CAporsche

I've found two RSR rear bumper replacements. These are fiberglass and delete the bumperettes, side accordians, and valance.

I understand the safety risks so that is not part of my question.

One is GT-racing.com and the other is gettydesign.com

GT racing was responsive and helpful with advice on how to mount.
Getty Design asked me why I wanted to buy their part.

My questions:

1. Does anyone have experience with either of these companies and the quality of their parts?
2. Are there other options out there?

Posting a pic of my car for reference. Thanks in advance

Amber Gramps

I spent days trying to massage my GTRacing ducktail into shape. Their reply to my complaint call was to deal with it 'cause it's a racing part, not a show part. I won't be back. The back edge of the lid was badly warped upon arrival and when I finally realized they were not going to come around I ventured off into glass and bondo work.....days of it. Was never able to get it right and to this day I can still see the warped edge. The edge was so thin, fragile, and full of air bubbles that I was doing more damage than good. Finally just painted the poor thing and lived with it. Then a freakin' seagull pooped on it in Santa Barbara a few days after paint.

Getty is in Riverside and is supposed to be the best.

What about sticking with your stock bumper and just getting the holes welded up like I did?

CAporsche

Interesting, I've had the opposite experience with GT racing so far. But, I don't have a part in hand to say anything about the quality!

If Getty would answer their phone, I could get a better comparison.

Reasons for this conversion:
1. Reversible to stock, keep old parts
2. replaces the accordians and all the crash steel underneath, some say a 75 pound savings or more total.
3. slimmer profile

r911

both are much better than the worst co. out there (rennspd or some similar, owned by Peter Ng IIRC)

I've heard good things about getty but TRE is best IME (E = experience)

parts differ for street vs. racing so could that be the reason for getty's question?

CAporsche

I love TRE, they've done most of the work on my car. Their rear RSR turbo bumper, by their picture, has two center cutouts for exhaust, which wouldn't work for me. I'll ask Jeremy about it.

Getty didn't say why they were asking. As of today, they didn't reply to my explanation, either. I'll give them a bit more time, I know it's a strange month to do business for some people.

r911

call up Dave and ask about the holes

Amber Gramps

The real complaint about GT was that they said the deck lid on the longhood and the Gbody were shaped the same. Furthest thing from the truth......or their quality really is as bad as I say they it is. The curve was off by 3/4" at the center then the left and right sides were not even formed the same. It was definitely a hand made racing part. ....other than that, I liked them through the purchasing process.

rusnak

http://www.americaninternationalraci...259246&page=37

rusnak

or:http://www.americaninternationalraci...259246&page=99

rfloz

TRE did my rear bumper a while back.

It came w/o any holes IIRC. Dave did the exhaust cutouts to match mu M&K muffler as well as the heat relief holes. Very pleased with end product.

rusnak

^ Those holes look really good there. The stock rear holes in the Cayman look sort of ugly, however.

Amber Gramps

^^^I'd sell my mother for that car.

rusnak

But you look much better in your Grandpa car (really? congratulations! I mean, wtf we are getting OLD ).

Amber Gramps

No kidding. Helen turned 8 yesterday. EIGHT!!!

CAporsche

I talked to Dave and he said their bumper comes blank for exhaust holes. So, we'll do the exhaust first, and if I decided to keep it, we'll do the bumper. Looking forward to a sleeker, and LIGHTER, rear end!