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Old 03-04-2013, 04:56 PM   #1
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It was purchased off ebay , thanks to JDs keen eye . You can certainly get one if you pony up the $$$$$$ . I think you can get them discounted these days because it is an older part .

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YO! Jacabean, where did you find a Techart bumber? That is my favorite replacement bumper. Do you know if any others are available?

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Old 03-04-2013, 05:20 PM   #2
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It was purchased off ebay , thanks to JDs keen eye . You can certainly get one if you pony up the $$$$$$ . I think you can get them discounted these days because it is an older part .
Would you mind telling me what you paid for it or at least a ballpark figure so I have something to go by? I will check out ebay and see what comes up. Thanks,

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Whatever you go with, I recommend using a factory part. My aftermarket TT bumper required a lot of work for proper fitment.
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Old 03-05-2013, 06:52 AM   #4
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Whatever you go with, I recommend using a factory part. My aftermarket TT bumper required a lot of work for proper fitment.
the other issue is fragility. This car gets a lot of jarring on the road. If the fiberglass is cheaply made and the car is driven daily you'll get a fair amount of chipping and cracking.

On the other side of the materials spectrum, I just received the Boxster Spyder rear bumper "clip" from GT3tek. They seem to specialize in polyurethane bumpers and spoilers. I was expecting two packages to arrive last week a set of Depo LED tailights and the rear bumper part from GT3tek. The first box arrived and I presumed it was the LEDs because I was expecting a large box for the bumper.
Turns out the rear bumper diffuser was in that box. The polyurethane GT3tek used was so flexible that they are able to fold it into a medium size box. I layed out the bumper for a few days to fully stretch out and there were no creases or bends anywhere.
That's the kind of flexibility you want in an impact area. The paint may crack or chip in a parking mishap but the part itself won't break so easily like fiberglass.



here's their 996.2 GT3 front bumper. Fit appears to be pretty good so the less labor for the bodyshop to charge you.

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Whatever you go with, I recommend using a factory part. My aftermarket TT bumper required a lot of work for proper fitment.
I agree +1, +1, +1...although mine was an aftermarket GT3 bumper, and that is the look I prefer.
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good work. I'd been searching for a pic of these forged CCW's. I just cracked a replica wheel recently and no one wants to sell a replacement without buying all four. I might have to take a hard look at a forged wheel. Too much time and money can be spent fixing cast alloys, no matter how expensive or inexpensive. Well unless they're specially cast but then those are expensive too so you might as well get forged.
18" wheels are getting hard to find and I don't like paying up for limited 19" tire choices.


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you can contact any Techart dealer for pricing . I think you can get one for around 1800 . The part fits with no issues , it is not fiberglass ! you have to cut your radiator ducts back. there is some extra work with the paint prep due to extra material that has to be sanded.


l check out ebay and see what comes up. Thanks,

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