You mean, it is the Best-In-The-World

^ man do I hate myself for having used this sarcasm-ized punch line more than 10 times now :/ I'm getting the paying back slap now lol

thx J

Fred,

You have more than earned the right to be sarcastic, even get a bit cocky if you like.( which you don't )

Your part-time "hobby" products are far and away higher quality and overal better that's the stuff others are floging from their "professional" companies

If you are making more then count me in for one next payday :)

Got your back, Fred!
No one shall stop you and your awesome work...:cheers:
btw...another little idea, as ambient lights are becoming so popular:
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3x3mm plastic inlays with side smd/led, maybe?

congratulations, you did it! great to meet you everybody!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaja9AE2rs

I have been following this thread from the beginning and have wanted to order one of these for some time. If you make any more I would sure like to get one.

count me in too. I have been watching this thread for awhile. Been on vacation and come back to this... damn it! i missed out.

Don't forget you can go to Mr. SmallPenisRestriction and order one made from crappy material, with inferior engineering and get the awesome privilege of paying twice as much for it.:p

Shipped - Tracking No. to follw shortly
 

All kits have been meticulously assembled, tested, and set-up to customer's reqs (design, led colors). No mistakes!

They are also out as off this morning! I now have everyone's tracking numbers in hands so I'll update the gtp site with those # at some stage before the weekend.

The usual shots

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^ 17 kits for USA, CA, DE, and UK. before it leaves to the post office y'day evening. 5 others kits left in the mail using the local carrier's boxes... to add expenses to transport (nasty buggers). Those 5 kits were for some friends here in Shanghai, Beijing and one in HK. Soon 22 Porsche 986 will look pretty damn cool (eta 10~15days)


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^ So this what Andy and I have agreed onto for pkg. We've spent long hours trying to find pre-fabricated 'keyboard style' boxes. Huge fail, all of what we found would have bent. So we went custom! Ordered a few one square meter of AB type carton (7mm thick) with a super hard side. Easy to bend but once dbl-rolled (15mm) it's all hard shell and ready to be trashed by our kind mailmen. Unbendable + Reinforced corners + Lightweight. Oh, and cheap!


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^ When you'll receive it, no-no long scisors and blades...use a short blade to cut the corner reinforcement first


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^ Bagged the hardware, your spare LED and other inside the box. Don't drop it on the floor or you may damage your spare LED strip (e.g. controller box weight falling onto the LED strip, dunno... could happen). LED strip is protected by the cabling but who knows for sure.


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^ Pkg unfolded completely and the glass shows up. Clean your hands (no finger grease on the Skybreaker lol) and unwrap it onto a soft and clean surface (e.g bath towel). Use a 9v battery to let it shine for a few min, and store back in the original pkg until installation.


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^ I've left the protective adhesive for assembly on the back side. I've worked on the kit from the adhesive side the whole time :/ Haven't touched the exposed/etched side a single time lol and treated your deflector the very same way I treat my Canon cam lens and other precious glasses. Hope you can do the same


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^ Your LED choice #1 is already installed in the module and mounted on your win deflector. I'll document a few installation methods shortly e.g. Where to make the little hole inside your bracket for the wire to pass through and how to slide this in your existing bracket in the simplest possible way (nx week!)


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^ There is the full content of your order. Cheaper than that you die lol


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^ Included/additional in all of the kits is a 2mm Allen Wrench and a miniature Porsche metal badge. If you don't know where the badge goes... it plugs on the side on your racing shoes with hot glue :)

I'd like to thanks again to everyone who've supported this kit or shown interest. You guys are simply the coolest crowd I've had the opportunity to share stuff with. I will be eternally grateful for all of the supportive comments and kind words!

Got a few projectors orders from you guys on stand-by (apologies btw) so now we're all good and free to move onto getting those done. Making gt projectors will always remains what I like to do most and do best!

Little lightwiregt observations
 

There is the sum up on the design's weight if anybody cares to compared it to the TUV and DOT approved standard for automotive wind deflectors. It is within its DOT regulated 5mm MAX thickness as well. Yes, wind deflectors' sizes & weight are defined by the automotive regulators... if anyone cares to know. There are safety reasons why Porsche and all other auto makers do not use thicker (heavier) materials when engineering their wind deflectors.

