Self-described, I suppose...

 

Gentlemen, what is good site to purchase small mods from, such as clear sidemarkers and floor mats, things like that?

 

Nice ride! Check the stickies for mods - that one has a handful of solid vendors to choose from.

R

 

Great car, congrats!

Try TC's Garage in Vista, CA for those items.

1315 Hot Spring Way #105, Vista, CA 92081
(760) 295-3330

http://www.tcsgarage.com/

 

Hello everyone! Small update on my 996.

Paint was rough, faded on her, and the wheels were bad also. She's been driven her whole life, sitting at around 113k today, and was showing her age. The front bumper was very damaged underneath and the sideskirts as well.





To top it off, I had a mishap in the car myself. I drove it in February (like a dummy) and got stuck in a 3" deep hole of ice. I took many hours with a hard steel shovel to break enough ice around the wheels to dig her out. Anyway, I cracked the front bumper a little more that day and I decided to take her in to a body shop. They repaired the bumper and sideskirts, and we went for a full paint job on the car. I had the front bumper license plate holes filled in, and will use a tow-hook license plate bracket solution, the rear bumper guards were removed, and engine lid emblems were removed. I also added clear sidemarkers and the calipers were painted to red from their original black color. Currently, the headlights have bulb burn marks, so I will need to replace them at some point, and I would like to add a taco wing at some point if I can find one. She looks like a new car now though





Tires were bald, worn to the wear markers, and the rims were curb rashed pretty badly, so I went with a budget solution from Tire Rack for now. Sumitomo HTR Z III rubber on Sport Edition Cup 4 wheels. Nothing fancy, but new, clean, and shiny. This is her current status.




End Result

 

Sweet, now you just need to fix or upgrade your headlights. It seems like PO was running higher wattage bulbs based on the burnt lenses.

 

Indeed. There's bowl burn going on. Takes away from how fresh she looks now. I'm considering retrofitting these to HID over the winter off-season. That will give me something to do. If it doesn't work out the way I like, then I will have forced myself into headlight replacement

 

Looks great with fresh paint! the wheels look great too - what size did you go with? They look like they might be 19's... Stock suspension?

 

AFAIK, the suspension is stock. Wheels are 18x8 ET54 and 18x10 ET58 tires are 225/40 and 265/35. Pretty much true to factory spec. Cost for the wheels, tires, mounted and balanced, shipped to my door was a little less than $1,400 ... but it looks like the price went up slightly now by about $200.

Click for wheel details

 

No shame in HTR ZIIIs. Wheels look good too.

You know, you seem like a very friendly guy.

 

Looking good!

 

Looks great! The Sumi's aren't bad at all. On my second set. My ONLY suggestion is, to my eye, the back now looks pretty plain. A Carrera or 911 emblem in the center of the rear deck would fill it in a little, but that's a minor quibble. Enjoy!

 

You're right, it does look a little plain. I've thought of it too. It used to have black Carrera lettering on there, but I think I might go with a silver 911 emblem.

I didn't want to get into a super expensive wheel and tire setup right this moment because I just spent money on the paint and there are other things to do (IMS, RMS, AOS, Clutch Kit, Front wheel bearings) all sitting in my garage. The tires were bald and the rims were beat so they needed to go first and foremost. I didn't feel safe riding around in those tires. The wheel bearings are next priority. They're shot.

I read in many places that the Sumi HTR Z IIIs are very popular budget tires for our cars and the price was right on tirerack, around $500 for the set. The wheels were also inexpensive and look like the turbo twists, with a more modern/sharp look to them. So I wasn't dramatically changing the way my car looks, or the fitment. They're not very lightweight, but I could do worse I suppose.

 

FYI - My old wheels are for sale

https://rennlist.com/forums/parts-ma...ed-996-nb.html

 

Wow! The paint looks great now. When you replace the headlights, if you're wanting a new look, you could also look into the GT Projector Headlight Retrofit Kits. Can view the kit here. They're pretty popular for the 996 and 986 folks.