I was happy with MA Shaw's replicas.... www.mashaw.com Much less that full dealer on a factory unit.

Misha Wings is another one that is common.

 

he's already paid for that job, so they're not doing him no favors here, they need to take care of the problem, if anything they should have checked it out more thoroughly before they painted it, you can tell what side of the fence you're on, cause you've probably been on that fence before.

 

you hit the nail on the head yellowbrw, i could tell when he went into his rant, what side he was on, it's never good to have to go back and do a re-do, no money in that, but it should have been right the first time, if they don't honor it i would definetly let everybody around know what kind of work they do. good luck

 

In 2006 I bought a 22K mile 2001 red 996 with the factory aero kit. The car had bubbles in the center section of the spoiler. From the local Porsche club I got the name a bodyshop that was favored by club members. They painted the center section. Two months later the bubbles reappeared. They stripped off the paint and at each bubble it was actually damp when they dug into the finish. It was decided that it would be useless to paint it.

I did a search and found someone in the UK who manufactured GT3 rear wings. He said his center section would fit the factory rear wing. I bought it, the body shop painted it and a year later when I sold the car it was still perfect. Unfortunately, I do not have the name of the UK supplier anymore.

In February of this year, I bought a 27K mile 2001 black 996 with the factory aero kit. The center section had bubbles. I took it to the local body shop in Charlotte that does all of the Porsche dealer work and was also recommended by the Porsche club. I have used him previously and have been very satisfied with his work. I explained that this was the second car I have had with the same issue. He said he had seen it before. He would dig out each of the bubbles, heat the wing in their drying oven, then prep and paint it.

Within one week, the bubbles were back and it appeared as if he had never touched it. He called the local Porsche dealer but they did not have any information and recommended I call Porsche's hot line and talk with them. At this point, warranty is not an issue but my body guy would sure like to hear if Porsche has a solution for treating the panel.

Based on my experience, I would say Porsche had a defective batch of these center sections.