CT 4 Painted Wheel Arches and Part Numbers of Cross Turismo Turbo S

[GTSCarLife]

Love the painted extensions! I ordered them that way on my wife's 2016 Cayenne S, and don't really care for the black "off-road" stuff. Now I must have the painted extensions!

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[Terrance Sig]

This one has me torn. I actually kind of like the contrasting color of the black wheel arch. These also look good.

 

[McgR]

This one has me torn. I actually kind of like the contrasting color of the black wheel arch. These also look good.

That’s the good thing. You can like the contrast. You don’t have to like what I like, would be boring. You can even be more honest and say you don’t like it if you do. It wouldn’t hurt me because I like the way it is now. I did a poll a couple of months ago and 2/3 voted against the painting. And I still did. ?

to be honest. It is less obvious when you stand next to the car than in most pictures because they are taken further away and usually from a rather low camera position.

 

[WuffvonTrips]

That’s the good thing. You can like the contrast. You don’t have to like what I like, would be boring. You can even be more honest and say you don’t like it if you do. It wouldn’t hurt me because I like the way it is now. I did a poll a couple of months ago and 2/3 voted against the painting. And I still did. ?

to be honest. It is less obvious when you stand next to the car than in most pictures because they are taken further away and usually from a rather low camera position.

I can't speak for Terrance but I thought he was saying that he likes both options. I do- I really like the look of your painted arch trim (even over the ST, which doesn't look as muscular having no arch trim), and I also like the contrast of the black arch trim with lighter body colours. I'm not sure about the Turbo S's gloss black trims...the tyres aren't gloss and black wheels look better not in gloss IMO, so gloss black arch trims aren't a great match. So, in summary, I can't make my mind up so I'll wait until I've lived with the factory trims long enough to form a strong opinion (in the meantime, I'm taking the cheap and lazy option ? ).

 

[McgR]

I can't speak for Terrance but I thought he was saying that he likes both options. I do- I really like the look of your painted arch trim (even over the ST, which doesn't look as muscular having no arch trim), and I also like the contrast of the black arch trim with lighter body colours. I'm not sure about the Turbo S's gloss black trims...the tyres aren't gloss and black wheels look better not in gloss IMO, so gloss black arch trims aren't a great match. So, in summary, I can't make my mind up so I'll wait until I've lived with the factory trims long enough to form a strong opinion (in the meantime, I'm taking the cheap and lazy option ? ).

oh sorry I wasn’t offended must be my English / understanding of the previous post. Just saying we don’t Al have to like the same.

For a moment I thought putting on the gloss black ones. Would have doubled the price of my car for 2.5 K. But it would feel like pretending that it is something it isn’t. Like putting a M / AMG / … badge on something that is not. At the end I decided for this. My wheels do have gloss black and lots of gloss black on the rest of the car. Like you mentioned. With the painted parts it has a more stretched look.

I looked at the the ST on the configurator in Dolomite and I found it a bit “naked”. And I also preferred the black spoiler on the trunk like in the CT.

 

[satchurator]

But it would feel like pretending that it is something it isn’t.

On the spectrum of ‘pretending to be something else’, changing the wheel arch trim is no dig deal IMO. It’s more cosmetic, more like getting a wrap to achieve an unavailable color.

I opted for model designation insignia removal on my CT4 - not because I want it to be ambiguous as to which model I have, but because I want a clean, understated look.

Swapping out for a Turbo S front spoiler / rear diffuser, or getting model-variant exclusive wheels, those are on the other end of the spectrum, and a bit more questionable in my opinion.

At the most extreme end, would anybody be shameless enough to put a Turbo/S or GTS insignia on a lesser variant?

 

[McgR]

On the spectrum of ‘pretending to be something else’, changing the wheel arch trim is no dig deal IMO. It’s more cosmetic, more like getting a wrap to achieve an unavailable color.

I opted for model designation insignia removal on my CT4 - not because I want it to be ambiguous as to which model I have, but because I want a clean, understated look.

Swapping out for a Turbo S front spoiler / rear diffuser, or getting model-variant exclusive wheels, those are on the other end of the spectrum, and a bit more questionable in my opinion.

At the most extreme end, would anybody be shameless enough to put a Turbo/S or GTS insignia on a lesser variant?

Maybe I was reasoning to far. But gloss black is exclusively for the Turbo S. Although probably only Taycan CT owners and forum ethousiast will know. Other might question the fact there is a Turbo badge on an electric car even more.

