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adrian991 wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:21 am
VanB wrote: Fri Jan 04, 2019 5:18 pm Maybe he went for painted options? I didn't go for the 10mm option but stuck with the -20mm and the unpainted trim on front splitter and sideskirts etc in anticipation of potential problems. In reality, I rarely have an issue in grounding unless there is an exceptionally large speed bump or unusually steep gradient to a ramp so very much doubt it should be an issue for the OP unless he lives up a steep hill with a rutted track in which case he's bought the wrong car ;)
Definitely got the right car, and after having had four 911s ( all 991s) I would always specify front axle lift with the 20mm Sport PASM option. By the way it doesn’t have to be a rutted track, if you ever drive the Old Military Road, roads on Skye or the NC 500 in Scotland or any of the more challenging roads in the Lake District without scraping the splitter then you will be very lucky as there are sections of those roads which are not great in terms of the surface quality.

By the way it is definitely painted and if you don’t believe it, just take a sharp knife and gently scrape a bit of the paint away underneath where you won’t notice it. It’s a very dark grey Primer colour.
Like VanB, I've checked the front splitter and it's plain back plastic, unpainted. Ditto the side skirts and the rear panel around the exhausts.
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I have the black plastic splitter on my GT3 and also have the front axle lift. On my previous two GTSs I found that on occasion I would hear a light rubbing and I had the same problem coming in and out of my drive, despite not having that much of an incline. So I thought it would be a good idea speccing the lift mechanism on the GT3 and yes it's been a really useful option - it's pretty much solved the problem of rubbing and I would probably spec it on any future GTS.
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This forum is full of great people, is there a similar one for 911’s? Or do most people use here :-)
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There are no fora as friendly as this one!
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Agree - probably the best forum in the world!
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I wish I had the front axle lift but it wasn’t on the car. Just have to be careful or avoid certain slopes like in certain multi story car parks.

I had one tiny scrape under the front and just tiny marks right underneath the plastic on the front lower spoiler.
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You've lost your front spoiler cherry! :lol:
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weemsy6147 wrote: Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:02 pm I wish I had the front axle lift but it wasn’t on the car. Just have to be careful or avoid certain slopes like in certain multi story car parks.

I had one tiny scrape under the front and just tiny marks right underneath the plastic on the front lower spoiler.
Don't worry about it, I've had loads on my plastic splitter despite driving very carefully and having talked to the guys at the dealership said it's a common problem with these cars and can be easily replaced.
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Easily for lots of money in Porsche world :-)
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weemsy6147 wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:24 pm Easily for lots of money in Porsche world :-)
As I understand it splitters not that costly.
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