Macan S Gen 3 Sports Chrono Retrofit & Carbon added

Interior and Exterior bodywork Issues and Fixes
Bull
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Hi All,

So I bought my Porsche Macan S a couple of months back and started looking at modifications I could do to the car so started with the interior.

The reason for me posting this is because I couldn’t see any information about people modifying their Macan in the UK.

After being very sceptical about using the below company I bit the bullet and ordered some parts from them. Raymond the owner of the company Innovative Soft bases in New Zealand is very quick at responding and a great support via whatsapp.

https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/shop

All I can say is Wow, it looks fantastic and performs perfectly. Sport, sport +, boost button and launch control all worked. Personally I wouldn’t buy a Porsche without sports chrono now its definitely what the car was missing. The carbon dash trims just finish it off.

I ordered :

- Porsche Macan GT steering wheel with sports chrono button/function in Carbon trim

- Full carbon dash trims dash and door cards

Images below:

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So it's better shipping Porsche bits via New Zealand than 911design in Essex or your local OPC? :shock:
http://www.porsche-code.com/PP37WLA6, a Dolomite Silver S, collected from Stockport OPC on Valentine's Day 2023, after a 399 day wait.
Ex.: Gen2 S, Volcano grey 1/9/19 - 3/2/23 & 39,235 Smiles, RIP
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Neil1911 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:15 pm So it's better shipping Porsche bits via New Zealand than 911design in Essex or your local OPC? :shock:
The steering came with the sports chrono to work as a plug and play. If you bought one over here it wouldn’t be coded ready to work.
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Bull wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:20 pm
Neil1911 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:15 pm So it's better shipping Porsche bits via New Zealand than 911design in Essex or your local OPC? :shock:
The steering came with the sports chrono to work as a plug and play. If you bought one over here it wouldn’t be coded ready to work.
Was replacing the trim an easy job and was it the piano black previously?
http://www.porsche-code.com/PP37WLA6, a Dolomite Silver S, collected from Stockport OPC on Valentine's Day 2023, after a 399 day wait.
Ex.: Gen2 S, Volcano grey 1/9/19 - 3/2/23 & 39,235 Smiles, RIP
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Neil1911 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:26 pm
Bull wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:20 pm
Neil1911 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:15 pm So it's better shipping Porsche bits via New Zealand than 911design in Essex or your local OPC? :shock:
The steering came with the sports chrono to work as a plug and play. If you bought one over here it wouldn’t be coded ready to work.
Was replacing the trim an easy job and was it the piano black previously?
Yes was piano black originally. I would say yes it was a pain to change because some of the clips are hooked into the dash and had to make a hook to pull them plus bend a metal ruler to release the clips. Happy to show you images if easier.
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Bull wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:35 pm
Neil1911 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:26 pm
Bull wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:20 pm The steering came with the sports chrono to work as a plug and play. If you bought one over here it wouldn’t be coded ready to work.
Was replacing the trim an easy job and was it the piano black previously?
Yes was piano black originally. I would say yes it was a pain to change because some of the clips are hooked into the dash and had to make a hook to pull them plus bend a metal ruler to release the clips. Happy to show you images if easier.
Thanks but no, that's enough to put me off for now!
http://www.porsche-code.com/PP37WLA6, a Dolomite Silver S, collected from Stockport OPC on Valentine's Day 2023, after a 399 day wait.
Ex.: Gen2 S, Volcano grey 1/9/19 - 3/2/23 & 39,235 Smiles, RIP
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Thanks for posting this!

That supplier does an SC kit for my 2019 model which is one of the main things my car lacks. I'll definitely have a chat with them later in the year.

I've been wanting this since I bought the car. The service loan Macan had it and I loved the boost button (my missus named it the "ASBO" button).
2019 Macan S Gen2 with lots of toys.
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My 'nitro' button 8-)

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2021 Turbo (Collected 11/21) | Dolomite Silver | Half Garnet Red Leather | Pano | 18 Way Seats | PASM + Air | PTVP | Sports Chrono | PSP | PSE | 21" 911 Turbo Wheels | Gloss Black Trims | Bose
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Blackhole128 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:47 pm Thanks for posting this!

That supplier does an SC kit for my 2019 model which is one of the main things my car lacks. I'll definitely have a chat with them later in the year.

I've been wanting this since I bought the car. The service loan Macan had it and I loved the boost button (my missus named it the "ASBO" button).
Yeh I agree! It was an option missing from my car and it 100% needed the upgrade. Do it Raymond was great to deal with 👍🏼
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mueslibrown wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:55 pm My 'nitro' button 8-)

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Looks great did you retrofit it?
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