GT2 Front Conversion

[mjstallion]

Just an update on my GT3 conversion..


It's being done by Wicked Motorsports and I went there to take a look at how it's going, and I saw that it's missing the front grill. If you notice in the image I posted a few posts up, there is a black grill in between the end of the hood and the front bumper. Mine is missing that, and the front of the hood just goes straight to the bumper.

When I asked the owner of Wicked about this, he told me that only the 997 GT3 RS comes with front grills, and that a regular 997 GT3 comes without them. But in looking through images online, I haven't seen a single 997 GT3 without grills.

And I know that the GT3 bumper he's giving me is OEM, because he got its from Porsche Dismantlers and I can also tell because of its flexibility.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

[chaudanova]

Originally Posted by mjstallion

Just an update on my GT3 conversion..


It's being done by Wicked Motorsports and I went there to take a look at how it's going, and I saw that it's missing the front grill. If you notice in the image I posted a few posts up, there is a black grill in between the end of the hood and the front bumper. Mine is missing that, and the front of the hood just goes straight to the bumper.

When I asked the owner of Wicked about this, he told me that only the 997 GT3 RS comes with front grills, and that a regular 997 GT3 comes without them. But in looking through images online, I haven't seen a single 997 GT3 without grills.

And I know that the GT3 bumper he's giving me is OEM, because he got its from Porsche Dismantlers and I can also tell because of its flexibility.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

Hey bud, yeah the 997GT3 comes with the grille/vent. What they probably gave you is the 997 Aero Kit bumper, which looks just like the GT3 bumper, minus the vent/grille near the hood.

[mjstallion]

chaudanova you're right.

After looking at a few images of it, it's starting to grow on me and I'm thinking of just leaving it as is with the 997 aerokit. If I decide to change to the GT3 front end, I need to do that soon.

Any opinions on this?

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by chaudanova

Hey bud, yeah the 997GT3 comes with the grille/vent. What they probably gave you is the 997 Aero Kit bumper, which looks just like the GT3 bumper, minus the vent/grille near the hood.

Yep, what he said. That's how my new 997 GT-3 bumper will look too. No vent/grill ontop of the front bumper. I got mine on ebay for $750.00 plus shipping. I could not pass it up, to good of a price. It's being painted and I hope to put it on this weekend. Not sure why you would want the grill in there anyway since there really is no use for it on our cars. It looks better filled in all nice and solid. Just like that picture I posted earlier. The extra grill inserts just take away from a nice round, curved front end. My current GT-2 front end has these inserts, but they really serve no function whatsoever. I will be glad to see them go bye-bye.

[chaudanova]

Originally Posted by mjstallion

Did your 997 front end come with a bottom spoiler, or is it all one piece?

I wasn't aware that they were making aftermarket 997 front kits out of polyurethane. I'm now concerned that my front end might not be OEM, even though thats what I'm paying for.

I think 986spyder has the urethane 997 "style" front end adapted for the 986 headlights. Mjstallion, are you doing the OEM 997 front end conversion with the 997 round headlights, and oem porsche 997 bumper? If so, since you got the bumper from the dismantler, it is probably an oem porsche bumper, though there are some aftermarket 997 fronts now in poly...

[mjstallion]

porsche986spyder

are you planning on painting the bottom spoiler grey or black?