...opinions please.

just saw these bumpers. not sure what it's made of but the price is good.

do they look stupid with the fried egg headlamps?

the turbo look bumpers use oem grilles

maybe i should do the facelift conversion but i think funds should go to performance mods instead.

 

I'd lean toward the bottom choice.

 

I think that I like the turbo bumper a bit more...will you add side skirts?

 

here's my 01 996 (sold) with turbo bumper

 

Some paint would be nice................



THe TT style is better

 

The turbo front bumper suits your car more.

 

ya, i will be adding side skirts too. just wouldn't look right without.

i am leaning towards the turbo style bumpers too. it looks great on the dark cars but i wonder with my arctic silver.

 

go with the aerokit ll sideskirts and top it of with an 02+ rear bumper and exhaust tips. Here are pics of my 01 again.

 

02 bumper with 02 tailpipes. BTW Carlos, I'm the guy who called about checking out your sportec's. You may have seen my black 997S at Akkurat when you went by today.

 

i saw your black 997s @akkurat. sharp. window tint looks too dark to be legal. the exhaust has a nice snarl.

 

TT bumper looks better, that is what I did and I am very happy. And the skirts make a huge difference, but you will also need a fixed rear wing.

 

The nice thing about the 02+ rear bumper is that it's a factory piece that fits perfect and doesn't require any special prepping like most aftermarket stuff....... and it looks awesome!

 

Just my opin but putting a Turbo look bumper on a 996 is a poser move........if you're OK w/that, fine.
Having a large duct with no purpose (no radiator) is not my thing either.

Also, even though I have a turbo, I always thought the front (with the 3 large openings) was the weakest design line on the whole car and before delivery I was plotting how to change my car & did. The fleamsy ABS chin spoiler is even worse (go C4s there at least).
BTW, some of the board discussion back in 2000 with early Turbo pics was disappointment in the Toyota Supra front bumper treatment, ie. so much of the front being openings & how they were designed.

Like I said initially......if it pulls your chain, go with it.
Your opin is all that ever matters (but plenty of opins here if you need em .

 

If you don't go with the bumper on the top photo let me know.. I have a buddy who can use it...

-Eli

eli@pelicanparts.com

 

very nice billy, i was thinking about doing the exact same thing you did on your '01.

was that your car at akkurat? i stopped in and saw a black 997S. very nice! your car is gonna surprise a lot of people