kris

Is this a typo ? Seems like crazy money. The right one is a bit cheaper.
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ernie944

I had to replace mine about 1 year ago check used ones at dismantler's for about 150. a piece


Ernie

theiceman

about right
look on ebay

MUSSBERGER

Keep an eye out on Pelican as well. They are expensive little bastards.

old man neri

They are also sometimes referred to as 'bumperettes'. That should help in an ebay search.

84_Carrera

I was able to find someone who had one left over when someone rubbed against mine, and paid far less than that.

One of the reasons I wanted used, was to match the side that hadn't been scuffed. I figured one new & one old would stick out like a sore thumb.

rusnak

If you can hold out a while, they should come down in price as the exchange rate works through the inventory. Either that, or buy one cheap of some guy who has "backdated" his 911. In fact, I'd like to buy all of the heavy useless gold, er I mean "junk" that makes the 3.2 911 too heavy.

theiceman

I keep these "back ups" for my back ups... if you know what i mean :0

Edgy01

There is nothing inexpensive about those pieces. They are no longer available from Porsche but you can get very fine reproductions from the usual suspects.

One tip. While you have all that apart, look closely at the side of those bumpers that doesn't show when it is mounted. Check to ensure that the mold is complete, and that no areas of the structural metal are exposed. If you see any of that, take some time to SEAL them up first before you mount them. I used something like a resin years ago but I'm sure anything from today (like JB Weld) would work very well. You want it to bind well to the rubber, but not shrink. If you don't do this, in time road salts will get in there and begin the internal breakdown of this part. If you think they're expensive now, wait ten years when you have to replace them again.

kris

I picked-up this advice in another post you made a while ago. Sound advice, I was thinking that covering the xposed metal with duct tape might also do the trick.
As a mattter of fact I was thinking of buying new guards because mine look(ed) a bit faded. After seeing the prices I went for a rubber treatment (Black chrome) which gives a reasonable to good result after about 4 appliacations. It seems like you have to saturate the rubber again.

cal44

I will be removing mine........they ruin the looks of the car. Due to the large size it draws the eye right to them, I will store them for the next guy. A short time ago I ask for folks to post pix of their cars with the "rubber like globs" removed.
It sure makes a difference concerning the lines. I really like the looks of early 911 coupes. With the "globs" removed from the later 911, it brings the car much closer to a clean design. IMHO

Edgy01

While this is true from a cosmetic perspective only, you will be amazed how much cheaper two bumperettes are than a rear bumper and more. They are there for a reason.

dsmith

I had a BMW X5 bump me in traffic enough that we both stopped to survey the damage. There was no damage. I decided to even leave them on, when I made it a race car to handle any light rubbing.

groovzilla

be careful when purchasing used rear bumperettes...i belive there is a turbo version that has a different profile...beware..