norcalccd

Hello All,
First of all I really have enjoyed this forum. I've always been a Porsche fan and finally pulled the trigger on this C4S several months ago. Reading some of the posts and watching Youtube videos have given me a lot of ideas. Originally when i purchased this vehicle i was thrilled with everything but the Lobster's. I had a connection and was able to get the wheels painted Satin black at no charge. My thoughts were I had nothing to lose. If I liked them I'd keep them, if I didn't like them I would purchase different wheels. So here is what I've done in the last three months. Please chime in and give me your opinions and next step suggestions.
1- Eibach Springs- Left the suspension components stock. I am amazed on how the car rides like stock. No bump stop noises or additional suspension noises.
2- Full Alignment- Glad I did that as it was way out of specifications
3- Clear front lens- didn't like the orange and it was an easy fix
4-RSS spacers 15mm front and Rear
5-Lobsters Painted Satin black. No cost to me it was just a test. Not sure if i like it yet
6- LLumar- Window Tint
7- Fister Muffler bypass- So far my favorite modification. Sounds amazing

Now the future. I ordered an Aerokit front bumper. Now i am nervous it will drag and get damaged easily. Still considering some AM wheels. Looking at HRE P101 but they are so expensive. Also the other spectrum was looking at Stark BC. Not sure if I will like those. I like the GT3 cart style wing but not sure if its too much for the car. Llumar stone guards. Might try to install this weekend.
The big thing is to find a bluetooth / Streaming music option. I love the bose system and don't want to trade out the factory set up.
Not a photographer but took a couple quick snaps. Again, please share your thoughts


This is what I started with


Current with springs, spacers, tint


Looks aggressive to me

Busta Rib

First, welcome to the club. I'm digging your satin black lobsters. Your car looks great. Totally changes the character of the car, in a good way. I was thinking of going with an aerokit front bumper but was concerned it would sit too low. So I decided to get a lip from Maxton Design. It is an add-on to the stock bumper. I think it looks sweet and it sits a little higher than the aerokit bumper, IMO. ECS Tuning is the NA distributor for this lip and it costs about $180, which isn't bad and a lot cheaper than an aerokit. The only downside is that it takes a couple months to import to the US. I will post pics when I have it installed. This is is a photo from the Maxton site:

SoCal RJ

I've had the lobsters and they weren't my favorites. The painted black look good. Congrats on your purchase.

sandwedge

First off, congratulations. You've done just about everything I've done with the three 997's I've owned except keeping the stock wheels and going Eibach instead of H&R. Not a fan of the lobsters but I like them better in black than silver. The high quality AM forged wheels are expensive (HRE, Forgeline, Champion, BBS etc), double or three times the cost of the cast options out there but they're much lighter, much stronger and the finish will probably outlast the car. I personally wouldn't put $400 cast wheels made in China on these cars no matter how good they look in the pictures. Oh.....another mod that's become one of my favorites is to customize the steering wheel. You keep the stock wheel but you can specify thickness, material and stitching. Makes a huge difference since it's in your hands and in your face every minute you're in the car. The stock wheel feels a bit wimpy for my rather large hands and the leather on the slippery/cheap side. So I've had two wheels modified so far. Pictures attached. Also attached links to the two outfits I'm aware of that do this kind of work.

http://www.dctms.com/product_ST_PCH_997_987.html

http://www.dallassteeringwheel.com/sw1.htm

140.6er

LISsailor

norcalccd

HardParked

One of my first mods was LED tail lights and swapping out all the interior lights for LEDs

groovzilla

Welcome to the C4S Club!

repguyMN

welcome from one newbie to another! Great choice on year and color You have done mods that are on my list so thanks for sharing!

sandwedge

If you look to buy a whole new wheel you'll be out about $1,000 from Suncoast. If you customize as mentioned earlier you can get away with less than half that as long as they have a wheel like yours and you do a core exchange.

ill250

Nice C4S, its coming along nicely. Which shop did you take it to for your spring install? I'm looking to lower mine