dbibeau

The stone guards on my '96 993 are chipped and I would like to replace them. The originals which are on the vehicle appear to be black (vehicle color). All that I have seen available on line are clear stone guards. Could it be that mine are clear and just look black? Is the replacement something that should be done by a body shop or is this a DIY? All suggestions are appreciated!

96P993

I have done not only the guards on my rear fenders but I have also done the hood and my front bumper will be done this weekend. I dont think its very hard but you have to make sure you know what you are getting into. When I do the install I actually buy rolls of it and cut my own shapes. Buy one and try it, if you dont think you can do it then go from there. As for colored guards, I can tell you that none of the people I have dealt with have them in colors. You might want to try a dealer to see if they have them colored...If you want more help let me know...

dbibeau

96P993, Thanks for the quick response. Are the guards difficult to remove? What is the procedure for removal that should be used? Just peel?

96P993

Most of it will peel off but since that sticky stuff has been on your car for a long time you might have to put in a bit of elbow grease to get the gunk off

Jeff 993TT

I tried it both ways on my car, first with a hair dryer and then with just peeling. The "just peeling" method took about 10 minutes. The hair dryer method ( and the insuing gunky mess ) took about 1.5 hours.

Terry Adams

My 993 will be getting a "nose job" the week of Feb 2 - respray front bumper, hood, front fenders and mirrors. Six years and 101K miles of road rash. At the same time, the body shop is replacing the rear clear stone guards. $100 each plus $30 each installation. Not worth the time to mess it up myself when I can have it done professionally.

JMc

Is there a definitive DIY on this somewhere?

Sure, getting them off is one part but a great looking re-install is another whole matter. That's the part that is holding me back, not the removal. Issues that concern me are alignment of the new pieces, laying them down with no bubbles/creases and the potential for seeing areas that are identifiable as faded paint.

Those who have done this successfully, please jump in here. Anyone who had it professionally done, how much did it cost and did you get a perfect job out of the deal?

Temple

I'm under the impression that 993s came from the factory with body-colored stone guards if your car was white, black or silver (maybe red as well). All other colored cars came with clear stone guards. At least that is my understanding.

I recently had a bodyshop replace mine with clear stone guards and I feel the car looks better. (paint fades over time which had made the colored stone guards look more noticeable).

CP

Terry,

Which shop are you using? My installer said that it's best to let the paint dry for 30 days before SG installation. That's letting the car sit for a LOOOOONG time.

CP

poorb0yw

I'm also looking for a good custom installer in the Houston, Texas area. Need to protect my GT2 evo front and splitter once its all done =X.

mike cap

Guys,

Jeff is right about the removal of the stone guards in front of the rear tires. Peel off only, do not use a hair dryer or heat gun. This only softens the plastic backing and makes cleanup a lot tougher. Remove residue with 3M General Purpose Adhesive Remover.

New fender guards can be purchased from invinca-shield.com. I installed them and they cover sightly more area than the factory ones and are easy to install. Invincashield has great instructions. Installing the film at this location is pretty simple, as the curves and corners are minimal.

I have done this fender area RH and LH, my car's nose and mirrors and found it to be a very straightforward DIY. The nice thing about being able to do this yourself with the Invincashield pieces is that when one of them is damaged by a stone, you can order the piece and install it yourself with out screwing around going back to an installer.

I've had two pieces (mirror and headlight surround) cut by rocks that would have damaged the paint. Took only a few minutes to swap out pieces.

TheOtherEric

Wow- $76 each side! That's a lot more than I would have thought.

Matt Romanowski

Jim,

Don't hold back on doing the application yourself. I'm sure if you do some searching, you'll find a couple of posts on it. It's really not bad to apply the stoneguards without bubbles or creases. If you can't find anything, post again or PM me and I'll help you out.

Matt

Terry Adams

CP: Mathews-Carlsen Palo Alto.
The paint dry period is not an issue because the stone guards will go only on the rear.

Jeff 993TT

Pong, it's pretty easy to do yourself. I can show you sometime at viperbob's garage. In fact, I have to re do mine in the near future.