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Old 03-08-2024, 10:20 PM
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Under the front bumper or under the motor?
Under the motor. I think I know where it's coming from, I think the o-ring on the coolant pipe down there is bad. I'll dig into it later and confirm.
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Old 03-08-2024, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by vtec_
Granted..these are my ancedotal observations, I'd have to pull the data from BaT and my craigslist sql database to do a true statistical analysis but I feel pretty confident about my assment.

Wraps would be alot more interesting if they could be done without the razor blades scratching/etching the paint when theyre put on. Id have no issues bringing my dc2 integra to get resprayed @ maaco but I don't want to bring this car to a budget paint place lol
proper shops should not be scratching the paint, or better yet, using knifeless tape to install.
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Old 03-08-2024, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by s65e90
proper shops should not be scratching the paint, or better yet, using knifeless tape to install.
ive heard even with knifeless tape, this stuft can happen. i dont know enough about it but someone here posted that even high end shops that do this stuff still manage to muck it up
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Old 03-09-2024, 11:42 AM
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Also, all the vents and hard curves on these cars make them hard to wrap (even for a pro) and it never looks truly good.
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Old 03-09-2024, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
Considering I have destroyed a couple of these, I am curious as to how many of these they will sell....

Rennline Carbon Fiber Front Lip - 996 Turbo - Rennline
Damn that's expensive for a consumable part.
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Old 03-09-2024, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious
Also, all the vents and hard curves on these cars make them hard to wrap (even for a pro) and it never looks truly good.
Yep, the few ive seen pictures of didnt look all that good and I could tell from the medium res smart phone photos.

I didn't think passing on a clean sub 100k miles car was worth waiting for an off color.

oh and @2fcknfst acording to the catalogged data from the spreadsheet, seal gray cars make up about 17% of the total 996TTs in North America. Artic Silver is 27%
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Old 03-09-2024, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tom__w
Damn that's expensive for a consumable part.
Ohhhh, yeah; to me, more of a show car part versus a daily.
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Old 03-09-2024, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
Ohhhh, yeah; to me, more of a show car part versus a daily.
Exactly. Stands up perfectly to daily microfiber dusting.
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Old 03-10-2024, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious
Also, all the vents and hard curves on these cars make them hard to wrap (even for a pro) and it never looks truly good.
The stripes I did were a challenge. I think wrapping an entire panel would get the razor blades used elsewhere. Nightmare.
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Old 03-10-2024, 06:14 PM
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Didn't get the turbo out of the shop.

Maybe next week the weather will improve.
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Old 03-11-2024, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by powdrhound
The ride will be better. The tire technology is a lot better with all the newer offerings in 19s for these cars. Always make sure you get an N-spec tire or an XL in the rear.
I have driven my buddy's 996 4S with 18s, and mine with 19s, and I can't tell any difference in comfort. Perhaps on majorly rough roads it would be apparent back to back; but I'm running the stock 997 turbo wheels and tires on the 996, on Pilot sport 4s's and have been happy... Just fwiw
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Old 03-11-2024, 10:39 AM
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Speaking of tires; I noticed my rears are significantly worn compared to my fronts. Not quite ready for replacement and I don't drive that much but at what point is the outer diameter delta a concern for the front diff? The fronts look nearly new, deep tread.
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Old 03-11-2024, 11:01 AM
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Nope - rears will always wear faster. I see you're running the 510s, I would be curious to know what you think about them on the turbo.
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Old 03-11-2024, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
Nope - rears will always wear faster. I see you're running the 510s, I would be curious to know what you think about them on the turbo.
They are pretty good for the money but I don't have much of a comparison point. They are quite in a turn and seemed to understeer pretty linearly the one time I took an underpass U-turn over the limit. I will probably buy another set of rears when the time comes. I did not know they were made in Japan. I figured they were a Korean tire or something.
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Old 03-11-2024, 12:27 PM
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I have a set of them on my STi - they are, as you said, decent for the money. They're really decent in the rain, and quiet - definitely not as sticky as their 615s or 660s.
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