Group Buy, Zunsport Grilles

Buddy · Aug 23, 2015

I have been in touch with Zunsport regarding buying a set of their grilles for my Gen2 and they responded with an offer to sell to club members at a 20% reduction on their normal price. Due to Forum rules this offer was passed to the directors and they have agreed that we can proceed with this.

They offer to supply to individual members on the following conditions:-

*A minimum quantity of 20 grilles is to be agreed.
*each member selects the product they require from the range available on the Zunsport website.
*I receive and forward each members details,Name,address,e mail and telephone number.
*prior to the product being shipped individuals payments are made by Credit Card or PayPal
*Goods will be shipped on next day delivery ( all items will be in stock ).
*Promotion Code to be issued Specific to PCGB Members and may only be used to Purchase Porsche Products
** Discount Given 20%

So, if you would like to fit these grilles to your car, go to the Zunsport website http://www.zunsport.com/en/porsche-c18-g2 and search for the Porsche model of your choice and the products they supply for it taking care to note the correct version and send your Name, Member No, Car Model and which products, Address and preferred email address to cayman@porscheclubgb.com once I have the minimum 20 or more members details I will supply this info to Zunsport and they will then issue their purchase code to receive the PCGB Discount this may then require you to place the order through their site using the issued code and I will clarify if it will be issued to myself for me to pass on or they may contact each member concerning payment and delivery . I will have no dealings in the payment nor if anyone gets the details of their order wrong. The offer is open to all Porsche Models and any enquiries as to the feasibility can be sent to myself or to Zunsport remembering that to get the discount I will have to submit your name and details amongst those from this offer, it will not be available dealing directly with Zunsport for one set and covers only Porsche models.

Nick_USA · Aug 24, 2015

On the list:

1. Kevan ( Buddy ) front set 987.2 PDK Cayman S Black Finish ZPR21809

2. Nick_USA front set 981 GTS Cayman GTS Black Finish ZPR56514

3. Gary front and rear set 987.2 PDK Cayman S Black Finish ZPR27409

4. Alistair front set 987.1 Cayman S Black Finish ZPR20705

5. Ryan front and rear set 987.1 Cayman S Black Finish ZPR21105

6. Mike front side grilles 987.2 Cayman S Black Finish ZPR21509

7. David front set 981S Cayman S Black Finish ZPR46013 ( with parking sensors )

8. Richard front and rear set 987.1 Cayman S Black Finish ZPR21105

9. Andrew front and rear set 987.1 Cayman S Polished Finish ZPR21105

10. John front and rear set 987.1 Cayman S Black Finish ZPR21105

11. James front and rear set 987.2 Cayman S Black Finish ZPR27409

12. Mark front outer set 981S Cayman S Black Finish ZPR44213

13. Michael front set 981 2.7PDK & side grilles Cayman Black Finish ZPR47013 & ZPR44212

14. David front grille set 981S PDK Cayman S Black Finish ZPR46713 ( with parking sensors )

15. Savash front side grilles and rear grilles 981 Cayman Black finish ZPR46913 & ZPR42912(2) ( with parking sensors )

16. Paul front set 987.1 Cayman S Black finish ZPR20705

17. Jamie front side grilles 987.1 Cayman S Black finish ZPR20405

18. Phil front grille set 987.2 Boxster S Black finish ZPR41509

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pgk188 · Aug 27, 2015

Hi all, I thought you may like to see this picture of the Zunsport grilles just fitted to me Boxster, very pleased with the look.

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ralphmusic · Aug 27, 2015

Do the grills sit outside the side intakes' horizontal slats?

Buddy · Aug 27, 2015

For those who are concerned about effects on warranty, I made a customer enquiry to a local dealership.

The response from a senior technician:-

Provided there is no compromise of the corrosion protection of the surrounding components and cooling is not restricted, the fitting of Intake grilles should not invalidate Warranty in my opinion.

The grilles can be easily removed if you are concerned or have to have the car collected.

And they will cause less restriction to cooling than leaves between condenser and radiator.

Buddy · Aug 27, 2015

Ralph,

In the case of the 987 they fit in front of the slats but in the case of your 981S they are multi-piece and fit between the slats, take a look at the Zunsport site where you can do a search for the exact model of your car for example a front set for a 981S manual without parking sensors is ZPR47313 [link=http://www.zunsport.com/en/porsche-cayman-s-981-manual-without-sensors--front-grille-set-p455]http://www.zunsport.com/en/porsche-cayman-s-981-manual-without-sensors--front-grille-set-p455[/link]

I hope this helps.

pgk188 · Aug 27, 2015

Hi Ralph, yes, the Boxster 987 grills sit outside the front slats, as you can see from the pic you can still see the slats through the grills. As mentioned above, the grills very easy to fit and remove if necessary.

