Black bumpers (around rear tag) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Frodo · 05-10-2007, 11:01 AM

Thanks, again, to everybody. A veritable wealth of opinions, all good suggestions. Went with the Mothers BTB, and am very satisfied. The painted ones look good, but with the black top I really like the (cleaned up) black "bumperettes." BTW, Marc, your Boxster's the spittin' image of mine (except for those seal grey bumperettes, of course). You have good taste...

porsche986spyder · 05-10-2007, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Thanks, again, to everybody. A veritable wealth of opinions, all good suggestions. Went with the Mothers BTB, and am very satisfied. The painted ones look good, but with the black top I really like the (cleaned up) black "bumperettes." BTW, Marc, your Boxster's the spittin' image of mine (except for those seal grey bumperettes, of course). You have good taste...

If those painted bumpers are good enough for the newer Porsches and Boxsters then why not update the look of your 986? Porsche seems to think it looks better this way even with a black top or any other color. This is how they come standard now days and if they knew back then how good they would look, they probably would have come that way from the factory way back in 97.

Frodo · 05-10-2007, 03:59 PM

Why not update? Two reasons. One, painting them (or having someone else paint them) entails work/effort on my part, energy (and bucks) I’d rather spend on other Boxster-related projects. Two, call me old-fashioned (and notwithstanding what the folks in Stuttgart deem “good enough for the newer Porsches and Boxsters”), I PREFER the black bumperettes. Silly, I know, but that’s just me…

Boxtaboy · 05-10-2007, 04:54 PM

On silver, I like them painted:

larryshomework · 05-10-2007, 05:31 PM

I must be one of the weird ones. I like the bumpers black (seal grey car) and the amber lights!

Frodo · 05-10-2007, 07:06 PM

Good for you. If that makes us "wierd," so be it...

Frodo · 05-10-2007, 07:10 PM

Oops, I meant "weird." It's fortunate that spelling skills don't seem to be a prerequisite on 986forum (or any other forum, far as I can tell).

Boxtaboy · 05-11-2007, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Good for you. If that makes us "wierd," so be it...

I don't think it's weird at all. The car isn't any better with or without painted bumperettes...I think it's just personal preference, and if you like them unpainted, that's the way you should keep them. I feel the same way with the amber lenses...I personally like the car with clear look, but have many friends with Boxsters who prefer the amber. Either way, the car is still the same terrific car!