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Old 02-02-2023, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by vtplm
@BoxKing I did gloss black stek ppf on the side intakes on arctic gray. I think it'd look amazing on white. I would love to put some sport cup decals on mine but worried it might look too busy.

I added black soul tips and soul comp OAPs. Most surprised that I have less drone when combined with the valve collar mod.

I like the look of the SOUL tips! Did you give any though to taking them off, and hitting the OEM outlets with black paint? This would clean up the look a lot
I might do this mod if I dont feel the need to buy a JCR back box.
I have AKRA OAPs and I’ll be adding collars to the PSE system to keep the flaps open.

Do you have a side profile shot of the intake scoops?

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Old 02-03-2023, 12:41 AM
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I kinda like the silver back box so the shape of the exhaust tips isnt lost in a sea of black. I know there are some members here that have sprayed it with some high temp black paint.



I've been looking for some vinyl GT4 text to place into the scoop reliefs but haven't found a good color match.
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Old 02-03-2023, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by vtplm
I kinda like the silver back box so the shape of the exhaust tips isnt lost in a sea of black. I know there are some members here that have sprayed it with some high temp black paint.
I painted mine and like how it came out. Just didn't care for seeing the rear box. Not like it's some of the BMW products where half the muffler is hanging below the bumper but it still bothered me.
Old 02-03-2023, 02:37 AM
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For those of you who bought from Renndecals, how do you feel about the quality?


I personally think they look great. If i'm going to be really picky, the pint part of the hood decal seems to be cut a bit off, but its a super minor complaint. Especially considering that these were literally 1/10th of the price of the OEM decals from SunCoast.

@BoxKing unsure if you saw my post last week but i personally think it saying GT4 on the side is the way to go.
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Old 02-03-2023, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by vtplm
I kinda like the silver back box so the shape of the exhaust tips isnt lost in a sea of black. I know there are some members here that have sprayed it with some high temp black paint.



I've been looking for some vinyl GT4 text to place into the scoop reliefs but haven't found a good color match.
Color-X Labs can make vinyl in OEM colors, which is what I have had them do several times for different projects.
Old 02-03-2023, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Xxyion


I personally think they look great. If i'm going to be really picky, the pint part of the hood decal seems to be cut a bit off, but its a super minor complaint. Especially considering that these were literally 1/10th of the price of the OEM decals from SunCoast.

@BoxKing unsure if you saw my post last week but i personally think it saying GT4 on the side is the way to go.
decals look great!....
Rookie question- can they be applied over PPF?......and then be taken off without destroying the PPF?
Old 02-03-2023, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Xxyion

I personally think they look great. If i'm going to be really picky, the pint part of the hood decal seems to be cut a bit off, but its a super minor complaint. Especially considering that these were literally 1/10th of the price of the OEM decals from SunCoast.

@BoxKing unsure if you saw my post last week but i personally think it saying GT4 on the side is the way to go.
I agree, the GT4 decal would be the way to go over the PORSCHE one.
Old 02-03-2023, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Belly 711
decals look great!....
Rookie question- can they be applied over PPF?......and then be taken off without destroying the PPF?
Yes & yes.
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Old 02-03-2023, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Belly 711
decals look great!....
Rookie question- can they be applied over PPF?......and then be taken off without destroying the PPF?
Yeah my installer installed them over the PPF intentionally so that if i wanted to remove or change them out i could
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Old 02-03-2023, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Xxyion
Yeah my installer installed them over the PPF intentionally so that if i wanted to remove or change them out i could
I have mixed feelings about putting the decals on top of PPF.
First, most PPF brands have hydrophilic properties, which would make for a not so perfect adhesion. Secondly, I'm not sure how the removal process would go/look after, if one applied ceramic coating over their decals, and you certainly shouldn't apply decals to a ceramic coated surface regardless to others having temporary success.
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Anecdotally, my detailer put vinyl on top of clear stek ppf for my mirror caps because he couldn't get the black ppf to sit right. It developed problems with adhesion seemingly because of the hydrophobic properties. He ended up removing both and putting a non hydrophobic underlayer of ppf. Vinyl on top of that has had good adhesion.
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Old 02-04-2023, 01:15 PM
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I bought a set of carbon fibre grilles for my GTS 4.0… only to find out they won’t fit due to the single blade design

Doh! Now up for sale in the For Sale section if anyone is interested! UK based.



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Originally Posted by drgav2005
I bought a set of carbon fibre grilles for my GTS 4.0… only to find out they won’t fit due to the single blade design

Doh! Now up for sale in the For Sale section if anyone is interested! UK based.


Can't return them?
Old 02-04-2023, 01:47 PM
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Can't return them?
No - I bought them from another forum member who’d received them as a present but sold his car before they were fitted!
Old 02-04-2023, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by drgav2005
No - I bought them from another forum member who’d received them as a present but sold his car before they were fitted!
Ahhh, well they should sell easily as they do look great!


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