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Old 04-05-2007, 11:17 AM
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The modding bug just bit this morning

Oh dear, I've just done my first tiny mod to the car, and already I can feel the start of the modding bug biting. I removed the red light spears and fitted black ones, hardly a big job, but the car suddenly feels like mine now, simply cos it looks a bit different.

Anyone tried black air intake grilles on a red car?

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Old 04-05-2007, 11:39 AM
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John , Terry, has his black see link
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with black wheels to boot...!!
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John, your lug bolts would appear to have had a black treatment too. Are my eyes deceiving me?
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Old 04-05-2007, 10:52 PM
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John , Terry, has his black see link
http://www.theimagefile.com/?skin=48...etcp=1&setpp=0
with black wheels to boot...!!
Oooh, me likey ... deffo gonna have a go at that.

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John, your lug bolts would appear to have had a black treatment too. Are my eyes deceiving me?

Well spotted that man ... they are little plastic caps, bought off eBay, although I painted the bolt heads black as well to stop them corroding.
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Old 04-05-2007, 10:55 PM
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Has anyone bought replacement side air intake grilles?
Do they come in black plastic finish?
How much are they?

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Old 04-05-2007, 11:41 PM
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Looking very nice... will look forward to further updates as you mod more
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Hi John
Was contemplating this mod months before buying the car! I think it looks more "Turbo" style, maybe.
Question is, did you buy new spears or re-paint the existing?
Could you advise what the cost implication is and ease of the mod?
My cars Meteor Grey, and looks great with black spears when I touch up a pic on Paint Shop Pro! I'm overseas again at the moment so can't experiment with black tape, etc.
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I bought a set of the spears from someone on this list (thanks Tess!) but I gather you can get them easily as a part in any OPC. They come in black plastic, so you can use them as is, or paint them. I think they are about £100 for a pair. They just clip onto the car, easy to do the second time, a bit more of a wrench the first time!

You could remove the existing ones and paint them, but probably better to keep them in case you want to put the car back to original later.

Good luck.

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John The grills come in Black, Black or Black and from memory cost about 35 of your earth pounds.....allan
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Old 04-25-2007, 05:22 PM
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John The grills come in Black, Black or Black and from memory cost about 35 of your earth pounds.....allan
Thanks for that, very encouraging as I suspected they would be more than that. I deal in Scottish Pounds (which of course are more valuable that those south of the border) so I'll have to see if I can beat them down a smidgen!

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John The grills come in Black, Black or Black and from memory cost about 35 of your earth pounds.....allan
Hiya
I was keen to try the black spears but I called into my OEM and they quoted me about £140 for them in primer - dont know if this is black or not.
Any idea if your price was from a Porsche dealer or another source?
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Old 05-17-2007, 05:08 PM
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