I personally think I've done pretty good (+20 s'thing grams, with the adhesive also lollll). The weight of a pack of bubble gum. Anyone care to call the Skybreaker a cheap kit I'll say screw steel ;)


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^ There a grab of the complete assembled kit on a scale with a 1g resolution.


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^ and there is the weight our original DOT approved PC made glass from Porsche

Enjoy!

Wow, just wow, Fred. Your work and attention to detail leave me speechless. Thanks so much!!

:cheers:

I like my Englis'ish - thank god there are pictures to explain things LOL. Truly sorry about that and I'll try to improve I promise..... I often submit without reading, awful results lollll. Was late to catch a morning bus sry :/ Excuses excuses... all valid

Woo-Hoo!!!

Thank you so much for the update and pics Fred. I'm very much looking forward to getting the Skybreaker installed and answering the "Hey...where did you get that?" question, :D

I think the only concern I'll have is some thief trying to make off with it. Will have to make sure the top goes up every time.

Thanks again Fred for your meticulous attention to detail...just amazing!!

:dance:

Fred this project is amazing! I can't wait to get this installed and show it off to everyone!

gezzz.... posted in the wrong thread (ignore)

Absolutely mind-blowingly Incredible!!! Nuff said

All that I can say is WOW! This wind deflector is absolutely awesome! I haven't been on the site in a while and thus missed the opportunity to order one of these beautiful creations:mad: Is there any chance that there is going to be another production run? I need this upgrade!!

Looking forward to delivery Fred! Thanks for the pics and update! Outstanding work as always:cheers:

Hey Bruce how have you been! Looking forward to the install pictures!

Great Martin! Looking forward to yours as well!

I echo davedeck's sentiment - Nine8Six, when/if you have more, I'm IN! I've been away for awhile since my 986 has been having the wiring harness replaced (hurry up and wait!) so am just seeing this thread. I'm very impressed! Bravo.

Tolen, thanks and sure will mate. Aiming to start working on making another batch beg of Feb. Those should be ready to shoot in mid February aprox.

Also in the not to forget "To-Do-For" list is:

Amagala, TMStewart, davedeck, Dualist, AP328, mump, doctorm3

I won't lie I've received 6 or 7 PMs from fellas asking me to keep a kit for them as well. And I believe there is 5 registered on the GTP site's instant notification list atm (seen you've reg Tolen, Tony and Tom also)

I'm starting to lose track of who comes in first, priority etc and wouldn't want to miss out anyone. The best thing to do imo would be to register to get that GTP site instant notification - that'd be a tad easier for me. I can see who is subscribed to that notification thingy so that gives me an rough idea of how many I need to make.

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^ see where red stroke is

I think you are going to be very busy for a while Fred, just my thought!

I've just signed up to the site.

I want design 1 in cold white please Fred :)

Is there a link for the GTP site?
 

I'm getting a lot Pontiac sites

Awesome. I signed up.

Thanks for the link. I put it on my wish list if that's what I was suppose to do. I presently don't have a wind stop so I will need to buy the brackets. I want the crest and Porsche lettering in red

Dumas me. I found the link to be notified when in stock again.

I just signed up on the GTP site! Now I will have to obsess over the choice between cold white or red......definitely design 1!

Got you all guys in now, for sure I'll make aware before but putting down your e is the best way I have to make sure I'm not missing anyone. Thx for helping btw


On another IMPORTANT note. Friend here in SH damaged his window with his wrist watch y'day eve. The latching thingy on his watch was rubbed onto the glass a few too many times. Happened while installing the window inside his bracket. He admitted being careless but that didn't necessarily help making the morning coffee taste a bit better :/ Just heard a few min ago

Careful with the glass. What is considered a large scratch is unlikely to show during poweroff - quite similar to our oem Porsche window. However when "illuminated" you'll possibly see this scratch quite clearly (a fact; pmma is clearer than glass... light travels easy lol). Although it is possible and effortless to polish those acrylic windows back to brand new, it will NOT be possible for a 'wrist watch' heavy scratch to buff out without great efforts lol

He sort of rescued his with PlastX apparently... but it nearly took an hour. Offered to make another glass at no cost, feeling responsible for not having warned him.

