Side Vent update
 

Have to figure out what to do with those lower indents 🤔

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C'MON, MAN!
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?? ...and that means ???

Those are fairly universally despised in the 986 community.

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I like the car. Very nice.

I've seen that part on eBay and, if correctly I remember, it wasn't inexpensive. Your money could have been spent on a nice side skirt.

That said...

It doesn't look right. It looks incomplete. In my opinion, it draws the eyes from the otherwise great lines on the car.

Also... paint the spoiler... and attend to the clearance against the tail lights.

That said...

It's your car. It's a nice car.

I don't judge. I just opine.

Cheers!

His spoiler is painted. It's just the lighting.

The best you can probably do with those vents is black out the lower two "non vents"

Agree with darkening the lower 2 non vents. The illusion of all open would be better. You have a nice car!

Um, red.

Blacking out the lower "vents" puts it in the same category as the Bim i3 "grill" ;)

With due respect (it is your car, not mine), I can't help but wonder why you continue to try to make your car look like something that it is not?

Why not simply sell it and just buy the Cayman that you so obviously really want?

I think the O.P. might see it a little different.

You can make a boxster into a Cayman(as much as possible), the reverse is not true, can't take the top off a Cayman.

The truth is, he has the best of both worlds, it's up to him to find a happy medium.

Having said that, I myself, am not keen on the side vents, not MY cup of tea. Factory side vents with silver accented vent slats maybe?....

Alas, to each their own!....

Love the car and conversation!.....

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With due respect back, It's a toy, I like playing with it. If I didnt have projects I would be bored.
Its a Boxster with a hardtop and mods. If I wanted a Cayman I would buy one. 😀

My opinion (since you asked). I think you did a great job with your car up to this point. The hardtop looks great and you did an extremely nice job with it. Its time to stop!
The vents just look like the add on they are. They make your car like a kit car.

All that being said. Mod on and have fun!

I got these from a nice guy In Germany that posted them on a FBook Boxster page for $80. I figured Id paint them red, black out the bottom and they would look great. Blacked out the look awful. I may cut out the bottom 2 and put mesh behind them all??http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1541646086.jpg
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I have to agree, the vents just look cheap and ruin what you have done on the whole. Your car looks great and I love the mods but the vents, no.

I think Brando summarizes the vents best:
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Love this!
So much more of this, please! Haha!

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I replied to your FB post with cut the vent holes out and mesh them haha
or scan some mesh and get printed at a sign shop, cut and stick haha that's got to work, I don't particularly like the vent but it can certainly be made to work, I like the ones that are slightly raised at the rear edge to give it a beefier look, some versions look awful, prob make my own...

I updated my 99 with factory 03-04 units. I agree you gotta do something with those 2 non-vents. Maybe the mesh idea is a good idea.

Did that man say print some mesh? Hmmm ��

🤣🤣🤣 best response yet :cheers:

Fair enough, and no worries.

Wasn't judging; was merely wondering since most all of your recent mods appear (to me) to come across as Cayman cloning.

Enough said, and carry on.

Thanks - DM

No problem 😊
I know. I agree but thats really all that's available and I'm running out of visual mods. Im thinking about wheels but I kinda like the ones I have.

Do not change those wheels. Maybe body colour match them. Would look damn cool

WRT the vents: man, you have really jumped the shark! Your car, but...

OW very nicely done. Be a shame to spoil it with those vents. If you like it now, move on to interior mods, or engine mods, or add an automatic fire extinguisher, or whatever.
BOL

One more . Bad pic but real mesh and scared mesh. I think if I use some quality glossy photo paper it would look better.

