Side vent upgrade?
 

Thinking about replacing the side vent/intake on my 01 with the 03 ones, they seem to look allot better, is this just a matter of the 2 parts and painting? I have not had a close look at the 03 part.

Anyone done this??

I wasn't aware they were different. Are you just talking about body colored vent slats instead of black? If so, you can just get them painted or buy a new set pre-painted to your body color.... Preferably the body color of your Boxster.

Look close they are totally differant

i know what u mean.
 

Hey i know what u mean. i just got them painted. i also painted the bumperettes. try and do them at the sametime. or just get the inside of the vet painted, they clip off when you take the vent off. looks alot better with them painted.

Apparently there was a change. Do a search for this thread "Side Vent Replacement".

After some research the part numbers are:

986 504 561 03 g2x
986 504 562 03 g2x

Looks like you paint em and drop em in.
Cost is about $260 for the pair + Paint, so it's got to be worth it to you.