Door panel replacement - welding needed?
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Door panel replacement - welding needed?
My 992 GTS is currently in service for a passenger door panel replacement due to a rattle. It's taking longer than expected and was told were waiting for an outside vendor to come and weld a part of trim to the door panel. Anybody have any insight with this?
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I have no insight other than WTF. Sounds like a weld in the door structure failed. Not something you would expect considering the high level of automation/robotic welding on the assembly line.
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These panels used to be screwed together in the 991. Now they use plastic clips. I had a bad door panel rattle which required an entire interior door card to fix. The tech showed me where the screws were now replaced with plastic tabs which break easily.
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I took my 992 into the dealer a few months ago related to a driver’s door panel rattle and when I picked it up, the rattle was no joke 100 times worse than when I dropped it off.
When I got home I took the door panel off to see if I could see anything obvious like a clip that wasn’t reinstalled properly.
But I noticed that they removed the plastic welds and put in three screws with washer into the plastic. 1 was loose, so I retightened it, and 1 was stripped and cannot be fastened securely. So, in the interim, I just wrapped the washer with some Tessa tape to keep it from rattling.
I’m not really sure how to follow up with the dealer as I don’t feel like this is a proper fix.
When I got home I took the door panel off to see if I could see anything obvious like a clip that wasn’t reinstalled properly.
But I noticed that they removed the plastic welds and put in three screws with washer into the plastic. 1 was loose, so I retightened it, and 1 was stripped and cannot be fastened securely. So, in the interim, I just wrapped the washer with some Tessa tape to keep it from rattling.
I’m not really sure how to follow up with the dealer as I don’t feel like this is a proper fix.
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I took my 992 into the dealer a few months ago related to a drivers door panel rattle and when I picked it up, the rattle was no joke 100 times worse than when I dropped it off.
When I got home I took the door panel off to see if I could see anything obvious like a clip that wasnt reinstalled properly.
But I noticed that they removed the plastic welds and put in three screws with washer into the plastic. 1 was loose, so I retightened it, and 1 was stripped and cannot be fastened securely. So, in the interim, I just wrapped the washer with some Tessa tape to keep it from rattling.
Im not really sure how to follow up with the dealer as I dont feel like this is a proper fix.
When I got home I took the door panel off to see if I could see anything obvious like a clip that wasnt reinstalled properly.
But I noticed that they removed the plastic welds and put in three screws with washer into the plastic. 1 was loose, so I retightened it, and 1 was stripped and cannot be fastened securely. So, in the interim, I just wrapped the washer with some Tessa tape to keep it from rattling.
Im not really sure how to follow up with the dealer as I dont feel like this is a proper fix.
That said, you can use epoxy - another commonly used/permanent method - to secure the screw/trim. Its not worth taking to the dealership.
Last edited by M3Inline6; Jul 10, 2025 at 07:37 PM.