New Painted Bumperettes

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Lil, B, you need to have them mix flex into the paint as the bumperettes can move. I did not have mine sanded so you can see the texture under the silver/clear coat but it does not bother me. You can spend the time and sand them smooth or have the shop do it for you. A nice upgrade mod for little money and the newer cars come with them painted. I have a set of '03 side vent covers to paint as soon as the weather gets warm and I believe that will finish my mods (at least for the time being).

AKL

[blinkwatt]

I don't know exactly what the shop used but I know this;

-Sanded smooth

-Painted

-Three coats of clear coat to match the car's German finish

[yellowboxster01]

painted bumperettes make the rear look so much better. The rolloff isn't broken up with 2 ugly black pieces of rubber.

[Lil bastard]

Well, IMO, I think it depends upon the color of the car, and of course, personal choice. The Boxster's rear is pretty big, and in most colors, the painted bumperettes magnify this.

I quite like the black bumperettes on my Guards Red car. I think it breaks up the monochromatic look, and a break in color looks good - Black/Red is a classic combination.

Then again, I think Guards Red bumperettes would look good as well.

That's why, when I saw a pair of perfect bumperettes on Craig List for $20, I jumped on them.

I'll have these body color painted and whenever I feel like changing the look, I'll take 5 min. and swap them - the best of both worlds.

[yellowboxster01]

I think once you switch to the painted bumperettes, you'll never go back. They really smooth out the rear end.

[Lil bastard]

@yellowboxster01

you may very well be right - we'll see.

[Gary in BR]

I painted my bumperettes black to match the car and it made a noticeable difference to me in modernizing the exterior of the car.