996 Turbo / GT2 Turbo discussion on previous model 2000-2005 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and 911 GT2.

Anyone paint the factory turbo lip

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Old Jun 11, 2004 | 06:08 AM
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Anyone paint the factory turbo lip

or is that a bad idea, does it look tacky. I would like to see some pics. I am back and forth on the aero kit and I scrap my stock TT lip alot due to lowering. Does the factory aero kit front lip have better clearance.
 
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 06:45 AM
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Doug,
to answer ur question, it does not look tacky at all. however, if u know u're going to hit it don't do it.

the aerokit lip will give u less clearance than the stock lip. if u hit it, it will also cost more to replace (a lot more) than the stock one.

when painted, the stock lip if u hit it the paint will crack but most likely the part itself will not crack. the aerokit lip will crack when u hit it along with the paint.

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I have 2 lips...One of which is already painted and ready to mount when the other has a bad scrape which is inevitable
 
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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Thatnks for the picture. That silver looks good with the painted lip. RDH, do you have a pic?
 
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I got mine painted, it's a very big improvement, a bit more aggressive IMO.

 
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Thanks. I wanted to see one with a little darker color. Looks great. I think I am going to tell the shop to paint mine tomorrow. If I trash it, I will just break down and/have good excuse to get the aero kit.

Have you guys hit or scraped yours. Is a simple scrape or bend on a parking rail going to cuase big chunck of paint to chip off.
 

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I say keep the factory lip (non-Aero) in black, then you don't have to worry about scrap and repaint!
 
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 11:22 AM
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Yeah I hit a parking curb and unfortunately it cracked the paint pretty bad in about a 2" space...but you have to be looking for it to see it. Still a big improvement over stock IMO.
 
Old Jun 11, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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My concern would be large paint chip peeling off if I rolled it a bit. Does the paint flex with it or does it chip and seperate from the surface of the lip pretty bad.
 


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