I also debadged my 4 CT. For the clean look.

For those that really know something about Taycans, they know it is a 4 when having the non red brakes , the Turbo and TS have a different front spoiler.

 

[satchurator]

For those that really know something about Taycans, they know it is a 4 when having the non red brakes , the Turbo and TS have a different front spoiler.

Agreed. Among the Porsche-trainspotting anoraks (that’s us, here on this forum! ) who are aware of the differences across the variants, I think repainted wheel arches are an ‘acceptable’ customization - judging from the generally positive responses to the Sport Turismo and to the tasteful mods we are discussing here.

 

[Terrance Sig]

That’s the good thing. You can like the contrast. You don’t have to like what I like, would be boring. You can even be more honest and say you don’t like it if you do. It wouldn’t hurt me because I like the way it is now. I did a poll a couple of months ago and 2/3 voted against the painting. And I still did. ?

to be honest. It is less obvious when you stand next to the car than in most pictures because they are taken further away and usually from a rather low camera position.

I was mentioning I liked both options.

I can't speak for Terrance but I thought he was saying that he likes both options. I do- I really like the look of your painted arch trim (even over the ST, which doesn't look as muscular having no arch trim), and I also like the contrast of the black arch trim with lighter body colours. I'm not sure about the Turbo S's gloss black trims...the tyres aren't gloss and black wheels look better not in gloss IMO, so gloss black arch trims aren't a great match. So, in summary, I can't make my mind up so I'll wait until I've lived with the factory trims long enough to form a strong opinion (in the meantime, I'm taking the cheap and lazy option ? ).

Your interpretation is correct.

 

[McgR]

I was mentioning I liked both options.



Your interpretation is correct.

Oké thx for clarification, a bit lost in translation by me I think.

 

[Skilly]

Ive seen them come gloss black straight from the factory - is it an options package that can be selected? Im building out a CT Turbo now and would ideally like to order it like this.

 

[McgR]

Ive seen them come gloss black straight from the factory - is it an options package that can be selected? Im building out a CT Turbo now and would ideally like to order it like this.

No not from factory. Only on the Turbo S they are standard. They can order the gloss black and replace the plastic black ones at the dealer or a body shop.

 

[Skilly]

No not from factory. Only on the Turbo S they are standard. They can order the gloss black and replace the plastic black ones at the dealer or a body shop.

Thanks for posting the parts list - SUPER helpful. $750 and come primed!

 

[ze_shark]

Embarking on a project to paint my CT4S' wheel arches.
Based on the useful info found on this thread, i ordered the following set of "primed wheel covers".

9J0854829AYG2X

9J0854830AYG2X

9J0854731AYG2X

9J0854732AYG2X

9J0853717CYG2X

9J0853718CYG2X

9J0854819EYG2X

9J0854820EYG2X

9J0853135BYG2X

9J0853136BYG2X

9J0853817EYG2X

9J0853818EYG2X

The parts are indeed smooth coated PC-ABS plastic parts (made by BMZ in Poland):

These tabs on the large front arch covers look like they are begging to break already.

Where i am scratching my head is that i ordered "matching" primed parts for my VIN.
But the front-front arches came without the holes for the ultrasonic parking sensors.
Parts for my VIN

Primed parts i ordered:

9J0853135BYG2X

9J0853136BYG2X

Which match the invoice copy from OP who also had the park sensors on this car:

So that made me quite perplex.
And 9J0853135HYG2X does not seem to exist in the part catalog.
But searching with an alias, I found 9J0853135JYG2X, which is also a primed part, the only other one in the 9J0853135 series.

Googling around, i found one useful link with pictures (rather than Porsche's incorrect/simplistic part diagrams) which has the hole and bracket for the sensor. Just puzzled as to how OP's Porsche center managed with what looks like the wrong parts ?

So it looks like i am on a trajectory to splurge another 150 GBP on plastics with a marginal cost of 3 EUR ...

I also ordered two replacement torx screws and VHB tape, and it came in overstickered retail 3M packaging for PX5011F VHB ...

 

[ze_shark]

I ended up ordering 9J0853136JYG2X & 9J0853135JYG2X to get the front wheel cladding with ultrasonic sensors, and got this.

The hole is there, so are the brackets to attach the sensors.

"Interestingly", one arrived with VHB (the only one whole set), the other one without. Go figure.

So now onto the fun of finding a body shop to laquer this gentian blue and then do the swap ...

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