Surfer2001

Amazon of course ! lol

don't forget to get two JST connectors

https://www.amazon.com/10pcs-Female-...=jst+connector


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

mblueracer

Old films removed. Car washed. Next comes paint check. Full front xpel ordered.

Jlewis1436

It looks GREAT! I'm wrapping my wheels (same ones) gloss black this weekend! Side mirrors too if I have time. Have a gloss black wing sticker ordered as well.

Just made a deal for some used Tubi mufflers, so that has to get done too...

Modding is an addiction LOL! Love the car Jonathan!!!

Jlewis1436

I just checked the link and it says not for the 997. Is it correect or is there another link? Thanks, they look great! Hence, why I wanted the link

Petza914

Thanks for that connectors link. I gave these on my Cayenne, but the connections aren't great. Ordered a set of these which should give me enough to fix the Cayenne and do the 2 997s.

MaddMike

Are you doing this yourself or having it professionally done?

Matt(inMA)

JLewis - Interested in learning how to wrap the mirrors? I'd like to do this on my 997.1 but it looks very difficult. Are there kits available or do you "freestyle" it?

Thanks

Matt

Jlewis1436

Hey Matt. I was told the mirrors on this car are NOT easy. I figured I would give it a try and see how it goes. You need to pre-stretch the wrap before you install it. Heat it and stretch it then wrap. Start on the flat surface and go from there. As it's already stretched, when you add heat again it will want to shrink back to its original size. This helps it from lifting.

Will let you know how it goes..worth a try...

Surfer2001

You are correct, but they fit my 997.2 !! the link is correct

Jack667

I got my plugs and coil packs done with no issues, but I did have some trouble with the headers. While removing the manifolds, I broke 1 of 3 bolts from the cats on one side, and 2 of the 3 on the other. And when putting the headers on - for the bolts to the block, I got about 4 of 6 in on one side and maybe 3 on the other. It was hard doing it on my back in the garage, plus I did everything in one night and I was tired. I knew I'd have to put a lot more time into it or take it to my indie. I chose the latter. It sounded like a mini bike when I fired it up at idel! Kinda cool, but I knew it wasn't right.

When I took it in, I somewhat miscommunicated with the desk guy.

[rant on] I really don't like working through 'desk guys' at indie shops. I was thinking about starting a thread on that to fully rant it out. I dealt with 3 indie shops in the Boston area and in each case, I worked directly with the owner/mechanic. Down in Atlanta, that guy has a front man (or woman) to handle customer BS and keep the mechanic productive. I get the model, but it sucks. [/rant off].

I told the desk guy that they didn't need to get all the bolts in, just a few more than I got in. Well, they called me after they put 4+ hours into it and were going to go at it for another few hours longer until I told the desk guy to let me talk directly to the mechanic. I explained that I plan to upgrade the cats at some point and he understood right away. He said - no sense investing a lot of money into fixing the broken bolts on those stock cats. He buttoned it up, and then I picked it up with a $400 bill - to put in just a few bolts. They got in all of the bolts to the block, and they rigged something for the connection to the cats. So it sounds way better and it seems to go a bit better, too, but I haven't really had a chance to stretch the legs.

In hindsight, I should have been more clear / adamant, maybe discussed directly with mechanic at the start, and/or stayed there and raised the flag when it was taking longer than expected. So - I know I'm partially to blame...

I'll get to the cats at some point, when I feel like opening the wallet, plus tackling an even bigger job. That will be rear bumper off for cats, and then water pump too. And it's going to be tough putting it all back together correctly - in general, plus with my custom center-exit exhaust with those tack welds...

BF951

What is the going rate for a full front end Xpel application. After 10 yrs the factory 3M it is loose at the edges and needs to be replaced.

Lugnutty

I swapped my muffler bypass for locally-Gundo's OEM mufflers. It's back to being way, way too quiet. After a few weeks with the bypass pipes, I don't think the Gundo's mufflers sound that much different from stock.

granprixweiss928

Steam cleaned the chassis...



then send the car off to Flat6...for a 4.0 rebuild.

BF951

Nearing the end of my to do list adding an EVOMS intake.

MaddMike

Hover-car mod?