GT2 Front Conversion - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

mjstallion · 12-19-2007, 10:07 PM

I was looking through the archives and saw this image. What is involved with it, is it bumper, hood, lights, and fenders?

How I can go about getting this type of conversion? Can I get all the parts from Porsche, or do I have to get aftermarket? I wrecked my front so insurance is covering most of what I get so I'd prefer to go with Porsche factory stuff if possible.

rick3000 · 12-20-2007, 04:02 AM

I believe it is just the bumper and lights. The hood stays the same.

986speedster · 12-20-2007, 06:06 AM

I believe you have to change the fenders also because of the shape of the headlights.

Gary in BR · 12-20-2007, 07:13 AM

I looked into this mod.

It needs new headlights, bumper, and fenders. It was more than I wanted to spend....

porsche986spyder · 12-20-2007, 09:58 AM

You can always do what I did. Keep your Boxster headlights and buy the GT-2 front end only that does not require the new fenders, headlights and hood. 3 web sites sell them.
http://www.nrauto.com/sub_index.asp?makeid=Porsche&spage=Parts
Look at the front bumper of my car. It's the same. I got mine from here:
http://www.precisionporsche.com/boxkit.html
One of our old sponsors sells them too, Fiberworks.
http://www.fiberwerks.com/986_996.htm

mjstallion · 12-20-2007, 11:01 AM

One of the reasons I want to do this is because I was involved in a wreck and my bumper broke off and both headlights shattered, so I need new headlights anyway.

Will a Porsche dealership be able to put 997 headlights, bumper, and fenders on my Boxster?

pg7170 · 12-20-2007, 11:57 PM

hi guys!!!

warm season greetings to all!!!

i'm new to this site... discovered it when i was looking to mod up my car.

am currently driving a 04 BoxsterS... now looking ard to improve n upgrade the looks.

after many complains abt lousy workmanship n quality abt bodykits made in taiwan... was thinking tat only european made stuffs are the way to go until i discovered this thread.

was seriously thinking abt the GT2 similar look from Caractere or from Techart... but they cost easily 2x more than the ones i see made here in the USA.

so are the ones from USA actually made in Taiwan... n if not... are the qualities just as good as the ones made in Europe?

thanks very much for any input given...

cheers!!

ps: good luck to ur repairs (MJstallion) - always go to a reputed body workshop specialist cos u wont want the headache of all the hassle of wasting ur time again n again if its not done up well.

like the thing u did with ur wheels... flushing it with the colour of ur car... might do it with mine once i complete n finalise my bodykit!

saaber · 12-20-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mjstallion

I was looking through the archives and saw this image. What is involved with it, is it bumper, hood, lights, and fenders?

How I can go about getting this type of conversion? Can I get all the parts from Porsche, or do I have to get aftermarket? I wrecked my front so insurance is covering most of what I get so I'd prefer to go with Porsche factory stuff if possible.

Aftermarket polyurethane bumpers are available in the gt3, gt2, and 911 turbo styles. They don't require any headlight or other changes and are supposedly bolt on. Cost is $800-$1200 from what I have seen. I would expect they may need a bit more prep work than factory porsche covers?

This one is on ebay right now along with several others, I am considering putting this one on in Spring.

porsche986spyder · 12-20-2007, 01:26 PM

I like this new 997 front bumper. It's made out of Polyurethane too.

Anyone want to buy my GT-2 front end so I can get this new 997 front bumper?

Mine is fiberglass with nothing wrong with it. Just needs to be re-painted unless you have seal gray already.

Back2DTM · 12-20-2007, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

I like this new 997 front bumper. It's made out of Polyurethane too.

Anyone want to buy my GT-2 front end so I can get this new 997 front bumper?

Mine is fiberglass with nothing wrong with it. Just needs to be re-painted unless you have seal gray already.

Nice! PP or PU is the only way to go...

mjstallion · 12-20-2007, 03:49 PM

Wow! I contacted LA Porsche Dismantlers and they said the cost for the conversion is $7000 in parts, plus an additional $4000 in labor. They're the only people I've seen that do a conversion that includes the headlights though.

Jeph · 12-20-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mjstallion

Wow! I contacted LA Porsche Dismantlers and they said the cost for the conversion is $7000 in parts, plus an additional $4000 in labor. They're the only people I've seen that do a conversion that includes the headlights though.

