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YOUR RESEARCHUpgrading a 996, where to start??
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Others running with them on the narrow bodies and it's a fit as long you like it.
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Spacers to set wheels out to fender, looks silly right now.
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Few things I would like to do..
1. Be able to lower the roof without stopping and pulling up parking brake.
2. Spacers to set wheels out to fender, looks silly right now.
3. Lowering springs or coil overs? I want handling/and comfort. Not track for duty.. I have a race car already
4. Add Led lighting to the front that looks OEM-ish
5. Paddle shift upgrade for tiptronic? Ive seen a few topics on this.. Which is best?
6. I have side and rear aero, Need a nice front lip spoiler (GT3'ish.)
Any leads for me where to look?
Thanks for the help
1. Smart Top
2. Many companies make spacers. You can go with OE spacers or aftermarket. Make sure they are hub centric.
3. I think you will prefer coil overs for your application, but I wouldn't do either one if you already have a race car.
4. You won't find anything that looks OEM-ish; the 996 never had OEM LED lights.
5. Paddle shifters for tiptronic are possible, but I haven't seen it often. I know that there's a guy on
www.6speedonline.com
who did a nice conversion.
6. Lots of options on spoilers. Do some research and decide which one you like.
Have fun with the process!
With regards to #1, there is a hack that I did on my '99 Boxster that I found very effective, and it cost $0.00. Not sure if the procedure varies in any way for a 996. Here's a link related to the Boxster:
http://986forum.com/forums/general-d...le-moving.html
There is a relay in the fuse box that deals with lowering/raising the top. One of the tabs on the relay picks up a signal that the car is moving. If it senses the car is moving, then you cannot operate the top. By bending or removing this pin, the relay never gets a signal that the car is in motion.
Once this has been done, you can operate the top simply by engaging the parking brake. The good news here is that you only need to pull the brake up one click.
So, with this hack done, suppose you are driving in stop & go traffic and you want to lower/raise the top. You're not sure if you will actually be at a stop long enough to fully lower/raise the top without the asshat behind you getting pissed off and honking his horn at you. Well, you can just pull the brake up one click (this will not actually brake the car) and lower/raise your top while on the move. Obviously, don't do this above a certain speed.
Once you have done the research and confirmed the location of the relay and the tab in question, this job takes less than five minutes and costs no money.
15mm-20mm all around will be fine with your wheels on a nb.
My old car; stock wheels, widebody twists, widebody twists and 15mm spacer
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stock to widebody with 15mm spacers up front
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** car is lowered **
OK, I was intrigued enough to bite the bullet and get 15 mm spacers all around. When I opened the box my first thought is they didn't look big enough to make much of a difference. But now that they're on the car, they look great! I love the more aggressive stance, and is my kind of visual mod. Looks great, but would take a good eye as to just what is different. Sorry, no pics yet!
