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geraintthomas 04-20-2016 12:21 PM

986 spoiler differences
 
Just realised there's a difference in spoilers:

Mine:

http://i.imgur.com/ubYUIfFl.jpg

Someone else's on here:

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1461177676.jpg

Is one older and one newer? Different styles? Quite confused.

Smallblock454 04-20-2016 12:32 PM

Mine is 2003 and looks like yours.

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1461184359.jpg

Regards, Markus

geraintthomas 04-20-2016 12:34 PM

Mines a 2003 as well. Could be that ours is the newer one? I quite like the old one.

Cunningr 04-20-2016 12:52 PM

The bottom one is like mine i have a 2000 S.

geraintthomas 04-20-2016 12:53 PM

Ah that answers it then :)

particlewave 04-20-2016 01:11 PM

The spoiler was changed to the wider version in 2003. ;)
You also get the newer style cluster, weird mismatched side vents and that horrid soft touch interior finish :p

Smallblock454 04-20-2016 01:19 PM

@ particlewave: Mine has some leather packages. Everything leather except the airbag and the defrosters – was expensive, but i dont't regret. So theres not a lot of "soft touch" in there. ;)

The only real soft touch is on the door arm rest holders. But these were changed by guaranty by Porsche in 2004. No problems since than.

Regards, Markus

geraintthomas 04-20-2016 01:25 PM

http://i.imgur.com/vBfa5e5l.jpg

Can't say there's anything wrong with this interior ;)

Though I am improving it over time. Adding door speakers (after market but with standard speaker grills to look OEM), better double din radio, microphone in the correct place by the dials, adding courtesy lights in the corners of the doors, etc. Basically speccing it up to the more higher specced car.

Anyway, we digress. At least we know the differences in the spoiler :)

particlewave 04-20-2016 01:33 PM

I didn't mean that it looks bad. It does peel easily with wear and time and many have struggled to find a solution (plasti-dip is similar, but getting the old stuff off isn't always easy).

Woody just went through this...IIRC, he opted to toss the soft touch bits for the earlier uncoated bits.

Those side vents, though... :D

geraintthomas 04-20-2016 01:47 PM

You've got me intrigued now! What do you mean by mismatched side vents?

particlewave 04-20-2016 02:21 PM

On yours, the louvres have been moved outward and the left side vent sticks out more than the right side.
You also have a single row IMSB. :p :D

geraintthomas 04-20-2016 02:22 PM

Great, that's going to bug the **************** out of me.

particlewave 04-20-2016 02:32 PM

The side vent is to improve airflow into the intake...actually an upgrade.
I was just giving you crap. ;)

It would bug me, though.

geraintthomas 04-20-2016 02:33 PM

It's still going to bug me though hah!

boxxster 04-20-2016 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 492524)
On yours, the louvres have been moved outward and the left side vent sticks out more than the right side.
You also have a single row IMSB. :p :D

Wish I knew this before I took the vents out to clean inside them and spent half an hour thinking I hadn't refitted one of them correctly lol

geraintthomas 04-20-2016 02:56 PM

Single row IMSB doesn't bother me much. My car gets driven daily, by myself and past owners, and gets driven enthusiastically when I get the chance. It's also very well looked after in terms of treating the engine well :)

If it goes, it goes, but I won't be replacing it.

itsnotanova 04-20-2016 03:58 PM

Be careful with those 03 and 04 spoiler covers. They aren't attached very well and are very expensive to replace.

BIGJake111 04-20-2016 07:23 PM

Don't all the left side vents stick out some? Or wait no. Why does the right one stick out on the older cars if not all of them?

Tcar 04-21-2016 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIGJake111 (Post 492580)
Don't all the left side vents stick out some? Or wait no. Why does the right one stick out on the older cars if not all of them?

Are we talking about the exterior rear quarter engine vents or the dash vents?

mipstien 04-21-2016 05:37 AM

are there any pictures showing these side vent differences? I am curious because I have 2 slightly different vents. one sticks out on the passenger side about half an inch further with a lip that isn't like the driver side.


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