What did you do to your 997 today?
#5011
Replaced yellowing clear stone guards for black
I took my time with it since I did not want to damage the paint. It was actually pretty easy with the Conair handheld fabric steamer, and it left little to no adhesive residue to clean up. I got the tip for the steamer from here and from a removal video on YouTube.
Used painter's tape to mark where the new stone guard should be located:
You can pick up the steamer at Target or Amazon for $35; cheap and works great:
Easy does it...
Getting all the soap/water mixture out...wrapped the credit card with a soft cloth so as to not scratch the new stone guard:
Voila!
Used painter's tape to mark where the new stone guard should be located:
You can pick up the steamer at Target or Amazon for $35; cheap and works great:
Easy does it...
Getting all the soap/water mixture out...wrapped the credit card with a soft cloth so as to not scratch the new stone guard:
Voila!
#5012
I took my time with it since I did not want to damage the paint. It was actually pretty easy with the Conair handheld fabric steamer, and it left little to no adhesive residue to clean up. I got the tip for the steamer from here and from a removal video on YouTube.
Used painter's tape to mark where the new stone guard should be located:
You can pick up the steamer at Target or Amazon for $35; cheap and works great:
Easy does it...
Getting all the soap/water mixture out...wrapped the credit card with a soft cloth so as to not scratch the new stone guard:
Voila!
Used painter's tape to mark where the new stone guard should be located:
You can pick up the steamer at Target or Amazon for $35; cheap and works great:
Easy does it...
Getting all the soap/water mixture out...wrapped the credit card with a soft cloth so as to not scratch the new stone guard:
Voila!
#5013
Originally Posted by Jlewis1436
Well done sir! So nice to see someone do this themselves! No reason to pay a shop WAY too much money to do it. I'm seriously thinking of doing black on mine when it's time to change as well.The steamer was a great and cheap solution!
#5016
Burning Brakes
#5017
Installed Pirelli Sottozero winter tires on OZ Ultralegerra Centerlock wheels. Once I watched the video below, it was pretty easy to get the centerlock wheels swapped over. Used a big torque wrench (Amazon) to do the job.
What is the sizes of the tires and wheels?
#5021
Leather parts weren't cheap but they were a nice upgrade to the shiny/scratched plastic they replaced. I'm having Porsche replace the door handle surrounds this week. I took the door panel off but it looks like the current pieces have plastic welds on the back. I'll update once completed. Cheers!
#5022
#5023
RL Community Team
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Leather parts weren't cheap but they were a nice upgrade to the shiny/scratched plastic they replaced. I'm having Porsche replace the door handle surrounds this week. I took the door panel off but it looks like the current pieces have plastic welds on the back. I'll update once completed. Cheers!
If you're interested, I can recap the process. I think the photos are on my home PC though so wouldn't be able to share those until Tuesday.
#5024
#5025
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I picked up a '12 997 4S this weekend and I will be selling my '09 997 Carrera. Currently, both cars are in the garage with their rear ends removed as I'm swapping over my ceramic coated Fisters, Sharkwerks X pipe, Fabspeed intake and exhaust tips. Always fun to work on two cars at the same time.
I'll post pictures once finished.
I'll post pictures once finished.