Dislike Color Mis-matched Parts

[Middle Age Crazy]

Originally Posted by mike gonzalez

i have recently ordered an 08' boxster. i ordered my car in guards red. i really dislike the fact that porsche does not color match the air vents on the rear quarter just forward of the rear wheel well. No matter what color you order, they are painted silver unless you have them color matched as an option for which they charge you the rediculous amount of $ 1190.00 ! My intent is to take the car down to the nearest body shop and have the vents sprayed to match. I don't want to leave my car in a body shop for a few days ; my intent is to remove the vents and take them to be repainted and then re-install them myself. This leads me to my question. Does anyone out there know how to remove the vent panels ? Are there any special tools required ? has anyone out there attempted this ? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Mike...mine is an 07S in guards red (see attached photo). While I agree they should come from the factory in body matching colors, it really depends on the color of the car (and personal taste) as to whether it looks good or not. Personally I think it looks OK in silver on a red car. If my car was yellow....perhaps not so good. Certainly the price Porsche wants to paint it is ridiculous but then they are not known for reasonably priced options. I did not notice vent color as an option when I placed my order last September but I would not have paid the price you were quoted, that's for sure!

What color interior did you order?