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Old 12-05-2006, 02:44 PM   #1
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Hey All,

I did the conversion back in 2000. I have all 4 OEM bumpers.

Carrera
Turbo
GT2
GT3

By far the GT2 has been my favorite.

I did this conversion in a matter of a few hours. I have also done it on a few other cars. You will need alot of little parts...it all adds up.

Take a look!



I also have the euro rear bumper:

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Old 12-05-2006, 02:59 PM   #2
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europwr,

Do you by chance have a list of the items you will need? I know of the following:

Fenders
Fender liners
Lights w/harness
Front bumper

Also, what side skirts do you have on your car?

Thanks,
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:03 PM   #3
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Euro, that first BIG pic looks like the Turbo bumper, right?
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:05 PM   #4
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europwr,

You car looks fantastic except the yellow headlights. I love the black/silver combo you are doing there and the lights imo are a bit off.

Awesome.
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:20 PM   #5
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I actually created a whole list of parts and directions. I have it filed away somewhere. I am actually doing another conversion this weekend.

That first pic in this thread is just a regular Carrera bumper.

Thanks for the comments....the lights always get mixed feelings. With having the euro bumpers and stuff I decided to create the complete euro look with yellow headlights...kinda like French fogs on Bimmers.
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:33 PM   #6
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I looked over at the garage at Renntech. You shouldn't doubt yourself. Looks like you were right all along. Your car is going to look great. I like to monochromatic look.

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Old 12-05-2006, 05:23 PM   #7
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I looked over at the garage at Renntech. You shouldn't doubt yourself. Looks like you were right all along. Your car is going to look great. I like to monochromatic look.

2003 Carrera (996) C2 Coupe (owner: kristap)
^ that Carrera looks like it's got a lift kit on it!

That front end is perfect -down to the lack of headlight washers -no wait, it's got the wrong crest. Still, that's how I want my car to look.
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Old 12-06-2006, 05:21 AM   #8
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Where can I get a set of those intake scoops that are black on the side of the Boxster in the large pictures??? They Double Tape on?
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Old 12-12-2006, 09:58 PM   #9
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I actually created a whole list of parts and directions. I have it filed away somewhere. I am actually doing another conversion this weekend.
Were you able to find your parts lists? I am getting ready to order the parts and if you have the list already together, that would make things much easier for me.

Let me know.

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Old 12-13-2006, 06:01 AM   #10
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I like the GT2 the most, although I would go with a silver hood if I'm sticking with Factory look wheels and more subltle side skirting. In silver, the intake louvers that go directly below the hood breaks up the silver in a nice flowing manner.
I actually ordered that louver from DEVEK and was going to try and retrofit it to my GT3 MK1 bumper (holes lines up perfectly) but it never happened.


I've seen a Boxster with a 02-04 Standard Carrera facelift and I wasn't too impressed. I think it photographs better than it looks in person. My lady passenger on a quick glance said "I can't tell the difference". But girls always say that.
Either way you can't lose, those headlights are awesome, the best ever to grace a 911. Too bad they didn't stick those on the CaymanS and new Boxster. The Cayman would have been perfect that way, like a mini 911 with a nicer rear.

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that was an excellent photoshop, I'd love to see it done with the GT2 front end.
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All 911 and Boxsters on 18" wheels look 100% better with sideskirts, otherwise it looks jacked up when compared to one with aero. Makes it look lower, wider, longer, best mod I've done by far. I once had to convince several non-Porsche people that my car was a Boxster.
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Old 02-08-2007, 10:44 AM   #11
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This is the same front end and conversion I did too...

Mine is fiberglass and I bought it of of a Prsche aftermarket web site. I paid about $900-950. Can't remember which.
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Old 02-08-2007, 10:46 AM   #12
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This is the same front end and conversion I did too...

Mine is fiberglass and I bought it of of a Prsche aftermarket web site. It is the GT-2, I paid about $900. I added an extra set of fog lights and used black mesh instead of silver. Here is the web site. http://www.precisionporsche.com/boxkit.html

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