misteralz

Because nothing's ever easy, is it?




Apologies for the camera not focussing on the cable, but it is what it is. And what it is is a very crumbly positive cable and most probably the major cause of my intermittent hot starting for nearly ten years. Let's gloss over the fact that someone's tried to weld the terminal to the cable, and let's gloss over the fact that the (no longer) trusted friend who did my clutch a few years ago didn't mention it. Ideally now I'd replace the whole cable from front to back, but it's not even on back order from Porsche, it's just plain unavailable. 96461202201, RHD C4, in case you were wondering. From what I can make out, it's from the positive terminal of the battery to both the starter and the fusebox, and that's it. Now, is there any reason I can't use the still-available RHD 993RS cable instead? This one:

https://www.rosepassion.com/en/99361202243-p55799-wiring-harness-option-911-carrera-rs-clubsport-option-code-m003-P55799?devise=USD&pays=US

Obviously I'll need to fit the isolator and other, shorter positive cable, but they're still available as far as I can tell.

I was supposed to be taking this thing to Spa on Thursday. Bollocks.

misteralz

So sanity check here - can I use the following RS bits?

993 612 022 01 - RHD 993RS main positive cable
993 612 021 40 - the other bit of the positive cable
944 612 927 00 - the RS battery isolator
964 613 126 75 - the isolator bracket

Would be around 300€, less if I use a 'normal' isolator without the extra terminals for the fuel pump. Which seems okay, but I worry I'm missing something obvious!