jaketame Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 So I thought I would create a thread as I'm starting to do a few minor modifications, this is my first ever Porsche and/or performance car and/or any car I've modified so new to the whole thing. I brought Dec 2019 from Cridfords, I have a post inspection done by Precision Porsche to which nothing untoward. It needed an A/C topup and some faults clearing as was pumping out hot air. First Wash: https://photos.app.goo.gl/q8EaNb94ZzK9Zh9B8 I've got a fair amount of detailing kit now and using a mixture of Stjarnagloss and Polished Pigs for the time being. I've managed to source the IPOD to 30pin adapter, a 30-pin to male lightening adapter and then a male to male extension cable so i've got my phone being used for audio and Satnav. Polished + Stjarna working together: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2QeyzUDUkXtEZX7n8 So far modifications include; - Carnewal GT Exhuast (Cayman R Exhaust) Photos of work: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ASTmvJMdMNRX1DaH9 Purchased CR exhaust and shipped to Gert. Was then returned to Precision Porsche for fitting. The brackets had to be cut off as were too rusty to unscrew, worked out cheaper than spending the time getting bolts out. The sound on this car is now truly amazing! - Interior LED Bulbs and Main, High, Fog, Side LED Bulbs Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/z1p5Fv3iYrqC1zpo9 - Front Mesh Radiator Grills Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZFMDK92pTSqa5h1c8 Grills ordered via Radiator Grill Store I had to be a bit inventive with hoover our some leaves/stones that made there way in I would like to do and mostly likely in this order - Side Intake Grills (In the garage, waiting for warmer weather) - Stage 1+2 Detail + Ceramic coating (Aiming for spring) - Plastidip Black Cayman S Emblem (I have the can, tested on cables that where white + silver. Will do once Ceramic is done) - BMC Air Filter - IPD Plenum + GT3 Throttle Body - Respray Rear Calipers (Faded) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tozerman Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Hi, nice looking black Cayman you have there. Whilst I am not an avid modder I always enjoy reading about other people's 😁 Good luck and enjoy... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiglm68 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 She's positively glowing after that detail Jake! Keep the photos coming and the updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggy Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 What snow foam are you using there? Never seen anything cling like that to mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, briggy said: What snow foam are you using there? Never seen anything cling like that to mine! Will keep the updates as and when plus while I tryout different products. That was using Piston Works Snow Foam Lance and Stjarnagloss Sno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 So I decided to give the Plastidip a go, no harm as quite easy to do. Im not 100% happy with the results, up close you can see some slightly bubbling and not 100% smooth. I think a removal of badge and powered coat may be best route. First 1-3 coats went on well however I think I put too much on the last 4th coat which caused the bubbling. https://photos.app.goo.gl/gTbmpTH3SsFAFPfL9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Don't think you can powder coat a plastic badge, only metal. I think there are some black ones for sale on eBay, Syer on here has one on his car. They are a bit smaller I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, GlosRich said: Don't think you can powder coat a plastic badge, only metal. I think there are some black ones for sale on eBay, Syer on here has one on his car. They are a bit smaller I think. I do yes Rich. I do know you can get them in a variety of sizes - although mine is smaller than the standard offering. They are also available in Matt/Satin and Gloss Black I’m sure. Gave about £40 for mine (Official Porsche product) from eBay and wasn’t worth my time messing around painting. Which: unless you remove badges, prep (key) them; and then undercoat, paint and lacquer to finish - will never be a great or long lasting job imo. Can be done at home via rattle cans for sure. But will take a bit of time. *** Plastidip by nature is meant to be easily removeable isn’t it.....? If your a detailing / washing freak like me I’m not sure what the life expectancy would be ? Good luck @jaketame ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 hours ago, sevenfourate said: I do yes Rich. I do know you can get them in a variety of sizes - although mine is smaller than the standard offering. They are also available in Matt/Satin and Gloss Black I’m sure. Gave about £40 for mine (Official Porsche product) from eBay and wasn’t worth my time messing around painting. Which: unless you remove badges, prep (key) them; and then undercoat, paint and lacquer to finish - will never be a great or long lasting job imo. Can be done at home via rattle cans for sure. But will take a bit of time. *** Plastidip by nature is meant to be easily removeable isn’t it.....? If your a detailing / washing freak like me I’m not sure what the life expectancy would be ? Good luck @jaketame ! Thanks, I could find anything online for a decent price. I made contact with a local powder coating company and they recommend 2Pk Wet Paint. Which they said would cost £50... Highly tempted How do I measure up correctly to ensure what I place it back in the same place to look correct. Do I just leave the residue on and restick over the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenfourate Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, jaketame