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Finally got myself an air-cooled 911 after what seemed like eternity. Picked up this pretty little Carrera a couple weeks ago:
It certainly has its charm but at current prices it better. Still, there's nothing comparable.
The front bumper is a different silver from the rest of the car. If anyone knows a good Houston bodyshop that can custom match paint without blending other body panels, I'm all ears!
After that, a suspension refresh is in order & maybe a re-gear.
Looking forward to becoming a member of the community!
Last edited by NeinEleven; 08-09-2023 at 12:57 AM.
congrats, and welcome to this wonderfully obsessed corner of the globe. love affair for me is still going strong after 17 years, and lots of mods. that "slippery slope" thing is for real.
Congrats, she looks lovely and rather low mileage too!
The color of the front bumper being a bit off from the rest of the car is not obvious (in this picture), so you may want to rack up miles and enjoy the car mind-free of rock chips before respraying :-D
I also see you have very nice Tequipment **** (does it also have carbon on it?)!
Silver can show up slight variances, epecially a metallic or pearl. First thing to do is a basic paint correction to the factory paint e.g. give it a good polish to remove any surface layers that might have built up and discolored the original colour.
I too hate blending, it's such an overused and badly done technique. My Audi Q7 had the rear bumper done under insurance and the paint shop went ahead and blended into the rear fenders. The blending had the opposite of its intended effect and draws attention. The halo where the color layer has been laid down on the clearcoat of the fenders is awful. The irony is the bumper was done well and would have matched fine without it. I think they do it now just because.
I would suggest asking the Houston Porsche dealer who they use. Assume it's not in house. You need someone who is familiar with P cars and working on vehicles at this price point. They should be able to match to freshly polished Porsche factory paint pretty easily.
Congrats on your new ride. It’s a beauty for sure. Before you do any painting, I would baseline the maintenance items first, refresh worn parts like suspension, bushings, etc. and get a good paint correction as Meenrod mentioned then go from there.
I also see you have very nice Tequipment **** (does it also have carbon on it?)!
It does! It has the matching ebrake as well. Parts have held up nicely for 30 years. The shift **** has some play where the aluminum meets the carbon, any tips for that?
Originally Posted by Meenrod
Silver can show up slight variances, epecially a metallic or pearl. First thing to do is a basic paint correction to the factory paint e.g. give it a good polish to remove any surface layers that might have built up and discolored the original colour.
I too hate blending, it's such an overused and badly done technique. My Audi Q7 had the rear bumper done under insurance and the paint shop went ahead and blended into the rear fenders. The blending had the opposite of its intended effect and draws attention. The halo where the color layer has been laid down on the clearcoat of the fenders is awful. The irony is the bumper was done well and would have matched fine without it. I think they do it now just because.
I would suggest asking the Houston Porsche dealer who they use. Assume it's not in house. You need someone who is familiar with P cars and working on vehicles at this price point. They should be able to match to freshly polished Porsche factory paint pretty easily.
I think the dealer (PNH) has a body shop. The paint difference is more obvious in garage lighting. The bumper has almost no blue in it. I think whoever did the job got Arctic Silver and Polar Silver mixed up.
Originally Posted by P-daddy
Congrats on your new ride. It’s a beauty for sure. Before you do any painting, I would baseline the maintenance items first, refresh worn parts like suspension, bushings, etc. and get a good paint correction as Meenrod mentioned then go from there.
Suspension & bushings are a must, along with RSR inner tie rods. I just have to decide on M033 vs M030 springs. It has the M030 SUV setup currently.
Last edited by NeinEleven; 08-09-2023 at 09:44 AM.
Hi NeinEleven,
Congratz!
I would drive the car a little before going into any expensive performance upgrades. You may come to appreciate the tall 2nd and 3d gears in traffic.
If you will be driving it regularly I would not bother repainting the bumper cover just yet in that it will get scuffed up and pitted over time and so waiting a little while until it looks beat up to paint it may be the way to go.
Here is a page you may find interesting: https://993servicerepair.blogspot.co...sdom-page.html
Andy
Selling for well over 30 years, I can vouch that Silver paint is a tough match with many cars. I would not be super concerned at present since the difference materials used not the body and bumper often find a little discoloration. Not unusual for even high quality Body Shops to tell you there might be a small variance when painting an entire car. In the pictures it appears very minimal and many may have not noticed it if you had not brought it up. Enjoy , she is a beauty and it looks like your long search was handsomely rewarded!
These pictures better illustrate the paint difference
That paint match while not 100% perfect isn’t bad at all. If you stand there and stare at it long enough you’ll maybe notice but if it was me I’d leave it. Your original paint is still great but I’m sure have faded some over the years so getting a respray now you’d risk a mismatch even more. I’ve seen lots of silver respray over the years, and yours look quite good. My two cents
It does! It has the matching ebrake as well. Parts have held up nicely for 30 years. The shift **** has some play where the aluminum meets the carbon, any tips for that?
Haha cool, I also have the Tequipment gearknob and ebrake (but without carbon).
Not so sure how to solve the shift **** issue but I am sure others also had it and can chime in hopefully
It does! It has the matching ebrake as well. Parts have held up nicely for 30 years. The shift **** has some play where the aluminum meets the carbon, any tips for that?
08-09-2023, 12:44 AM
Finally scratched the itch!
