F16HTON
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With our new Taycan RWD arriving at the end of the month, I thought that I would share a few of the modifications that we will be installing at delivery.
The Taycan is a really well sorted car from Porsche, and just needed a little bit of personalization to make it exactly what my wife wants.
Wheels/Tires
None of the OEM wheel options for MY2021 suited our taste, so we ordered the bar with the plain jane OEM 19” wheels. We have worked with Vorsteiner Wheels many times in the past and decided to go with their VFF-109 in 21” diameter, with an offset that is slightly more aggressive than OEM. 21X9.5 ET42 for the front and 21x110 et 52 for the rear. The fronts have a somewhat flat face to them to clear the brakes and the rears are concave. We chose a custom dark metallic satin bronze finish which is a little bit of a detour for me, as I always go with a satin black wheel. For the tires we went with Pirelli NFO OEM electric spec, sport. Additionally, we are going with titanium lug bolts that are PVD black finish to help reduce a little bit of the weight. Wheels will be protected with CarPro CQuartz Dlux ceramic coating (will do all underbody plastics to include wheel well liners)
Fresh out of the curing oven.
Suspension
While the Taycan has a really nice ride height from the factory, we decided to add a CETE active suspension control module for the OEM PASM air suspension. The CETE module is a plug and play unit that allows the ride height to be adjusted in all of the factory settings (lift, lowered, low), there is an additional “show” mode that can be selected when the vehicle is parked for appearance purposes.
The module is really easy to install, as it has a “master” control unit that connects to the rear ride height sensors and a “slave” control unit that attaches to the front ride height sensors. Additionally, there is a CAN high and CAN low wire that is connected to the OEM body control module allowing the OEM buttons to be used to control the height settings. There is also a mobile app that allows the ride height to be adjusted too.
We chose to go this route for two reasons because we are able to set the ride height to whatever we want in multiple configurations and we also appreciate the ability to make the “lift” setting even higher than what the OEM offers.
Here is a couple of photos of the product, which is made in Germany. I have installed variations of this product many times in the past and it works great.
Exterior body mods
Since we ordered our car in Carmine Red with the SportDesign Package in carbon fiber and carbon fiber exterior mirrors, there is not too much we can do to improve on this. The USA spec amber front markers are hideous, especially with a red exterior, so we purchased from EU spec clear markers that will be installed prior to delivery. We are also tinting the driver/passenger front windows with 3M crystalline CR40 (max legal in our state) and going with CR90 on the remaining windows/panographic roof to further reduce UV exposure and reject as much heat as possible. Additionally, we’re going with Stek dynoshield PPF to protect the front of the car and will do a full paint correction/glossification and protect with CQuartz Finest Reserve. I have plans to make some modifications to the rear valence, just need to have the car in person to decide the exact route that I plan on going.
Interior mods
No real mods planned other than some OEM all-weather floor mats and protect the interior surfaces (have not chosen which product yet). Car was ordered with 14-way adjustables, carbon fiber interior package, carbon fiber steering wheel, seat belts in Bordeaux red and sport chrono in Bordeaux red. Might order some EU spec sun visors without the USA airbag warnings, since we hate looking at those. Might do a dash camera setup that will be divorced from the OEM electrics.
Final mod/gimmick
This one is mostly for the kids on island who love to come take pictures and pose with cars. Since the entire underbody of the Taycan is flat, we are going to install some Govee underbody LED lights to add a “glow” effect when at car shows or at the park at night. We have no plans of connecting them to the OEM 12V battery system, so we are going to connect them to a 12V battery booster pack to keep completely divorced from the OEM electrics.
The Taycan is a really well sorted car from Porsche, and just needed a little bit of personalization to make it exactly what my wife wants.
Wheels/Tires
None of the OEM wheel options for MY2021 suited our taste, so we ordered the bar with the plain jane OEM 19” wheels. We have worked with Vorsteiner Wheels many times in the past and decided to go with their VFF-109 in 21” diameter, with an offset that is slightly more aggressive than OEM. 21X9.5 ET42 for the front and 21x110 et 52 for the rear. The fronts have a somewhat flat face to them to clear the brakes and the rears are concave. We chose a custom dark metallic satin bronze finish which is a little bit of a detour for me, as I always go with a satin black wheel. For the tires we went with Pirelli NFO OEM electric spec, sport. Additionally, we are going with titanium lug bolts that are PVD black finish to help reduce a little bit of the weight. Wheels will be protected with CarPro CQuartz Dlux ceramic coating (will do all underbody plastics to include wheel well liners)
Fresh out of the curing oven.
Suspension
While the Taycan has a really nice ride height from the factory, we decided to add a CETE active suspension control module for the OEM PASM air suspension. The CETE module is a plug and play unit that allows the ride height to be adjusted in all of the factory settings (lift, lowered, low), there is an additional “show” mode that can be selected when the vehicle is parked for appearance purposes.
The module is really easy to install, as it has a “master” control unit that connects to the rear ride height sensors and a “slave” control unit that attaches to the front ride height sensors. Additionally, there is a CAN high and CAN low wire that is connected to the OEM body control module allowing the OEM buttons to be used to control the height settings. There is also a mobile app that allows the ride height to be adjusted too.
We chose to go this route for two reasons because we are able to set the ride height to whatever we want in multiple configurations and we also appreciate the ability to make the “lift” setting even higher than what the OEM offers.
Here is a couple of photos of the product, which is made in Germany. I have installed variations of this product many times in the past and it works great.
Exterior body mods
Since we ordered our car in Carmine Red with the SportDesign Package in carbon fiber and carbon fiber exterior mirrors, there is not too much we can do to improve on this. The USA spec amber front markers are hideous, especially with a red exterior, so we purchased from EU spec clear markers that will be installed prior to delivery. We are also tinting the driver/passenger front windows with 3M crystalline CR40 (max legal in our state) and going with CR90 on the remaining windows/panographic roof to further reduce UV exposure and reject as much heat as possible. Additionally, we’re going with Stek dynoshield PPF to protect the front of the car and will do a full paint correction/glossification and protect with CQuartz Finest Reserve. I have plans to make some modifications to the rear valence, just need to have the car in person to decide the exact route that I plan on going.
Interior mods
No real mods planned other than some OEM all-weather floor mats and protect the interior surfaces (have not chosen which product yet). Car was ordered with 14-way adjustables, carbon fiber interior package, carbon fiber steering wheel, seat belts in Bordeaux red and sport chrono in Bordeaux red. Might order some EU spec sun visors without the USA airbag warnings, since we hate looking at those. Might do a dash camera setup that will be divorced from the OEM electrics.
Final mod/gimmick
This one is mostly for the kids on island who love to come take pictures and pose with cars. Since the entire underbody of the Taycan is flat, we are going to install some Govee underbody LED lights to add a “glow” effect when at car shows or at the park at night. We have no plans of connecting them to the OEM 12V battery system, so we are going to connect them to a 12V battery booster pack to keep completely divorced from the OEM electrics.