"New" front end - quite pleased

[Gary H]

I track my car regularly - say 10-12 track days a year, with at least 2 trips a year to Nurburgring and Spa, but also I do have a bit of a modding bug, so anything that I do has to be subtle and OEM - and not interfere with my primary reason for buying the car...to drive it

So here's my interpretation of a 986 front end - If Porsche ever made a 'RS' then I think it may have looked a little like this:






There's actually a lot of work gone into that:

-De-Ambered facelift lights (+5000K HID upgrade and white LED parking lights)
-Porsche 928 black/Silver badge
-Home made mesh grills for black (non-S) side vents
-Retro fit centre grill
-Ring Automotive DRL Leds (Hella bright!!) - come on with engine and side lights, dim on main beam
(took the opportunity to fit a really loud air horn whilst the fender was off too)
- Lower splitter (£70 off ebay)

I think it works really well. Tomorrow I've got an extended air intake scoop to fit and carbon mirror covers.


I've increased the exposure on this shot so you can see the shape of the splitter:



Not bad for an old girl - she's a MY02 with almost 120K miles on the clock!

[97 Boxster]

Nice, very nice. I need to DE AMBER my lights ASAP.

[Boxtaboy]

Very nice looking! Question- how does that splitter fit?...does it attach via glue, or screws? And if by screws, are they thru the existing holes on the underside of the bumper, or do you have to tap them thru (and make new holes in the bumper)?

[Cartel]

Goodness! I have never been a fan of DRL's on a 986 until now, well executed my friend! Was the installation and wiring at all difficult?

http://www.ringautomotive.co.uk/product_list.asp?cat1=1&cat2=8&cat3=207

Of the four options which did you opt for?

Also, could you give me the name of the seller that in which you purchased the front lip please?

[Gary H]

Thank you. They're the Lyras. The lights plug into each other , so there's only one loom to feed into the car: One Switched Pos, One Neg and a tap off your parking light or dipped beam - which dims the lights when either the parking or dipped (depending on what you hook up to) are switched on. They look OEM and are Audi bright!

The splitter was a cheap copy off ebay - although I'm not sure what it's a copy off. Luckily I've got a good body shop, so it did need some fine tuning - glue and screws (bolts actually)
It doesn't affect ground clearance at the front although my only slight criticism is that the sides now sit maybe an inch lower so look a little 'heavy' in my eyes and I've already caught one corner. But apart from that, it's all good.

[Dino]

I've been looking for a lower splitter for my '01 Boxster S myself. Could you post a link to this eBay seller. I can't seem to find it. Thanks.

[Cartel]

Originally Posted by Gary H

Thank you. They're the Lyras. The lights plug into each other , so there's only one loom to feed into the car: One Switched Pos, One Neg and a tap off your parking light or dipped beam - which dims the lights when either the parking or dipped (depending on what you hook up to) are switched on. They look OEM and are Audi bright!

The splitter was a cheap copy off ebay - although I'm not sure what it's a copy off. Luckily I've got a good body shop, so it did need some fine tuning - glue and screws (bolts actually)
It doesn't affect ground clearance at the front although my only slight criticism is that the sides now sit maybe an inch lower so look a little 'heavy' in my eyes and I've already caught one corner. But apart from that, it's all good.

Many a thanks. My last request are for a few photographs of the vehicle illuminated at night!