I've got something to do today 😀

You'll guys will understand when you retire. 👌

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Maybe you should thread "Here's what I've done. I enjoyed doing it. If you don't like it, screw you." ;) That being said, and since you asked...no sir, I don't like it...or more appropriately I should say it's not something I would have done BUT if you like it, then I'll chime in with suggestions. First, I think any 'surface treatments' (paint, decals, etc) will just make it look more 'stuck on'. On a somewhat similar situation, awhile back we wanted to install interior plantation style shutters in our house...we really liked the look but one room just seemed unbalanced (like there should be a window on a wall, but wasn't)...my solution was to trim out the size of a window and install the shutter in the fake opening. The result was good, but still looked "stuck on', so I had a mirror cut to the size of the 'opening' and re-hung the shutter...the result is impressive and the effect is that of a window due to the added depth. I would think you could accomplish the same effect...cut out the bottom holes, install your mesh behind, and behind mesh use a plastic mirror. You could try a 'mock up on the upper holes before you cut out the lowers. Anyway, just my suggestion.

And yes, I get the retirement issue...I find myself hunting for projects (mainly home improvement). Some have been needed, but some have been mentally fabricated...and of those, some have been good ideas and others, well, not as much...well done but superfluous. One last tip, I've found that before I start a new project, I ask myself "is this really needed, or am I just looking for a project?" If the latter, I'll reassess and move on to something else.

As always, best wishes. Enjoy...but if you decide to paint plaid with pink rims and giant curb feelers, maybe you should seek help. ;)

Thanks for the thoughtful input. I dont mind the comments because I ask for them, hell I agree with some of them. Alot of my projects end up in a pile in my garage when I dont care for them but I'm not unhappy that I tried them. If I went by opinions I wouldn't of done any mods because someone always doesn't like something. I'm not as enthusiastic about these as I thought I would be but I may cut out the bottom 2 inserts and put mesh behind them. For now im going to leave them on for awhile. I did this to get an idea about the cutting out the bottoms just to see.

Just a representation:

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No not print mesh actual mesh.

I'm going to try that but I have to find some new mesh that is flat. The mesh in tge pics is metal and will not lay flush. I need to find something thinner and flatter.

I agree with most folks, not my cup of tea but mod on. The upside to modifications is that they push the envelope and we all benefit from someone’s creativity. The downside is that they always go one step too far. I think you are getting close...

The good news I keep all the old parts. Can switch it all back in a weekend 😉

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It’s ok, but I think the mesh behind would look better.

I haven't picked up any mesh yet.

Can ≠ Should

IMHO that’s the best look so far. I’d say it’s a decent 10 footer. At the least I’d add black, flat grill material (real flat grill material, not rain gutter mesh) behind the real vent openings to give them a ‘bottom’ to look similar to the false openings. This tricks the eye into looking ‘at’ the vent, not ‘through’ the vent. Just be sure to get grill material that flows enough air. Automotive Goop is your friend for bonding the grills. It remains flexible, has a reasonable working time and forms a strong bond on properly prepared surfaces.

To take it to the next level (required IMHO but you never know what it’s really gonna look like until you do it and those vents are relatively expensive)

1) carefully cut out the lower two openings, fill, sand and repaint the vent as necessary
2) add the same black grill material behind the new openings. One piece for the lower two openings. It will be close to the surface due to the vent design but it is what it is. In conjunction with step 3 this should work in your favor overall. Real grill material will also give the one (thin) red vane good structural support
3) apply some flat black body wrap to the car in a shape and size that fits completely under the pseudo vent openings. Applying the flat black wrap to the car not only blacks out the pseudo vents, it should also give the pseudo vents some visual sense of depth under their grill.
4) install the vents
5) Only downside is keeping the black body wrap clean without constantly taking the vents off

IIRC, this is basically what Porsche did (in a much more sophisticated fashion) in 2005 when they went to the big vents. If I’m not mistaken the 2005 interior body vent openings are about the same size as the earlier cars.

I agree with OCG... decent 10 footer. Looks far better without the mesh. Proceed with OCG's recommendations and it'll really shine.

On another note... have you considered side decals? The ones that run on the bottom from wheel-well to wheel-well? That might look nice in black.

Carry on!

Thanks for the input. Anyone out there have a recommendation about where to get some decent looking mesh? Can't find any at local auto parts stores.

Thanks

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CustomCarGrills dot com has ~30 styles plus mounting/trim accessories. Just google them. Not inexpensive but top of the line products. I’m not affiated with them in any way other than being a satisfied customer.