09-29-2019, 05:56 PM
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01 Basalt Metallic 986
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 176
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Originally Posted by piper6909
Nice! Where did you get the bezel? The one that came with mine is not a good fit. It has a little filler piece at top. Whoever installed it had to do some improvising. Without the filler, there'd be a gap between the top of the radio and the bottom of the center vents.
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You got the wrong kit for your console.
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09-29-2019, 06:06 PM
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#5262
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,498
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Looks great!!
I did double din on my 996. I have to do a small filler below the bezel. Not that bad though.
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09-30-2019, 02:51 PM
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#5265
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: PA
Posts: 1,564
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Originally Posted by M9G
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Thanks M9G.
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10-02-2019, 08:19 AM
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#5266
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 536
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I ordered a Quik Jack last night. Woo hoo!
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2001 Boxster
2007 Toyota Highlander
2003 New Beetle Convertible, Turbo, Tip 6 speed 
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10-04-2019, 04:35 PM
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#5267
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1998 Boxster Silver/Red
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: 92262
Posts: 3,030
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In addition to painting my exhaust tip, and installing those awesome facelift vents, I pulled out the trunk carpet... the wood platforms underneath... and installed a radiant heat barrier (silver both sides, 16"x25' roll, The Home Depot).
Next time I go for a cruise upon my return I'll check to see if at all it helped keep the trunk heat down, and will report upon this forum my findings.
Congrats on the Quik Jack, Brian!
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10-04-2019, 05:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: PA
Posts: 1,564
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Originally Posted by Starter986
In addition to painting my exhaust tip, and installing those awesome facelift vents, I pulled out the trunk carpet... the wood platforms underneath... and installed a radiant heat barrier (silver both sides, 16"x25' roll, The Home Depot).
Next time I go for a cruise upon my return I'll check to see if at all it helped keep the trunk heat down, and will report upon this forum my findings.
Congrats on the Quik Jack, Brian!
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Got pics of the tip and vents?
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10-05-2019, 06:12 PM
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#5269
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So Blessed!
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: SE Georgia
Posts: 389
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Question
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Originally Posted by M9G
finished installing my double din head unit
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I like it! After all was done with the conversion. If I may ask what did this cost?
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Artic Silver Boxster S - Black Leather - Black Top - Convience Plus Package
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10-06-2019, 06:37 AM
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#5270
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Central PA
Posts: 76
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Nice fall day for a drive when this happened.
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2001 Seal Grey Boxster Base
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10-06-2019, 04:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,506
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Spoiler letters, first attempt ��
Last edited by JBauer; 10-06-2019 at 05:11 PM.
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10-06-2019, 05:45 PM
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#5272
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1998 Boxster Silver/Red
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: 92262
Posts: 3,030
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JBauer
Spoiler letters, first attempt ��
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Looks great!
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10-06-2019, 07:33 PM
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#5273
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Evergreen, CO
Posts: 108
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10-07-2019, 03:51 AM
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#5274
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: PA
Posts: 1,564
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Originally Posted by imhighlander
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Beautiful day, beautiful scenery, beautiful car, beautiful couple.
Doesn't get much better than that!
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10-07-2019, 08:41 AM
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#5275
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Larkspur, CO
Posts: 243
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Nice! Independence Pass?
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10-07-2019, 09:42 AM
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#5276
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1998 Boxster Silver/Red
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: 92262
Posts: 3,030
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piper6909
Got pics of the tip and vents?
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The vents look great, imho. The painted tailpipe... not so much.
I'd painted it before... but the paint didn't stick... so I'd end up sanding down the pipe leaving it looking like ****************. Again I used engine paint... prepped... warmed the pipe... put on about 4 coats in between letting each coat dry. After the final coat heated up the pipe nicely... looked great.
Keyword: Looked. I did the finger test... running it on the underside of the tip... my finger emerging black. Quickly the gloss faded and is almost powdered. Where I run my finger... the paint comes with it. So... I'll go out today and remove the paint exposing the "brushed" stainless "look".
That said... next mod will be a chan-exhaust. 
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10-07-2019, 10:15 AM
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#5277
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: PA
Posts: 1,564
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Originally Posted by Starter986
The vents look great, imho. The painted tailpipe... not so much.
I'd painted it before... but the paint didn't stick... so I'd end up sanding down the pipe leaving it looking like ****************. Again I used engine paint... prepped... warmed the pipe... put on about 4 coats in between letting each coat dry. After the final coat heated up the pipe nicely... looked great.
Keyword: Looked. I did the finger test... running it on the underside of the tip... my finger emerging black. Quickly the gloss faded and is almost powdered. Where I run my finger... the paint comes with it. So... I'll go out today and remove the paint exposing the "brushed" stainless "look".
That said... next mod will be a chan-exhaust.
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The vents do look great! So do the rims!
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10-07-2019, 11:42 AM
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#5278
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 59
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helped greet the Navy to San Francisco for Fleet Week ..
Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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10-07-2019, 11:55 AM
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1998 Boxster Silver/Red
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: 92262
Posts: 3,030
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piper6909
The vents do look great! So do the rims!
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Thank you. Stock 16s. I have another set with some Pirelliwhatevers, and powdercoated in metallic silver/grey. I sawp the sets every so often.
The powdercoater in town (who did my 8 wheels) wants to respray the silver/grey to a slightly metallic red... to match the interior. I don't know. Thoughts?
The last 2 Mustangs (convertibles) I owned (08 & 12) were silver. Black was all I had to run with. Silver and black... yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. if it weren't for the red interior on my 98 I'd fall asleep.
Red wheels. Watcha think?
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10-07-2019, 01:44 PM
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#5280
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: PA
Posts: 1,564
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Originally Posted by Starter986
Thank you. Stock 16s. I have another set with some Pirelliwhatevers, and powdercoated in metallic silver/grey. I sawp the sets every so often.
The powdercoater in town (who did my 8 wheels) wants to respray the silver/grey to a slightly metallic red... to match the interior. I don't know. Thoughts?
The last 2 Mustangs (convertibles) I owned (08 & 12) were silver. Black was all I had to run with. Silver and black... yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. if it weren't for the red interior on my 98 I'd fall asleep.
Red wheels. Watcha think?
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I'm not one for design, but I think leaving the rims as they are but adding a red accent line all the way around. Something like this:
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