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Managed to catch 4 of the 12 Porsches at work in a row this morning.
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POST 2Original post
Looking at those pictures, I think I like the overall look of the headlights on the 996 vs the 997!
POST 3Original post
I agree with Paul on the headlights - truly the 996 headlights look better. I like the 997 taillights better, but that's nothing that a set of LED taillights wouldn't fix also.
POST 4Original post
Interesting. So UAE has two different kinds of plates to accomodate both Euro and Asian/American type cars? Where was your 996tt originally from?
POST 5Original post
I don't care for the MkII headlights. My preference is the 996 MKI then the 997 followed by the MKII.
POST 6Original post
Quotes source post: 12769736
We have them in Australia too but we have standard, slim, euro, euro slim and now Japanese. All of them can be custom as well. +996 on the headlights although the mk2 are my preference Great pics
POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
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When you go for registration you generally order long or short plates as a set, getting one long and one short is more of an effort. My 996 is a UAE car. ....however if you leave the registration to the dealer, you can end up with this....
POST 8Original post
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LOL! Leave it to a dealer... As for the lights. I think the MK2 are the most modern design but of course the purists prefer the round lights so that's what Porsche has to do! Plus it is a part of the 911s identity so it makes sense to keep it that way even if it doesn't look quite as clean.
POST 9Original post
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I would've thought that UAE car would have Euro bumper unless it's a grey market import. What's more common there, the rectangular plated bumpers or American style ones?
POST 10Original post
I'm loving the red turbo twists. I wonder how they would look on my midnight blue metallic cab?
POST 11Original post
Quotes source post: 12772512
Oh, those aren't real. mcbit just photoshopped them in, IIRC. https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...-wheels-2.html (Man, I spend waaay too much time on here)
POST 12Original post
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That's funny, i was thinking the same thing.
POST 13Original post
Very nice line up!
POST 14Original post
I really adore every angle of my 996 MK2 GT3, and not a fan of the design of the MK1 997 front end. Also really like the 996 Turbo. The 991 looks good with �round� headlights to my eyes, but the 997 looks a bit forced, though I think the 997 turbo and the 997 MK2 GT3 are good looking cars (and on my radar for a replacement for my car) overall.
POST 15 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
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Looking at these pics I have to say that I do prefer every aspect of the 996tt over the 997. The owner of the 997tt is the guy who bought by 996 4S from me. Both the 996tt and the 996 4S with the bent number plate are Gulf spec cars sold new by Porsche UAE. They are real! I liked the Photoshop results so I had them painted, I love them some people don't but on my specialist Porsche indy's Facebook page my car has more likes than any other car by quite a long way. https://www.facebook.com/jzmgulf/
POST 16Original post
^ OK, your lead just got bigger by one more like.
POST 17Original post
I like the 996TT front better than the 997 too.
POST 18 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
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Mcbit likes this
POST 19Original post
Ditto. Personally, I like the look of the 964 and 991 headlights as much or maybe even more, but: The 996.2 has a great look that in my narrow, biased opinion will age well. The back of the 997 is very well executed, but I agree with one of the commenters that the round headlights seem a bit 'forced'. (Different desert; same great looks)
POST 20Original post
The 996 looks the best IMO.
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