Aftermarket aero kit vs factory

Are the after market aero kits worth getting or should I just find a car that has factory? Don't want to get a car with no factory, buy an aero kit, then discover it vibrates/flexes/shakes independantly of the car like the crappy wings you see on all those little tuned up boy racers.

Brock, I have OEM side skirts and they have help up very well for a 2000my car (my car since mid '04). I put a GT3 aftermarket front end on about 3-4 montha ago - (fibreglass) - and can tell you I would not do it again. You really need the poly or else you get imperfections and no flex. My best guess is that you would be happier with OEM, assuming cost of the car is within reason. Hope that helps, RB

OEM all the way... I have one for sale if you are interested...

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I love my RUF RGT aerokit. It is made out of polyurethane just like the factory bumper so there are no fitment issues and you don't have to worry about it cracking when you scrape those steep driveways. It looks more aggressive than the stock GT3 Mk-I bumper but not over the top like the TechArt and Gemballa kits (which are too ricey IMHO). Believe it or not the RUF RGT aerokit is actually functional too. It adds downforce and the larger openings and custom duct work provide better brake cooling over the stock bumper. I highly recommend it.

Yes. Go with the OEM. You paid for what you get. Consider the crappy fiberglass kit needs to be repainted every year due to rock chips or cranks.

OEM much better quality. The fiberglass stuff is great for a track car though you end up ripping the side skirts off or the front bumper every now and then and it is easier to repair at least in my hands. I have a complete factory kit in ocean blue for sale if you are interested though. Just give me a ring through email at [email removed]

Well get OEM, or get poly.....if its fiberglass, then it'll be crap....I had a fiberglass Turbo "look" rear bumper....replaced it with a real TT bumper and its not even close....the look, quality, everything is better with OEM...my fiberglass one started to ripple....

newport..... how did you get the oem tt rear on? isn't the turbo about 1.5 inches wider on each side vs the narrowbody?

i only ask b.c that's something i want to do to.....

Its cut at the wheel wells and plastic welded back...my body shop does LOTS of these mods...fits PERFECTLY on the narrow body now.....I also had the bumperettes removed and covered over so it has the Euro look to it.....I like the shape soooo much better....

Hey Newport could you give me their info and how much... looking to do the same for my artic silver......?

I just purchased an aerokit and unfortunately, it's a Techart knockoff and am going to try it as it's too late anyway. My question to you is whether or not I can have all my parts (front bumper, sideskirt) painted at a body shop and then have a Porsche tech (20 years of pully parts) simply do the install or will there be seams that I have to worry about that a bodyshop will need to integrate?

est8esq, Can you take before and after pics, then post them up? TIA

est8esq.... i don't see why not...... most paint place will ask if you want them to place it on or not,,,,,, i figured since they are there might as well....

Hey Newport, I have been doing alot of looking around at differnent 996 with body kits with interior upgrades and I must say, Your C4 Cab is one of the best looking ones around. Good Job.

Thx....I worked pretty hard, but it was FUN!!! Thats the cool thing about 996's you can go mild or wild...I think I am on the extreme mild end....subtle, yet its there....If I were to go wild...maybe a HUGE widebody kit....wing etc....but I am JUST about done...I have about 2 or 3 mods on my list....

the only aftermarket kit i'd consider is the Ruf kit - otherwise factory and painted and installed at the factory

Newport, It looks great, don;t mess with it. So I'm assuming that you P car body kit is OEM Poly right and don't go with the FB stuff. Jake

Factory paint is over rated....a good shop can beat the factory job....Factory kit, EXPERIENCED body shop for paint and install...by experienced I mean experience with Porsche body kits....

how do you have any sort of proof that the body shop paint job "beat" the "overrated" factory job?

the LOOK of it......also the LOOK of the shops paint jobs over years.....A GOOD body shop that does high end work will beat the factory every time....its funny, when I hade my 02+ done, they matched the orange peel on the rest of the car....lol....so I had to take it back to have the WHOLE CAR wet sanded te remove the FACTORY imperfections....now it looks AMAZING....not saying the factory is bad, but a GOOD shop will beat it...they wil use the same quality paints, do better prep work and better finishing....but you pay for that. I actually know someone who took their BRAND NEW Porsche directly to the body shop for wet sanding because he could not live with the imperfections.....it looked like wet glass afterwards.