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Old 07-14-2017, 09:49 PM
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Hello fellow memebers... so I just picked up a diffusser from the guys over at gt3tek. I prepped it properly, sanded with 400 then 800 grit paper, fully primed x 2 coats and painted with a semi-gloss paint x 2 coats. Then clear coated x 2 passes. All with polyurethane approved paint. The question is to install or not install?? I really like the aggressive look it adds but want to keep my 911 classy from behind. Any thoughts?
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:51 PM
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[QUOTE=bambino911s;14323940]Hello fellow memebers... so I just picked up a diffusser from the guys over at gt3tek. I prepped it properly, sanded with 400 then 800 grit paper, fully primed x 2 coats and painted with a semi-gloss paint x 2 coats. Then clear coated x 2 passes. All with polyurethane approved paint. The question is to install or not install?? I really like the aggressive look it adds but want to keep my 911 classy from behind. Any thoughts?

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I think looks not too bad. Indifferent here Keep it
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Take a pic from a distance like level with the rear badge or so. Pics you posted are from high angles.

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Old 07-15-2017, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by STG
Take a pic from a distance like level with the rear badge or so. Pics you posted are from high angles.

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i will try to get better pics, not really sure if I want that aggressive look... I think I will leave it w/o it and maybe sell it here. I just added the lip spoiler and really like the look...
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Old 07-15-2017, 11:06 AM
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I say keep it off. Looks like an add-on. Keep it classic.
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I like it.

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Old 07-15-2017, 11:14 AM
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keep it clean, leave it off. I'm an old cuss, so YMMV.
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I too have thought about adding a diffusser but the more I look around it seems they're everywhere. The other day I saw one on a Hyundai subcompact. At the risk of sounding snobbish I think I'll pass.
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I would leave it off, but you should do what you like. I prefer the cleaner look without the diffuser, and it would bother be that it's an ornamental diffuser rather than a functional diffuser.
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If anything, i would install it and take off the rear add-on spoiler.
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I don't like this diffuser. It's kind of bulky and comes up too far in the center of the bumper. Looks like something someone might buy for a civic or something.

I'm a big fan of the vorsteiner carbon fiber diffuser. Why not go for that one?

I think the trouble with the look your car has now is it's otherwise very stock. With a more aggressive stance, maybe darker wheels, and a splitter up front or sport design aero the car would wear the diffuser and lip spoiler better. It's like it's very aggressive from behind but otherwise not.
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Originally Posted by Porsche_nuts
I say keep it off. Looks like an add-on. Keep it classic.
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Originally Posted by Dennis C
I would leave it off, but you should do what you like. I prefer the cleaner look without the diffuser, and it would bother be that it's an ornamental diffuser rather than a functional diffuser.
+100! - if its not functional then your just posing ...
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I have the Vorsteiner. For me I love the carbon fiber finish and the aggressive look. It's really up to you, it's your car.
Ask and you will get plenty of opinions, it's yours that counts.
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