I think the wing looks great with the top up but when the top is down it makes the car look longer and that is what makes it look odd. Just my opinion.

 

an interesting observation..

i often pondered on the same thing.. since our cabs have a 'dual' look (top up/down).

its a dilemma.

 

I like the cab as is without the wing.

 

If you had a coupe I would go with the turbo wing. But with a cab, the wing should be more discrete - in this case, the duck tail

 

Ducktail is a nice option on a cab. Believe me I know what you going thru, it took me a year deciding a wing for my 996, less for my 997 coupe thanks to Vorsteiner.

 

I have an 07 997 C2s and went with a urbo wing that Got from LA dismantlers. Total cost including paint and installation by my P dealer came to $3500.

 

I went through the same style and financial struggle myself. I own a cab as well and have modded it significantly but when it came to the wing, which I planned to purchase, I could not find enough details and clear photos of the ducktails (and others) that made me comfortable with the purchase.
Ultimately I realized that cabs and ducks (and any other type of wing) just don't go together. Technically they can't actually work when the top is down (as I keep mine almost all of the time) or so it seems to me, and it's mixing two 'looks' for the cab line of cars.
So I would say no to both, focus on other things, and enjoy the undisturbed shape of the cab.

 

Go the duck, very unique

 

duck on a cab, turbo or a duck on a none cab IMO.... I have the TT on none cab and happy with it but if had a cab would have gone duck. That said days have passed that have I have debated swapping out for a duck.

In the end do what makes you happy....

Here is a fact, if you get the Duck you will ponder for years if it was the right call.... sames goes if you go with the Turbo wing.... it is a disease. many of us here have.

 

I like the duck in a retro sort of way on a coupe but I don't think many people will "get it" Personally, I like the no wing look.

 

I'd leave it as the engineers at Porsche designed it. Everything they do is for a good reason.

Also, I personally dislike attempts to make something look like what it's not. Like putting a Rolex dial on a Timex, a GT3 or Turbo wing on a regular 911, etc. You want the original, buy it.

Of course, it's your car, so you can alter it in any way that makes you happy. You only have to look at the inside.

 

actually, it would be more like using the Rolex submariner head with the Rolex jubilee band.. (which i have done on occasions to change the look after all, variety is spice of life)

and u should know that the Porsche engineers are not the ones running Porsche Co. plus they are always butting heads with the sales dept and the accounting dept. lol.

that's why Porsche offers more options on their cars than anyone else..

but i know what u r trying to say Doc. Thx.

 

I always laugh when I see such posts.

Your example is poor.

Rolex dial on a Timex is trying to actually fake someone into believing something it is not and adding a small piece of X to a big piece of Y. (small amount of Rolex to a lot of Timex]) No one is asking about re-badging their car here adding a GT3 logo to civic....Your example would resonate better if dealing with a guy looking to add a Ferrari emblem on a kit car.

People have been modifying cars since they first hit the roads... your example attempts to cast a negative light on the same.

 

Appreciate all the comments. Mine is 2004 C4S Cab. I want to install turbo lid and wing. Any one have any experience? Share install instructions or reference to installer? Appreciate all comments.