9996 C4S front splitter - thoughts?
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About 2 months into ownership now and enjoying it more every time I drive it! Time to spruce up a little though, cosmetically the only thing wrong is the front splitter which is broken - it came with the standard Turbo one in body colour. I like the idea of the flexi polyurethane one as it's less likely to be destroyed by speed bumps and the like, as well as not showing scuff damage so much.
Any thoughts on this, or recommendations for similar/better?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-996-911-Turbo-C...
f:0
Any thoughts on this, or recommendations for similar/better?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-996-911-Turbo-C...
f:0 I bought one of those a year ago from the same seller. Quality is absolutely fine, and he was a 911 fan himself.
The only advice I would give is that they are a *very* tight fit when new. If you start at one end and fit it normally, it will seem to be 1cm too short when you get to the other end! I had to screw one end in place, then keep a lot of tension on the new splitter as I pulled it into place, and after a couple of goes it fit very snugly. Probably better to have it tight than have it come off at somewhere toward 200mph though :-)
Oh, and make sure you are careful when you remove the screws from each end of the existing splitter. Don't lose the little insert that fits into the inner wing.
Gratuitous picture of my 996 with this splitter fitted...
The only advice I would give is that they are a *very* tight fit when new. If you start at one end and fit it normally, it will seem to be 1cm too short when you get to the other end! I had to screw one end in place, then keep a lot of tension on the new splitter as I pulled it into place, and after a couple of goes it fit very snugly. Probably better to have it tight than have it come off at somewhere toward 200mph though :-)
Oh, and make sure you are careful when you remove the screws from each end of the existing splitter. Don't lose the little insert that fits into the inner wing.
Gratuitous picture of my 996 with this splitter fitted...
pete said:
I bought one of those a year ago from the same seller. Quality is absolutely fine, and he was a 911 fan himself.
The only advice I would give is that they are a *very* tight fit when new. If you start at one end and fit it normally, it will seem to be 1cm too short when you get to the other end! I had to screw one end in place, then keep a lot of tension on the new splitter as I pulled it into place, and after a couple of goes it fit very snugly. Probably better to have it tight than have it come off at somewhere toward 200mph though :-)
Oh, and make sure you are careful when you remove the screws from each end of the existing splitter. Don't lose the little insert that fits into the inner wing.
Gratuitous picture of my 996 with this splitter fitted...
Nice one thanks; he's not that far from me so another part of the appeal is he'll fit it free if I go over to collect. Seems a good option!The only advice I would give is that they are a *very* tight fit when new. If you start at one end and fit it normally, it will seem to be 1cm too short when you get to the other end! I had to screw one end in place, then keep a lot of tension on the new splitter as I pulled it into place, and after a couple of goes it fit very snugly. Probably better to have it tight than have it come off at somewhere toward 200mph though :-)
Oh, and make sure you are careful when you remove the screws from each end of the existing splitter. Don't lose the little insert that fits into the inner wing.
Gratuitous picture of my 996 with this splitter fitted...
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