GT3 STYLE BUMPER install on a Porsche Boxster 986 (KBD Polyurethane)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2019
- Bought the GT3 style polyurethane bumper from KBD and installed it on my 1998 Porsche Boxster 986.
This is a detailed unboxing/prep/install for the bumper. Below is a link to the bumper:
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The second bumper fits and looks so much better than the first, and I think it will look fantastic when painted. Can't wait to see it. What about some fender flairs and wider wheels next?
+Gary L paint should be coming soon!
I actually like it, looks good!
+Diego García 👍💪
Damn Aaron always learn something watching your old videos!
+Sean Denny lol thanks! 🍻
Wondering how much tall is the new one compared to the old one
I'm having a similar issue with mine that I just received, the sides below the fenders are too long it seems. How much fighting did you have to do with KBD to get them to send you a new one? I've already emailed them and sent them pretty detailed pictures of the problem areas.
+philipwarren93 they just asked me to cut the one I got up (destroy it) and sent me another. They responded fairly quickly.
@@HelpMeDIY Sounds easy enough then. It's so wasteful to destroy the bumpers though. Thanks for the response and your build looks brilliant btw!
philipwarren93 anytime. And thanks! It has come a long way.
Quick follow up. I finally got mine installed and holy crap it looks incredible. Thanks again for this tutorial cause if you hadn't have made it I probably wouldn't have found the bumper.
How did the mesh attach? I didnt buy it with my bumper but I have the same mesh.
+Jan Bauer painter attached it with something like a clear silicone caulk 😣. Will figure out a different way to attach it after I wrap it.
Want kind of jack do you have,planning on getting one,thanks.
+Summaiya Muhammad In that video I have a QuickJack. Now I have a 2 post lift from Forward in the new garage.
Is the nose of the front bumper a little shorter on the kbd? Than OEM? I already know it's lower
Would u recommend buying the same one, but with led lights? Or would that take away from the 986?
+Scorsese Sneakercon Don I think it looks a little longer but I have never measured either of them.
+Scorsese Sneakercon Don have you seen the lights I changed to? I really like them.
@@HelpMeDIY yes I was gonna go that route, but I got aftermarket LEDs headlights instead, tinted
I just installed my own KBD front bumper. Your video helped me a great deal. I was fortunate to get one that fit well on the first try.
I am having a bit of trouble with the 997 reflectors. I can't get them as snug as I'd like.
+Paul Quick glad to help! Yes my side markers are not snug either
Just confirming that this is just the KBD bumper that you bought and not the bumper and the lip. So far yours is the only video/pictures that I have seen of the "bumper". Even KBD's site when you choose the bumper it shows a picture of the bumper and the lip. They also say that the 997 side markers are required for it to work but I see you are using your original 986 oem side markers...actually I see in earlier comments about the 997 side markers but didn't see or missed in your video that you changed them out
+Dale Magrath yea it’s just the bumper. Yea you need the 997 markers. No it’s not a perfect fit.
Overall do you think it was worth it or would you go back and get a different bumper? And how much did it cost you to paint?
+Matt Brewer I’m not saying it’s the best bumper out there, but for the price I can recommend it. Bumper got painted as part of the whole car so I can’t say.
@@HelpMeDIY ok thanks your channel has been a huge help to me and my dad when we work on our 98 boxster
@@mattbrewer2969 glad to hear it man!
How much did it cost???
There is a link to it on Amazon in the description
You shoulve bought the wide tsport front bumper off ebay. The only style that would suit the body line of boxster 986. I have it on mine with the aero kit side skirt. It looks clean and stock.. just sharing :)
+X1area51 II tsport? Just tried to look them up on eBay and the search only showed some VSAero ones.
@@HelpMeDIY T-sport duraflex front wide body 97-04 boxster.. :)
+X1area51 II oh Duraflex... I have a friend that had the worst time with them and said he couldn’t ever get the fit right and recommended the KBD
Interested in selling your old red bumper cover $ if so need a total price shipped to 76522
+Nunya Business actually yes. Shipping will be brutal but I’ll check.
Sorry haven’t had time to check but I’d sell it for $200 + whatever packing and shipping would be. I’m guessing another 200.
Don't buy KBD if you want perfect fit and finish.. Now if you have a track car. Go for it.
What do you suggest?
Wtf is wrong with the Package no protection at all? lool
+J Mfour4 I guess it worked though 🤷♂️
This is why I have never been a big fan of any aftermarket bumpers. Terrible fit and quality is substandard to oem.
+bruce wayne nothing like an OEM for for a bumper, that’s for sure
@@HelpMeDIY I am thinking about replacing mine, 2000 boxster s, with the 2003 996 turbo headlights and front bumper all oem parts. I always like the look of the 03 turbo 996 compared to the 986 headlights and front bumper cover. It looks too soft, I like the edgy look. Darn set up is like $5000 now. Not sure I will ever recoup that conversion.
+bruce wayne would look good but I agree… do it for you not for the resale value.
Looks terrible
+Rob Whigham I strongly disagree, but that’s why there are different options for different tastes