GT3 Side Skirts on C2?
#121
Zero need for a lift for this. If anything it might make it harder due to the lift arm getting in the way of the install process. I use my floor jack to raise the car and rest it on my ramps. Literally took me 45 minutes from start to finish.
this on a scale of 1-10 is a 2 in difficulty
this on a scale of 1-10 is a 2 in difficulty
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#122
Yup just jack stand the car on that side and you're good to go
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#124
I'm curious to see some pictures from a distance, and from different angles. For example together with the front, so you can see the combination with the front lip (-10mm sport suspension).
Last edited by BMWMB; 01-20-2022 at 11:22 AM.
#125
Some better shots since last night’s install
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#127
Nice install, and great find! I love this kind of retrofit. Great to see how-to pics on threads like these - so helpful!
"To each their own" with regards to modifying their car of course, but this is not a no-brainer aesthetic decision for me. Anyone else feel the same way? I do agree it's a high impact/$ mod as @slc4s mentioned above, but something about this extra tapered plank of black plastic disrupts/detracts from the beautiful contrast between the narrow front and fantastic standard widebody rear of the C2, IMO. The GT3 skirts on a car without 360* ground effects draw my eyes downwards and adds visual weight - not as bad as a hood bug deflector or side window rain deflector would, but similarly? There's also a quotient of "trying too hard" and I'm not exactly sure where this mod falls on that scale. I'd have to see this mod on a C2 in person to make a final assessment, but my instinct is that the svelte looks of the C2 are negatively impacted by this mod. Just my $.02. Cheers!
"To each their own" with regards to modifying their car of course, but this is not a no-brainer aesthetic decision for me. Anyone else feel the same way? I do agree it's a high impact/$ mod as @slc4s mentioned above, but something about this extra tapered plank of black plastic disrupts/detracts from the beautiful contrast between the narrow front and fantastic standard widebody rear of the C2, IMO. The GT3 skirts on a car without 360* ground effects draw my eyes downwards and adds visual weight - not as bad as a hood bug deflector or side window rain deflector would, but similarly? There's also a quotient of "trying too hard" and I'm not exactly sure where this mod falls on that scale. I'd have to see this mod on a C2 in person to make a final assessment, but my instinct is that the svelte looks of the C2 are negatively impacted by this mod. Just my $.02. Cheers!
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#128
Nice install, and great find! I love this kind of retrofit. Great to see how-to pics on threads like these - so helpful!
"To each their own" with regards to modifying their car of course, but this is not a no-brainer aesthetic decision for me. Anyone else feel the same way? I do agree it's a high impact/$ mod as @slc4s mentioned above, but something about this extra tapered plank of black plastic disrupts/detracts from the beautiful contrast between the narrow front and fantastic standard widebody rear of the C2, IMO. The GT3 skirts on a car without 360* ground effects draw my eyes downwards and adds visual weight - not as bad as a hood bug deflector or side window rain deflector would, but similarly? There's also a quotient of "trying too hard" and I'm not exactly sure where this mod falls on that scale. I'd have to see this mod on a C2 in person to make a final assessment, but my instinct is that the svelte looks of the C2 are negatively impacted by this mod. Just my $.02. Cheers!
"To each their own" with regards to modifying their car of course, but this is not a no-brainer aesthetic decision for me. Anyone else feel the same way? I do agree it's a high impact/$ mod as @slc4s mentioned above, but something about this extra tapered plank of black plastic disrupts/detracts from the beautiful contrast between the narrow front and fantastic standard widebody rear of the C2, IMO. The GT3 skirts on a car without 360* ground effects draw my eyes downwards and adds visual weight - not as bad as a hood bug deflector or side window rain deflector would, but similarly? There's also a quotient of "trying too hard" and I'm not exactly sure where this mod falls on that scale. I'd have to see this mod on a C2 in person to make a final assessment, but my instinct is that the svelte looks of the C2 are negatively impacted by this mod. Just my $.02. Cheers!
I'm going to see how these grow on me, so far I think I like them.
Thoughts?
some before and after pics:
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#130
A++ I'm going to forgo any additional skirt options from the factory and go this route! I can def see it being a little aggressive for your lux/daily cruiser look.
#131
I wonder how the GT3 skirts would look on a lighter colored car if painted body color. Anybody planning on painting your GT3 side skirts?
#132
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F**K I ordered the vanilla 992 sideskirts after I got my car, had them painted and spent like $1500 in total. Now I see this?? I was considering doing them in matte black anyway so getting them that way and just popping them on for $160/each would be a steal. And mean I wasted a lot of money...
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#133
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Zero need for a lift for this. If anything it might make it harder due to the lift arm getting in the way of the install process. I use my floor jack to raise the car and rest it on my ramps. Literally took me 45 minutes from start to finish.
this on a scale of 1-10 is a 2 in difficulty
this on a scale of 1-10 is a 2 in difficulty
Lovely....car looks subtly better and badazz with these on. Great and easy mod! Thanks for sharing.
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#134
looks great, it seems to emphasize the rear hips more. I have the sport design side skirts on mine and if i ever decide to upgrade, i'd probably do the full techart kit.
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