New Skirts - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jcb986 · 06-21-2010, 05:41 AM

The color looks fine. Me, I would add some bold stripes from the nose to the tail and paint the skirts to match.

23109VC · 06-21-2010, 06:32 AM

how much were the rockers?

did you just have them painted and install yourself or did you take it to a body shop and have them do it all?

rockers are on my "list" of things I want to do.... yours look good. It's almost impossible for me to tell the color is off... maybe in person you can see it more...but it m ay be one of those things that if you don't tell anyone they would n ever notice...

i have an OEM spoiler on my Acura RL daily driver. it came prepainted to match from the factory. to ME it looks like a perfect 100% paint match. someone else looked at it and told me they would tell it was off, but that guy was a body shop employee who has a fine tuned eye for colors... so bottom line - odds are no one will notice unless you tell them...

it looks great. rockers make the car look lower an dmore sporty/aggressive..

are they OEM or aftermarket generic units? poly or fiberglass or that poly/fiber blend stuff... durablend?

thanks.

Franco · 06-21-2010, 12:23 PM

Hi guys, thanks again for the positive comments.

I purchased the skirts on ebay, the material is fiberglass with gel coat finish not OEM.

The price for the skirts was $90.00 GBP and shipping $70.00 GBP.

I did the fitting, about 3 hours of sanding to match the rockers and installed them on the car before getting them painted at a body shop in my area, they ordered 3 variants of my car paint color and went with the closest match, scanning the paint was a nightmare.
Cost for painting $300.00 CDN.

Thanks Again

Franco

Yoadrian · 06-21-2010, 12:38 PM

I like! I also have a white 986 and this is going on my "to do" list with about 15 other things...

kpm · 06-21-2010, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Franco

I did the fitting, about 3 hours of sanding to match the rockers and installed them on the car before getting them painted at a body shop in my area, they ordered 3 variants of my car paint color and went with the closest match, scanning the paint was a nightmare.

They do look great ! I'll be looking for a set for my 01 S.

Remember this (and this goes for everybody) always go to a body shop that mixes their own paint in house. That way, they are better able to tint your color to match, without making a bunch of trips back to the paint jobber.

And they will mix the smallest amount necessary to do the job whereas a paint store will mix in specific amounts ( 1/2 pint up to a gallon).

Franco · 06-21-2010, 01:24 PM

Hi,

Here are some more pics.

97 Boxster · 06-21-2010, 04:14 PM

I like the skirts. I will be on the lookout for some red ones for my 97. If I need to buy a new set I will eventually do that. Looks nice!!

schoir · 06-22-2010, 09:27 AM

Franco:

The additional pics are very, very nice. Shows that close attention to detail with respect to fitting and installation.

Did you install them yourself or did the body shop do it after you prepped them?

Great job!

Regards, Maurice.

Perfectlap · 06-23-2010, 01:39 PM

The only problem with skirting is that it makes 17" wheels look even smaller.

I have fiberglass skirting not my first choice but the factory polyurethane versions do not come in the 996 GT3 MK2 style for the Boxster. And man they were not cheap to put on.
The skirting was only $200 or so but getting them painted cost me at least $500.
But that was when the economy was booming from dudes putting mods on their EZ-Credit cards.