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Old 09-28-2018 | 12:35 AM
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I have full PPF but my car has gotten hammered with road debris and the like. The paint is still fine but the PPF has noticeable marks/nicks on it so I got some new stone guards since this area is the worst. I don't think the pics do them justice but I really like them. Still need to adjust exactly how they sit but well pleased with them. Thoughts?







Old 09-28-2018 | 12:38 AM
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Some like the look and that’s fine if you do.
I plan to just redo the PPF when needed on mine.

as for placement. They look pretty good. Something jumps out to me as needing to be slightly higher, but that might be my familiarity with how the turbos look.




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Originally Posted by Wujohn
I have full PPF but my car has gotten hammered with road debris and the like. The paint is still fine but the PPF has noticeable marks/nicks on it so I got some new stone guards since this area is the worst. I don't think the pics do them justice but I really like them. Still need to adjust exactly how they sit but well pleased with them. Thoughts?






I like them. Where did you get them?
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I like them. Where did you get them?
MagnaGraphix - His website is old/not updated so just call him. Nice guy but took forever to get them. If you order, just be sure to follow up in a few weeks to remind him to ship. I really think they look much better in person.
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I like these a lot on this car, and think the placement looks good.

for a while I didn’t like these on 991’s, and couldn’t figure out why, and noticed on air cooled 911’s the bottom edge of the guard merges w a nice thick horizontal black trim line (almost making a shark fin on the waterline thing!), this obvious line doesn’t exist on modern Porsche’s, so makes the guard “float” in a very different way. But on yours you hug that horizontal crease and that looks right.

also I think black on silver is a little more subtle than some colors would look, so that might help a bit too.

but your
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I had the CF versions on my 997 that were magnetic. They looked great even after 2 years and they were speed tested to beyond 140mph!
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Are those magnetic like the OP’s or semi-permanent ‘stick-on’? I suspect the latter since they are non-trivially cheaper than those from Magnagraphix.

I’m a fan of the latter over PPF:

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Have the magnetic ones on my car for the same reason. Didn’t want to beat up my new PPF. Work great. Easy on and off. Function over aesthetics for me.
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My car only has around 1300 miles and already the ppf is starting to get small nicks in this exact area. May need to look into this. Thinking they might blend in well as my car is black.
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On my Carrera T, after only 3 months the stock clear film is pretty beat up thanks to the crumbling infrastructure of the Northeast USA. I may give these a try. With a black car they shouldn't look too bad.

Question - do the magnetic ones cover more surface area than the stock clear guards/film? To my eye they do and that would be desirable.
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Originally Posted by PittDoc
On my Carrera T, after only 3 months the stock clear film is pretty beat up thanks to the crumbling infrastructure of the Northeast USA. I may give these a try. With a black car they shouldn't look too bad.

Question - do the magnetic ones cover more surface area than the stock clear guards/film? To my eye they do and that would be desirable.
My stock film was removed when I went full PPF but they seem to be at least slightly larger, but probably not by a lot.
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Originally Posted by Wujohn
MagnaGraphix - His website is old/not updated so just call him. Nice guy but took forever to get them. If you order, just be sure to follow up in a few weeks to remind him to ship. I really think they look much better in person.
Thank you!

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And thank you!
Old 09-28-2018 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by PittDoc
On my Carrera T, after only 3 months the stock clear film is pretty beat up thanks to the crumbling infrastructure of the Northeast USA. I may give these a try. With a black car they shouldn't look too bad.

Question - do the magnetic ones cover more surface area than the stock clear guards/film? To my eye they do and that would be desirable.
Stock clear film? Do they .2's still come with the film on this area from the factory?
Old 09-28-2018 | 07:59 PM
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Does this area of the car have a name? I've just been calling it the area behind the door and in front of the rear wheel.


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