Bodykits for 986S, recommendations and advice

[Johnny Danger]

Kirk is correct about Extreme Motorcars. If you go to their web-site or view their Ebay auctions, its a confusing patchwork of different brands and styles strewn along various P-cars. Again, in most cases all of these products can be sourced directly from the company who is manufacturing them. Thus, cutting out the "middleman"; which in this case is Extreme Motorcars.

[Perfectlap]

I ordered the GT3 MK2 (2002-2004 Carrera look) skirting from precision porsche.
It was when they first started so I paid like $350 delivered. Unfortunately the mid range shop charged me over $600 to paint it. The quality was pretty good. One side was a little longer than the other with left a tiny gap that I've long forgotten about but would surely have driven a perfectionist nuts to see every time.
I would have gone for the factory skirting but Porsche doesn't make that style for the Boxster. A little edge of has chipped off but that's just how it goes with fiberglass instead of poly urethane.

[Johnny Danger]

All of these fiberglass kits require an awful of "tweaking" to get them to fit right. On a positive note, the beauty of fiberglass is that it can be easily manipulated in order to achieve the right shape and/or fit. Whereas, polyurethane cannot. Therein lies the problem. With the exception of most of the oem parts, I've seen several after market kits that were manufactured in polyurethane or PURIM, wherein the fit was atrocious. Now you have a real problem, because there's really nothing you can do to alter the material to make it fit properly.

[wtf]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

All of these fiberglass kits require an awful of "tweaking" to get them to fit right. On a positive note, the beauty of fiberglass is that it can be easily manipulated in order to achieve the right shape and/or fit. Whereas, polyurethane cannot. Therein lies the problem. With the exception of most of the oem parts, I've seen several after market kits that were manufactured in polyurethane or PURIM, wherein the fit was atrocious. Now you have a real problem, because there's really nothing you can do to alter the material to make it fit properly.

thanks very much guys, this is great information.

I have also spoken to precision porsche, and waiting on a shipping quote - i believe they may be the supplier.

That said, extreme motorcars seemed very knowledgeable so I wouldnt hesitate buying from them for the extra service.

Johnny Danger, have you seen precision's work in person?

regards

Mark