Motorhead · Aug 27, 2015

It's not clear from the Zunsport website. Are the grilles secured by clips or by cable ties?

Jeff

pgk188 · Aug 27, 2015

Clips, on these for the 987 Boxster, there are three clips on each side grill. They hold the grill in very firmly and can be adjusted in situ, just to make doubly sure.

The central grill is held on by two long self taping screws, these are black and the fittings are invisible once the grill is on, again very easy to fit.

ralphmusic · Aug 27, 2015

Thanks for the info. I made grills for the side rad openings which fit behind the horizontal slats but need a grill to protect the centre radiator that was subsequently fitted.

I think I will take the PU off to see if there are obvious attachment points for a grill. I have looked at Zunsport several times but prefer the " inset" look if achievable.

pgk188 · Aug 27, 2015

I know what you mean about the 'inset' look. I made some myself originally from plastic mesh that I was able to thread through the slats, however I went to the Porsche regionally open day event at Porsche Cambridge over the weekend, where I saw a Cayman with leaky condenser rads on the ramp, caused by stones etc.

The mesh that I used had quiet big holes in it and after seeing the car on the ramp I decided the Zunsport ones with a much smaller mesh would do a better job.

As I said above, I am suitably pleased with the look, it's much better in the flesh than has come out on the photos.....

The choice, as they say is obviously yours though!

Andy Fagan · Aug 27, 2015

Motorhead said:
It's not clear from the Zunsport website. Are the grilles secured by clips or by cable ties?

Jeff

On my Cayman R it had 1 clip and a screw which are wholly inadequate. Needs several tie wraps and even then not a flush fit. Sorry to say, I was disappointed to be honest. The grill quality is great but engineering is lacking. [&o]

Motorhead · Aug 28, 2015

Thanks Andy. I recall speaking to someone with a 996 who made a similar comment about the fit of the grilles on his car.

A recurring topic on these pages, I know, but interesting to note that although Porsche sees fit to incorporate grilles on its GT cars, it's still reluctant to do so on the rest of the range.

Jeff

Buddy · Aug 28, 2015

On my Gen1 I made some from black diamond mesh and edged them with rubber channel fixing them with tie wraps, and fitted them each autumn to protect from leaves etc, they would stay on until the councils had done the majority of their stone dumping on the roads in the spring. Then I saw some by Zunsport on a GTS at Althorp and liked the look of them. As I said above the 981 & GTS are multi-piece and fit between the slats but the 987 fit in front.

DuncGT4 · Sep 7, 2015

Hi all, it's my car that the grills are fitted to that started all this off and just to clear some points up I would like to add a few of my findings etc.

The grills are very well made and come coated not painted so chipping of the grills should be good.

They are a bit difficult to fit but they do fit and once fitted they fit very well.

You will need to protect the surrounding area as you fit these as like I said they are very tight to get in and you wouldn't want to scratch your bumper or plastic.

I put one extra small zip tie on the larger bottom grills each side, just to hold it where I wanted and to make sure it couldn't pop out if I hit some tin or a large pot hole.

Not only do I think it makes the front end look better as it darkens the front end and hides the silver rads, it also helps keep the rads in good condition as mine had quite a few dents and marks on them even after only 900 miles from new.

So as you can see I am happy with them and willing to offer help to you guys on fitting if needed as like I said, they can be tricky to get in and now that I have done them I could do the next set a lot quicker and much easier, so give yourself a few hours to fit and don't lose your rag with them.

Buddy · Sep 7, 2015

16 confirmed to date but just home from the regional meeting and two more to add for 981 Caymans also another possible for a 996 C4 so hopefully not long before we can place our order

Nick_USA · Sep 10, 2015

You might give the Boxster forum a nudge

Buddy · Sep 10, 2015

I sent an email to Tracy but had no response which is unusual and Cliff is on the Cayman Register so he should have got the email, it is on my regional page and if those who said they are interested which include some 996 and Cayman owners then the quantities are there but I have to wait for their details. Of course the limit is that we need to achieve a minimum 20 more would be better.

Of course I can put it onto the Boxster Register myself but I would prefer for her to do it.