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Old 06-19-2010, 03:56 PM
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Should I paint to match the exterior color these or leave it au natural?

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They look great. Did they fit well? Source?
Old 06-19-2010, 04:09 PM
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Gappy, I'll give you my opinion tommorow when I see it in the flesh.
Hard to tell in those pics.
And you give me a hard time on the mods

Be at Bens around 8:10

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Old 06-19-2010, 04:25 PM
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They look great. did they fir easily? Source?
They are aftermarket, made out of fiberglass. It is a perfect fit, but you have to drill your own screw hole to fasten to bumper. There is no tab on the left that secures the opposite side. But it is secure enough as the piece weighs close to nothing.

It costs about GBP 88 shipped within the UK (I was there for a few days so I had it shipped to my friend's house and brought it back). Not sure how much International shipping would be.

http://www.porscheshop.co.uk/acatalo...y_styling.html

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Old 06-19-2010, 11:19 PM
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Sorry to hijack the thread but may I ask where did you find RS door cards in cashmere?
I only see black at appbiz and as you guessed I have a cashmere interior.

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The pics look like you could leave them as is. Nice addition. They look good.
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Paint......or leave em
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I say paint'em. Then after you drive it for a while, paint them again from all the rock chips. I swear the 993 front end eats rocks more then any other car out there!

They are not turbo ducts, but brake ducts.
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They are not turbo ducts, but brake ducts.
haha tks for the correction...

I decided to leave them as is...
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Originally Posted by tjangi
I decided to leave them as is...
Herr Gappy,
When you have a moment, please post a closeup pic showing the fit. Many of us have purchased & installed the Better Bodies version, only to rue the decision based on poor fit & finish.


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If the car was black or had black interior I'd say leave them as is. Being blue/cashmere, I think they'd look better painted........too many different colours IMHO.
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Do they brake ducts just pop out, maybe after removing screw out the light right next to it? I wanna get mine repainted but only if their prettty simple to remove and have painted.
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Yours look like the turbo S ones, remove screw holding front indicator, remove indicator, remove the then visable screw holding duct onto PU. If it takes longer than 30 seconds I would be amazed
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When you have a moment, please post a closeup pic showing the fit.
A couple up close and personal shots, I am not sure how tight of a fit these should be compared to OEM?
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