C11BRA
Suzuka
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- 30 Mar 2015
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After recently part-exing my RAM Cobra for a 996 C2 (to sell easier) I soon fell in love with the car and contracted a bad case of Porsche-itus.
The 996 has had a pretty poor life. Loads of owners, terrible service history, poor paintwork, non standard wheels etc etc.
So....as already non standard (and virtually impossible to sell for £8000) I have decided to try and make the 17 year old beast a little fresher. Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to make it look like a 997 or even a facelifted 996, just trying to make it make me smile. I fully appreciate that cars have a value in standard form but hopefully i can do this conversion justice.
I've spent a tight budget of £2000 on a new look front end, wheel re-furb and a mechanical overhaul (+ a raft of low cost repairs). Being a qualified technician, all of the labour is free.
So. Headlights.
I'm not a big fan of the big (early) 996 lamps. Just too big in my opinion and being shared with Boxster doesn't help. I like the facelift lights but could not justify the cost of new wings, lamps & re-painting so when I saw the picture of modified lamp (on a Boxster), my plan was hatched.
I've stripped down a lamp assembly. Anyone want to follow the build??? With pictures?
The 996 has had a pretty poor life. Loads of owners, terrible service history, poor paintwork, non standard wheels etc etc.
So....as already non standard (and virtually impossible to sell for £8000) I have decided to try and make the 17 year old beast a little fresher. Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to make it look like a 997 or even a facelifted 996, just trying to make it make me smile. I fully appreciate that cars have a value in standard form but hopefully i can do this conversion justice.
I've spent a tight budget of £2000 on a new look front end, wheel re-furb and a mechanical overhaul (+ a raft of low cost repairs). Being a qualified technician, all of the labour is free.
So. Headlights.
I'm not a big fan of the big (early) 996 lamps. Just too big in my opinion and being shared with Boxster doesn't help. I like the facelift lights but could not justify the cost of new wings, lamps & re-painting so when I saw the picture of modified lamp (on a Boxster), my plan was hatched.
I've stripped down a lamp assembly. Anyone want to follow the build??? With pictures?
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