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Just wanted to share some pics of my 993 after a quick wash yesterday. I got the front bumper back this week from getting the bumperettes deleted, license plate holes filled in and the rocker panels painted.
Back when the DOT manufactured a public policy issue where folks were supposedly complaining how much it cost to repair accident damage the bumperettes were probably a concession to some middle-level US DOT administrator. A COA item that he could say the bumpers were modified and somehow improved for the US market.
Really? A five mph bump on the baby buggy bumpers and you will in most cases be buying bumperettes and a new bumper cover. One would really have to be an expert marksman in an impact to just hit the buggy bumpers.
It would have been better to have a regulation that said a car manufacturer would simply have to tell the customer on the widow sticker the average cost to repair a 5mph collision. The marketing folks would then force them to lower the prices on bumper parts so the manufacturers could claim reasonable repair costs or simply add bumper damage to the warranty.
Andy
Last edited by pp000830; Jan 25, 2021 at 02:40 PM.
Thanks... are you painting the rear bottom part as well?
Originally Posted by boomboomthump
Looks great! Time for the same treatment in the rear.
Originally Posted by Chris M.
Looks great, I love the Euro front bumper look.
Looks like he already made the rears body color, looks good as well.
I think @boomboomthump is referring to deleting the rear bumperettes. I will prob do that next after I get to enjoy the car some
Originally Posted by Gdub
Wow looks great. How is the paint match.
Thanks @Gdub . Paint match is pretty on point. My painter used some type of digital reader to get as exact match as possible. my PPF is pretty old (and brown) so it's throwing off the shade a little compared to the fender/hood (which still has the pff)
Updated pics (GR c2s)
