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Old 10-07-2006 | 12:23 PM
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Default Front GT3 Bumper on the TT finally!

OK, all the small bits are done and on. Noting left to do but share the pics.
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Old 10-07-2006 | 12:36 PM
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I want it! That looks incredible...
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Great, that looks way better than stock.

I like the 997 in general but the "smily"-line from the hood looks like a beetle.

Is there any way to change, hide or cover or whatever that line and make it look a bit more "bad boy".
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have no photoshop, only paint.
but you get the idea...
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One could rework the bumper, but to be honest we have about 60 hours in it to make it fit...It isn't coming back off!!
Old 10-07-2006 | 06:47 PM
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Understand what you mean.

btw: you should use "vorstellen" instead of "einbilden". It took me some seconds to understand that...
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How does vorstellen translate as opposed to einbilden. I looked and the best I could come up with was einbilden which is "to imagine" which relates to my company name? My employee speaks German so this is based on what he said. I don't speak a lick of it.
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I understood that it has to do with your company name.

It is a bit difficult to explain.
einbilden does mean imagine but not in the way you mean it. The meaning is a bit "negative" like when you imagine everyone in the world is against you but there really is no reason to think this.

If you mean something like imagine the best porsche in the world the word for that is "vorstellen".
Better yet "stell dir vor!" if you want others to imagine something, imaging how fast/good/perfect it will be...

Do not know if this makes any sense to a non-german speaking guy.
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Originally Posted by PorschePhD
One could rework the bumper, but to be honest we have about 60 hours in it to make it fit...It isn't coming back off!!
Looks fantastic!

So I take it from your comment that adding the hood spoiler was a big deal? I've got the 997 Aero Cup kit and have been thinking about adding the GT3 hood spoiler....any feedback would be appreciated.

Two suggestions beyond the obvious for dealing with chin scrapes: 3M's clear bra on the lower lip will greatly minimize damage from everyday scrapes. Additionally, I purchased a spare lower lip from the GT3 Aero kit just in case....it comes in flat black and the plastic seems a lot more flexible than the primer-coated lower lip from the factory kit.
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You would need to change the whole bumper. It is not just a cover, there is a hole in the bumper for it.

Yes, I have two that I plan on rotating. The next step is to build a lower skid plate right behind and level wih the chin to avoid issue.
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Originally Posted by Stummel
I understood that it has to do with your company name.

It is a bit difficult to explain.
einbilden does mean imagine but not in the way you mean it. The meaning is a bit "negative" like when you imagine everyone in the world is against you but there really is no reason to think this.

If you mean something like imagine the best porsche in the world the word for that is "vorstellen".
Better yet "stell dir vor!" if you want others to imagine something, imaging how fast/good/perfect it will be...

Do not know if this makes any sense to a non-german speaking guy.
Makes sense. Of course not knowing the slang or text it is hard to determine the context it would be used in. So what does vorstellen translate wor wise. Is it too imagine?

Stell dir vor seems like the better fit. Also, I can only fit 9 letters on the plate.
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vorstellen translates into imagine word wise. so go with that.

where do you get the plates?
and most important how do you manage to get the car emissions legal and TUeV certified

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Makes sense. Of course not knowing the slang or text it is hard to determine the context it would be used in. So what does vorstellen translate wor wise. Is it too imagine?

Stell dir vor seems like the better fit. Also, I can only fit 9 letters on the plate.
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My Front Plate Would Read:

"Vital Organs Sold 2Buy This"

Looks great Mr.Kaspar!

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Old 10-08-2006 | 01:33 PM
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It looks really good...I like the way the turn signalslook with the stock bumper though.


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