Nicolaasdb

the only reason that the bumper looks oversized...is because it isn't painted yet!!DUH!!!!

I have seen these bumpers on other P-cars and they look pretty damn sexy and very 21st century.....

Don't forget to keep posting your progress..... I love to see mods especially the self done ones!!

salayc

Next up, I am replacing your old rear bumper...

Fissionx

oh Bob Saget!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR7GUiiKEz0

Kevin M.

Great write up, I've wanted to do the same with that Techart bumper, can't wait to see the finished product.

redridge

very nice work! Sounds like youve done this before... what are you going to do about the grill? Do you add filler to the middle section to fill in the gaps or shave the corner edges off to create more gap.

What I like about this bumper... is the divider between the intake... it gives it a bit of the Porsche GT2 look.... Please more pics when you get a chance.

salayc

I am not sure about the grill yet. I worked on the top lines of the bumper as much as possible, but it's going to take a lot more fitting of the grill to get it right. I may have to grind and then add some cloth. I am planning on scribing a template of the hood line and transferring the radius to the grill. I'll post pics of how that's done.

redridge

cool

LJpete

Impressive work. Can't wait to see the end result. I just started doing a lot of DIY'ing on my P-car and I'm really enjoying it (did my first oil chance yesterday which was a lot easier than I expected). Although I did a lot of bolt on work on my last few cars for whatever reason, I've been a bit intimidated by the 996. Watching threads like this give me more and more inspiration to do more to my car.

dresler

I have tried a little work on plastic - fiberglass, and I just don't have the touch (or the patience!). You must have some artist in you.

Quadcammer

wow, so I guess only people who love the oversized overdone bumper can post huh.

Didn't realize we were in Iraq.

John Henry III - AZ

salayc

Nope, everyone can post. Some posts are rude, some are insulting, some are ignorant, and some are all three. But isn't it better to be none of those?

Quadcammer

his post was neither ignorant, nor insulting, nor rude. He said it was oversized. Rude would have been saying "man, that bumper looks like crap".

I see nothing offensive about his post aside from that it didn't mesh with your expectations of high fives all around.

Jon996

Back to the title of the OP--not a bad idea! Nothing like going out looking at BMW M3s to make our 996 interior, exterior, etc, look great . ..

My next tweaks? I have done a few obvious ones (wheels, shocks, muffler) but now thinking of some of the more "debatable" ones, namely a new cold air intake and/or Softronic flash.

PS: Thanks for the step by step. I save all of these and they seem to come in handy somewhere along the line.

Chaos

Keep us up to date !