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Old 01-07-2023, 04:09 PM
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Just finished installing the Zunsport grills. First side took a while to get exactly how they clip in, second side 5 minutes. If you go for these, I suggest small pilot holes to guide the screws which hold the uppers in place


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Any chance you live in Florida and will install mine?
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Originally Posted by Smirnoff67
Any chance you live in Florida and will install mine?
Only a couple states away. It's actually easier than the RGS grill install. If you can raise the car, easy peasy. I used my FAL, drove up on a 2x6, and worked from the garage lip to make it a little less painful. But I was still sitting on the concrete.
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I love the look and 100% convinced that it not just looks as they protect the radiators, but I can’t see myself spending over $300 for 2 pieces of gutter guard wires meshes.
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I love the look and 100% convinced that it not just looks as they protect the radiators, but I can’t see myself spending over $300 for 2 pieces of gutter guard wires meshes.
True enough, they're a spendy, but it's a $150K car. The fit and finish are solid, they do protect the otherwise exposed radiators, and compared to just about anything on the 911 option list ($540 for seatbelts, $840 for tach and chrono dials, leather cup holder and fuse box covers) they're quite reasonable. I WOULD argue that Porsche should have provided some kind of standard protective screen as part of the Sport Design front fascia.
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Originally Posted by F8Driver
Just finished installing the Zunsport grills. First side took a while to get exactly how they clip in, second side 5 minutes. If you go for these, I suggest small pilot holes to guide the screws which hold the uppers in place

Where did you buy them? Direct from Zunsport or did you find a better elsewhere? Thank you.
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Where did you buy them? Direct from Zunsport or did you find a better elsewhere? Thank you.
Amazon. Same price. The UK site didn't specify shipping or duty and the numbers matched. Got them about 3 weeks earlier than expected.
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$300 for this? That's egregious.
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Originally Posted by F8Driver
I WOULD argue that Porsche should have provided some kind of standard protective screen as part of the Sport Design front fascia.
Agree 100%
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Agree that the cost is exorbitant for pieces of powder coated , wire mesh attached by ty wraps . However I removed a couple of handfuls of leaves blocking the radiator from a recent long drive.
Definitely a poor design from the factory
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$300 for this? That's egregious.
Maybe, but factor in the R&D and design costs, costs of tooling and manufacturing, stocking and overhead costs and then consider the limited market. all things considered, I bet this is not a huge profit margin product for them.
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Originally Posted by F8Driver
Only a couple states away. It's actually easier than the RGS grill install. If you can raise the car, easy peasy. I used my FAL, drove up on a 2x6, and worked from the garage lip to make it a little less painful. But I was still sitting on the concrete.

Awe man....rats
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Originally Posted by Drew46
Maybe, but factor in the R&D and design costs, costs of tooling and manufacturing, stocking and overhead costs and then consider the limited market. all things considered, I bet this is not a huge profit margin product for them.
SO true. If you think of it, the 911 is only a couple thousand dollars worth of metal, plastic and rubber, so they are a rip-off too. The idea a product should cost only a little more than the sum of the material costs is myopic.

...but I do wish things cost less than they do
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Originally Posted by F8Driver
I WOULD argue that Porsche should have provided some kind of standard protective screen as part of the Sport Design front fascia.
Agree and don't they include it on the GT3?
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They’re expensive but the intercoolers in my Macan are damaged while I only have one tiny rock hip on my front facia after 30k mi. Damage happens when you’re not looking.


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