Pimp my Boxster
Discussion
Actually I don't have a Boxster, but the response to my previous thread about a suitable second car to run alongside my 993 seemed to suggest I should get one.
Great cars that they are, what I'm not so sure about is the fact that there are so many Boxsters about, while the looks aren't 100% to my liking.
The answer then seems to be a bodykit - thus sorting issues of rarity and looks in one fell swoop.
There was a GT3 conversion in Porsche & 911 World not long ago that looked great. And I've also seen this really nice Turbo look - ttp://www.essentialstyling.com/best.jpg
And even a 997 conversion!
My plan would be to buy a mark 1 Boxster 3.2 S as my "donor" car for around £15k.
I just wondered what people thought of this idea and/or if anyone else has fitted a kit of some kind. Please post some photos if you have.
I'm hoping that a modified Boxster would offer a nice balance to a 993 that I'm determined to keep standard.
Cheers.
N
Great cars that they are, what I'm not so sure about is the fact that there are so many Boxsters about, while the looks aren't 100% to my liking.
The answer then seems to be a bodykit - thus sorting issues of rarity and looks in one fell swoop.
There was a GT3 conversion in Porsche & 911 World not long ago that looked great. And I've also seen this really nice Turbo look - ttp://www.essentialstyling.com/best.jpg
And even a 997 conversion!
My plan would be to buy a mark 1 Boxster 3.2 S as my "donor" car for around £15k.
I just wondered what people thought of this idea and/or if anyone else has fitted a kit of some kind. Please post some photos if you have.
I'm hoping that a modified Boxster would offer a nice balance to a 993 that I'm determined to keep standard.
Cheers.
N
Now you see. I think the white car is pretty OK actually. But I could happily do without the rear bumper/exhaust silliness so long as the car went the same. Having said that - if the white one came up for sale at the right price (it isn't I checked) the rear stuff wouldn't actually put me off...
I quite like that white one. A set of 996 turbo lights would finish it off nicely.
How about this one - a 997 conversion for Boxster or 996 (this is a 996). It's from Jacquemonde.
www.jacquemond.com/boxster.htm
How about this one - a 997 conversion for Boxster or 996 (this is a 996). It's from Jacquemonde.
www.jacquemond.com/boxster.htm
nodz17 said:
I quite like that white one. A set of 996 turbo lights would finish it off nicely.
How about this one - a 997 conversion for Boxster or 996 (this is a 996). It's from Jacquemonde.
www.jacquemond.com/boxster.htm
How about this one - a 997 conversion for Boxster or 996 (this is a 996). It's from Jacquemonde.
www.jacquemond.com/boxster.htm
Whilst the white one at least looks very different and still coherent (I would omit the fake GT exhaust pipes though) the 997 conversion I don't understand. If I wanted a 997 I'd buy one and not get a fake. They also don't show the rear end which undoubtedly must look dodgy. What happend to the air intakes on the sides? I wonder whether the engine will get enough cooling with this kit...
Honestly I think the Gembella work up looks awful, the rear is just far too heavy.
If you're looking at GBP15k then you're on to an early S (2000 ish). I'm in the same boat myself and here's what I've done so far
1. Change lights from 2000 model year to 2001 model year (clear light style). This alone makes quite a difference and is a bolt out bolt in job and you can use factory parts no problem
2. Change old Becker CD & radio for a new Becker cascade unti with ipod connector. So now have sat nav, ipod and hands free phone in a discrete package
3. On my path to changing the seats to GT2/3 style buckets, but this is proving to be a long story.
I have been researching getting good power gains from the S and in a nutshell, it seems really expensive. Maybe Don's idea of dropping the 3.6 in is the best route, but again that's not cheap...
Cheers
Chris
If you're looking at GBP15k then you're on to an early S (2000 ish). I'm in the same boat myself and here's what I've done so far
1. Change lights from 2000 model year to 2001 model year (clear light style). This alone makes quite a difference and is a bolt out bolt in job and you can use factory parts no problem
2. Change old Becker CD & radio for a new Becker cascade unti with ipod connector. So now have sat nav, ipod and hands free phone in a discrete package
3. On my path to changing the seats to GT2/3 style buckets, but this is proving to be a long story.
I have been researching getting good power gains from the S and in a nutshell, it seems really expensive. Maybe Don's idea of dropping the 3.6 in is the best route, but again that's not cheap...
Cheers
Chris
Bodo said:
nodz17 said:
What if you used genuine Porsche parts? For example, the front end of any 996 is interchangeable with a Boxster. Perhaps it's the same with the 997 too.
No, the Boxster front end is not interchangeable with the 996's.
The older (pre-facelift) 996s had the same front as the 986 Boxster. I think partially to differentiate the cars Porsche changed the 996s appearance...
Bodo said:
Cheers, Don - I've looked at the later 996. What sense would it make to change for an almost identical part though?
Your other option for the front is to replace the 986 front bumper with the one from the 987. You're looking in the region of GBP 800 fully painted and fitted but it does modernise the front of the 986 a bit.
Chris
I used to run a 2.5 boxster when they first arrived and good though the chassis was, it could've always handled more power, hence 3.2, etc. However, I agree with earlier postings suggesting some of that aftermarket kits are all show and no go. Having followed various upgrades in the porsche monthly magazines in the late '90s and early '00ies, I think a very cost effective performance enhancement would be to bolt on a supercharger....100 or so additional HP for very little outlay...and the car could be returned to standard quite easily if you so required??? 
cvp said:
Bodo said:
Cheers, Don - I've looked at the later 996. What sense would it make to change for an almost identical part though?
Your other option for the front is to replace the 986 front bumper with the one from the 987. You're looking in the region of GBP 800 fully painted and fitted but it does modernise the front of the 986 a bit.
Chris
Ammelie with her £800 987 front conversion, yesterday.
Seriously though, wouldn't there be some ugly panel gaps, when you fit an original 987 bumper to a 986, without taking care of headlights, bonnet and wings?
Nice, must get me one of those
On the front bumper change I was told by my indie it was a straightforward job but when the figure of £800 was metioned I kind of lost interest as it's a lot of money and at the moment there's nothing wrong with my bumper apart from 6 years of stone chips ! So it would probably need some more investigation to be 100% sure
Cheers
Chris
On the front bumper change I was told by my indie it was a straightforward job but when the figure of £800 was metioned I kind of lost interest as it's a lot of money and at the moment there's nothing wrong with my bumper apart from 6 years of stone chips ! So it would probably need some more investigation to be 100% sure
Cheers
Chris
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