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JBauer 05-12-2019 07:35 PM

Interesting front bumper
 
Haven't seen this bumper on this 2000 before. Anyone know who makes it?


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maytag 05-12-2019 08:09 PM

Hmmmm...... I LIKE that!

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piper6909 05-13-2019 03:39 AM

I don't know. It looks a little dis-proportioned to me. But, to each their own.

MaddogsMotorSports 05-13-2019 04:16 AM

front bumper cover
 
I think it looks great, I would like to know where it came from as well.

thefunkygibbon 05-13-2019 04:40 AM

looks bloody awful.

Quadcammer 05-13-2019 05:18 AM

I hope whoever makes it only made one of them.

yeeesh

JBauer 05-13-2019 05:52 AM

It seems to stick out a little farther than it should but the cooling holes, DRLs and spliter look nice to me.

paulofto 05-13-2019 06:02 AM

One of the nicest styling principles of the 986 and 996 was the low profile front end reminiscent of air cooled Porsches. Minimizing the frontal area while still allowing plenty of air to the rads was key, transitioning from the 993 look

Today styling for all new cars seems to feature as large a grill as possible. The worst cases are Lexus where they look like a Marshall amplifier sitting on a snow plow. God awful in my opinion.

This example looks like the original bumper may actually be underneath the tacked on unit. Not to my taste but to each his own.

alm001 05-13-2019 06:16 AM

Strongly dislike. Looks like a Plymouth Prowler got jammed in there mixed with those pictures of people pointing a leafblower in their mouth

PaulE 05-13-2019 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulofto (Post 594948)
One of the nicest styling principles of the 986 and 996 was the low profile front end reminiscent of air cooled Porsches. Minimizing the frontal area while still allowing plenty of air to the rads was key, transitioning from the 993 look

Today styling for all new cars seems to feature as large a grill as possible. The worst cases are Lexus where they look like a Marshall amplifier sitting on a snow plow. God awful in my opinion.

This example looks like the original bumper may actually be underneath the tacked on unit. Not to my taste but to each his own.

China is one of the fastest growing luxury car markets these days and for the Chinese there is no such thing as too big a grill. So all the luxury makers are amping up their grills for all markets across the world. The BMW kidneys keep getting bigger. They are now so large they have a thermostat controlled blockers to close of the slats in the kidneys in cooler weather.

maytag 05-13-2019 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulofto (Post 594948)

This example looks like the original bumper may actually be underneath the tacked on unit. Not to my taste but to each his own.

No way. Go look again, and have a photo of one with an original bumper next to ya. No way this is fitted OVER a bumper. Nor does it appear to stick out much farther than the original, except near the bottom / splitter area.


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JBauer 05-13-2019 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maytag (Post 594954)
No way. Go look again, and have a photo of one with an original bumper next to ya. No way this is fitted OVER a bumper. Nor does it appear to stick out much farther than the original, except near the bottom / splitter area.


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Maybe its wider than the fenders at the front? It's on FB marketplace.

pilut2 05-13-2019 08:00 AM

There is no accounting for taste ....but it reminds me of this! http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1557763211.jpg

Qckslvr 05-13-2019 01:48 PM

you mean this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-FRONT-BUMPER-997-GTS-SPOILER-KIT-99-01-996-CARRERA-AND-97-04-BOXSTER/183540242525?fits=Year%3A2000%7CModel%3ABoxster&ha sh=item2abbd9d85d:g:31AAAMXQQtNR2LWH

piper6909 05-13-2019 02:35 PM

That looks like the one to me! I'm still not a fan, though. But to each heir own.

JBauer 05-13-2019 02:39 PM

That's it. Looks better on darker colors.

paulofto 05-14-2019 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maytag (Post 594954)
No way. Go look again, and have a photo of one with an original bumper next to ya. No way this is fitted OVER a bumper. Nor does it appear to stick out much farther than the original, except near the bottom / splitter area.


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I was being sarcastic. You can tell the original is gone.

TTGator 05-14-2019 07:16 AM

I think it looks great!

Lew 05-14-2019 07:18 AM

There is a reason for Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream. Some do, some don't.

maytag 05-14-2019 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulofto (Post 595043)
I was being sarcastic. You can tell the original is gone.

Hahaha..... sorry. I didn't pick up on thr sarcasm... my bad

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