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My friend and I did the paint work and install on these parts so I think I can give you a fair assessment on the quality of the parts. I'm fortunate to have a good friend who does paint and body work.
The front bumper fitment and quality is perfect as you would expect from a Genuine Porsche part.
The side skirts were okay. If you go with the better bodies side skirts, make sure you let them sit in the sun for a bit and lay them flat so they take their shape before paint and install. There were a few spots in the corners of the skirt that requires a little filler because of small air pockets during manufacturing. It was minimal in comparison to other parts my friend has seen. They include the factory clips to mount the side skirts to the underside of the car. I ended up getting extra clips for some extra security. While the visible edge (below the door) looks good, the edge under the car was wavy once mounted. Heat and the extra clips helped fix that. They took some work but for the price, they're hard to beat. The one weird thing is the driver's side skirt was slightly longer than the passenger side. If you look closely at the pictures below, the skirt is just a little long in front of the rear wheel. The passenger side's skirt length was perfect.
As for the wing. Overall, I'm happy with it. It's pretty passable. The lower edge isn't super flush against the deck lid but the upper edge is perfect. Here is a better pic next to my friend's GT3. Let me know what you think:
Looking bad ***! Did you find you needed to cut around bottom of Better Bodies side skirts so your jack & pucks wont interfere? My body guy said he had to cut away some underneath on the skirt so they wouldn't be in the way of the rear jack points.
Nick
Thanks for the feedback. Car looks great. Polar silver? Love the blue hue
Thank you! You're correct, it's polar silver. The blue really shows parked next to a GT silver GT3.
Originally Posted by mmcd99
Thank you for the quality response! I have a .1 so I wonder if the .2 skirts and wing would look bad without the supporting rear bumper.
Also Polar Silver + Aero = Nutty combo, congrats!
Thank you! I think you could pull off the .2 side skirts is the front number was equally as low as the side skirts.
Originally Posted by Flyfishnick
Looking bad ***! Did you find you needed to cut around bottom of Better Bodies side skirts so your jack & pucks wont interfere? My body guy said he had to cut away some underneath on the skirt so they wouldn't be in the way of the rear jack points.
Nick
Thank you! Your body guy is right. I didn't trim mine and I regret it every time I put my car on a lift. You can avoid the overlap with the car's jack point when using a floor jack. On a lift, the lift arm pucks/feet are too big and will push on the bottom of the skirts, causing them to flex.
After seeing all these great looking 996 with the Aerokit............
I'm here hoping and wishing.................. anyone out there happen to have or know someone that have an extra set of an used but not damaged Aerokit sitting around and would like to sell? I hoping to dress up my 996.1 cab in Arctic Silver.
Yes. From a prior owner I’m trying to get her back to original so far taillights and headlights and rims have been changed
so basically I need a front and rear bumper covers
thanks Mike
From a drive yesterday. My friend’s new 1977 Carrera 3.0 targa. Had to add the numbers for a track day this upcoming Saturday with PCA. New engine management, pagid orange pads, fresh fluids, and alignment. My gf’s sister’s dog.
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