No Stinkin' Bumperettes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Tool Pants · 09-19-2007, 08:06 AM

One of out local owners, Danny, did this years ago.

Kirk · 09-19-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tool Pants

One of out local owners, Danny, did this years ago.

Yeah, I love Danny's car, but he doesn't have it anymore does he? If he does, I'd like to see it in person sometime... I'm in Northern Cali too. His car inspired me to get a CF hood. I think he used just a black piece of plastic to cover up the bumperette holes. Another member used black plexiglass which looked awesome on his black car.

I chose to use perforated metal after looking at the Gemballa rear bumper with the exhaust coming out of the middle of the bumper (like with a Carrera GT). That kit uses perforated metal to cover the bumper cover opening.

Kirk · 09-19-2007, 08:50 AM

Here's the car that got me to think about using mesh in the back. The owner of this car highly modified his bumper cover though. The mesh opening is actually cut out, which does look better at the edges.

Kirk · 09-19-2007, 08:53 AM

Here's the black plexiglass cover... same concept, just a different look. Looks awesome on a black car.

yellowboxster01 · 09-19-2007, 10:18 AM

Don't the bumperettes actually serve a purpose in a rear end collision?

Kirk · 09-19-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowboxster01

Don't the bumperettes actually serve a purpose in a rear end collision?

Think of the bumperettes as an extension of your bumper. Underneath the plastic/rubber covers is a metal support that attaches directly to your bumper underneath the bumper cover. The idea of the bumperettes is to save your bumper cover in case of a very low speed (like 5 mph) impact. Basically it's for people who don't know how to parallel park.

I know how to park though, so I didn't see any problem with taking them off. The crash protection bumper for higher speed impacts is still intact 100%. If I get rear ended and my bumper cover gets damaged... well that's the problem of the person who rear ended me.

FrayAdjacent · 09-19-2007, 10:21 AM

Looks pretty slick! Might want to do something like that since my bumperettes look faded, even after using Back to Black.

yellowboxster01 · 09-19-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent

Might want to do something like that since my bumperettes look faded, even after using Back to Black.

Paint them, it'd look really good on your car with the 550 all red taillights.

porsche986spyder · 09-19-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirk

Here's the car that got me to think about using mesh in the back. The owner of this car highly modified his bumper cover though. The mesh opening is actually cut out, which does look better at the edges.

I've seen this bumper sold at 9ff before. http://www.eurocarboutique.com/pg.cfm?pgn=gallery
It's not custom unless you count the center part that is cut out with mesh.

djomlas · 09-19-2007, 02:36 PM

i asked a shop how much they would want to fill in those holes and paint that area, but they said that they not sure about just that area, the bumper might have to be painted completely, but it was just under 400 bux.
i think that it would be a good idea to just fill it in, and mask everything off, and paint the licence plate area with matching color, and not touch the bumper at all.

i don't like the mash at all, but the black one looks awesome, i think that a solid silver piece would look awesome, the mesh and all that chrome just looks outta place and kinda ricy if you ask me.

09-19-2007, 02:47 PM

Looks great!

Can we order European bumper covers for our cars without the bumperetes?

It's funny how Porsche usually shows our cars, from the rear, with the European bumper cover, sans bumperettes.

djomlas · 09-19-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bmussatti

Looks great!

Can we order European bumper covers for our cars without the bumperetes?

It's funny how Porsche usually shows our cars, from the rear, with the European bumper cover, sans bumperettes.

yeah u can get the euro bumper, or just drill out the bumperettes and fill in the holes trough a body shop.

and no, im not all against mesh, i have it in my side intakes, and on the front bumper, but its black, so its not really noticeable.

but that shiny chrome look kinda isnt flowing, but if youre loving it then awesome, you did a good job btw, i dont mean to put down your work

Kirk · 09-19-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by djomlas

i think that a solid silver piece would look awesome, the mesh and all that chrome just looks outta place and kinda ricy if you ask me.

I understand... I just personally like the chrome and mesh. I've got mesh over my front grills and side air vents too. I was thinking though that you could do this with black painted perforated metal (either flat black or gloss) instead of the silver. Then you'd use black trim around the edge instead of the chrome. It might be cool to use stainless steel too, instead of the clear coated steel.

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Can we order European bumper covers for our cars without the bumperetes?

Sure you can do that. It's probably expensive though, I'm not sure on the cost. Remember Danny's car that Tool Pants posted a picture of below? I believe this is his car in a later iteration. You can see that he went away from the bumperette cover and to the complete Eurpoean bumper.