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Old 08-24-2016, 02:58 AM
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I came across this car on autotrader while casually browsing and looking a current 991 market...I had this crazy idea of doing this front bumper conversion when I first got my 991. Now however, I think the bumper does not flow so well with the regular Carrera lines without going all out and add all the GT3 bits. Thoughts?











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Personally not a fan of it.
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Certainly not with those wheels anyways, aren't they the 19" option? Would look much better on a widebody car with bigger wheels, more aggressive offset, and lower ride height.
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Originally Posted by Vise
Certainly not with those wheels anyways, aren't they the 19" option? Would look much better on a widebody car with bigger wheels, more aggressive offset, and lower ride height.
They look like the 20" sport design wheels. But I agree, might look better a wider car...
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Originally Posted by porsche_love
I came across this car on autotrader while casually browsing and looking a current 991 market...I had this crazy idea of doing this front bumper conversion when I first got my 991. Now however, I think the bumper does not flow so well with the regular Carrera lines without going all out and add all the GT3 bits. Thoughts?

I was the same. I thought I would just add the GT3 front bumper when I got a regular Carrera S. I think that's what catches your eye first but the more you look at the 991s you realize how out of balance the car looks with just the GT3 bumper and regular Carrera body for the rest.
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Looks dopey. Like Thomas the Train with a swollen lip.
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I was actually contemplating this, and though I don't think it looks quite as bad as the commenters opine, I would agree it didn't turn out quite as I expected it to.



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