Boxster de-tango'd :)

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Finally got round to replacing the original lights. I've been putting it off a bit because its hard to justify the cost (£800 ish) for a purely cosmetic mod, but after spending a fair bit of cash on refreshing the suspension and other bits and pieces I really love the car and have decided I'm going to keep it for at least a couple of years.

Theres no doubt that the car looks quite a bit better without the orange. Also, Porsche have stopped making these lights now so they are going to be harder and harder to get hold of, so when I come to sell I'll get my money back.

So, some pics:

Before:

After (desperately needs a wash and polish!):

Very pleased with it to be honest, and with only having 45k miles on it I'm happy to keep this a while now and then upgrade to either 987 or a 997 in a couple of years

 

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800 quid though.

Yeah, and thats 2nd hand! Well, 2nd hand fronts, new sides and LED rears.

About £1400 new with prices rising constantly since they stopped making the fronts. SHould have done it when I first bought the car - a full kit was only about £550 new.

http://www.porscheshop.co.uk/acatalog/porsche_boxster_lights.html

 

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Nah, plate belonged to the person I bought the car from, but it took a while for the new ones to come through so we had a gentlemans agreement for me to take the car and then transfer the plate back to him.

I'm tempted to get an ageless plate though

 

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£800.

LOL

Indeed, but put another way it's about 3 months depreciation on a £17k Golf 1.4

The remaining orange is built into the light, but you can remove it with a soldering iron and a steady hand. I might give it a go, but the thought of putting a hot iron near a set of expensive plastic makes me nervous!

 

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There's no denying the car looks better for the de-tango, I was just expressing surprise that it couldn't be done any cheaper (which it could have been, going by the post above).

Only if I had a time machine. As I said earlier, if I'd done this last may when I bought the car a full kit was about £600 new. Since Porsche no longer make the front lights, and there is no pattern alternative, the prices have sky rocketed. If you check the link in my 2nd post you'll see that a single front costs over £500 new now, hence why I bought the fronts off eBay

 

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Did mine last summer, £500 from eBay. Only got £60 for the old set. Also invested £500 I a personal plate to help hide the age

That's why I'm keeping the old set - then when I come to sell the car I'll decide if I'll get more for the lights separately.

How are you finding the car? Still planning on a change? I guess if it was my only car and I had a lot of motorway miles I'd consider the same, but for A and B road blasts it's just awesome . My only dilemma is whether to take out the Boxster or the bike as they both like the same weather!

 

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Just found this clip on YouTube. I know a lot people don't like the look of the pipes, but they sound awesome. Actually meatier in real life, but the video gives a decent impression.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTf_3lJuw48

Best bits probably about 3 minutes in