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Hello fellow 997TTers I am a very happy 997.1 TT owner, but for a while now I just cant get used to that OEM front bumper, personally I feel that it doesnt have enough of a "aesthetic" appeal, and it kind of looks at out place. Anyway, I have been doing a bit of research and reading a few helpful posts BUT still, I havent exactly found a good solid answer regarding what parts are need to perform such a swap. Below I have gathered a list of reference part numbers and need some clarification for which may or may not be needed for installation. If anyone has done such a swap I would be more than happy to hear your experience and knowledge and also any pro's or con's you witnessed along the way. Thanks in advance.
99750590180 GT2 front bumper 997505557800 1C GT2 Front lower lip spoiler 997505541810 1C GT2 Front bumper centre trim frame 997505563810 1C GT2 Front Bumper Grill (left) 997505564810 1C GT2 Front Bumper Grill (right) 99750558580 Support Panel Front Apron Including Fastening Part 99750555981 Support 99750556081 Support 99750412301 GT2 Front wheel housing liner (left) 99750412401 GT2 Front wheel housing liner (right) 997575327800 1C GT2 Front Bumper Centre Grille 99762250180 Wire set trim (wiring harness) 99907322709 x5 Taping screw 4.8 x 19 99959169901 x5 Speed Nut ST 4.8
99710603804 Cooler radiator for coolant 99750448980 Air guide channel D - MJ 2008>> 99904902901 x2 Hexagon nut T5 D - MJ 2008>> 99750448701 Frame for coolant radiator 99959188201 x2 Panel nut M 6 99757514180 Air guide D - MJ 2008>> 99750448501 Form rail Cooler for coolant 99750448580 Retaining frame Cooler for coolant D - MJ 2008>> 90037803501 x2 Hexagon bolt M 6 X 16
And just a few questions: 1. As the fog lights will no longer be needed anymore, by changing the wiring harness (99762250180), does this also mean there will be no fault code readings? 2. Do the GT2 front bumpers have any differences depending on models? i.e. GT2 bumper of 2007 model is it different to a 2009 model?
That's definitely a great look for sure but that's a long list of parts and labor which is gonna be pretty costly, a quick inexpensive way to spice up the front of your turbo bumper is ,get a Aero kit front lip ,& install a GT2 radiator vent ,throw on some Drl's & a Renline tow hook & bam your done .
Thank you guys for your messages!! I did a research on the GT2 front bumper parts and it truly is costly, even though I do like the OEM GT2 look, I feel its just to much labor and cost wise to do it (personal opinion). So I think I will go with the simple solution by adding an aftermarket GT2 vent and also changing the lower front lip. Again, thank you all for your help.
06-15-2020, 06:36 AM
