A bit of information that may be helpful to someone in the future. Based on my experience, the parts guys at your local dealership are going to be of little help. In converting my 996tt front end to a 997tt front end, I acquired a used bumper cover from a local bumper refurbishing place, but they were not sure of the year model that it came from.

At the dealership when ordering grilles and lights to finish the bumper, no one had an idea what the differences were. The left and right grille inserts had different part numbers for the 997.1 vs. 997.2 but the pics on their exploded parts drawings looked exactly the same. They were the same price, so I ordered the 997.1 parts on the assumption that the used bumper likely came from an older car. Well, the pictures below show the differences:



You can see that the 997.1 grille inserts have something missing. It appears that the grille inserts for the later bumpers had a different angle slat that went into the molded recesses. This gives the 997.2 grilles a more flush look:

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So I ordered in the 997.2 grille inserts only to discover that they did not come with the slats that went flush into the recesses. And the parts guys at my local dealership could not tell me what was missing. Their drawing left them scratching their heads. I ended up having to go to an online Porsche parts catalog to find the missing pieces. Turns out, each side has two clip-on slats, maybe 7-8 inches long.....and here's the kicker.....they cost as much as the entire grille insert itself!!!

In retrospect, I could have had my bodyshop grind off the recess in the bumper cover so I could have just used the 997.1 grilles, and saved myself over $300!!! And to add insult to injury.....the dealership wouldn't take back the 997.1 grilles because we had thrown away the "original packaging" (plastic bags)! Hopefully this information will help someone down the line.

 

Why didn't you ask here first ? It would have saved you a lot of money!
But all's well that ends well

 

Yes I should have asked....I did a search but no love. I made the erroneous assumption that the parts guys at the dealership would know.

 

Hi

I have the same front bumper, Do you have the entire parts number, to make the order?

Thanks in advance

 

Wouldn't it have worked if you google the part number on the bumper?

 

Yes, that would have worked, but the sticker with the part number on the bumper cover was illegible, and I could not find the part number embossed into the plastic.

 

These are for the 997.2 Turbo bumper with the indents for the vanes:

The center grille (Porsche calls them Retaining Frames) is 9975055410401C
Right and left grilles are 9975055630601C and 9975055640601C

And the parts that my guy couldn't seem to locate were the "Vanes titanium metallic", 997505764509B1 and 997505763509B1

 

Hi, Thanks, I appreciate your help, this is an expensive upgrade.

Rgds

 

I am also looking for the slats for the 997.2 bumper and couldn't find the part number anywhere, so there are four of the slats, do they all have different part numbers? or are each part numbers you posted for a set of two?

 

Sorry for the thread necro: does the bumper cover need to come off to replace the slats? Mine are looking pretty worn.

 

Why would you want to do a 997 nose, won't that kill resale? Just curious, I'm sure it will look good just never seen it done.

 

This is the thread I have been looking for. I have a 997t.1. The car is factory stock aero package which means the front slats in the bumper are white. It makes the car look like it has small teeth. I am going to get the zunpsort front grilles in black but either need to plasti dip the slats black or have them replaced with oem black ones. I realize the bumper comes off for this but that is not a huge deal. Can anyone give me the part number for the original black oem slats? I would rather just swap in new ones then paint the original one etc. in the unlikely case that I hate it and want to go back to stock. Also feel like given all the nooks and crannies that plasti dip on the slats might be a pain too. Part numbers or advice very welcome. Thanks!

 

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/RBSG997TT.html

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/RBCG997TT.html

 

Hello guys, its very nice to find great help here, i am also doing the upgrade of 996 turbo S look to 997 turbo look.i am having a probleme selecting the front grilles set , my front bumper part# 997 505 311 02 .i went to the dealer and they could not find a matching info !!!
can anyone here tell me is it for 997tt or 997 turbo s and what year ?
i checked in search in the net and some times it come as turbo S bumper .