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Drill, Baby, Drill

Published Friday, 30 March, 2012 by Jack McCall. Categories: Parts, Service.

Just don't drill the front bumper of your Porsche.  Legally, yes, a front license plate is required in Texas.  From recent encounters, West Texas seems to place a higher value on the front plate being displayed than cities like Houston. 
Some of the troopers in this area feel that it's an easy way to pull someone over when they're actually looking for something else.  They don't place a high priority on…
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Tire Update

Published Wednesday, 27 April, 2011 by Jack McCall. Categories: Parts, Service, News.

Asymmetrical vs. Directional Tires
Porsche sports car owners are used to the fact that they cannot rotate tires.  Having different sized tires front and rear tires combined with directional tires eliminates the possibility of tire rotation. 
The asymmetrical tires, rather than showing rotational direction, are marked for inside and outside mounting on the rim.  The outside of the tread pattern always has the handling blocks.  With a slight difference in tread design it almost looks…
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Bridgestone Tire update

Published Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 by Jack McCall. Categories: Parts, Service, News.

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Tires Update:  Asymmetrical vs. Directional Tires

Porsche sports car owners are used to the fact that they cannot rotate tires.  Having different sized tires front and rear tires combined with directional tires eliminates the possibility of tire rotation. 

The asymmetrical tires, rather than showing rotation, are marked for inside and outside.  The outside tread always has the handling blocks.  With a slight difference in tread design it almost looks like one tire is on backwards.  These tires, however, do allow for rotation from side to side.  Flipping them still results in…
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Swirl Marks - automotive acne

Published Tuesday, 22 February, 2011 by Jack McCall. Categories: Parts, Service, News.

Just when you've washed and waxed your beauty and pulled it back into the garage, those harsh fluorescent lights turn a sparkling masterpiece into damaged goods.  Those circular lines appear out of nowhere and instantly age your Porsche.  What seemed to be a showroom example of clean and brilliant just transformed into your worst nightmare.

Well, maybe it's not that bad, but it sure wasn't what you expected.  Is it time to…
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