Stone Guards

[ralphmusic]

Possibly discussed previously but no stone guards on 981 - anyone have any experience of damage through the absence of these?

 

[Ian Gilmour]

Not yet...but I've only had the car for 10 days!

 

[chrisH]

Ralph, Check out planet 9, there is a long thread on this subject, Zunsport are the UK company to contact for grills but be aware there are warranty implications. Chris

 

[ralphmusic]

Thanks but I was focusing on the plastic film on the 987 models, rather than the lack of radiator grills which are another issue being fitted only to GT3 models.

 

[Motorhead]

Ralph, Just a thought but with the scalloped doors and more prominent intakes, maybe Porsche reckon that stone guards aren't necessary. They must have done some development work to confirm this. Jeff

 

[Ian Gilmour]

Those were my thoughts too - if the car needed stone guards I'm sure they would have been included in the design.

 

[ralphmusic]

I thought I would try to see what might be going on and whilst it is not Adrian Newey standard flow viz paint, this was after Sunday at Silverstone.

I had Ventureshield film fitted to the lower sills and up through the panel edge above the intake and back to the wheel arch and although on a cold day there was not much in the way of marbles being thrown up, maybe I will avoid some debris damage to the paint.

 

[flat6]

I wonder if Porsche doesn't paint the air intake plastic as standard as it'll get mottled on all but a garage queen car.

 

[Motorhead]

ORIGINAL: ralphmusic I had Ventureshield film fitted to the lower sills and up through the panel edge above the intake and back to the wheel arch and although on a cold day there was not much in the way of marbles being thrown up, maybe I will avoid some debris damage to the paint.

Sounds like a smart move Ralph. Presumably, taking the film right up to the edge of the panel makes it invisible. Actually, I think that the seam rather spoils the side profile. Presumably it was done for cost reasons so that either the Cayman or the Boxster rear end can be grafted on. Jeff

 

[gmcraib]

If anybody is looking for mesh, try porschemesh (google search). I got on front and rear bumpers, doesn't look out of place (in black) and protects your radiators/coolers. The rear is more for aesthetics.

 

[ralphmusic]

It's an easy DIY job to fit grills inside/behind the horizontal strake to protect the outer radiators and it is not necessary to remove the front bumper. My main objective in doing this was to stop stone damage to the radiators and being able to Hoover out anything that finds its way via the centre ducting area through to the side rads is a useful convenience. Wondering whether to put a Porsche shield in the centre of the central ducting a la 458 (only joking - promise!!)