I ordered mine with the standard gauges. I am somewhat concerned about the gray background but did not want colored gauges. I am hoping that with a dark (black) dash it will not be an issue.

 

I'm fine so far with standard gauges, but summer will tell.


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For what it's worth... lots of cars come standard with white gauge faces. Think of them as the non-coloured coloured gauge faces. The white will fit in with pretty much any interior and not look like some out of place colour option.

 

lots of cars come standard with white gauge faces. Think of them as the non-coloured coloured gauge faces.

Indeed. In fact, Cayman Ss used to come with white gauges standard, until freaking Porsche wanted to milk an extra grand from most of us. I reluctantly checked the white gauges and chrono, but it's an insult paying over a grand for that. This will be my first and only Porsche, so hope Porsche really enjoys the almost 100 grand I'll have to pay for my CS when half that crap should have been standard. But I don't want to regret not getting one option or another, plus the Cayman is the only Porsche I like, so will only get raped once. Ha ha. Rant off .

 

I'm fine with the standard gauges.

 

I find the standard gauges are difficult to read (doesn't help that they are so small). Going with coloured gauges is probably money well spent despite the high cost. I wish I had ordered yellow gauges to match my car's exterior.

 

I find them a bit difficult to read - more contrast would definitely be a good thing. But I didn't think I wanted a true color with my black/black car (maybe I'm too conservative) and certainly the price is Porsche-ridiculous. As Wild Weasel suggested, white may have been a good choice.

 

I found the standard gray ones to be difficult to read even during the test drive. I ordered yellow gauges and I've found them to be much easier on the eyes. :banana: [Just wanted to throw the banana in here.]

 

Thanks for the replies so far -- keep 'em coming!

Given the yellow exterior, seat belts, and interior trim, I would go with white not yellow gauges (if I do it at all). I'm not thrilled that two gauges would be white and the right hand gauge would be black....

 

I've got the yellow gauges with yellow belts. There are pics in post #715 in the stickied Just Took Delivery thread. HTH.

 

I had yellow gauges and while they looked good from afar I felt they were harder to read than the stock white gauge, after I lived with them for awhile. Not sure I would do it again.

 

I've got standard gauges...in certain light conditions it can be hard to see the gauge but it's not impossible. Turn on headlights and problem solved. The only gauge you really care about is the RPM needle...and probably by sound you know what is happening anyhow, and it's not like it's impossible to see. That and speedo which is lit. I tend to keep my eyes on the road and use peripheral to see the rpm needle, that's where the contrast loss kind of stinks, but I'd only do color gauges as an aesthetic.

I sort of wish I had red gauges to go with the seat belts and make it special...but in pics I've seen it's a pretty dark red and not sure I like it. I sort of like my mostly black/silver interior, keeps it clean and then the seatbelts pop. Good enough for me.

 

I have standard gauges and had no problem. All the displays are digital anyway except for the tach and useless analog speedo.

 

Driving to work today, I noticed that on my Audi rs4 DD the numbers on the speedo and tach are washed out a bit, but the needle is illuminated in bright red, so I have problem knowing (roughly) what the rpm I am at. So, here's my question:

Are the needles visable and "only" the numbers washed out on the S?

 

Colored gauges are a must IMO on an "S". I've posted many times about this. White would be easiest to read but have some fun and make your car special with a contrasting or matching color. Really, black would have worked just fine, but the silver has a metallic finish that makes it all wrong.

 

colored gauges and colored belts are a must.....I have a base cayman and here are my red gauges and red seat belts. i get lots of compliments.
and also the sport steering wheel

 

This is the combo I ordered.

Do you have any trouble with the orange needle on the red gauge face? I'm slightly worried about it. I really like the red gauges, but wish the tach needle was a different color to provide more contrast. I can see at the track having some difficulty with the minimal contrast.

