Project Purple - MY2026 Taycan CT4

[William992]

Looks quite bright ... Buddy of mine ordered a GT in that color. Looks amazing.

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[prj]

Which spacers did you use? Eibach/H&R perhaps? I'm planning adding the exact same ones to my '21 Turbo S with 21" Mission E.

I used Bonoss spacers and H&R bolts.
H&R had a minimum of 15mm, I think that's just a bit too much. For the ST and the Sedan I'd say 10mm is perfect and for the CT 12mm because of the plastic arch extensions.

This is only applicable for 20" wheels however. For the 21" you already have the tyre sticking out 10mm more (20mm wider) and the wheel is sticking out 6mm more (it's 0.5" or 12.7mm wider).

If I'm honest I did not feel any need for spacers on the 21" even on the CT. The 20" look "tucked in" on the CT though, with the spacers they look roughly the same as the 21" (tyre out 2mm more, wheel out 6mm more).

For 21" I would try max 7mm. Any more probably won't look good, especially on a Sedan or ST, as there are no wheel arch extensions. But hey, it depends what look you are going for.

Do you like the color better now? You felt it was too dark at first

Yes sir. I don't think it's dark at all, looks good.
It also seems that it's not too fussy about dirt - the car wasn't too clean because of the transport, but still looks good.

 

[William992]

Thx, I like the flush look and stock that's clearly not the case. I see a lot of people using 15mm but I will do some more research...

 

[prj]

Oh, and a note about the AR comfort entry function - it always puts the car at the same height.
So if you have it in lowest setting then it jacks it up massively.
If it's already in "lift" then it only goes a few mm higher.

Really good for getting in, and makes the higher default ride height of the offroad package completely irrelevant.

I only went over one speed bump in the 40 meters that I drove it from the trailer into the shop, but the speed bump with AR feels 2x lower than it does without, that's how I can describe the feeling the best. Definitely some level of black magic sorcery going on

 

[Leccy61]

Love the car and the mods so far.

The 20” off-road alloys on my J1.1 CT would definitely benefit from spacers.

Being in the UK we have to declare to insurer (don’t think would be an issue), are they an issue for warranty? Im not in a position to take them off each time it goes in for service!

 

[prj]

Love the car and the mods so far.

The 20” off-road alloys on my J1.1 CT would definitely benefit from spacers.

Being in the UK we have to declare to insurer (don’t think would be an issue), are they an issue for warranty? Im not in a position to take them off each time it goes in for service!

You have to talk to your Porsche Center. Mine said plenty of people running spacers and if it's ever an issue then they said since my workshop is 150 meters from them I can just take them off, which is fair.

As in, my Center specifically said they're not going to report that to Porsche or void the warranty for it. However, if there is some kind of claim that requires photos of the wheels / wheel position to be submitted then they would tell me to take them off, just to avoid any issues.

Basically their position is that some minor spacers make no significant technical difference (which they don't).

 

[prj]

Here's the PCM versions in my car:

Fitted the plate holders today, just waiting until the whole registration bureaucracy completes, so I can actually drive it.

Getting into the car with the comfort seats + active ride entry assist is a breeze compared to the old car.

Sitting at the drivers position I do think that the mirrors-in-body-color option might have been good, just looks prettier. Although the standard plastic is exactly the same color as the door card, so it blends right in.

Also a note about the passenger display filter - from my driving position I can still make out the screen faintly. So when there is media info displayed there I can still see it, albeit dimly.

The massage seats are also nice, just as good as on my Audi S8, and that's high praise, as those are one of the best I've had.

 

[prj]

Car registered, taxed and insured.
No regen yet, because:

System name:         03 - Brakes 1
Workshop ID:         J104
Software number:     9J1614109L
Software version:    0142
Hardware number:     9J1614109L
Hardware version:    H20
ASAM ID:             EV_ESP9BOSCHPO513
ASAM version:        004

1 DTC entry:

           492800    Brake application mode
          C1399F0    active
         00101111    active
                     active in this driving cycle
                     active at least once in current or last driving cycle
                     confirmed
                     active at least once since DTC's cleared
                     MIL off

Need to drive it a bit.

Power is okay for winter, it's really slippery outside, but yeah, I'm putting the tuned ASG in it...

 

[Mr.Smith]

Car registered, taxed and insured.
No regen yet, because:

System name:         03 - Brakes 1
Workshop ID:         J104
Software number:     9J1614109L
Software version:    0142
Hardware number:     9J1614109L
Hardware version:    H20
ASAM ID:             EV_ESP9BOSCHPO513
ASAM version:        004

1 DTC entry:

           492800    Brake application mode
          C1399F0    active
         00101111    active
                     active in this driving cycle
                     active at least once in current or last driving cycle
                     confirmed
                     active at least once since DTC's cleared
                     MIL off

Need to drive it a bit.

Power is okay for winter, it's really slippery outside, but yeah, I'm putting the tuned ASG in it...

Can't wait to the tuned power data at each

Car registered, taxed and insured.
No regen yet, because:

System name:         03 - Brakes 1
Workshop ID:         J104
Software number:     9J1614109L
Software version:    0142
Hardware number:     9J1614109L
Hardware version:    H20
ASAM ID:             EV_ESP9BOSCHPO513
ASAM version:        004

1 DTC entry:

           492800    Brake application mode
          C1399F0    active
         00101111    active
                     active in this driving cycle
                     active at least once in current or last driving cycle
                     confirmed
                     active at least once since DTC's cleared
                     MIL off

Need to drive it a bit.

Power is okay for winter, it's really slippery outside, but yeah, I'm putting the tuned ASG in it...

Cant wait to see the horsepower data at the lower SOC levels. 940 is at 100% SOC, but what is it at 30%

I hope to have my car back in 2 weeks so we can do mine. I have my Dragy so Ill have the times pre tune 60-130 times and post tune times with video

 

[Fun TC Driving]

Your spacers made the wheel fit/looks perfect.

 

[prj]

I can say I regret not taking the mirrors in body color + black now.
The cheap plastic up there doesn't look great - when you look at it from the front quarter it doesn't really matter, as it blends in, but from the side it's noticeable because it's the only thing above the wheelarch that isn't gloss black / body color.

If it annoys me enough I'll get them painted.

 

[ze_shark]

I can say I regret not taking the mirrors in body color + black now.
The cheap plastic up there doesn't look great - when you look at it from the front quarter

It is the only change i made mid flight to my order, on the judicious advice from @SergeyIndy on this board. It is one of these small must haves which so many Porsche advisors completely ignore.

 

[prj]

The infotainment is significantly faster than the pre-facelift. Everything you press is instant.

Also, when I installed YouTube and logged in the my 2FA on the phone said "Android" about the device trying to log in.

There is a different part number for the PCM from 16.06.2025.
9J1 035 041 C

I wonder if it's actually different hardware underneath compared to the earlier ones...
What is not different is the RSE, same laggy mess, but at least it's safely mounted to the car.

 

[prj]

It is the only change i made mid flight to my order, on the judicious advice from @SergeyIndy on this board. It is one of these small must haves which so many Porsche advisors completely ignore.

Ehh, it's just paint, so can be done after the fact if I decide I need to. Mirrors come off quite easily as well.

 

[Mr.Smith]

I can say I regret not taking the mirrors in body color + black now.
The cheap plastic up there doesn't look great - when you look at it from the front quarter it doesn't really matter, as it blends in, but from the side it's noticeable because it's the only thing above the wheelarch that isn't gloss black / body color.

If it annoys me enough I'll get them painted.

What about Carbon fiber mirrors?

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