SUCCESS! 991 Sports Lip installed on 997.2
Nice job and thanks for sharing EMC2 and Daohous. I also think my 997.2 is missing something, and think this would add the least inches to my front bumper clearance from the choices I've seen. Will order soon :-).
Daohous - do you happen to have any pics of the underside, to see where/how many Würth screws were used. Also, what type of screws did he use...flat head, self piercing, etc.
Are you guys still happy with the resilience of the lip and install after some time passed? Does it make a big difference from stock 997.2 when going over speed humps or the higher speed bumps?
Thanks again for sharing your experiences!
Daohous - do you happen to have any pics of the underside, to see where/how many Würth screws were used. Also, what type of screws did he use...flat head, self piercing, etc.
Are you guys still happy with the resilience of the lip and install after some time passed? Does it make a big difference from stock 997.2 when going over speed humps or the higher speed bumps?
Thanks again for sharing your experiences!
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It would be nice to see some pics taken outdoors. It looks like they mounted yours a little more forward on the bumper than I did. In fact the position on yours is a little more like it is installed on the 991. Mine was set back a little more because of the way I attached it to the old lip mounting clips.
Both options look great imho.
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The old lip was not reused in my case. He had a 991 with the sport lip in the shop, so he pretty much mounted it to match the 991. It took him about a couple hours with a heat gun and nuts/bolts. I have noticed a much improved handling at high speed with the lip as well. No scratching when taking steep curbs but I'm running stock pasm.
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Hi,
I screwed the spoiler directly to my front bumper with a mix of those:
and those:
I used in total maybe 16 screws. I like these screws as they cut their own holes through the (soft) plastic (no drilling required) and because of the wide head they distribute the force that holds the lip in place more evenly
I screwed the spoiler directly to my front bumper with a mix of those:
and those:
I used in total maybe 16 screws. I like these screws as they cut their own holes through the (soft) plastic (no drilling required) and because of the wide head they distribute the force that holds the lip in place more evenly
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Hi, I screwed the spoiler directly to my front bumper with a mix of those: Video Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G5JXO94?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailp age_o03_s00 and those: Video Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GYJRXBK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailp age_o01_s00 I used in total maybe 16 screws. I like these screws as they cut their own holes through the (soft) plastic (no drilling required) and because of the wide head they distribute the force that holds the lip in place more evenly
Now we just need some pics
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I have been scouring the internet trying to find a simple and small lip for a 997.1. I think this might be the best option, but anyone familiar with this lip and the shape of the 997.2 vs the .1, know if it will fit or what kind of obstacles might run into? I am not a huge fan of the FVD (sticks out to far and too big unless get the side skirts, which I don't want) and the Maxton just is to low and also not liking the design.
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I have been scouring the internet trying to find a simple and small lip for a 997.1. I think this might be the best option, but anyone familiar with this lip and the shape of the 997.2 vs the .1, know if it will fit or what kind of obstacles might run into? I am not a huge fan of the FVD (sticks out to far and too big unless get the side skirts, which I don't want) and the Maxton just is to low and also not liking the design.
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not that that is a ton of money, but if someone else has been down this road, i'd rather not just flush the time it takes and money down the toilet. I am not sure how the 997.2 front is shaped different than the .1 in that area
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As promised here are a few pictures of my installation job.
A few remarks:
a) yes the car needs to be washed ;-)
b) wow - that's a lot of screws. Well if you look at all the scuff marks that were already on my bumper it's a little easier to bring yourself to put more holes in it. I fugured more screws will distribute any impact more evenly
c) is the new front lip already scratched? Yes, there is one nasty driveway that I have to take that just "keeps on giving"
d) what is the blue pipe? Well this is reinforcement so that the lip doesn't flex too much (at high speeds or at ground impact). It's a 1/2" plastic pipe that I had laying around
e) Your car looks low - yes it's a C4S which has an OEM ride hight of 20mm lower than stock
f) what fasteners did you use? (see earlier post)
A few remarks:
a) yes the car needs to be washed ;-)
b) wow - that's a lot of screws. Well if you look at all the scuff marks that were already on my bumper it's a little easier to bring yourself to put more holes in it. I fugured more screws will distribute any impact more evenly
c) is the new front lip already scratched? Yes, there is one nasty driveway that I have to take that just "keeps on giving"
d) what is the blue pipe? Well this is reinforcement so that the lip doesn't flex too much (at high speeds or at ground impact). It's a 1/2" plastic pipe that I had laying around
e) Your car looks low - yes it's a C4S which has an OEM ride hight of 20mm lower than stock
f) what fasteners did you use? (see earlier post)