Boxster Loses Battle with Curb - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

kabel · 05-27-2007, 06:56 PM

The pic does not look too bad. If you want to DIY use the hair dryer to heat up and it should "pop" back into shape. A little body filler and some paint and it could look as goos as before.

CJ_Boxster · 05-27-2007, 07:15 PM

Don't think a 997 and a 987 bumper because the headlights are differnt, boxster 987 lights aren't circles, they are round with a corner that points inside to the bumper. The 977's are just round, no corners or nubbs to disrupt that.

drburton · 05-28-2007, 05:23 AM

The hair dryer method was very effective. I heated it up and molded back to shape. It is certainly not perfect and needs some paint work but I don't think I need to replace the bumper anymore. Here is a picture after the hair dryer treatment. Only took about 5 minutes.

Grizzly · 05-28-2007, 06:44 AM

Doc,

That looks good enough (in the photo, at least) that I'd probably leave it alone 'till the next mishap. For me, it seems inevitable. I'm on my third bumper cover.

05-28-2007, 10:48 AM

Burton, wow, that looks much better. I agree with Grizz too. All you need now is a little touch-up paint.

Great call , Paul!

drburton · 05-28-2007, 03:53 PM

Did the touch-up paint and it looks OK, wouldn't be noticed by most people unless you were looking for it. So I think that temporarily will work. However, being the typical completely anal Porsche owner I think I will have sleepless nights until it is completely fixed.

Instead of paying for a new bumper or having a body shop putty and repaint, I have a third option to consider.

Buy the front air splitters!! I kinda wanted them anyhow but now I have an excuse. Here is the link, seems like they would cover the area in question.

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=987splitt&Category_Code=987ext

I'll at least wait awhile to see if I can live with it the way it is, but seems like a reasonable option.

Thanks again for the advice, will end up saving me alot of $$$. This is why forums can be so valuable.

Grizzly · 05-28-2007, 03:59 PM

Heyyyyy! I like those!

Dr. Kill · 05-28-2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by drburton

Instead of paying for a new bumper or having a body shop putty and repaint, I have a third option to consider.

Buy the front air splitters!! I kinda wanted them anyhow but now I have an excuse. Here is the link, seems like they would cover the area in question.

Spoken like a true enthusiast. Good for you!

On the way to church last week, my wife spilled a little coffee on the passenger seat (my fault), I tried to explain that we had to get some GT3 seats to replace the stock seats rather than just wiping the coffee off, but I don't think I have made any headway there. I will keep the forum updated on any progress.