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YOUR RESEARCHAmazon (blasphemer) lip for Mk1 and decal question
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I've heard they are easier to install if you use a hair dryer to warm them up a little (maybe I can borrow one from one of the Boxste' drivers) or do it on a hot sunny day.
Amazon (blasphemer) lip for Mk1 and decal question
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I've heard they are easier to install if you use a hair dryer to warm them up a little (maybe I can borrow one from one of the Boxste' drivers) or do it on a hot sunny day.
Amazon (blasphemer) lip for Mk1 and decal question
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This is very substantive stuff I know, but having dropped almost $5k in repair and maintenance in two months I'm not exactly ready to buy more expensive doodads for my car until I can staunch the bleeding from that and the combined body blow of self employment taxes.
Two questions:
1. This lip on Amazon for Mk2s:
Amazon.com: Porsche 996 911 OE Style Urethane Front Bumper Lip Chin Spoiler For 01-05 Models: Automotive
Amazon.com: Porsche 996 911 OE Style Urethane Front Bumper Lip Chin Spoiler For 01-05 Models: Automotive
(no affiliation bla bla bla) - am I safe in assuming that I can make it work on my Mk1 with a minimum of effort? And by minimum of effort I mean a little creativity in the mounting points and maybe trimming to fit.
2. Has anyone put a Singer style Porsche decal on the decklid, and if so, do you have a pic to share? See, e.g.,
http://carreradecals.com/collections...-decal-graphic
Gracias,
Dave
The lip pictured appears to be designed to fit the 996 turbo/C4S front bumper. A friend of mine offered to give me one for 996 C2, and the fit is way off. I don't think there is any reasonable way to modify it to fit.
I actually just bought that same lip from amazon. Its definitely a direct fit for the C4s/Turbo bumpers. It took me 5 minutes. If you're dealing with a non c4s/turbo bumper I don't think its an easy fit. Here it is on my car:
For MK1 bumper, you're better off getting 996.2 Cup Car front lip for it IMO.
If you're really desperate like a crack *****, you could do the EZ Lip(which I really do not recommend as it immensely cheapens things, but then again this whole thread is about being "budget friendly" and "frugal").
I ripped the front lip off my car a week or so after I bought it. Finally got around to putting it back on again a few weeks ago, and I can't pull out of my second garage without scraping the heck out of it. Took it off again to increase ground clearance.
The toughest part was getting the first clip to fit in. You have to pull pretty hard. After the first clip pops in (I started from the passenger side) the rest will match up. It was an inexpensive and quick fix for my eaten up lip.
Thanks Moto. I've heard they are easier to install if you use a hair dryer to warm them up a little (maybe I can borrow one from one of the Boxste' drivers) or do it on a hot sunny day. I guess I'll find out. Thanks for the info.
