Severian

Has anyone ever installed the rear valance from a turbo 944 on a NA?

Looking for any tips or tricks that would help make it a clean installation.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Regards,
Severian

pontifex4

I did it, and I have to admit that it took a few tries.
What you'll probably hear from anyone who has done it is that you need to make the holes on the rear quarter panels much lower than you think you're going to need to.

I also found that it was a lot easier to reach the holes under the car for the four anchor points around the exhaust tip once I took the rubber hangars off the exhaust pipe and let it hang down a little.

Giantviper

First of all Severian Welcome. When you get a chance post some pics of your car. Everon here loves good car ****.

Now to answer your question:

Yes I installed a Turbo Valance on my 944 a few years ago. The install was not that hard and looks great but I was extreamly nervous when I made the holes for the studs (this lead to exessive measureing before drilling but some say you can never measure to much)

My best advise is to measure, measure and measure again before you drill. You can never measure to many times before you make the holes to mount the valance.

Good luck with the install and let us know how it goes.

PeteL

I did it. The job is very straightforward, the only scary thing is drilling the holes in the rear quarter panel.
Measure twice, drill once.
Also a second set of hands is very helpful for installing the center bolt.

PorscheDude1

I did this a few years ago on my 944.
If you search, you may find a write up with pictures.

75ohm

+1... or you can stack foam up under it...

tifosiman

Here's some tips from me on this subject from about 8 years ago (wow I've been on Renn a long time~!)

https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...ps-please.html

944meister

DYI section ftw https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...tallation.html

JustinL

Symmetry is more important than absolute position. I had to mount mine a little lower to clear the hitch on my old car. Also regular nuts and bolts can be used, there's no need for expensive dealer parts.

ChazTech

i dont have an exhaust tip it just dumps after where the cat would be.... i wonder if it would look better with my valance off instead of a gap where the tip should be.? off topic oops

ritzblitz

yeah it probably looks pretty stupid with no exhaust tip there haha. It's up to you on that one..

tifosiman

Is there a cherry bomb muffler bolted on there? LOL. What happens when you sit in traffic without moving for awhile? Do you pass out?

Cass944

i need to do this pretty soon too... my girlfriend got me one for christmas

Mike C.

I dabbed some prussian blue on the stud tips aqnd then carfefully held the piece in place so the blue would mark where to drill the holes. I only had to elongate them slightly to get it to fit perfect. I also used black silicone to seal these up good.

IGROWL

I did it on my Red 944 and I bought another one off ebay recently so I can do the black 944 next. It turned out excellent. You do get nervous when drilling.