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Originally Posted by Shehadehd
Here is a classic, "retro" side stripe
This one, IMHO, makes better use of the car pre-existing upgrades to tie the whole body together
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Just my opinion but the stripes don't look as good without the actual Porsche font.
Also, I don't consider Heliguy's modifications to be upgrades since I don't believe that the 986 was designed in the studio with 16" or 17" wheels in mind nor was it designed with the very vanilla bumpers of the early cars and stripped down interior.
The Boxster design didn't really didn't have a barebones look about it all, that's just what the factory did to the design in order to profit from the upselling of Tequipment options. If anything I would consider the stock elements, both inside and outside, to be significant 'downgrades' of the 986 design. Just look at the concept car, the designer had very specific designs in mind, down to the little bridge over the dash gauges that only exist on the Boxster and don't fit into the 996.
And I don't think the lettering and stripes make the car look old-fashioned. I can't recall a single person saying that about the Boxster Spyder's stripes. It's a classic element of Porsches and there's difference between a classic and something old fashioned. Archie Bunker's plaid couch is old fashioned. The 1956 Eames lounge chair is a classic that looks good in any modern home.