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I honestly don't mind them, most of the time. I thought about replacing them for something more sleek but I would rather put the money elsewhere for now. they do make great beer and tool holders and are great to sit on however.

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Originally Posted by famoroso (Post 12386938)

The other trend, apart from a small handful of holdouts, is that these cars are no longer daily driven / commuted in.

Perhaps people will start raising ride heights and adding bumperettes across the full width of the bumper? ��

These people ? :)
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Wonder how that bull bar's braced for impact.
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Originally Posted by 75 911s (Post 12386954)

This thread is exactly like the thread about the same topic that occurred 5 years ago. I think it's the same commenters (including myself) too. lol

Something like this might help in your neighborhood :D

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Originally Posted by pmax (Post 12387495)

Nor for me with a G, but were I to daily a modern 911, I think I'd want a non-graphics / non roof rack Dakar as the roads around here are pretty poor. My inner 17 year old, of course, would want a GT3 RS.

Timely thread for me as I've been thinking about putting them back on.
It's the holes that bother me and the trim is sticking out a little.
The TT has them so maybe the Carrera should too?http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1736978209.jpg

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 12391433)

Timely thread for me as I've been thinking about putting them back on.
It's the holes that bother me and the trim is sticking out a little.
The TT has them so maybe the Carrera should too?

Fill. Those. Holes. Mr. Rod. (read in your best Ronald Reagan voice)

Then, drill a pair of new holes in the bumper, at the ends of the rubber strips, so you can use a fastener to tighten them down. Post from a different thread outlining that procedure...

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Originally Posted by 76FJ55 (Post 10904165)

Got the rear bumper assembly mounted up. While I had it off I had the holes for the bumperettes welded up. I like the cleaner look without them, but wanted to retain the black stripe on the bumper as I think it flows well with the side molding and the front bumper's black center.

to retain the inboard end of the stripe i drilled an additional hole in the bumper inboard of where the bumper mounts attach. the lower edge of the bumper mounting washers is conveniently the center-line of the black strip. i laid a straight edge along the bottom of the washers and marked precisely 3-1/8 " from the existing mounting hole and marked the bumper. the distance aligns with the dimple on the back of the black strip, so I used it as the location to drill and tap the strip. the strip actually has a steel reinforcing plate inside, so I threaded it for a 4x0.7 mm screw. the additional screw nicely secures the inboard end tightly to the bumper.

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Originally Posted by famoroso (Post 12391834)

I can see that costing me a grand :D

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 12391874)

I can see that costing me a grand :D

No question. Can you even drive out of a body shop for anything less than $1k these days? I haven't been able to.

Sounds like your option is to reinstall the bumperettes, or source some plugs and rattle can them red.

If you adhere to the "form, fit & function" aspects of the Porsche Marque to its true intent, the bumperettes are a paradox to deal with. Originality vs addressing a Porsche design compromise forced by legislation of the 80's.

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Originally Posted by 3rd_gear_Ted (Post 12391923)

Every new car on the road is forced to design to the legislation. That is why there are so many really ugly cars out on the road. A designer can't just make a nice looking car, it has to meet the many safety standards, and have a lot of electronic gizmos like backup cameras, traction control and on and on, making the cars bigger and bigger.

Personally, I love the look of the G body cars as Porsche sold them. It was one of the few cars that got better looking with the 5 MPH bumper laws in my opinion. My bumperettes will stay on my car, as well as the sugar scoops as long as I own it.

holes?
colour-matched plastic plugs gave acceptable results - for me.

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Originally Posted by 3rd_gear_Ted (Post 12391923)

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Form follows function.

Did the euro update this week and loving the visual weight reduction. There’s a few blemishes left behind from the US bumperettes, so once spring comes I plan to fill the holes and repaint just the middle section (where the license plate sits) for a cleaner look.

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