 

When I ordered, I did not have the option yet to get colored gauges. But I wish I could only get the center tach colored in racing yellow and keep the useless speedo in black. I may look into an aftermarket solution at some point...

The numbers sometimes wash out, but given that you get used to where they are after a while, it is not a big issue. It is more esthetic for me.

 

The numbers sometimes wash out, but given that you get used to where they are after a while, it is not a big issue. It is more esthetic for me.

I can deal with the numbers occasionally washing out if you can still see the needle. Is that the case, that the needle is visable still?

 

I have zero issue with my standard CS gauges. In fact I have come to like the grey centre gauge and prefer it to black.

The non-symmetry of having the centre and left guages in one colour but the right TFT in black would bother me. It would be a nice touch if they changed the background colour on the TFT to match any coloured gauges.

 

Had red gauges on my '06 CS - had trouble seeing those but looked terrific with the Guards Red car and red seat belts.

Have white gauges on my white '09 CS...much easier to see - at least to my eyes.

 

No problem with standard gauges at all (especially as the needle on the tachometer is easily visible) although I remain mystified by the utterly idiotic and pointless analogue speedometer. WTF is that all about?


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No problem with standard gauges at all (especially as the needle on the tachometer is easily visible) although I remain mystified by the utterly idiotic and pointless analogue speedometer. WTF is that all about?

I also don't really see any problem with the standard S gauges, but perhaps it is a bigger issue with a Boxster (roof down) in sunnier climates? I can't (and don't even try) to read the teensy-weensy analogue speedo.

Maybe a trip to the opticians could prove to be cheaper than a clock face upgrade, which I also think looks odd with only 2 out of 3 being coloured? On my C2S, all 5 clocks were coloured white, but on the GT3 only the tachometer was in grey, the rest being black, which is similar to the CS and on reflection, I prefer.

 

See thread "Which Color Instrument Dials to Order?" A lot of good discussion and pictures about the S Tach in grey.

 

If they left out the analog speedo, the "purists" would scream bloody murder... you know, the same ones who will tell you with a straight face that Power Steering Plus ruins the car, only a lazy grandma would buy a car with PDK, only a Luddite gorilla would buy a car with a manual, etc., etc. I think Porsche is learning that they can safely ignore those people, but they're not all the way there yet.

 

I've never understood this criticism--my standard gauge is fine. Really, the only color that you need to worry about is the same on both the black and grey gauges--the red part! I don't really ever need to read the numbers anyway--4K RPM is straight up, redline is at 3:00.

 

That's pretty much what I thought. I keep going back and forth on this, but I'm pretty sure I'm staying as is -- yellow trim, yellow seat belts, and standard gauges.

 

I ordered the red gauges and am so happy to have them. I find them easy to read and it certainly adds tot he black exterior and interior. I thought about red belts but did not do it, I like things a bit understated, red calipers outside and red dials inside is all I needed to smile!

Had a guy at a gas station yesterday look at the car and say "beautiful Turbo" ;-)

 

I ordered my CS with red gauges, matching red seat belts. My wife has the same configuration on her Cayenne, and I just love that combo!

 

Metallic Silver is a poor choice for the Rev Counter on the 'S' cars. Looks classy but can be very difficult to read in darker winter weather without the lights on. Less of a problem in brighter summer weather.

Have driven several non 'S' cars and 'S' cars in both Boxster and Cayman guise and find the standard black Rev Counter in the non 'S' cars very much easier to read. Wish it was a no cost option for the 'S' versions.

 

Metallic Silver is a poor choice for the Rev Counter on the 'S' cars. Looks classy but can be very difficult to read in darker winter weather without the lights on. Less of a problem in brighter summer weather.

Actually the worst condition for me is in sunlight and while wearing sunglasses, I have no problems reading the tach at night.

 

Zero problems with standard gauges. It's 100% vanity.

My original build had white gauges and chrono clock. They would have looked cool, but not $1,000 cool. For $100 I would have done it.