Most Common Missing Part???
07-02-2015, 12:15 PM
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Most Common Missing Part???
I've seen numerous references on many threads about the missing plastic cover over the 14 pin connecter in the engine compartment. Well, my 88 is missing this cover. I think it is P/N 928 612 871 02. Who carries this part? It seems to be hard to find, but I'd like to get one for my car if they are not going for their weight in gold...........
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07-02-2015, 12:16 PM
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07-02-2015, 02:23 PM
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I actually just bought mine from the dealer here in Ottawa Canada, and it was like $8.00-ish Canadian, (I'd have to dig out the receipt... oh, just found it... $7.91 that included tax) so it should be close to the same from a dealer in the US I would think...
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07-02-2015, 02:51 PM
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$6 and I have 20 in stock 8>)
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
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928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
07-02-2015, 03:12 PM
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The absence of that particular part, known in some circles as a "jump post cover", has been known to decrease the value of a Porsche 928 by 50% OR MORE (truly, read the old threads). I would get it replaced as quick as can be
07-02-2015, 03:24 PM
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Perhaps more commonly missing than the jump post covers would be engine and bellhousing undertrays. These seemingly sacrificial parts get left off or are damaged by encounters with mechanics, curbs, parking bumpers and driveway ramps. With a cost significantly higher than $6 though, it amazes me that so many cars change hands without them, while not incurring at least the same 50% hit on market prices.
Part of the job of caretaker of the cars is to at least keep all the casually surplused parts from the car, on the off chance that a future caretaker will have enough respect to put them back on. Interesting cars maintain their value a lot better as they move from "used cars" status towards "collectible" if all the pieces are there. Additional value is often attributed to originality as well as overall condition. Some of it is stoooopid stuff like a little preservative care for tools in the tool tray. How do those get rusty anyway? How do they get lost? The list goes on for a long way on these and actually any other non-mass-market car.
Part of the job of caretaker of the cars is to at least keep all the casually surplused parts from the car, on the off chance that a future caretaker will have enough respect to put them back on. Interesting cars maintain their value a lot better as they move from "used cars" status towards "collectible" if all the pieces are there. Additional value is often attributed to originality as well as overall condition. Some of it is stoooopid stuff like a little preservative care for tools in the tool tray. How do those get rusty anyway? How do they get lost? The list goes on for a long way on these and actually any other non-mass-market car.
07-02-2015, 03:37 PM
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Perhaps more commonly missing than the jump post covers would be engine and bellhousing undertrays. These seemingly sacrificial parts get left off or are damaged by encounters with mechanics, curbs, parking bumpers and driveway ramps. With a cost significantly higher than $6 though, it amazes me that so many cars change hands without them, while not incurring at least the same 50% hit on market prices.
Part of the job of caretaker of the cars is to at least keep all the casually surplused parts from the car, on the off chance that a future caretaker will have enough respect to put them back on. Interesting cars maintain their value a lot better as they move from "used cars" status towards "collectible" if all the pieces are there. Additional value is often attributed to originality as well as overall condition. Some of it is stoooopid stuff like a little preservative care for tools in the tool tray. How do those get rusty anyway? How do they get lost? The list goes on for a long way on these and actually any other non-mass-market car.
Part of the job of caretaker of the cars is to at least keep all the casually surplused parts from the car, on the off chance that a future caretaker will have enough respect to put them back on. Interesting cars maintain their value a lot better as they move from "used cars" status towards "collectible" if all the pieces are there. Additional value is often attributed to originality as well as overall condition. Some of it is stoooopid stuff like a little preservative care for tools in the tool tray. How do those get rusty anyway? How do they get lost? The list goes on for a long way on these and actually any other non-mass-market car.
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07-02-2015, 04:27 PM
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Bolt head caps along the rear bumper cover along the top, under the hatch lid. 87-95 only, 928 505 389 00 01C.
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07-02-2015, 06:30 PM
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These get pulled for cleaning and such, then tend not to want to stay in place afterward. I've invested in a few replacements over the years. Finally started putting a tiny dab of weatherstrip adhesive in the groove, and forego popping them out for cleaning most of the time. Another part that's inexpensive, and could easily be added to another parts order just "to have".
