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Painted 01-05 996 Carrera Eyelids Headlights Cover Trim

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Just curious, is there any knowledge or experience by anyone on this list concerning these painted 996 headlight cover trims offered on e-Bay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/...Q5fAccessories? They do change the forward appearance of the 996.

Thanks for any comments you may have.

Not sure about these particular ones, but have them on 2 996's and they look great. Use 2 sided 3M moulding tape instead of adhesive. I have verified that they hold beyond 150 MPH :)

Have photos on my GT3 on this site in Ocean Blue Metallic. Looks more like my 997 Turbo with these covers on...Click Here for some photos

Good luck.

DC

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DC,

Your GT3 looks terrific with these! My 2003 C2 does have the headlight washers and it would be necessary to remove the popout heads in order to install these cover trims. I wonder how difficult it is to remove these for installation. It is difficult to tell from the PET and the shop manual that I have on hand does not tell how to do this.

Yes, using these headlight cover trims would be an attempt to make the 996 look more like the 997 and they are probably overpriced at $170 + $50 shipping.. However, as much as I like my 996, I do feel tht the "fried egg" headlights are the least attractive feature of the 996. This is a personal distinction. Each to his/her own opinion on such matters.

Just curious, is there any knowledge or experience by anyone on this list concerning these painted 996 headlight cover trims offered on e-Bay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/...Q5fAccessories? They do change the forward appearance of the 996.

Thanks for any comments you may have.

Not sure about these particular ones, but have them on 2 996's and they look great. Use 2 sided 3M moulding tape instead of adhesive. I have verified that they hold beyond 150 MPH :)

Have photos on my GT3 on this site in Ocean Blue Metallic. Looks more like my 997 Turbo with these covers on...Click Here for some photos

Good luck.

DC

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DC,

Your GT3 looks terrific with these! My 2003 C2 does have the headlight washers and it would be necessary to remove the popout heads in order to install these cover trims. I wonder how difficult it is to remove these for installation. It is difficult to tell from the PET and the shop manual that I have on hand does not tell how to do this.

Yes, using these headlight cover trims would be an attempt to make the 996 look more like the 997 and they are probably overpriced at $170 + $50 shipping.. However, as much as I like my 996, I do feel tht the "fried egg" headlights are the least attractive feature of the 996. This is a personal distinction. Each to his/her own opinion on such matters.

Just curious, is there any knowledge or experience by anyone on this list concerning these painted 996 headlight cover trims offered on e-Bay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/...Q5fAccessories? They do change the forward appearance of the 996.

Thanks for any comments you may have.

Not sure about these particular ones, but have them on 2 996's and they look great. Use 2 sided 3M moulding tape instead of adhesive. I have verified that they hold beyond 150 MPH :)

Have photos on my GT3 on this site in Ocean Blue Metallic. Looks more like my 997 Turbo with these covers on...Click Here for some photos

Good luck.

DC

Not sure you will need to remove anything? They usually just stick right over the top with the headlights in place...>Do not even need to pop the headlights out. You just put the 3M tape all over the underside and line them up good and press down firmly...The stuff works great. Good luck.

DC

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DC,

Your GT3 looks terrific with these! My 2003 C2 does have the headlight washers and it would be necessary to remove the popout heads in order to install these cover trims. I wonder how difficult it is to remove these for installation. It is difficult to tell from the PET and the shop manual that I have on hand does not tell how to do this.

Yes, using these headlight cover trims would be an attempt to make the 996 look more like the 997 and they are probably overpriced at $170 + $50 shipping.. However, as much as I like my 996, I do feel tht the "fried egg" headlights are the least attractive feature of the 996. This is a personal distinction. Each to his/her own opinion on such matters.

Just curious, is there any knowledge or experience by anyone on this list concerning these painted 996 headlight cover trims offered on e-Bay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/...Q5fAccessories? They do change the forward appearance of the 996.

Thanks for any comments you may have.

Not sure about these particular ones, but have them on 2 996's and they look great. Use 2 sided 3M moulding tape instead of adhesive. I have verified that they hold beyond 150 MPH :)

Have photos on my GT3 on this site in Ocean Blue Metallic. Looks more like my 997 Turbo with these covers on...Click Here for some photos

Good luck.

DC

Not sure you will need to remove anything? They usually just stick right over the top with the headlights in place...>Do not even need to pop the headlights out. You just put the 3M tape all over the underside and line them up good and press down firmly...The stuff works great. Good luck.

DC

Avoid the fiberglass custom painted ones. They warp and crack.

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We've seen these here in the UK and discussed them at length including a survey to see how many people like them!

Checkout this post on 911uk.com and see what you think.

http://www.911uk.com...pic.php?t=60470

You can also get a modified version to accomodate the headlight washers.

If you study the pictures where they've been fitted to pre and post facelift cars it is clear to me that they look daft on pre facelift (996.1) cars as the mould clearly follows the design on the 996.2 facelift cars and the pre facelift design is different. ( IE the indicators particularly look obscured by the covers)

as can be seen here

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=48&t=848422&mid=0

and here

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/techart-headlight-covers-washers-porsche-9901-p-13462.html

I personally think they look OK on a dark colored facelift car, but wouldn't want them on my own car. I'm not a mod man.

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