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I think I may just change the front bumper with the standard lights, but unsure which fornt bumper looks the best
996 Headlight conversion - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Hi all,
New to this site but have spent many hours looking through all the posts. Just purchased a 2003 Boxster S Guards Red which I cannot wait to drive.
Looking at what people have done to their cars I was hoping someone could tell me what work is involved or a possible guide on converting the front end to a 996 as pictured below:
Love this example of a boxster... <3
Hoping to get this done in the very near future with some other tasteful mods to the interior too.
If anyone has any knowledge on this I would love to hear it
Many thanks,
Richard
Jeeeeesus....
Thanks for the reply The French Dude... did NOT realise the extent of this job. I wasn't sure whether it was a case of headlights wiring loom modified and bumper straight on but now I think this modification will have to wait... a long time... very expensive mod.
I think I may just change the front bumper with the standard lights, but unsure which fornt bumper looks the best
Cheers
This is the front end look you need ;
Install yourself for $355
I really hate to be such a whore for these projectors, but I don't think any other headlight options for the 986 even come close.
Another option is to look for an OEM 996 GT3 front bumper cover . That's what I did and it is a straight bolt on no fitting required . I like the factory stuff because it fits and is made of poly so it is flexible . Bumper covers like Fred's ( great looking ) are fiberglass , nothing wrong with fiberglass but it easily cracks with small bumps/impacts . OEM is quite $$$ vs fiberglass so that has to be considered . Bottom line go with what YOU like and enjoy
