Stone guard kits for 993

[Nurburgsingh]

Where's the place to go to for a full kit, wings and wheel arches?

TIA

[ChrisDT]

Normally Porsche but my local PPF company have the templates and can cut it out of thinner self healing film rather than the thicker Porsche style material.

[Nurburgsingh]

ooh hadn't thought of that I'll ask my local pff dude

[rObArtes]

Hi Chris, do your PPF company do them in Black? can i ask how much you paid ? cheers rOb

[cableguy]

This company does a 993 kit: https://www.aliath.co.uk/collections/porsche/produ...

C.

[Orangecurry]

Are those long enough and wide enough?

[Nurburgsingh]

cableguy said:

This company does a 993 kit: https://www.aliath.co.uk/collections/porsche/produ...

C.

That’s just the wheel arch area the rear wing bit is missing ie the big fat one

[Orangecurry]

...........they do that too.

https://www.aliath.co.uk/collections/porsche?sort_...

They advertise on the auction site thing.

[phib]

Just make sure when you take them off it doesnt take the paint off like mine did.

Phib

[rObArtes]

holy sh*te ! is there an easy way to remove 26 year old stone guards without damaging the paint ??

[ChrisDT]

Sometimes a toffee wheel will work on a drill but be careful. That's what I did with my 944.

[gwsinc]

I used the Aliath kit with good results earlier this year. Mine were 25 years old when removed and a right pain to do. Photos are in order, no 3 is with no PPF and no 4 is with the Aliath PPF in place.

I got as much of the original PPF off with a hairdryer and my nails as I could, then used white spirit and alcohol wipes to melt the glue off, and again used my nails only to protect the paint. My fingers were a mess but no damage to the paint whatsoever.

The only thing I'd do differently would be to use Ultimate Compound or similar on the newly exposed paint before re-covering it, the Aliath panels are slightly larger then the originals and if the there is a very slight difference in shade between the originally covered and non covered paint. You can only see this from 10cm or closer so no big deal :-)

Edited by gwsinc on Sunday 22 November 11:15

[Wozy68]

May I ask what caused the ‘cracked’ effect in the initial images...... Mines done the same on the offside rear arch.

[gwsinc]

Wozy68 said:

May I ask what caused the ‘cracked’ effect in the initial images...... Mines done the same on the offside rear arch.

It's the old PPF material that dries out and cracks over time, modern materials are much more resilient. Also the right side tend to go first as they go through lots of temperature changes with the oil tank just forward of the wheel.

[Wozy68]

gwsinc said:

Wozy68 said:

May I ask what caused the ‘cracked’ effect in the initial images...... Mines done the same on the offside rear arch.

It's the old PPF material that dries out and cracks over time, modern materials are much more resilient. Also the right side tend to go first as they go through lots of temperature changes with the oil tank just forward of the wheel.

Thanks for that.

[Orangecurry]

gwsinc said:

My fingers were a mess but no damage to the paint whatsoever.

Yup.... you get the 993er Self-sacrifice Bronze award. You only get Silver or Gold if you lose limbs etc.

gwsinc said:

Are you certain that Persian Rug is soft enough to park the 993 upon?

[Wozy68]

Orangecurry said:

gwsinc said:

My fingers were a mess but no damage to the paint whatsoever.

Yup.... you get the 993er Self-sacrifice Bronze award. You only get Silver or Gold if you lose limbs etc.

gwsinc said:

Are you certain that Persian Rug is soft enough to park the 993 upon?

Nothing wrong with a Persian rug to keep those tyres warm.

I was thinking porcelain tiles with underfloor heating to go with the already installed climate, in the garage for my old girl.

SWIMBO quietly pointed out that it may be more prudent to focus on the gaping big hole in the back of the house (Its only been there 6 years) and spend the funds on getting the rear extension sorted.

Women