Here's my Turbo build. 2 weeks in the making 😂

[masmole]

Updated the build. Changed wheels to sport 22" and also changed some options based on some helpful feedback from the replies on this thread. Thanks!

https://porsche-code.com/PSWNLHG1

What I'm on the fence about now is whether or not I should go with glacier blue headlights and rear light strip logo. I think the glacier blue is close enough to complement frozen blue paint so I might spec it for the headlight drl but I don't think I like how shouty the glacier blue P O R S C H E logo is about the brand in the same way I don't like how the electric logos on the front fenders cannot be deleted. I don't want to necessarily announce to the world that I drive an electric car and isn't it obvious enough that it's a Porsche? I will leave the rear light strip logo black and first order of business when I get the car is to remove the "electric" logos

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[shawn]

Updated the build. Changed wheels to sport 22" and also changed some options based on some helpful feedback from the replies on this thread. Thanks!

https://porsche-code.com/PSWNLHG1

What I'm on the fence about now is whether or not I should go with glacier blue headlights and rear light strip logo. I think the glacier blue is close enough to complement frozen blue paint so I might spec it for the headlight drl but I don't think I like how shouty the glacier blue P O R S C H E logo is about the brand in the same way I don't like how the electric logos on the front fenders cannot be deleted. I don't want to necessarily announce to the world that I drive an electric car and isn't it obvious enough that it's a Porsche? I will leave the rear light strip logo black and first order of business when I get the car is to remove the "electric" logos

Good call on the front blue tint for the headlights. I think if you don’t like the blue on the back logo then black would look great as an alternative. I have the default which goes great with Dolomite silver and also would be ok with your color choice as well.

Regarding the side “electric” badges you just need to tell your PPF guy to not put them back on after he covers your car in XPEL PPF assuming you’re going to do that (which I highly recommend). There is another thread on this forum about PPF. If you’re not going to PPF you’re car then these guys can take them off for you.

 

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I like the blue glacier

 

[Wivenhoe]

in the same way I don't like how the electric logos on the front fenders cannot be deleted. I don't want to necessarily announce to the world that I drive an electric car and isn't it obvious enough that it's a Porsche? I will leave the rear light strip logo black and first order of business when I get the car is to remove the "electric" logos
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Why not take the option to have the electric & model painted in the glacier blue exterior colour - or do you want to keep the Macan Turbo visible - just a thought.

 

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I didn’t take the blue taillights (the blue Porsche was too much for me), but the blacks ones

here a blue Porsche taillights in the flesh, and another front

 

[SergeyIndy]

Headlights would look fine since the blue accent surrounds are not lit up and look very subtle and only visible at a good angle.

However, the rear logo is right in your face at any angle, if flashing the brand is your thing.
The letters are not lit up but look so bright.

 

[SergeyIndy]

The only other thing I noticed is that the seatbelts are in Turbonite, that looks off (to me). I think matching them to Limestone Beige would look better. I have 3 cars and always match seatbelts to the lightest color of the interior, personal preference. I do not want to hear the argument that lighter seatbelts get dirty and that is the reason to go for the boring black or dark colors.

 

[masmole]

Why not take the option to have the electric & model painted in the glacier blue exterior colour - or do you want to keep the Macan Turbo visible - just a thought.

Considered that too. But I also noticed that since the standard tubonite "Turbo" logo looks discreet enough already over frozen blue, and that I'm taking off the electric badges regardless, might as well keep the "free" standard turbonite Turbo badge.

 

[masmole]

The only other thing I noticed is that the seatbelts are in Turbonite, that looks off (to me). I think matching them to Limestone Beige would look better. I have 3 cars and always match seatbelts to the lightest color of the interior, personal preference. I do not want to hear the argument that lighter seatbelts get dirty and that is the reason to go for the boring black or dark colors.

Good point. I might have to change the belts to limestone. I can only go by configurator rendering, and based on that it looked close enough in colorway to me, but still not really sure myself now that you mentioned it. There's still a turbonite badge on the steering wheel so it maybe it at least matches with that?

 

[SergeyIndy]

Good point. I might have to change the belts to limestone. I can only go by configurator rendering, and based on that it looked close enough in colorway to me, but still not really sure myself now that you mentioned it. There's still a turbonite badge on the steering wheel so it maybe it at least matches with that?

Seat belts are part of the Seats to me, so that is my rationale to match belts to the seats.

Turbonite belts look odd against any other colors in the interior, including black pillars. You understand that they glow metallic bronze and orange/gold, ouch! Turbonite is hard to assess what it really is, so I went to the dealer and asked for a tumbler in it so I can see if it matches anything and so far, to me, it matches no color against but may be Oak Green Neo exterior.

https://www.porsche.com/stories/culture/porsche-pantone-the-story-of-turbonite/

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