Plug wires
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Burning Brakes
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From: Dallas, then Annapolis - now Laguna Beach CA. Well, not so fast - I'm back in Dallas. For good!
Plug wires
Anyone tried anything besides the stock Beru?
I've used the 944 Turbo ver of these and they were excellent:
http://www.paragon-products.com/product_p/kb_09-751.htm
cheaper than OEM as well. Anyone?
I've used the 944 Turbo ver of these and they were excellent:
http://www.paragon-products.com/product_p/kb_09-751.htm
cheaper than OEM as well. Anyone?
Pro
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Auto Parts Online Canada has the plug wires for $108. You might need a Canadian to help you get them...
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Online parts Canada works once every blue moon. I still have a few sets left if anyone is interested. The real price is well over 500$ but some sites have the numbers screwed up and when you try to purchase, it just doesn't work.
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Sorry, but it looks like the plug wires they list for a 993 are over $600 and a different part number than the 964 versions.
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Greg
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The wires don't fit 993, different part number.
Like I said, parts online doesn't always work and I wouldn't be surprised, if they email you later on to say they are out and can't ship your wires.
I tried 4 times with the guys and gave up. I got a few sets from a friend who has a shop but they are more expensive.
Like I said, parts online doesn't always work and I wouldn't be surprised, if they email you later on to say they are out and can't ship your wires.
I tried 4 times with the guys and gave up. I got a few sets from a friend who has a shop but they are more expensive.
Racer
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About three months ago I placed an order over the Internet with the Canada parts people -- I got an e-mail back from them saying that they could not send parts outside of Canada -- I then e-mailed one of their salespeople -- to the "contact us" address -- he took my credit card number in an e-mail and sent me a set of the Beru wires - they took 10 days to arrive and total landed cost with freight was about A$190. Can't complain about the service and the price was rock bottom.
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I am also curious about the 993 fitment: Realizing that the part numbers are different, but the 964 distributor/sparkplug arrangement is the same as the 993, is it not? (layout, distance point-to-point) I believe the coils are in a different location and the cable holders may not fit, but if that is all, then perhaps it can be made to work by reusing the original holders and shortening the two coil to distrubutor wires. If it does work, is the extra effort worth the $400 savings? I think so...
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993_SC, that is what I was thinking -- what exactly is the difference between a 964 wire set and a 993 wire set?
Perhaps the 964 set could be modified easily -- I believe the plug boots unscrew from the wires?
A bit of DIY work would be well worth the $400 savings.
Perhaps the 964 set could be modified easily -- I believe the plug boots unscrew from the wires?
A bit of DIY work would be well worth the $400 savings.
I am also curious about the 993 fitment: Realizing that the part numbers are different, but the 964 distributor/spark plug arrangement is the same as the 993, is it not? (layout, distance point-to-point) I believe the coils are in a different location and the cable holders may not fit, but if that is all, then perhaps it can be made to work by reusing the original holders and shortening the two coil to distributor wires. If it does work, is the extra effort worth the $400 savings? I think so...
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They have different part numbers for sure, and while the distrbutors etc are interchangeable I think one or more of the wires are different lengths making a a direct swap questionable. Anyone?