Picked up the car last week and first thing I did was order a new OEM front lip from sunset imports porsche. the car only has 24k miles but the previous owner had the lip painted black and the road rash speckled the paint pretty badly



The lip itself wasn't too badly scuffed but it had to go. I actually think if he had left it unpainted it wouldn't have shown any wear.

Here it is next to the new lip


Now the simple step of removing the screws and swapping out the old for the new








Good as new

Literally a 5 minute DIY. Old lip removes relatively easily with a bit of pressure. After you've removed the 2 screws all you need to do is lift and pull and it pops right out. (local dealer wanted to charge for 30 minutes of labor to install)

Art

 

I tried to remove the stock lip on my 2007 Turbo and I unscrewed the 2 screws, one on each side. I could not remove the lip. Do I pull on it from the center away from the front hood? Do I pull out and downwards toward the ground? I noticed there are tabs along the top side of the lip. My car was not on a lift when I attempted this. Any advice would be appreciated

 

once you have the screws off you should notice the corners are loose. start at one end, plant your thumb against the bumper and grab the bottom edge of the lip with your fingers. now simultaneously lift up and pull out with your fingers while firmly pressing your thumb against the bumper. don't start in the center and don't be afraid to apply firm force

once you release the first clip the rest will follow using the same technique. Just remember, up and out

hope this helps
Art

 

Sorry to bother you about something silly and off topic but I noticed in the pic's what I presume to be your garage floor. I just had mine done with epoxy but it is nowhere near as nice as yours. What is that coating that you have on the floor if you don't mind me asking?

Kind regards,
Peter

 

PM sent

 

Art,

Thanks for the detailed post, did you need to elevate the car to get to the screws? My car is stock height and I would like to try this myself.

 

nope, all you need is a torx T30 bit with a socket wrench. alternatively you can buy a T30 torx screwdriver but it will need to be a short one (less than 4") otherwise it won't fit under the lip to loosen the screw without elevating the car

once the two screws are out, start on one end and with one hand lift the corner and firmly pull to release the clips. use your thumb as a lever against the bumper. 5 minute job

 

And the mods have begun!!!!
Nice job Art, Horatio would be proud lol j/k

 

LOL! horatio is a trip but I have to admit he has clean cars. The tech at Rector admitted that the used cars they inspect from horatio are in superior condition to the used cars porsches they sell at their dealership. The europipe exhaust is calling my name but the wife is shooting me some nasty looks. I think her exact words were "we're taking a euro trip before you waste any more money on this europipe thing"

 

Glad it worked out for you. Car looks good. Happy wife happy life, I don't think so. Turbo + Europipe = Happy husband

 

looks great!