LA Dismantlers has got to be kidding. Their parts are used and they want that much?

All your questions can be answered here.

- Official 986 to 996 Front-end Conversion Thread

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Kirk · 12-20-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

I like this new 997 front bumper. It's made out of Polyurethane too.

Anyone want to buy my GT-2 front end so I can get this new 997 front bumper?

Mine is fiberglass with nothing wrong with it. Just needs to be re-painted unless you have seal gray already.

Yeah, I love that bumper too! It's a 997 GT3 bumper modified to fit the 996/986. I think it looks better with the blanked off turn signal openings though rather than this smoothed over look. Where did you want to get this bumper from? I've seen it on eBay for like $1090 plus shipping. Have you found a better deal than that?

My two cents though - your GT2 bumper looks awesome already, so why change? The GT3 look is cool, but is it really that much better to justify changing?

craignyc · 12-23-2007, 06:16 AM

imo the gt2 front end just doesn't look right.

mjstallion · 02-07-2008, 01:11 PM

Just an update on my GT3 conversion..

It's being done by Wicked Motorsports and I went there to take a look at how it's going, and I saw that it's missing the front grill. If you notice in the image I posted a few posts up, there is a black grill in between the end of the hood and the front bumper. Mine is missing that, and the front of the hood just goes straight to the bumper.

When I asked the owner of Wicked about this, he told me that only the 997 GT3 RS comes with front grills, and that a regular 997 GT3 comes without them. But in looking through images online, I haven't seen a single 997 GT3 without grills.

And I know that the GT3 bumper he's giving me is OEM, because he got its from Porsche Dismantlers and I can also tell because of its flexibility.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

chaudanova · 02-07-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mjstallion

Just an update on my GT3 conversion..

It's being done by Wicked Motorsports and I went there to take a look at how it's going, and I saw that it's missing the front grill. If you notice in the image I posted a few posts up, there is a black grill in between the end of the hood and the front bumper. Mine is missing that, and the front of the hood just goes straight to the bumper.

When I asked the owner of Wicked about this, he told me that only the 997 GT3 RS comes with front grills, and that a regular 997 GT3 comes without them. But in looking through images online, I haven't seen a single 997 GT3 without grills.

And I know that the GT3 bumper he's giving me is OEM, because he got its from Porsche Dismantlers and I can also tell because of its flexibility.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

Hey bud, yeah the 997GT3 comes with the grille/vent. What they probably gave you is the 997 Aero Kit bumper, which looks just like the GT3 bumper, minus the vent/grille near the hood.

mjstallion · 02-07-2008, 02:03 PM

chaudanova you're right.

After looking at a few images of it, it's starting to grow on me and I'm thinking of just leaving it as is with the 997 aerokit. If I decide to change to the GT3 front end, I need to do that soon.

Any opinions on this?

porsche986spyder · 02-07-2008, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by chaudanova

Hey bud, yeah the 997GT3 comes with the grille/vent. What they probably gave you is the 997 Aero Kit bumper, which looks just like the GT3 bumper, minus the vent/grille near the hood.

Yep, what he said. That's how my new 997 GT-3 bumper will look too. No vent/grill ontop of the front bumper. I got mine on ebay for $750.00 plus shipping. I could not pass it up, to good of a price. It's being painted and I hope to put it on this weekend. Not sure why you would want the grill in there anyway since there really is no use for it on our cars. It looks better filled in all nice and solid. Just like that picture I posted earlier. The extra grill inserts just take away from a nice round, curved front end. My current GT-2 front end has these inserts, but they really serve no function whatsoever. I will be glad to see them go bye-bye.

chaudanova · 02-07-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mjstallion

Did your 997 front end come with a bottom spoiler, or is it all one piece?

I wasn't aware that they were making aftermarket 997 front kits out of polyurethane. I'm now concerned that my front end might not be OEM, even though thats what I'm paying for.

I think 986spyder has the urethane 997 "style" front end adapted for the 986 headlights. Mjstallion, are you doing the OEM 997 front end conversion with the 997 round headlights, and oem porsche 997 bumper? If so, since you got the bumper from the dismantler, it is probably an oem porsche bumper, though there are some aftermarket 997 fronts now in poly...