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Hi folks, I'm new to Rennlist, as I've just purchased a 2010 Cayman S. The car has a spotty history, namely that it was wrecked and rebuilt back in 2013. I got it for a song, with the intention of turning it into a track car (a replacement for my current '96 Miata track car). However, the car is just so nice, I sorta want to drive it as a street car for a bit while I reconsider gutting it for a roll cage.
Here's the car. Aside from being dirty, it's not bad looking.
However, here's where things get concerning. Knowing that the car was rebuilt, I had a detailed PPI done by a Porsche specialty shop. The shop gave it rave reviews, going so far as to say "if you hadn't told me it had been wrecked, I wouldn't have been able to tell". I'm starting to think he said that because he didn't actually look at it very hard. Since I've had the car for a few weekends, I've been addressing the little things the car needs... GPS antenna disconnected, autodimming rearview not working, tiny coolant leak from (I think) one of the heater core lines, rear trunk sensor unplugged (I assume because they didn't like the passenger window drop feature?), exhaust tips misaligned... during which I've found some things the PPI *should* have noticed: missing/incorrect bolts on the exhaust headers, missing rearmost under-tray, some loose wiring brackets... but this one takes the cake:
The picture isn't great, but what you're looking at is the original seatbelt from before the accident, with the blown pretensioner hacksawed off and a resistor soldered in place of the connector to prevent the airbag light. So, I know this sorta crap happens with shady rebuilt cars... which is why I brought it to a shop for a PPI and explained the car's history in detail. And it was only because the shop's opinion lined up with my own research and (limited) inspection of the car (and the low price, of course) that I took the risk on it. So, there is a high likelihood that I won't get any satisfaction from the shop or the seller now that money's changed hands, and this car is going to be a project of sorts... which was understood when I bought it... but I wanted a track car project, not a "fix all the broken stuff" project.
Anyway, long story short, I'm on the hook for fixing this thing. I assume I can order up a new belt from Porsche, via any of the online dealers. But where I'm really stuck is that I need the harness side of the pretensioner plug, since the original was clipped off. Does anyone know where in the world to find that? There are several sites I've found that sell these connectors, but none of them seem to match the one used by Porsche. Is anyone building a race car with no need for a seat belt connector and about 3 inches of wire?
And another thing: when checking all the codes via Durametric, I figured out that they replaced the passenger side mirror with a non-memory mirror (horz and vert pot codes). So, I've got no mirror memory and no reverse-tilt. I need the motor unit with the potentiometers, which is cheap enough... but I also need the mirror base just for the extra pins/wires... and $300+ seems steep for a few wires. Anyone have a busted 2010+ mirror from a car that had options 267 and 537 that would sell me the wiring out of it?
Wow that’s fantastic! I don’t specifically need the passenger side, but I’m happy to buy both if you want to sell them as a pair! I will PM you my contact info.
Thanks a ton!
Edit: apparently I'm still too new here to send PMs? I mean I joined back in 2011 to lurk for some reason or other... but I just now started posting after finally buying a Cayman, and I guess that makes the difference? :lol: Please email me at sperry -at- doink.net and we can work out shipping! Or you can invoice me at that address as well if you use PayPal.
Just wanted to bump this up with a huge thank you to jscott. I swapped the belt and wired in the proper connector and my Durametric scan confirms no codes. Thanks so much for helping me out!
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New Member... need some help!
So, I know this sorta crap happens with shady rebuilt cars... which is why I brought it to a shop for a PPI and explained the car's history in detail. And it was only because the shop's opinion lined up with my own research and (limited) inspection of the car (and the low price, of course) that I took the risk on it. So, there is a high likelihood that I won't get any satisfaction from the shop or the seller now that money's changed hands, and this car is going to be a project of sorts... which was understood when I bought it... but I wanted a track car project, not a "fix all the broken stuff" project.
