Building a Boxster Sport Classic
 

Hi guys, so I picked up this green 2001 Boxster 2 months ago as a project car. It was forest green, not my color at all but I was going to paint it so didn't care. I wanted to build a (Sport Classic Gray colorcode=63A) like the 2010 911 that came out a few years ago. Here are my upgrades all done by me. Just wanted to share some of the things you can do easily to this car.

-Add Xenon Litronic headlamps -yes, truely plug & play nothing to it.
-Add GT3 spoiler, just remove the stock, measure and drill 2 holes on the new spoiler
-Add clear lens sure does take off years to the 2001, looks modern, fresh, and updated
-Add a rear diffuser gives it a more aggressive look
-Add LEDs, screw on to front grille but you will need to remove the front bumper to do this, pretty easy. Tap the side marker lines and it will work and use your oem knob to control it.
-Add Mesh behide your grille adds detail and beauty and keeps insects and leaves out
-Add vinyl racing stripes, tape down the middle, clean and spray soapy water on car and adhesive backing, slide in place and squeegee the water out.
-Add a new shift knob is very easy, clips holds it in console, pull straight up oem, add new knob, secure with the lil screw and snap back in.
-Add racing pedals, remove rubber shoes, drill holes to the pegs and secure with screws
-Add a Speedster hump sure changes the look of the car as well, almost like a 996 cabrio but with a 2 seater look to it.
-Add LED license plate bulbs -brighter and way cooler than oem
-Add an EZ-lip front spoiler trim to size, peel and stick, no drilling required and looks amazing

Hope you found this helpful, good luck on your projects!

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Finished product after all that work...

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I dig the color. Needs black 18' or 19' wheels though. :)

Agree, working on it. Has 17 oems now, I would do 19" Fuchs look a likes in gloss black in staggered config! Need to save up first, thanks.

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Looks cool nice work. What did you use for the stick on front spoiler piece?

I use the EZ-Lip front spoiler, it comes in a roll and long enough for the whole front. You can trim it anyway you want like I did for that aggressive look. Simple peel and stick 3M taped that comes with the product. No drilling needed.

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Nice work! Which DRL's did you use. Most that I see just look cheap. Those look pretty decent from the pictures. You could do the plastic dip on your current wheels until you can afford the new wheels. I agree that black would make a big difference.

I picked up a quality (White High Power 5-LED DRL Daytime Running Lights Porsche Saab Cayman Boxster), do a search on ebay, you'll see it.

btw, thanks for the tip on PlastiDip, I picked up 4 cans from HomeDepot and will try it on my rims to see if I like the look. Seems to be very easy to apply and easy to peel off if you don't like the results.

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Thanks for the info. Post some pics when you are done. Several others on here have tried the plastiDip with good results. Cheap and easy to see if you like it.

Today, I added PlastiDip and yellow caliper paint. It turned out better than I expected and this thing can be peeled right off. Here are some pics, still have PORSCHE brake decals to put on when the paint has totally cured.

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Looks great! Definitely looks better with the black.

Yep I agree! Like to see some more photos if poss?

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Love how the wheels turned out...
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The whole car looks great! - it really came together nicely:cheers:

One of these days, I will build a 911 Sport Classic, but for now, the Boxster will have to do, love how it turned out !http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1370304977.jpg
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Thanks Bruce ! Much appreciated for all that hard work.

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very nice! how long was the project?

Looks great! Clean and understated!

I really like the mesh you put on the rear bumper diffuser. Can you post some close up pics from the underside of the bumper so I can see how you installed that? Was just thinking of doing that to my car.

Good look! Did you use Duplicolor to paint the caliper?

Yup. First boxster classic. A BIG thumbs up for your car!

Does the EZlip stuff come off if it scrapes. I am thinking of adding it to protect my bumper, which I am scraping a lot. I know it will make it lower and scrape even more, but I rather just replace that stick on stuff.

I just picked up the car 2 months ago...

Like you I wanted mesh in the rear difusser openings but played with a few ideas. Finally the best and easiest one I came up with was to use velcro tape, loop it into the mesh and tape it to the top and bottom of the mesh. To create the mesh, I created a template of the opening, then hand bent the mesh to the contours of the template. I didnt want to drill holes or use screws to secure it and all is reversible without damaging the difusser. It holds tight.http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1370342256.jpg

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It could come off if you scrape it hard enough. When you park, try not to hug the curb, always give the frontend a foot spacing from the curb, you will keep your car newer for sure. Speed bumps are a diff story. It seems pretty strong and tight now just using the 3M backing tape but you can certainly add screws to secure it more to the bumper.

Great job! Looks so much better with the black wheels IMO.

Well done!

wow nice work! :cheers:

I'm really interested for those who have done the led mod, how did you wire your LED to come on with the sidemarkers?

I perused through the DIY but maybe I have missed the relevant threads
Is there a diagram somewhere?

Thanks guys for all of the compliments!

The best way to hook up the DRL, pull out your side marker lights, take a knife and carve out the wire insulation for (+) and ground wiring, connect and solder the DRL wiring to them and wrap up with electrical tape. careful not to cut yourself and make sure the switch is on off position.

Also please note: doing it this way is not always legal in your state, so do it accepting you may need to either cover your DRL during state inspection time or take them off. I've done it like this for my 997, Miata, and Sahara and never had any issues for the last 6 years living in VA.

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Oh nice thanks, so I can access that wire going to the sidemarkers through the headlight tray?

You will have to pop out the side markers first, then pull out the headlights to get more room to work with for finding the right place to tap the wire. Do not cut the wire, just carve out some insulation to get to the exposed wiring so you can connect and solder.

cbbepop, the way I did it was using a DRL kit similar to this one: LED Daytime Running Light (DRL) Automatic Control On/Off Switch Relay Harness : Amazon.com : Automotive

This allowed me to connect my DRL directly to the battery and remove it if I don't want them safe and quickly. Just another option...

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Thanks rqueiro I never knew about the harness before
I'll take off the bumper this weekend to see which route is easier

nice additions soucoupo
I too have the Porsche lettering on the back around the same level as yours, without boxster there it looks kinda empty underneath

That DRL harness is nicer indeed, but note you don't have a manual controller, its gonna come on all the time when you start your car I take it.

About the lettering in the back, it does look like its missing something without smaller labels like ' Boxster'. I think you should look into getting something for that area but make sure its smaller than the PORSCHE letters or it will look weird.

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Looks great!

Who did your paint? Worth keeping track in case...

You are absolutely right. if you attach it to the battery directly it will come on all the time. If you're up to it however, you can pass it through the firewall and into your dash and use a switch to control it. Several of my friends have done it and it works great.

WOW-Where did you get your rear diffuser and how is it attached?
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ebay has them just do a search on boxster rear diffuser. You have to paint and match to your car, at the same time get those ugly black rubber bumperettes painted to match also. Anyways, diffuser comes with 3 screw in bolts but they were too short, so I had to buy longer ones from LOWES. 2 of the holes you can reuse where the oem screws currently go to hold the exhaust shield to the bumper. The last bolt will need to be drilled into the bumper near the exhaust tip. Have a bodyshop do it if you are not comfortable doing this kind of stuff yourself. As for adding the grill vents inside, well thats more complex but I managed to make my own and securing it with velcro tape as illustrated on this thread earlier.

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