Attn: 996 owners with crud in the rads
Discussion
Having seen recent pictures on here of how bad the rads can get due to all the crud that gets in I did some checking and it appears no one makes grills for the 996. The Boxster, yes, but not the 996.
Today I had a chat with a fabricator, Powerspeed near Ashford Kent. They may be known to some on here as they are pretty cool when it comes to exhaust technology. I found them when they made some CAT's for my wifes Range Rover about a year ago.
Anyway, back to the topic, I asked them about making up grills to cover the air intake holes at the front of the 996. They just happened to have an XK8 outside their workshop which had a Stainless Steel grill under the bumper which I think would look appropriate on a 996 so I've asked them to price up fabricating grills for the Porsche, similar to the XK8. Personally I would not want stainless so they will powdercoat them in black. My car is Ocean Blue so I'm guessing this will look fine and most importantly, understated.
Of course a one off would be expensive so my question is, would anyone else be interested in having the same job done in which case the unit cost would be that much cheaper. We must all suffer the same crud problems and this could be a stylish and practical solution.
Let me know your interest and I will post the pricing when they get back to me.
I hasten to add I am not interested in making money from this. That is Powerspeeds province. Just trying to help other 996 owners from shelling out for new rads every 5 minutes.
Today I had a chat with a fabricator, Powerspeed near Ashford Kent. They may be known to some on here as they are pretty cool when it comes to exhaust technology. I found them when they made some CAT's for my wifes Range Rover about a year ago.
Anyway, back to the topic, I asked them about making up grills to cover the air intake holes at the front of the 996. They just happened to have an XK8 outside their workshop which had a Stainless Steel grill under the bumper which I think would look appropriate on a 996 so I've asked them to price up fabricating grills for the Porsche, similar to the XK8. Personally I would not want stainless so they will powdercoat them in black. My car is Ocean Blue so I'm guessing this will look fine and most importantly, understated.
Of course a one off would be expensive so my question is, would anyone else be interested in having the same job done in which case the unit cost would be that much cheaper. We must all suffer the same crud problems and this could be a stylish and practical solution.
Let me know your interest and I will post the pricing when they get back to me.
I hasten to add I am not interested in making money from this. That is Powerspeeds province. Just trying to help other 996 owners from shelling out for new rads every 5 minutes.
leeme3 said:
got this from ebay for around a tenner I think...
Got the seller's ebay ID by any chance?
Seller was robgrundy
Cost was £6.99. Then it took about half an hour to remove the front, then the cutting to shape was tricky (skill needed with scissors.
Drilled a few holes in the plastic outa sight, then a few mini tie-wraps to hold it in place. Hardly notice it at all, till you get close, then it looks quite subtle.
Better than that silver plastering mesh that makes it look like you've been to B&Q and are about to render over the holes....
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