Hey Guys.
I want to upgrade the Front and Rear Bumper to GT2 version, on my Porsche Careera C2 (996) - 2003.
The suppliers are Duraflex and Tekart, I requested a quote from a body shop that has expertise in after market upgrades to Porsche, BMW, Caddie ..etc.
This what they had to say please read... and advise, before I kill my dream..Thanks
"I don’t think you’ll be happy with that conversion and we’d be hesitant to do it because I foresee it costing more than you expect and won’t be like factory.
The fitment on aftermarket kits are almost always very poor, and even the expensive ones that supposedly fit great, require a lot of work to make them fit even half decent unless you luck out. The other problem is pretty much everything behind a c2 bumper is different verses what is behind c4/turbo/gt2 bumper, so while they claim these kits are for 911’s in general, there will likely be a fair bit that needs to be removed, modified, or replaced to have it look proper. Being fiberglass also, and the factory mounts and retainers being all wrong for this bumper, I see it not being able to be secured as well as a factory plastic bumper. I’m also fairly certain since the reinforcement bar is different on a c2 verses on a gt2 that it will also be visible through the vents, and may even prevent installation of the vents, and the vents wont be functional without ordering a lot of extra components that wont come with this kit.
We’ve actually had one of those Extreme Dimensions Duraflex bumpers before for a customer’s car, and not only was the bumper not the correct dimensions so stuck out, but it wasn’t even the right shape around the fenders so was flush in spots and yet left full cm gaps in other spots; basically it was so bad it was unfixable. My experience also from dealing with some aftermarket kit companies is customer service is horrible and often they don’t accept refunds or returns, regardless of the reason, even if it is an obvious defect; so an expensive bumper that shows up defective may become a giant paperweight.
So I’d recommend reconsidering, because to do this job properly, it is not something we can estimate a firm price on (and I know it will cost thousands). It will have to be pretty open ended, because some parts we will only know need to be changed out or modified after we fit the new bumpers, and we have no idea what shape the new bumpers are going to be in and how much work they will take to fix and fit, or if the components they come with are even going to look proper when installed, until they actually show up.
I want to upgrade the Front and Rear Bumper to GT2 version, on my Porsche Careera C2 (996) - 2003.
The suppliers are Duraflex and Tekart, I requested a quote from a body shop that has expertise in after market upgrades to Porsche, BMW, Caddie ..etc.
This what they had to say please read... and advise, before I kill my dream..Thanks
"I don’t think you’ll be happy with that conversion and we’d be hesitant to do it because I foresee it costing more than you expect and won’t be like factory.
The fitment on aftermarket kits are almost always very poor, and even the expensive ones that supposedly fit great, require a lot of work to make them fit even half decent unless you luck out. The other problem is pretty much everything behind a c2 bumper is different verses what is behind c4/turbo/gt2 bumper, so while they claim these kits are for 911’s in general, there will likely be a fair bit that needs to be removed, modified, or replaced to have it look proper. Being fiberglass also, and the factory mounts and retainers being all wrong for this bumper, I see it not being able to be secured as well as a factory plastic bumper. I’m also fairly certain since the reinforcement bar is different on a c2 verses on a gt2 that it will also be visible through the vents, and may even prevent installation of the vents, and the vents wont be functional without ordering a lot of extra components that wont come with this kit.
We’ve actually had one of those Extreme Dimensions Duraflex bumpers before for a customer’s car, and not only was the bumper not the correct dimensions so stuck out, but it wasn’t even the right shape around the fenders so was flush in spots and yet left full cm gaps in other spots; basically it was so bad it was unfixable. My experience also from dealing with some aftermarket kit companies is customer service is horrible and often they don’t accept refunds or returns, regardless of the reason, even if it is an obvious defect; so an expensive bumper that shows up defective may become a giant paperweight.
So I’d recommend reconsidering, because to do this job properly, it is not something we can estimate a firm price on (and I know it will cost thousands). It will have to be pretty open ended, because some parts we will only know need to be changed out or modified after we fit the new bumpers, and we have no idea what shape the new bumpers are going to be in and how much work they will take to fix and fit, or if the components they come with are even going to look proper when installed, until they actually show up.
