I'm a fan of the Rg19's and think your car looks great. I like the powder-coating a lot....IMHO, its much nicer then a gloss black paint. A couple questions:

1) Did you have the insides of the wheels coated as well?

2) How much of a pain/$ is it to do the GT3 vent? (I assume you had a body shop cut the bumper?)

Thanks

 

hey andrew,
i think it is easier for the powdercoater to coat everything, less masking.
they did the inside of the barrel, and even the outside of the barrel which is covered by the tire.
only masked off the lip...
2, yeah a body shop cuts the bumper, should be anywhere from $100-250. they can make some brackets so it installs the same way as on a gt3. Drbill had his vent installed without even removing the bumper so it shouldnt cost too much.

 

Looks good Raffi..How many different wheels sets does this make?

 

car came with the classics, then i got a set of iforged's, then kinesis, then the 997tt oem, and now the champions.
so that is 5 different wheels.
i think when i get tired of these wheels i will just powdercoat them a different color. or maybe have the lips painted gloss black or silver. i kinda do not like the polished lips...

 

nice raffi-gotta love that semigloss! Get my new (your old) turbos tomorrow can't wait!

 

Is the front vent functional? Does it direct air to the rads?

-B

 

the manual 997 doesnt have a 3rd (center) radiator.

 

It's a beautiful nose Raffi...I agree with Moogle....very CGT'esque.

 

Thanks!

 

I am aware of that, but I was wondering if it directed any air to the 2 rads that the 997 does have, or if it is non-functional.

-B

 

oh, i have no idea.
does the vent on the gt3 direct air to the side rads or only the center one?
as far as i know, installing this vent on a car that it wasnt designed for serves no other purpose than cosmetic improvement.