Pista-STO- 765LT- AMG Black series

In a strange way I’m glad there were so few options on the GT BS. You choose from one of 6 or so exterior colours, one of 2 interior accent colours and yes/no to the upgraded stereo. I think there may have also been a rear cross brace option. It took me 30 seconds to spec my car.

 

Indeed. It’s included in the ‘by McLaren’ interior packs however.

 

I’ve gone with a vapid interior spec. Black alcantara, black stitching, black seat belts.

 

No, standard P1 buckets. Decided against the MSO stitching as it was obscenely expensive for what it is, and wouldn’t really pop anyways if I matched it with my exterior.

Yours is a brave spec. Look forward to seeing it.

 

So.....on the subject of this. Since I did a leather steering wheel they wanted $4700 for the 12 o'clock marker in kingfisher blue. I couldn't bring myself to do that. However, and I didn't have this priced, I wish I'd have had the steering wheel stitching in kingfisher blue to offset the black leather. I wonder what they would have wanted for that.

 

You are correct - I checked the price list and was mistaken about the steering wheel stripe. I swallowed the pill on my Senna and I believe it was $3,500 at that time. ‘Inflation’.

I think I heard a number of around $11k CAD for MSO bespoke stitching. I could be wrong, I just recall it was pricey and I’d have also worried that it might delay my build.

 

8-9k is probably stitching only. Then you need to add colour to the seats (centre mesh area) and the door/dashboard inserts. Add coloured CF and Senna seats and I bet your interior upgrades will be closer to $50k.

Mine: $0

 

I forgot coloured seat belts and embossed head rests in the stitching colour.

Just make sure you’re sitting down.

 

Guys don't be fooled by the ease of install and the actual time being quoted by Evo to retrofit the bridge. One of the biggest hurdles is in the winglet install and, getting it to fit right. Also keep in mind the appearance of the aftermarket bridge looks out of place particularly on the left hand side where all the weave runs in the opposite direction to all of the other CF parts alongside and below (inc door mirror).

The biggest issue however is the weave within the aftermarket winglets where a patchwork of CF sections is used as coverage - the weave of these patches running in all different opposing directions. This really breaks the eye-line when looking down through the bridge. The OEM weave otoh is all in perfect alignment over all facets within the winglets - running in the same perfect line right up through the bridge. Also keep in mind these CF winglets become a focal point on the car so its very easy to spot the obvious discrepancies within the aftermarket parts so I would personally recommend using the OEM bridge parts if you want the right outcome. I would also strongly advise protecting yourselves by having Evo put their install time in writing and agree that if it runs over by more than an hour they will reimburse you in full. The time it took for master tech who has done this job more than once and who is pulling these cars apart day in day out laughed at the the suggestion this job took 1.5 hours. He said add another 30.

Jo sta7 re the CF roof retrofit I can also advise that changing the T out to CF is a major job as the screen has to be broken in the process. Again all info coming from master tech here who has done this very job.

PS. If you wish further info or pics please pm me as I don't want to derail the thread.

 

I didn't get that same impression after looking at a friends nardo with the black pack. Also the front fender vents and door mirror casings were still in CF which interrupted the flow considerably so not sure what happened there. In addition to that obvious deficiency, the black really didn't do anything to enhance the overall look of the car in any particular way. I actually thought the standard no cost finish looked better/more bespoke looking on the other 765 parked up close by. I also wasn't the only one there who offered that thought either although I accept that looks are subjective.

PS yes the arrows point toward the bridge and rear vents.

 

Id definitely go through MSO and do the fender vents and also make a point the mirror casings are black - that way if the car comes through with these parts in CF you can lean on the dealer to fix it. Spec errors are not uncommon. Also be sure you have ticked the fender vent box or the car will come without fender vents. That happened to 2 cars here. A lot of messing around to fix it!

 

OK. If you say so. I was only mentioning that errors have come through from guys who spent hours just like you. Fwiw even I had a couple of spec errors and I spent more than 4 hours getting everything spot on. Maybe i'm mistaken but it seems you are getting a bit pissy because I commented that the black pack was unremarkable. My apology if I have offended you in any way.

 

That's fine. No need to reinforce your position there. I completely understand appearances are subjective and that the main thing is for the individual/s being satisfied.

My main point was that there have been spec issues so it definitely pays to have a very clear understanding up front - desirably in writing - that the car will be put right regardless of who is at fault.

 

Time and effort for the retrofit seemed a bit optimistic to me as well.

 

I saw this on the Porsche forum. I can’t find it on the website now. Maybe it sold? Who knew the Black Series was this popular…?

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