u/Fun_Association2756

I ordered my first technic set yesterday: The CaDA RUF GT, which is basically a Porsche 991. From what I heard, it comes in different versions with more or less stickers and blue pins.

The seller told me that the version that I ordered comes with blue pins but without stickers (which would be far better than the other way round ‒ excited to see if this is true).

I found the instructions online, but unfortunately they do not include a part list. Surprisingly, you don't see the blue pins in the instructions on the cover or in the finished build, although they are impossible to miss irl.

Apart from the blue pins, the parts that disturb me the most are the yellow engine parts (crankshaft) and the orange/white differential (see 2nd picture), as they can be seen from below. I know that colorful engines, gearboxes etc. are very normal, but I just don't like it.

Because I plan to replace (some of) these parts with black ones, I made this list that contains basically all parts that are not black or gray:

Part,Color,Quantity
43093,1,34
6558,1,130
41677,14,9
85546,14,1
2780,4,2
24316,28,15
15462,28,5
6587,28,2
6589,19,4
32556,19,12
32002,19,8
32269,19,1
99008,19,4
3749,19,2

The differential parts are unique to CaDA and have the numbers JM0095 and JM0096 ‒ Don't think they are available in a more decent color, unfortunately.

If you don't want the gold stripes, you would need 4x18944 in black (they also come in all black in this set ‒ without the ugly notches that the LEGO ones have).

Will keep you updated when the order arrives!

I really like the Huracan MOC from loxlego, which is based on the Sian.
However, I think that the bright green from the Rexy (42224) or the dark azure from the Chiron (42083) fit better to a Huracan than the lime from the Sian.
Also, there is this nice Corvette C8 (Guly 10622) in bright-light orange(-ish?) that IMO would look better in orange, reddish orange, or yellow.
(I do not actually own any of these sets, I am just brainstorming based on how the colors appear online -- btw I am also open to non-LEGO colors)

So if I want to swap the color of these cars (after building them once in the original color), I would need to find a way to get the exterior parts (technic panels etc.) all in another color, even when some parts had never been produced in that color by LEGO.
Has anyone done something like this so far?
I guess ordering these parts in bulk from alt-brick manufacturers is the cheapest way to go (I don't care which brand), but are there color deviations (just like in the lime from Sian)?
And do alt-brick manufacturers even make parts in colors that are not produced by LEGO itself?

Also: How tedious is removing the technic panels etc. when swapping the colors? I heard that for some manufacturers (GoBricks) it's agonizing/almost impossible to take their technic sets apart.

Looking forward to your replies!

List of wrong-colored parts of the CaDA C63006W RUF GT