horst

I have been gloating about the fact that my spoiler air dam- I call it a wall- the thin piece of plastic POS has never cracked. Well, yesterday, while washing the car: guess what. I replaced this on a friend's car a year or 2 ago, and seem to remember it was about $100.00 (outrageous for this flimsy thing) I forgot where we got it or the PN. Anyone out there with the PN handy? TIA

Bill Gregory

Horst,

The flexible wall is part 993.512.121.00 (superceded part 964.512.121.00). It's number 11 in the diagram below. Part 10, btw, is listed as "sealing", pn 993.512.533.00, and there's a related "sealing strap" to the "sealing", pn 999.911.614.40. Don't know if you need the 993 sealing/sealing strap with the 993 flexible wall.

horst

Hey, thanks, Bill! Mabey whoever is able to supply the wall,will be able to tell me if I also need the strap. It's been a while, but in doing this job before, I can't remember seeing this "strap"

BrokeAss

Horst, I just did this job last weekend on my C4 Cabriolet. I didn't need a "sealing strap", just the over priced plast wall.

It'll only take you 10 minutes to replace! The old piece snaps out (a little lubricant doesn't hurt) and the replacement goes in just as easily.

Good Luck

Brian N

Mine died last week, thanks for the part number and diagram. Now have a job for this weekend.

Johnny G Pipe

I read this part repairs along the split (invisibly) with black 'cloth' tape? Its on my to do list...

Jeff Curtis

Hmmmmm...MY spoiler doesn't have a wall!??

Good luck changing it out Horst, maybe I can help you out on my next trip to the Midwest? ...I'm sure you'll have it licked by then.

Randall G.

[quote]Originally posted by Johnny G:
<strong>I read this part repairs along the split (invisibly) with black 'cloth' tape? Its on my to do list...</strong><hr></blockquote>

Worked for me. After spoiler wall #2 split, that's when I reached for the tape. The tape holds up much better than the lousy plastic Porsche uses at the folding joints. And, it's replaceable .

The folding plastic on the wall only seems to last 4-5 years. This is supported by many (most?) the 993 board guys having replaced their wall.

Christer

To replace the spoiler curtain every 4-5 years at very low cost does not seem to me to be a big deal. I think my garage charges around £60 + VAT. If I saw a car with TAPE holding it in place, I would have to ask myself 'what else has been skimped on?'.

Randall G.

It's not a matter of skimping in this case, it's just a matter of spending (wasting?) another $100 when you can repair (better than new?) for pennies. The repair is completely hidden on the non-visible side of the spoiler.

You'd be surprised how many people are taking this approach (perform a search of the 993 board archives).

Anyway, it makes no difference to me what approach people take to repair their spoiler wall. I'm only affirming that the "tape method" is durable and cosmetically transparent. Also, I can understand someone not being able to tolerate knowing that part of their exotic sportscar is being held together by duct tape. For example, the type that can't tolerate the thought of driving their car in the rain. (LOL!)

(Mild case of OCD there, Christer? Afraid to have a little duct tape holding your P-car together?)

Christer

Yes - duct tape will not do. Once you start, where does the madness end? Front wings (fenders) fastened with chewing gum, brake calipers held on with velcro, carefully shaped pieces of wood instead of brake pads?!! That is one very steep slippery slide...... <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[nono]" />

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Randall G.

.... muffler held up by a coat hanger.

.... translucent red tape over cracks in the rear taillights.