New Skirts

[Franco]

HI,

I never liked the way the rocker panels looked on my car and these skirts make it look much more finished and clean.

Porshe gave the Boxster a timeless shape but messed up on the rockers.

Thanks Guys for all your opinions.

[RandallNeighbour]

The boxster looks a million times better with skirts of some sort on it. Mine are crap and not made well, but I can't imagine not having them on the car. They really transform it from a plain-Jane look to something far more stylish or aggressive.

I like your set. Very nice! The pix don't really show me the color being off.

[jcb986]

The color looks fine. Me, I would add some bold stripes from the nose to the tail and paint the skirts to match.

[23109VC]

how much were the rockers?

did you just have them painted and install yourself or did you take it to a body shop and have them do it all?

rockers are on my "list" of things I want to do.... yours look good. It's almost impossible for me to tell the color is off... maybe in person you can see it more...but it m ay be one of those things that if you don't tell anyone they would n ever notice...

i have an OEM spoiler on my Acura RL daily driver. it came prepainted to match from the factory. to ME it looks like a perfect 100% paint match. someone else looked at it and told me they would tell it was off, but that guy was a body shop employee who has a fine tuned eye for colors... so bottom line - odds are no one will notice unless you tell them...

it looks great. rockers make the car look lower an dmore sporty/aggressive..

are they OEM or aftermarket generic units? poly or fiberglass or that poly/fiber blend stuff... durablend?

thanks.

[Franco]

Hi guys, thanks again for the positive comments.

I purchased the skirts on ebay, the material is fiberglass with gel coat finish not OEM.

The price for the skirts was $90.00 GBP and shipping $70.00 GBP.

I did the fitting, about 3 hours of sanding to match the rockers and installed them on the car before getting them painted at a body shop in my area, they ordered 3 variants of my car paint color and went with the closest match, scanning the paint was a nightmare.
Cost for painting $300.00 CDN.

Thanks Again

Franco

[Yoadrian]

I like! I also have a white 986 and this is going on my "to do" list with about 15 other things...

[kpm]

Originally Posted by Franco

I did the fitting, about 3 hours of sanding to match the rockers and installed them on the car before getting them painted at a body shop in my area, they ordered 3 variants of my car paint color and went with the closest match, scanning the paint was a nightmare.

They do look great ! I'll be looking for a set for my 01 S.

Remember this (and this goes for everybody) always go to a body shop that mixes their own paint in house. That way, they are better able to tint your color to match, without making a bunch of trips back to the paint jobber.

And they will mix the smallest amount necessary to do the job whereas a paint store will mix in specific amounts ( 1/2 pint up to a gallon).

[Franco]

Hi,

Here are some more pics.