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Bumping this for an update. Did a quick mod on this while changing out my air filters and luv the results. Painting or Plasti-Dip is not necessary and I definitely don't think the very thin piece of aluminum used is worth $300. I made the stickers in house and completed the look...YMMV........Phil
Nice! Just to confirm you only added the labels to the caps and nothing with the center piece?
I like how it came out and to me it looks much better under the glass on this car. I did somehow not realize there were all black filler lids that go with the rear finisher from the RS. So mine are still the OEM GT4 ones with the thin silver ring on them; to my eye it looks A.O.K. and will stay like this, at least for the next few months.
If/When I get a bug up my rear-end to do the strut cross bar, that's probably when I'll order the all black filler caps.
Last edited by DreiPedals; 01-06-2023 at 09:59 PM.
I like how it came out and to me it looks much better under the glass on this car. I did somehow not realize there were all black filler lids that go with the rear finisher from the RS. So mine are still the OEM GT4 ones with the thin silver ring on them; to my eye it looks A.O.K. and will stay like this, at least for the next few months.
If/When I get a bug up my rear-end to do the strut cross bar, that's probably when I'll order the all black filler caps.
Looks great, so much better than the stock aluminum! This is definitely next on my mods list.
I like how it came out and to me it looks much better under the glass on this car. I did somehow not realize there were all black filler lids that go with the rear finisher from the RS. So mine are still the OEM GT4 ones with the thin silver ring on them; to my eye it looks A.O.K. and will stay like this, at least for the next few months.
If/When I get a bug up my rear-end to do the strut cross bar, that's probably when I'll order the all black filler caps.
Looks great, so much better than the stock aluminum! This is definitely next on my mods list.
Thank you, I completely agree. Now, if I could only figure out what I did wrong re-installing the side pieces that's resulted in a tiny rattle, I'd be in business........ Need some warmer weather here before I start to really pry on any plastics to try to re-set the trims.
Phil, I think you're crossed up a bit here in the thread. I did the OEM part from the 718 RS, the person who posted above me is the one who seemingly peeled off the aluminum applique and painted/wrapped it darker.
I decided to buy OEM instead of paint or wrap the silver one just to preserve all original parts on the car. I've done this on prior enthusiast cars and it always proved to be the correct decision when I eventually sold them. Adding in, I came from the BMW world where a running joke revolves around the 'M-Tax', and most in the community also tell tales of the even worse 'Porsche-Tax' as respects aftermarket or non-stock OEM parts. That being said, at ~$300, I was shocked how relatively cheap the OEM part was, and it became a no brainer to me as I already decided that the big silver piece needed to change one way or another.
Phil, I think you're crossed up a bit here in the thread. I did the OEM part from the 718 RS, the person who posted above me is the one who seemingly peeled off the aluminum applique and painted/wrapped it darker.
I decided to buy OEM instead of paint or wrap the silver one just to preserve all original parts on the car. I've done this on prior enthusiast cars and it always proved to be the correct decision when I eventually sold them. Adding in, I came from the BMW world where a running joke revolves around the 'M-Tax', and most in the community also tell tales of the even worse 'Porsche-Tax' as respects aftermarket or non-stock OEM parts. That being said, at ~$300, I was shocked how relatively cheap the OEM part was, and it became a no brainer to me as I already decided that the big silver piece needed to change one way or another.
Gotcha....I didn't realize you swapped out the entire piece. Laugh at your ///M tax comment....I spent 19 yrs in that world. Last was a E92 with almost every Dinan bolt on you could buy. Probably would've been cheaper to just buy the stroker motor...hahahaha....Phil
I was poking around as I am about to order the darker center trim piece.
I took off the caps and wanted to see if the silver trim piece pops out. Sure enough it does! It all snaps in together. I plan to paint them but to most people, just removing the chrome trim ring should suffice!
01-06-2023, 07:21 PM
