New Pictures with new mods - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Frodo · 07-13-2010, 01:53 AM

Looks really nice. And I've always been one of the oddballs around here...I happen to like my bumperettes. I think color (along with some of the other mods you've done) makes a difference: My Box is seal gray, and the exterior is stock. With your car, I have to admit it looks good without them.

daboy3000 · 07-13-2010, 04:16 AM

Looks great, where did you get that spoiler from?

Johnny Danger · 07-13-2010, 04:38 AM

Looks good. The best thing about it is the color. Yellow baby !!!!!

kluver · 07-21-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Looks good. The best thing about it is the color. Yellow baby !!!!!

Johnny, can you tell me what mod kit you have and where I can find it? I love the look of the body. What type of rims is that?

Boxtaboy · 07-13-2010, 04:44 AM

Mods look great! That front splitter...is it that one from the UK? How hard was it to fit?

Allen K. Littlefield · 07-13-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

Mods look great! That front splitter...is it that one from the UK? How hard was it to fit?

I am also interested in that front splitter. Looks like a Gemballa style. Where did you get it from and what did it cost. Also, Boxtaboy's question, how hard to get a good fit and how many new holes, if any, did you have to drill. Thanks in advance,

AKL

ps. Love those wheels, 19" or 20"?

Boxtaboy · 07-13-2010, 06:17 AM

I think what he installed was this:

http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300370875765&autoredir ect=off

They will send it to you shipped for about $240. The only thing that worries me about that splitter is that it's made of fiberglass, and so will probably chip like crazy over time.

Allen K. Littlefield · 07-13-2010, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

I think what he installed was this:

http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300370875765&autoredir ect=off

They will send it to you shipped for about $240. The only thing that worries me about that splitter is that it's made of fiberglass, and so will probably chip like crazy over time.

Boxtaboy, after looking at the website it looks as if the splitter, side skirts etc. are Gemballa rip offs. Another stateside ( CA ) vendor has the same thing in glass/carbon mixture but wants a lot more money for the splitter alone and is very expensive to ship. Ends up around $800 I believe before you have to fit and paint. Don't know if their composition would resist chipping any better than straight fiberglass. Vulnerable spot underneath the front but does give the car a more late model look.

AKL

Boxtaboy · 07-13-2010, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

Boxtaboy, after looking at the website it looks as if the splitter, side skirts etc. are Gemballa rip offs. Another stateside ( CA ) vendor has the same thing in glass/carbon mixture but wants a lot more money for the splitter alone and is very expensive to ship. Ends up around $800 I believe before you have to fit and paint. Don't know if their composition would resist chipping any better than straight fiberglass. Vulnerable spot underneath the front but does give the car a more late model look.

AKL

Yep, the UK seller def has a better price point. If you don't do much highway miles, it probably won't matter much, but if you do, will prob need to touch up chips often. If they don't require new holes to be drilled upon installation, that would be best, since it would be reversible, but somehow I doubt it.

Kirk · 07-13-2010, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

ps. Love those wheels, 19" or 20"?

His post says they're 19" Ruf wheels.

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Originally Posted by daboy3000

Looks great, where did you get that spoiler from?

His post says it's a Zeintec spoiler:

http://www.zeintec.com/

Can't get one now though, at least not new. As of April the company is dead and there's some nasty stuff going on with people getting screwed out of thousands of dollars on hard tops as the company took their money even though they knew they were going to fold.

Stud, looks nice! I think the humps add a nice look to the car. I put mine on for a PCA tour this last weekend and my car got a lot of attention. It's surprising to me how much people really notice those humps when compared to other mods.

Kirk

lbrown2009 · 07-13-2010, 08:35 AM

pic of the rear with the brake lights on, that's a nice pic... car looks like it just came off the showroom floor MINT!

Johnny Danger · 07-13-2010, 09:55 AM

Back when I was looking into body kits, it was explained to me that Gemballa actually utilized the oem polyurethane bumper in their design. However, they molded fiberglass splitters to each corner and lastly removed the "surround" from center intake to give it a more open look. I remember it as being a quality piece, but very expensive. I imagine at this point it would be difficult to get one since Gemballa's demise.