Love the way you're doing things that are genuinely new and different DW _________________ LoFi
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ragpicker Paul Ricard
Joined: 14 Apr 2013 Posts: 3468 Location: North East England
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 4:23 pm Post subject:
How did you wire the DRL's in?
The new front end with the black mesh really updates the front. Worth doing with or without the DRL's... Might have some of that! _________________ 996 turbo - slightly modified....
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APL911 Spa-Francorchamps
Joined: 15 Aug 2017 Posts: 273
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:37 pm Post subject:
Looks great! Nice work.
plynchy Imola
Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 803 Location: Teesside
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:07 pm Post subject:
Really like the look of the front end, excellent job.
IMO the std steering wheel/dash combo looks superb re-trimmed, not so with the Momo wheel. Just my 2p. _________________ '02 996 Turbo Manual Coupe Lapis/Grey. Unlimited grins.
DW 996turbo Trainee
Joined: 23 Jul 2017 Posts: 73
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 2:25 pm Post subject:
HSC911 - Thanks again mate, really appreciate the positive comments.
madalaa - Thanks very much. Mean was exactly what I was going for.
lofi - Thanks again, really appreciate that mate.
ragpicker - Thanks mate, glad your liking the front end. Hope you got the pm the other day.
The DRLs were really easy to wire up. They're designed to be fitted directly to the battery terminals, with what they refer to as a 'control box' between the lights and the battery. This is designed to give the DRLs power only when the ignition is on, rather than them staying on all the time and draining your battery. There's also an option to wire them into the sidelights so that they dim when the main lights come on, but I didn't want them to dim with the main lights as I felt they weren't bright enough to justify it.
Initially it didn't seem like the best way to do it and I was planning on having them hard wired in by someone who knows exactly what they're doing, but they've been ok so far so I haven't changed it. Hope that helps.
APL911 - Thanks very much. Cheers mate.
plynchy - Thanks mate, I appreciate that.
stubbsy Monza
Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 191 Location: Essex
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:22 am Post subject:
Awesome looking car and love that most
Of them are subtle mods that make a big difference tot the appearance , removing the slats from the front bumper makes it looks totally different and a lot better!
adirussell Newbie
Joined: 01 Feb 2016 Posts: 26 Location: Manchester
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:54 pm Post subject:
Loving the mesh on the grills. Might have to give that a go myself. How did you attached the mesh to the surround?
DW 996turbo Trainee
Joined: 23 Jul 2017 Posts: 73
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:22 pm Post subject:
stubbsy - Cheers mate, really appreciate that.
adirussell - Thanks very much mate. The mesh is attached to the grills with a mixture of small screws and a two part adhesive from JB Weld called 'plastic bonder'.
The adhesive seemed to be fairly effective on its own, but I put in a few screws where I could for a bit of extra hold, just in case. I hope this helps.
maldren Hockenheim
Joined: 07 Oct 2016 Posts: 725
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:23 am Post subject:
I fitted mesh on my std 996.2 (not turbo), black aluminium mesh from ebay secured by stainless screws from the inside (bumper off job) so that it can be removed if required.
Does a great job at keeping crap out of the radiators/comdensors _________________ Mike
2003 996.2 C2 Coupe Arctic Silver
BHZ661 Suzuka
Joined: 03 Feb 2015 Posts: 1080 Location: Milton Keynes
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:30 am Post subject:
Front looks great and DRL,s look very neat indeed
adirussell Newbie
Joined: 01 Feb 2016 Posts: 26 Location: Manchester
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:41 am Post subject:
DW 996turbo wrote:
stubbsy - Cheers mate, really appreciate that.
adirussell - Thanks very much mate. The mesh is attached to the grills with a mixture of small screws and a two part adhesive from JB Weld called 'plastic bonder'.
The adhesive seemed to be fairly effective on its own, but I put in a few screws where I could for a bit of extra hold, just in case. I hope this helps.
DW 996turbo Trainee
Joined: 23 Jul 2017 Posts: 73
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:47 pm Post subject:
maldren - Sounds like a good plan. Ideally I would've attached the mesh with screws only, so I could remove it if it ever needed repainting or replacing altogether. Unfortunately, as a lot of the plastic grills had been cut away to create the look I was after, there wasn't enough plastic left to screw into in some places. Glad to hear the mesh keeps all the crap out of the rads though.
BHZ661 - Thanks very much mate.
maldren Hockenheim
Joined: 07 Oct 2016 Posts: 725
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:42 am Post subject:
After I bought my car, I found the condensors were in a very poor state and badly clogged, I fitted new condensors and was surprised how quickly more
rubbish got in there.
Although the mesh does a great job at keeping leaves, stones etc out, I still intend to check the condensors occasionally as the mesh does collect a lot of leaves that you will have to wipe away. _________________ Mike
2003 996.2 C2 Coupe Arctic Silver
edge Nürburgring
Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 409 Location: Devon
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:42 am Post subject:
I like all the mods you have carried out especially the rear spoiler and front mesh /DRL's which are my favourite.👍 Looks monster. _________________ Sold 2004 Boxster S
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DW 996turbo Trainee
Joined: 23 Jul 2017 Posts: 73
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 11:16 am Post subject:
maldren - I was the same with mine, I'd had the radiators replaced about two months before fitting the mesh, but when I removed the front bumper I was surprised how much crap had already collected there.
I know what you mean about the leaves though, mine seems to collect them on the surface now as well. Better than in with the radiators and condensers though I guess.
I'll take your advice and still check them from time to time, as I'm sure there will still be little bits and pieces getting through.
edge - Thanks mate, much appreciated.
DW 996turbo Trainee
Joined: 23 Jul 2017 Posts: 73
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:53 pm Post subject:
While taking a break from modifying I wanted to spend some time actually driving my car a bit more instead. I was out for a drive with a few friends around South Wales when these were taken.
Great photos. Is it a trick of the photo that makes the Evora look so big? _________________ LoFi
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lofi Barcelona
Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Posts: 1346 Location: Surrey/Kent border
Also like to add how pics 1 and 2 show just how clever your mod to the lights is. _________________ LoFi
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T8 General
Joined: 29 Jun 2010 Posts: 13911 Location: Kent
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:06 pm Post subject:
lofi wrote:
Also like to add how pics 1 and 2 show just how clever your mod to the lights is.
+1 _________________ 2007 Guards Red 997 Turbo Tiptronic
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DW 996turbo Trainee
Joined: 23 Jul 2017 Posts: 73
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:35 am Post subject:
lofi – Thanks again for the kind words mate, always appreciated. I know what you mean, the Evora looks huge in that photo. We took a few that day and for some reason in that one it just looked massive. In the photo below it seems to be the opposite. I think both were taken with different cameras.
T8 – Thanks very much again, glad you’re a fan of the lights.
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