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YOUR RESEARCHFitting +02 rear bumper onto 99-01 996
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Will I run into an issue with my Fabspeed exhaust?
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In fact, I'd rank it only slightly better than buying a C2 and changing the badge to read GT3.
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If you are thinking about fitting 99-01 tips and replacing your bumper to a 02+, my question would be....
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To the general population, no one could care less or even notice the change from an 01 to 02
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I have been wondering about replacing the rear bumper for a while.
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Can it be done or has anyone done it? Any additional fitment issues that might result from it?
I'm also wondering because I know the exhaust cut-outs for +02 996s is different than 99-01 cars. Will I run into an issue with my Fabspeed exhaust?
Thanks for your help guys/gals
thanks alon, so if I weld on new +02 tips I should be all set? This actually works out better for me since I've always wanted the turbo semi-dual tips...
I have the stock exhaust on my '99, but I ordered the larger Carrera tips. Will those work with the 02 rear bumper? I have been wondering about replacing the rear bumper for a while.
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Sean
wow.. this is an OLD post revisted
What "larger" carerra tips are you referring to? If you are thinking about fitting 99-01 tips and replacing your bumper to a 02+, my question would be.... Why?
The only reason I ask is because most people upgrade to an 02+ rear to fit the newer looking exahust tips... The aesthetic look (besides the exhaust cut-out) is very similar...
But if you have already bought 02+ tips, then the only way it will fit is with a +02 bumper... FYI
Yeah, I did a search and had to scroll for a while
I ordered the "Tequipment Sports Tailpipes Chrome-plated tailpipes featuring a larger, elliptical cross-section. Suitable for all 911 (Type 996) models up to 07/01." Forgot to mention there is a small dink in my rear bumper that only I know about that kinda bugs me, heh. So, I figured if I do replace it, maybe the 02 would look nice.
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Sean
Maybe I am in the minority here, but I kinda like the idea of keeping years stock. It's one thing to mod a vehicle, it's another thing to dress an '00 or '01 as the '02. It's a little rice, to borrow the term. In fact, I'd rank it only slightly better than buying a C2 and changing the badge to read GT3. Let's put it this way: you ain't fooling anyone.
It would seem a much better use of funds to upgrade suspension, wheels, shifter, exhaust, etc. Just my $0.02.
So it's rice to put mods from a 02+ on a 99-01 996, but do you think its rice for people to have mods from a turbo/gt2/gt3 on a 996? I don't think people on this board are trying to fool people when... Lets say, they put a turbo/gt3 bumper on, or upgrade the front or rear of the car to 02s (for 99-01 996s). To the general population, no one could care less or even notice the change from an 01 to 02
For 99-01 cars, the idea of changing the rear is to fit wider exhaust tips (eg the tips on the turbo x50 cars). That's it. It looks almost identical to the 99-01 bumpers except the rear exhaust cutout. Even if someone were to change rears from a 99-01 to an 02+ and not change the front, any enthusiast who cared would obviously know its a 99-01. Now if you are rocking no aero kit, stock suspension and stock brakes with a GT3 badge, i think, that is a much different story.
To each his own though.... That's what makes the modding comunity so great, everyone has a different opinion
nycebo,
so what do you think about 1/2 of the country that engages in plastic surgery, botox, youth beauty creams, crap, etc.. enhancements for themselves in order to look younger? posers? :>
i say to each their own.. I have a 99 with a twin turbo front bumper.. i'm not fooling anyone, but I like the twin turbo bumper, and I needed to replace mine after a minor accident... so for the same price, is it rice to put on the twin turbo bumper instead of the boring, generic 99 bumper? I know i'm not fooling anyone.. it's not a twin turbo.. <g>
as i said before.. to each their own i say imho..
Bob, you're spot on....to each his own. I surely didn't intend to be the end all be all expert with my opinion. But, that said, I stand by what I said.
As for your quote above, don't even get me started. The amount spent annually on cosmetic transformation and beauty products in this country would buy every man, woman, and child a brand new Porsche and that's guaranteed to put a bigger smile on one's face than a little botox injection (which in and of itself is a potential oxymoron because a little too much botox will guarantee that you won't be smiling for months).
