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@smjr - Any chance you could provide a brief step by step narrative on how you went about your DIY installation ?
Seems like many of us here could benefit from your help.
Cheers
Agreed would be awesome if you could share just a bit more info when you have time. Don’t have my car yet so hard to tell from pics how you got it all attached and don’t have a car to walk out in the garage to reference. But definitely want to do this or something similar once my 992 arrives.
Agreed would be awesome if you could share just a bit more info when you have time. Don’t have my car yet so hard to tell from pics how you got it all attached and don’t have a car to walk out in the garage to reference. But definitely want to do this or something similar once my 992 arrives.
For the materials I purchased plastic Gutter Guard mesh material from Ace Hardware. It comes in a 20-foot roll by 6 inches wide. I also purchased a bag of small nylon zip ties that are suitable for outdoor use. See pic below of the mesh material.
I made eight (8) 2.8 to 3-inch diameter cylinders, four (4) for each side, in order to completely fill out the width of each condenser/radiator opening. First I cut off eight (8) lengths of mesh from the roll about 9.5 inches long each. Next I rolled each mesh section such that it forms a cylinder that is 6 inches tall by 2.8 to 3 inches in diameter. To maintain the cylindrical shape I secured the ends of the mesh together with small zip ties located at the the top, middle and bottom. See pic.
Lastly, I squeeze each cylinder so that they can be inserted between the louvers located in front of the condenser and radiator. Once the cylinder is behind the louvers, I simply rotated it upright such that its longitudinal axis in perpendicular to the ground. I repeated this four (4) times per side. I feel that the cylinders are trapped sufficiently at each end by the plastic bulkheads that surround the condenser/radiator, hence there is no need to tie them together.
For the materials I purchased plastic Gutter Guard mesh material from Ace Hardware. It comes in a 20-foot roll by 6 inches wide. I also purchased a bag of small nylon zip ties that are suitable for outdoor use. See pic below of the mesh material.
I made eight (8) 2.8 to 3-inch diameter cylinders, four (4) for each side, in order to completely fill out the width of each condenser/radiator opening. First I cut off eight (8) lengths of mesh from the roll about 9.5 inches long each. Next I rolled each mesh section such that it forms a cylinder that is 6 inches tall by 2.8 to 3 inches in diameter. To maintain the cylindrical shape I secured the ends of the mesh together with small zip ties located at the the top, middle and bottom. See pic.
Lastly, I squeeze each cylinder so that they can be inserted between the louvers located in front of the condenser and radiator. Once the cylinder is behind the louvers, I simply rotated it upright such that its longitudinal axis in perpendicular to the ground. I repeated this four (4) times per side. I feel that the cylinders are trapped sufficiently at each end by the plastic bulkheads that surround the condenser/radiator, hence there is no need to tie them together.
Hope this helps.
Jason
GR8 job - that is definitely thinking outside the box 👍👍👍👍
Always mystified to see how frugal owners can be with a $150k car… from Home Depot bins for the frunk, to eBay keys… now we have Ace hardware plastic gutter guards… 🤦🏼♂️
Always mystified to see how frugal owners can be with a $150k car… from Home Depot bins for the frunk, to eBay keys… now we have Ace hardware plastic gutter guards… 🤦🏼♂️
I applaud the ingenuity and don't see what the problem is. Just because someone has a six-figure car doesn't mean he has to bend over backward and get rammed up the...
Always mystified to see how frugal owners can be with a $150k car… from Home Depot bins for the frunk, to eBay keys… now we have Ace hardware plastic gutter guards… 🤦🏼♂️
I'm always mystified how someone can criticize someone else's efforts without offering an alternative solution.
I applaud the ingenuity and don't see what the problem is. Just because someone has a six-figure car doesn't mean he has to bend over backward and get rammed up the...
You already got rammed when you bought the car.
Originally Posted by BOPE
I'm always mystified how someone can criticize someone else's efforts without offering an alternative solution.
Jason
Literally every alternative posted before the gutter trash.
Maybe you guys should start looking into fishing net as an alternative? Maybe start filling your cars with 87 octane while you’re at it…
There’s a difference between being ‘thrifty’ & being frugal.
The cost of the protection mechanism was not the driver behind my Gutter Guard protectors. Instead quickly getting something installed to protect the delicate radiator and condenser was the motivator. On a previous Porsche road debris damaged my condenser and its replacement plus freon was expensive.
I could not find anything available commercially to protect the grills on a 992 with dynamic louvers (no sport design bumper), hence the mesh cylinders, which just happened to be inexpensive.
The cost of the protection mechanism was not the driver behind my Gutter Guard protectors. Instead quickly getting something installed to protect the delicate radiator and condenser was the motivator. On a previous Porsche road debris damaged my condenser and its replacement plus freon was expensive.
I could not find anything available commercially to protect the grills on a 992 with dynamic louvers (no sport design bumper), hence the mesh cylinders, which just happened to be inexpensive.
Jason
You must be one cheap bastard to seek an easy and accessible - not to mention creative - solution to a problem rather than overspending on the one ridiculously over-priced aftermarket product that would be far more difficult and time consuming to install. You have clearly forfeited your right to own a Porsche and I demand that you dispose of it immediately!
The cost of the protection mechanism was not the driver behind my Gutter Guard protectors. Instead quickly getting something installed to protect the delicate radiator and condenser was the motivator. On a previous Porsche road debris damaged my condenser and its replacement plus freon was expensive.
I could not find anything available commercially to protect the grills on a 992 with dynamic louvers (no sport design bumper), hence the mesh cylinders, which just happened to be inexpensive.
Jason
Much of the black paint has come off of my grilles...secondary benefit of plastic is that the uniform color will probably be maintained longer.
Yes, it's black plastic through and through and UV resistant as well.
Hey, I like your SeaSucker bike rack; I have one too and love it!
Jason
Worried about the SeaSucker next week. Doing about 500mile round trip, but this time, with a significantly heavy chain/lock combination (6ft Abus 8Ks). I hope it holds the extra weight (~10lbs) "at speed".
11-20-2021, 12:06 PM
