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I recently bought a 1996 993 C2 in Japan with 59,000 km on it and guess what has started happening? I'll be bringing my 993 to the US later this year. This PCA video from early 2022 tells the full story on the problem and the proper repair.
Can anyone share a recent repair cost for this fix done the proper way? I am trying to decide whether to do this repair here in Japan or back in the US after the car arrives there.
I recently bought a 1996 993 C2 in Japan with 59,000 km on it and guess what has started happening? I'll be bringing my 993 to the US later this year. This PCA video from early 2022 tells the full story on the problem and the proper repair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeKJQclfEVw
Can anyone share a recent repair cost for this fix done the proper way? I am trying to decide whether to do this repair here in Japan or back in the US after the car arrives there.
Thanks.
Jonathan
I had my door check on a 1996 911 C4S done at a Porsche Certified Body Shop in Melbourne, FL. It cost $2500 in total. Remember the door has to be removed and the “A” pillar cut to gain entry to repair it correctly. Don’t be fooled by going cheap. Get it done right, the inside of the “A” Pillar has to be treated for rust prevention once the repair is done too.
I had my door check on a 1996 911 C4S done at a Porsche Certified Body Shop in Melbourne, FL. It cost $2500 in total. Remember the door has to be removed and the “A” pillar cut to gain entry to repair it correctly. Don’t be fooled by going cheap. Get it done right, the inside of the “A” Pillar has to be treated for rust prevention once the repair is done too.
I agree, however, when the local Porsch-certified shop quoted me $2500 I found a shop that did it properly for $800.
Thank you all. I will mull this over. For the Porsche Certified shop rate in the US I could have it done properly in Japan at the same type of shop and be confident that it has been done correctly. Will mull this over since I could also do this in the Seattle area at Magic Customs when I am back.
Hope you are enjoying some spring/early summer driving. A recent picture of my car is below.
Ok this is kinda a rant, but why do these straps break?? Anyone who's been around 911's for any time at all knows this is an issue- been that way since at least the 70's. Do people just FLING the door wide open?? Having had a couple 911's I have ALWAYS been super careful to hold the door- especially in the wind- when opening, and never let it bounce off the check strap. This seems like such an avoidable issue. OK - I'm done and I know that MOST people on this forum take excellent care of their cars and probably "bought" the issue when they purchased the car. just sayin'
I think you need to go to the PCA’s video on the subject. It really is a class poor design issue. It has nothing to do with how gentle you open the door. It is the fact this was only tack welded and cyclic stress caused the tack welds to break,
Ok this is kinda a rant, but why do these straps break??
The checkstrap mechanism inside the door applies a force to the strap and hence the joint to the car body - no matter how gentle you open. There are threads on how to reduce the stress.
Sure, slamming wide open every time won't help either.
From suggestions here I removed some of the hump on the strap with a die grinder. This works for me for now. Mount still moves a tad bit as there still is resistance when opening. No more creaking or popping.
There is another way to reduce stress on the check strap and that is to follow the procedure located in the Pelican forum for modifying the check strap rubber. It works a lot better than grinding the humps.
I think you need to go to the PCA’s video on the subject. It really is a class poor design issue. It has nothing to do with how gentle you open the door. It is the fact this was only tack welded and cyclic stress caused the tack welds to break,
Originally Posted by LimeyBoy
The checkstrap mechanism inside the door applies a force to the strap and hence the joint to the car body - no matter how gentle you open. There are threads on how to reduce the stress.
Sure, slamming wide open every time won't help either.
OK - Did not know that is was so poorly designed. I guess I give Porsche too much credit! Either way, Never had the issue (yet!!)
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