Added an Aerokit front bumper
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Added an Aerokit front bumper
Early this spring I made some long awaited mods to my '06 997. They included:
I loved how it looked but it seemed a bit out of balance in the front so I decided to add an Aerokit front bumper. I order the bumper from Suncoast Porsche who are always great to work with. It did take a bit for the bumper to show up but it did though the box looking a bit travel lagged.
but fortunately not damaged and completely intact.
I dropped of the bumper and the 997 at Mikes Auto Body in Malden last weekend. Mike is a Porsche fan to the highest degree and does incredible work. He installed and painted the ducktail which turned out wonderful. My wife and I went drove in this morning and picked the car up.
Here's a picture of the man himself (Mike http://www.mikesautobodyofmalden.com) and my wife Annie. She's not wearing a do-rag, she's in the midst of battling liver cancer (but is kicking ***).
After driving home which is about 50 miles for us it was time to get the spoiler protection on ASAP. Just pulling out of Mikes Auto Body I scraped the spoiler a bit!
Using some great advice I discovered on this and 6Speed I added some door edge guard to the spoiler - details here http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...package-3.html
I laid everything out, wiped down the spoiler, cut the trim to fit + a few inches and then starting at one end just took my time working my way around the bumper. It took no more than 30 minutes from wipe down to clean up.
Warming up the trim in the sun (great idea, made it very easy to work with)
Before pic
After Pic
The gray matches Seal Gray almost perfectly
If I can do this any of you can do this!
Thanks again to the original poster and everyones contributions.
Best,
Matt
- Eibach springs
- Adpatech spacers
- Painting the calipers
- Painting the Lobster Forks
- Adding black stone guards
- Adding a SC ducktail (and alphabet soup)
I loved how it looked but it seemed a bit out of balance in the front so I decided to add an Aerokit front bumper. I order the bumper from Suncoast Porsche who are always great to work with. It did take a bit for the bumper to show up but it did though the box looking a bit travel lagged.
but fortunately not damaged and completely intact.
I dropped of the bumper and the 997 at Mikes Auto Body in Malden last weekend. Mike is a Porsche fan to the highest degree and does incredible work. He installed and painted the ducktail which turned out wonderful. My wife and I went drove in this morning and picked the car up.
Here's a picture of the man himself (Mike http://www.mikesautobodyofmalden.com) and my wife Annie. She's not wearing a do-rag, she's in the midst of battling liver cancer (but is kicking ***).
After driving home which is about 50 miles for us it was time to get the spoiler protection on ASAP. Just pulling out of Mikes Auto Body I scraped the spoiler a bit!
Using some great advice I discovered on this and 6Speed I added some door edge guard to the spoiler - details here http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...package-3.html
I laid everything out, wiped down the spoiler, cut the trim to fit + a few inches and then starting at one end just took my time working my way around the bumper. It took no more than 30 minutes from wipe down to clean up.
Warming up the trim in the sun (great idea, made it very easy to work with)
Before pic
After Pic
The gray matches Seal Gray almost perfectly
If I can do this any of you can do this!
Thanks again to the original poster and everyones contributions.
Best,
Matt
Last edited by Matt(inMA); Sep 22, 2012 at 03:48 PM.
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Your car looks fantastic!!! 
I love the duck tail, who makes it and where did you get it from? The 991 type lettering on the rear end works very well on the 997. All you need is set of 911 Sport Classics or Fuchs wheels to really complete the look.
I love the duck tail, who makes it and where did you get it from? The 991 type lettering on the rear end works very well on the 997. All you need is set of 911 Sport Classics or Fuchs wheels to really complete the look.
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Your car looks great Matt. Nice combo. Wish you many happy miles.
Good luck to you and your wife.
Phil
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Dang Matt...that looks serioulsy awesome! Very original with the duck tail and more aggressive GT3 front aero...Perfect!
Love you wife's smile in the picture....hope and pray she keeps kicking major ***!
Love you wife's smile in the picture....hope and pray she keeps kicking major ***!
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Awesome job....looks clean.
Best to you and good luck to the wife on her battle.
Best to you and good luck to the wife on her battle.
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Thanks for the great feedback and wishes.
I can see now how the pictures are making it look like the bumper is different. In the flesh it's not like that I think it's my bad cell phone pics. It's looks the same in the sun and shadow but then i'm a old bastahd so who knows
Prep paint mount and clear bra ~ $1200
I am thinking, and my wife agrees that maybe a different set of wheels will really tie it all together better (thanks Phil!!!).
Regarding the ducktail - more than happy to share the details but would prefer to do it via PM so let me know. The reason is I understand that Porsche AG (not NA) has come down pretty hard on the firms manufacturing them. The quality of this ducktail was pretty impressive - minimal prep and bolt on ready.
Thanks again for the honest feedback and good wishes....
Best,
Matt
I can see now how the pictures are making it look like the bumper is different. In the flesh it's not like that I think it's my bad cell phone pics. It's looks the same in the sun and shadow but then i'm a old bastahd so who knows
Prep paint mount and clear bra ~ $1200
I am thinking, and my wife agrees that maybe a different set of wheels will really tie it all together better (thanks Phil!!!).
Regarding the ducktail - more than happy to share the details but would prefer to do it via PM so let me know. The reason is I understand that Porsche AG (not NA) has come down pretty hard on the firms manufacturing them. The quality of this ducktail was pretty impressive - minimal prep and bolt on ready.
Thanks again for the honest feedback and good wishes....
Best,
Matt