said: Thanks, I could find anything online for a decent price. I made contact with a local powder coating company and they recommend 2Pk Wet Paint. Which they said would cost £50... Highly tempted How do I measure up correctly to ensure what I place it back in the same place to look correct. Do I just leave the residue on and restick over the top? I measured the position of mine (approx to with in a couple of mm) before removal. And noted ! Then i removed the original badge (Plastic interior trim removal tool used gently; or better still fishing line to 'cut' through the foam adhesive backer 😎)....then cleaned up residue and polished the boot. Then i used making tape directly UNDER where the badge will end up being positioned, squaring it off left to right absolutely horizontally; and marking either the mid-point of the badge on the tape; or better-still where the ends of the badge will end up left and right on the masking tape. Then 'just' remove backing of the self adhesive rear of the badge, position in place: parallel with and above the masking tape and hope to hell all your measurements were correct 🤣 Remove masking tape. Stand back and admire new badging.......👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 On 19/02/2020 at 17:34, sevenfourate said: I measured the position of mine (approx to with in a couple of mm) before removal. And noted ! Then i removed the original badge (Plastic interior trim removal tool used gently; or better still fishing line to 'cut' through the foam adhesive backer 😎)....then cleaned up residue and polished the boot. Then i used making tape directly UNDER where the badge will end up being positioned, squaring it off left to right absolutely horizontally; and marking either the mid-point of the badge on the tape; or better-still where the ends of the badge will end up left and right on the masking tape. Then 'just' remove backing of the self adhesive rear of the badge, position in place: parallel with and above the masking tape and hope to hell all your measurements were correct 🤣 Remove masking tape. Stand back and admire new badging.......👌 I’m not the best at keeping this updated. I’m also not handy with a spanner so not many updates! There are a few things I’d like to do still... I wasn’t happy with the Plastidip so decided to debadge! Now that I’ve done that I’m quite fond of it! Porsche shop have black decals if I want to stick something back on but for now it’s staying like this! The lines look really clean! I’m also super busy with kids and working from home. I seem to have back to back meetings daily at the moment and then weekends are spent with the kids trying to entertain during these times while keeping the Mrs happy too so not much time for detailing. Ive brought into nowrevive.co.uk detailing products! I had the samples and they where brilliant! The car really needs a paint correction and I will mostly like get a ceramic coating. I will keep you posted on a full detail when I can find 3 hours to hide outside on my own using these products My neighbour and friend also started his tinting business last year. While the car wasn’t being driven I decided to get it round to him. The reasons are that due to using my phone for SatNav linked via the iPod connector to get audio I had found there was glare from the rear window which was massively distracting so it was time to get the rears tinted. End result looks epic I feel! Each to there own but I couldn’t find many posts with it done so it was hard to see if it would look good. I think it brings the lines together more! Basalt Black looks even more so now! Checkout his Insta/FB for more pics and video walk around. https://instagram.com/gorillakustoms Next Up; Side Grills Vents both sides including the CAD design internal mesh (I ordered beginning of the month so missed the group buy) I’m also on the hunt for Sport Design Wheel with Paddles. I just not getting on with the push buttons! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 So i fitted the mesh grill from CADPorsche and some normal mesh on the grills themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 5 hours ago, jaketame said: So i fitted the mesh grill from CADPorsche and some normal mesh on the grills themselves. After a short spirited drive to collect a takeaway... my verdict is that it didn’t feel any different however I found there was more of a deeper tone over 4K RPM and when at lower speed dropping gears I found it gurgles more than before. A reminder that I’m in a 987.2 CS with Carnewal GT R Exhaust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Craiglm68 Posted May 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2020 ##Disappointing....I was expecting another 63bhp, 40Nm of torque and bangs and crackles on the overrun !! Thanks for the review @jaketame, look forward to putting my own on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) I’ve never managed to get a video / sound of the exhaust! This is the Carnewal GT R Exhaust! I brought CR exhaust and sent it to Gert! Not bad for around £500.https://gfycat.com/jadedsameblackwidowspider <iframe src='https://gfycat.com/ifr/JadedSameBlackwidowspider' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' width='100%' height='100%' style='position:absolute;top:0;left:0;' allowfullscreen></iframe> Edited May 25, 2020 by jaketame 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketame Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 I installed the Sprint Booster v3 today, I must say... Wow. What a difference it has made to throttle lag. I've left it on Sport 5, I found Race far to twitchy for the road. If i ever track it then I will surely use Race 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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