Zed.

Long ago I had to source a Gert's Euro front bumper in order to ditch the bumperettes and incorporate the Turbo S ducts with positioning lamps. From my search of the archives, Im unclear whether I can accomplish the same, removing the bumperette on the US bumper cover yet filling the space with an extended Turbo S duct with fog lamp or an extended clear side marker?

Have any of you done this or can you recommend the parts and source, thanks.
-Zed

ilko

The problem with the bumperette is that it sticks up above the indicators and fog lights. There is a cut out in the US bumper to accommodate it. So even if you get the ROW side indicators you will still have a hole above them. The solution is a ROW bumper or filling in the hole and then painting the bumper.

993Maineiac

If memory serves me John D did a DIY on that, complete with pics, a few years ago.

BSL

Out of curiosity, what kind of cost would one be looking at to have the cut-outs filled by a shop? Just wondering the ballpark...

RonCT

My easy solution was to pain the bumperettes. Cost very little and the look is much improved front and rear.

993Maineiac

I have not done mine-yet-but know a few people who did and said that if you can work with fiber glass, which is not hard, it is an easy DIY. Search for John Dunkle's thread on this list.

Knight

If your looking at this plus a complete bumper re-spray I would estimate a range from $600 - $1500+, all depends on the body shop. I would go to one that has experience with 993s.

Keep in mind most decent shops, even if you just re-spray the front bumper $1000 is not uncommon nowadays.

Floodj

I did mine with the filler and it looks great. I had a bunch of other work done at the same time, so I am not sure about the cost.

While I generally agree about going to a shop that knows 993s; in this case I think a shop which does custom work is a little more important. Many shops specialize in factory repair and replace; by going to a place which specializes in custom work you are getting someone that is used to thinking outside the box.

It should be easy to tell which way the shop leans by the car the boss drives. If he has a BMW he fixed to stock he is not a custom guy; if he has a souped up rice rocket with a trick paint job--there you go.

Looks wise it is the best visual modification to a 993--absolutely no regrets.

--Joe

Stealth 993

Both of mine are stock US bumpers with the bumperetts removed.
The foglight or brake ducts are all the same size, the difference is the side marker light. The Euro version is just longer. You can use them with a stock bumper & do nothing to it but remove the bumperetts, however, there be about 1x2in cut out above the side marker light were the bumperetts was.

EMBPilot

i think i read somewhere that removing the rear bumperettes required removal of the rear bumper? how do you pull them off?

i would love to paint mine. in a perfect world delete them but i'll settle for paint...

993c4_Toronto

I removed the bumperettes on my car and had the remaining space filled in by a local body shop. You can't tell they were ever there. I think it cost $800 with the re-spray.

randytrish

The removal of the rear bumperettes is easy. Insert an 8mm into the slot at the very bottom of the bumperette. The bolt does not have to come all the way out. The top rests on a bracket that stays connected through the rear bumper. I bought a spare pair a few years ago and painted them GR. I think they look great and are still on the car. Even if you don't paint them, it's nice to remove them to clean around.
Randy

Resident Sicko

I am in the process of creating a carbon fiber cover panel for the rear bumperette removal. Discovered the US cars have the tow hook located center while the EAU cars are off the side. Makes things tricky but will post pics as I like the look of the rear without the bumperettes but do not want to make any permanent modifications.
Removal of the rears requires the fascia to be off, then drilling out the bumperette mounts. They are aluminum braces that are rivited to the impat beam. But once drilled out, can be remounted with a standard nut and bolt for concourse if you like.

BSL

Thanks for the pricing info, very helpful. As I need to get a front respray anyway, this is not that much more incrementally.

Knight

The positive about a shop that deals with 993s is they have most likely done the bumperette delete many times, at least this was the case with my local body shops.