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Had the 18" wheels with Summer tires swapped out for 17" wheels with Winter tires. Also fixed a slow leak in a Summer back tire, so ready for snow and the switch back to Summer tires in the Spring.
I replaced the stone guards on my 2005 997.1. Looked straightforward in YT videos, so I did it myself with 3M Paint Protection film. Removal of the old, cracked guards was a nightmare. They came off in small pieces with a heat gun as expected, but the adhesive took hours of tedious work to remove. Used Goo Gone and LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner, a plastic scraper, and plenty of towels. I cut new guards using a template made from the old ones, and applied the new ones in probably 10 minutes.
I replaced the stone guards on my 2005 997.1. Looked straightforward in YT videos, so I did it myself with 3M Paint Protection film. Removal of the old, cracked guards was a nightmare. They came off in small pieces with a heat gun as expected, but the adhesive took hours of tedious work to remove. Used Goo Gone and LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner, a plastic scraper, and plenty of towels. I cut new guards using a template made from the old ones, and applied the new ones in probably 10 minutes.
Right side stone guards before & after
looks great! And this is exactly why I went with the Magnagrafix magnetic stone guards... I would screw this up.
I replaced the stone guards on my 2005 997.1. Looked straightforward in YT videos, so I did it myself with 3M Paint Protection film. Removal of the old, cracked guards was a nightmare. They came off in small pieces with a heat gun as expected, but the adhesive took hours of tedious work to remove. Used Goo Gone and LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner, a plastic scraper, and plenty of towels. I cut new guards using a template made from the old ones, and applied the new ones in probably 10 minutes.
Right side stone guards before & after
Looks really nice.
Are you confident however that the 3M PPF is enough protection for those particular locations? (Those areas can take a beating.) The factory material seems significantly heavier in thickness...
I guess the 3M material would be much more easily removed if it looked like it wasn't offering sufficient protection.
I replaced the stone guards on my 2005 997.1. Looked straightforward in YT videos, so I did it myself with 3M Paint Protection film. Removal of the old, cracked guards was a nightmare. They came off in small pieces with a heat gun as expected, but the adhesive took hours of tedious work to remove. Used Goo Gone and LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner, a plastic scraper, and plenty of towels. I cut new guards using a template made from the old ones, and applied the new ones in probably 10 minutes. Right side stone guards before & after
Nice work. I've got to tackle my gross 15 year old stone guards soon.
Oil Change! When I got the car 2.5K miles ago from a Cadillac dealer I could not get info on what they changed the oil with, so I ran it for 1000 miles and then swapped in Joe Gibbs BR40. After another 1500 miles, I changed to DT40. Now it's time to send both samples to Blackstone!
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Took the wheels to a local shop to get powercoated. Picking them up in the morning!. I know tons of people like the black wheel look but I felt like it was just too much. Maybe I'd have felt different if there was a silver lip, not sure. Getting a light gunmetal color.
Numeric Shifter and Cable are getting installed Monday
Double-DIN Pioneer Head unit and 12-channel Helix Amp/DSP along with XM receiver are getting installed on Tuesday
In final negotiations with a RL member via a marketplace ad for Getty Duckbill Sport...that just happens to already be painted Guards Red
Soul Performance valved exhaust ordered and scheduled for delivery in December, for $800 less than Soul advertises it for!
Oil Change! When I got the car 2.5K miles ago from a Cadillac dealer I could not get info on what they changed the oil with, so I ran it for 1000 miles and then swapped in Joe Gibbs BR40. After another 1500 miles, I changed to DT40. Now it's time to send both samples to Blackstone!
Up next:
Took the wheels to a local shop to get powercoated. Picking them up in the morning!. I know tons of people like the black wheel look but I felt like it was just too much. Maybe I'd have felt different if there was a silver lip, not sure. Getting a light gunmetal color.
Numeric Shifter and Cable are getting installed Monday
Double-DIN Pioneer Head unit and 12-channel Helix Amp/DSP along with XM receiver are getting installed on Tuesday
In final negotiations with a RL member via a marketplace ad for Getty Duckbill Sport...that just happens to already be painted Guards Red
Soul Performance valved exhaust ordered and scheduled for delivery in December, for $800 less than Soul advertises it for!
Sounds like a lot of winning going on over there!! Post pics when you get the wheels and Duck Tail on.
11-16-2021, 10:19 PM
