Modded Boxster - New to the Club

[boxster3000]

thanks jp. the 6-disc cd changer (#993-645-130-00) was installed by the dealer. a third-party installed the alpine lcd monitor (alp-tme006sa) and alpine navigation unit (alp-nva751as).

attached is a closer view of the interior. let me know if you have any other questions. what mods are you working on?

[jpcolin]

Originally Posted by boxster3000

thanks jp. the 6-disc cd changer (#993-645-130-00) was installed by the dealer. a third-party installed the alpine lcd monitor (alp-tme006sa) and alpine navigation unit (alp-nva751as).

attached is a closer view of the interior. let me know if you have any other questions. what mods are you working on?

Thx for the picture, it looks good, especially the white painting, likeit on your car, I was planningto paint those piece in black on mine.
future mods: Caractere front bumper, 18" Turbo wheels, and a kenwood 7025 2 din multimedia radio (all in one) it should fit where your screen is fitted, looks very good, and only 1 unit for all (cd, tuner, dvd, navi, mp3, wma with touchscreen)
for the moment I'm upgrading the rest of the stereo (high end focal speakers, 5 channel amp,...) pics can be found here:
http://board.carstyling.net/showthread.php?t=42435

[boxster3000]

it's a good thing i don't hangout with any of you guys because i'd be constantly tempted to keep modding. some sweet ideas all the way around.

lap, that front bumper is going to be killer once it's on. be sure you post pics of it. fuhrius, props on the white, i feel like there aren't very many of them around (at least where i am). i have what i think was called "glacier" white, which may be synonymous with "carrera" white. perhaps reconsider the side skirts and rear bumper w/diffuser. from your pics, it already looks like you have an aero front bumper, right? so, clearance wouldn't be too different. my problem is that my car was dropped when the eibach springs were installed so the issues i talk about are moreso because of that. just don't drop it. i would love to get the front lip that lap speaks of but that thing would be scratched by the time i got out of my garage.

lap, would you mind telling me how much the racing seats were and/or where you purchased them? i'm going to tell my wife that it'll drastically help my posture. similar to the line i gave her about how the 3-spoke wheel w/white inserts will increase my ability to avoid life-threatening accidents.

[Perfectlap]

Look how similar the interior on this $120,000 car and my $32,000 car are!
I doubt you'll se too more similar interiors at such a dramtically different price.





The GT3 seats are way expensive. My set were used but practically new from ebay $1700. A friend got them for his GT3 (you can't get them Stock in the U.S.)
for about $2300 new. The dealer and places like Mid America want about $3000-$4000 but no one ever pays that. Installation is a piece of cake because they use the same mounting points, you only have to unscrew the female seat belt receiver to the GT3 seat.

Yes once again this morning I didn't have time to get to the body shop to get the skirting done I order all this stuff in April and its almost July!

p.s. Last night I got home at 11 pm and did a full detailing until 1 am.
I need help, but that brake dust was sitting on my 5 spokes for two days in the
blazing sun. The NXT should give them some SPF, its been scorching hot this week.

[FUHRIUS]

I don't have the eare front bumper, or any other body mods except the techart air intakes. I do have the car dropped already with techart (made by eibach) springs...approx 1" drop. I like the look and handling of the car dropped, so I'll just probably forego any bumper / diffuser mods...though I really like the look of the rear diffuser. I am considering side skirts though. One the seats...there was a guy on the PCA forums selling GT3 seats that were basically new (two sets, one set brown, one set black) a little ways back for $1k...killer deal. I bought my B&M short shift kit, EVO linkage, and techart billet alum shift knob from him and they were perfect, so I have no hesitation recommending him as a seller. He's a well-known boxster enthusiast on other boards with a killer white ruf 3400 conversion. His is 'Biarritz' white like mine (they only did the biarritz white for a couple of years...it's a little softer / creamier and I just dig the color...I bought mine used about 9 months ago and just fell in love with the color when I saw it. Then I fell in love with the sound of the car after all the engine mods the previous owner had done!)
I took some pics of my interior last night and will post those seperately, as well as pics of the new kinesis rims I just mounted.

[Perfectlap]

FURIUS you need my side skirts! Precisionporsche.com took a long time to send them to me but the fit and finish is excellent. I was able to test fit them without using the hardware. $430 delivered for the new style GT3 MK2 (most boxsters have GT3 Mk1) is a darn good price. Too bad it took a month to make.

[FUHRIUS]

here are some marginal pics I took last night...just got my newly-painted kinesis k58's on the rears last night (10" with 285 pilots sports...not a lot of room left in there, but no rubbing noticeable); also pics of my favorite mod to date: the techart billet aluminum shift knob which I found used for $150, techart-style alum pedals which I got from brandywineporche for $170, and you can see the other painted insets in the interior. Look closely in the pic of the pedals and you'll see the knog, nicely integrated and hidden away for the front and rear laser / radar detectors the previous owner had installed; and lastly, the nice 'false floor' in the front trunk that was made with nice hard acrylic ccovers for the sony amps for the stereo. The stereo heaad is a removeable blaupunkt unit with a blaupunkt 5 disc changer underneath it (for a total of 6) with new speakers all around and big woofers under the seats which end up sounding really good.