996 GT3 bumper cost ? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 12-28-2009, 06:38 AM

I bought one about four years ago for $900 delivered. I stuck in storage and month after month put off getting it installed. Next thing you know it was there for two years! DOH! The one drawback of having only one car...Then one day I noticed the autobody shop barely a mile down the road had some Ferraris parked outside. Enough is enough!! I pulled in and a very motivated shop co-owner came out and offered to take the GT3 bumper out of storage, paint the whole front end (hood, fenders and front bumper) and have it ready by the time a came back from a trip a week later. I think I payed $900 which in these parts is darn good. I even got a ride home. When I picked up the car the color match was flawless. The other shop owner was there and man he was not happy that I was charged "so little".

The GT3 bumper and skirting (I have the fiberglass GT3 Mk2) completely change the look of the car. Gives it a wider, lower more aggresive stance. Not cheap but well worth it if you have to change out the bumper anyway.

gschotland · 12-28-2009, 12:26 PM

Definitely get pricing from Sunset on the GT3 cover. In my experience, they consistently do significantly better for OEM parts (not available as 3rd party) than Pelican - and pretty much everyone else. Sunset's prices for the AOS and new water pump I bought a few months ago were much better. A pricey bumper cover's got to be a pretty big dollar difference.

yellowboxster01 · 12-29-2009, 08:42 AM

Is there an OEM GT3 bumper that will fit without replacing the headlights and fenders? I thought all the GT3's had the Turbo/03+ Carrera lights.

Boxtaboy · 12-29-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowboxster01

Is there an OEM GT3 bumper that will fit without replacing the headlights and fenders? I thought all the GT3's had the Turbo/03+ Carrera lights.

The original Porsche 911 GT3 in 1999 had a bumper that fits all pre-2005 Boxsters, and this is what the original poster is trying to obtain. It does not require you to change any headlights or fenders, and is a straight bolt on swap.

Perfectlap · 12-29-2009, 03:18 PM

^yep 1999-01 GT3 MK 1 <----fits 986 Boxster
2002-04 GT3 MK 2
2005-09 GT3 997