Side Vent update

[Geof3]

Originally Posted by Oldcarguy

From the Explo forum ‘after saws-all operation on the fender’:



Not sure what it’s venting because I’m certain it doesn’t connect with the engine compartment. I’ve seen worse from a cosmetic standpoint..


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Yeah, just exposed the fender to a new area prone to rusting... good.

[JBauer]

Well I'm done. Looked into cutting out the bottom 2 indents but they have metal mesh inside the fiberglass. I think I'm gonna leave them on awhile and see how I feel about them.

I think I need some side skirts. Any recommendations, pics?

[78F350]

Originally Posted by JBauer

Well I'm done. I think I'm gonna leave them on awhile and see how I feel about them. I think

I think I need some side skirts. Any recommendations, pics?

Maybe like this set?

Originally Posted by wooshhh

can anyone tell me where to find this?

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by 78F350

Maybe like this set?

Those skirts are fugly. FUGLY. They look like they weigh 800 pounds.

And that thing on the bumper cover... looks like someone thought, "What other kind of **************** can I glue on my car". No. Stay away from that look. Even rear diffusers would look better than that $.99 Store look

Have a nice day

[Oldcarguy]

Originally Posted by JBauer

Well I'm done. Looked into cutting out the bottom 2 indents but they have metal mesh inside the fiberglass. I think I'm gonna leave them on awhile and see how I feel about them.

I think I need some side skirts. Any recommendations, pics?

I think you made a good choice to leave the vents as-is (as-are?). If you decide to keep them, I’d still add the grill material behind the real vent openings. You can see the effect in the pic of my TechArts below.

My Porsche winter project this year is to add side skirts. This will be my second and final external update to my SE (the first being the urethane FVD “turbo look” side vents backed with CCG hexagon grill material). At first I really wanted the Caractere skirts, but I only found one pair in Poland and I decided the look would not integrate well with the otherwise stock bodywork anyway.

I ended up buying three pair to try. CSR, TechArt and Porsche Aerokit 1. I decided to go with the Porsche Aerokit 1 skirts. They are urethane, fit perfectly and they have an understated look that integrates well with the car (imho).

The least expensive I found them new is ~$1,200 for the set so I ended up buying a used set from porscheparts dot com. There’s a big problem regarding the top mounting flange with any used Aerokit 1s which I’ll cover in a separate build thread when I’m done with the install. Here’re pics of my test fittings of the three.










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[JBauer]

They all look good. Which is in the middle pic?

[Oldcarguy]

Originally Posted by JBauer

They all look good. Which is in the middle pic?

First pic is Aerokit 1, middle pic is TechArt, third is CSR. Both the TAs and CSRs are fiberglass. The CSRs are Hofele Speed GT replicas. You might also want to consider Porsche Aerokit II skirts (sorry, I don’t have a pic at hand).