Please be careful. It real easy - just treat as jewelry until it's mounted there on your Boxster and that will do just fine.

ps. a replacement glass & etch job will run at $30 + shipping. We are looking at a grand $60-worthty-scratch from the usa side if anything uncool happen to our not-so-cheap(after all) SkyBreaker. Fear imposed hehehe

And please do not clean it with window cleaners. Anything heavy chemical on acrylic will craze the glass long term - polishing is useless in contamination cases. Recommending hot tap water with "hand soap" detergent (or similar fda approved).

Dove soap with lavender fragrance works lol

Youtube schools on how to clean acrylic, and how to repair a 'heavy' scratch. Pretty easy... just hard on the shoulder when it happens lollllll a must watch

I have signed up. Can't wait.

You raise an interesting point, would it be possible to order an extrs glass and etch at original kit ordering?

Sure can. Also, info ahead of time possibly, but I also have smoked/tinted windows here and those fancy fluorescent acrylic glasses as well (green and orange atm only). Thinking about offering a whole range of oem replacement windows - with or without the LED Illumination or with or without etch design! $7,855 each of course...

Still experiencing with those (having fun!). Not that I would imagine anybody going for an 'orange' wind deflector but sure looks pretty cool loll Again (pls don't flame me) it's just fun options for some out there.... in case someone have this crazy modded Boxster somewhere... wants a wind deflector nobody has lollll

Clear fluo green anyone?

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LOLLL

Hi Nine86,

I have been following posts etc on this Forum for around a year now on and off but didn't join until today.

I've had the same model Porsche as you for the last year and absolutely love the little lady!

I have been toying with the idea of purchasing a wind deflector from Porsche here in Melbourne Australia now for sometime, but have been put off by the last person I spoke to suggesting that driving with a wind deflector installed makes more turbulence than without one. And said he actually had a few hats blown off because of it LOL.

Anyway, I don't care, after seeing what you have created Nine, I so want one. Devastated that you are out of stock :):ah:

Anyway I just registered to be informed when you have more on that link you provided at The ultimate bi-xenon headlight retrofit kit for Sport & Super cars

My 986 is Maroon and was thinking a violet illumination would look amazing. Here in Australia we're not allowed any kind of illumination on cars that is red (except for brakes) or blue those colours are reserved for Police and emergency vehicles. At least that's what I have been informed.

Anyway mate. I have to say from go to woe I have been so very impressed with your absolute brilliance and dedication to this DIY project, I hope you make a bundle out of it mate, you MOST certainly deserve it. And thank you for making the price affordable to us that don't have a lot to spend and the exchange rate is so bad LOL.

Hope to get notification soon that you have more in stock. Take care 986 and thank again!
John

Brilliant Nine86
 

Just wanted to add my congrats for such a brilliant DIY project. Thanks, for making it available to us enthusiasts!

I put my name down for one to get notified when you have stock, Can hardly wait to order it and get it installed.
:dance: This is my can't wait dance :)

Jon

1998 986 Tip Base.

This is awesome, what a great inexpensive product to really customize your car. Just signed up on the GT website. I'm still not sure what color/design combo I like the most. I'm thinking design 1 in Red.

Although Nine8six I see your located in Montreal, any chance I could get one with a Blue Blanc Rouge design to go with my PK license plates? Just an idea the CH is Red would be sweet!

Slight Mod if possible to wind deflector?
 

Hi again nine8six,

I was just wondering, if it would be possible to have a little more spacing between the PORSCHE letters on the screen?
Something like P O R S C H E

I know it's just a personal preference thing but Porsche themselves seem to space the letters out a bit when they stick them on cars. I recently took the Black Boxster script off my car because the 'r' broke and I decided to replace it with Chrome P O R S C H E lettering, and as I said it is just personal preference but I like the extra space between the letters. Have a look at the pics of the back of my car attached and tell me what youthink
Thanks again Mate! You're a STAR! Still waiting hehehe :dance:

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Not sure why but my photos didn't attach I'll try again :confused: