you get the rear spolier from or was it like that when your purchased?
 


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