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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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Oem is the only way to go, you will end up paying more to prep the aftermarket properly. The old saying goes" Pay me now or pay me later"
 
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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It was all fiberglass and he described it as a mix and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference or at least that's what I thought he said. I have pics give me a min to host.

Any pics Sleepy?
 
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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buy oem man you wont regret it.. oem is like 600-700 if i remmebr right. i had it on my old 996 ... brnadywine. has thema t a good price it comes with all the clips and the hardware to install them. the clips are liek 15-20 each and u need like 4-6 each side...

i bet u the fake ones dont have that
 
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so someone here says precision porsche has great parts/fitment, another says it's ****. what is it?
 
Old May 5, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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OEM...Thats it thats all. There is a set of the for sale section, they are OEM GT3 MKII painted artic silver and come with the clips....Not mine , the guy that bought them off me is trying to sell them.

Ben I have seen the precision ones and they were not even close to the OEM quality.
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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bro i don't want oem style sideskirts.
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 12:38 AM
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High Quality Fiberglass is an oxymoron.
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 03:05 AM
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I have Precision Prosche front bumper and side skirts. The finish was not bad at all. Fit on the front bumper is good...side skirts could have been a little better but overall for what I paid I'm very pleased. Good guy to work with and they ship things when they say they will ship.







 
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I just finished my MK1 (sans Taco wing) with all OEM parts and my body guy didn't have a single problem. Less heart ache.

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Assuming you want the OE look, go OEM for sure. I ordered the Mk 11 skirts from Sunset ($672 for the kit) - they are a site sponsor and terrific guys to work with ... did it all by e-mail.
Just had the skirts (professionally) installed - they fit perfectly and look fantastic.
Even if you could save a couple of bucks going after market the difference wouldn't be enough to justify it IMHO.
 
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The are no OEM sideskirts for the C4S/TT. So for me it's Techart authentic at $2K or $500 for Precision Porsche's sideskirts. I just want to dig down and get feedback on Precision's parts.
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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OEM is the best fitment. But if aftermarket is preferred due to style and/or price, I suggest polyurethane ones over fiberglass.
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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Well if thats the case Ben , if you want what costs 2 K and you are only going to spend 500, lets assume you need an extra 500 in labor to get the fit and finish better, your still only paying half of what they are worth. Just do it and if you don't like them flip them, there is always someone willing to buy.As i said I have seen them and they were not that impressive to me, but hey I'm overly picky
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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kil what exactly have you seem? clarify "them" and why you weren't impressed. i am impressed by how the sideskirts look on FLY996's ride above.

the techart stuff would cost $2000 for side skirts, and $1500 for the three piece rear bumper pieces.

that's $3500 + paint for the "real deal".

precision porsche is $500 for the rear kit and $450 for the sideskirts or less than $1K for everything. that's a pretty huge delta that I'm willing to take a risk on based on FLY's experience and illM3's notes.
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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The ones I saw were not strait, they had wave into the fiberglass, Its hard to see the defects in pictures, I am sure some out there are good, just not the ones I saw.My old C2 was parked side by side (@ the dealer ) with the other C2 with the aftermarket side skirts and the OEM ones were perfect in comparison.It was just bad quality, I asked the owner what they were, his reply was " they are garbage" and then told me where he got them.Flys car does look good, it goes to show prep work is everything.
 


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