Bola964

Hi guys,
The side pockets on both doors are broken at the screw as shown below.
Do you have any suggestions on how to fix them?
If they cannot be repaired, where could I get new ones?
I've searched the net, and found some used ones for sale, but they did not look good, and were very expensive......
Thanks for the help!

guards red

Hi Bola,

Not an answer to your question but if you want to sell yours for reasonable money I may be interested. Having looked at the picture the damage doesn't look too bad. You could take them off an glue a large piece of plastic over the broken section and drill a new hole. As long as the plastic is stuck on properly it should be fine. Alternativily you could glue a piece of sheet metal on the otherside of the pocket and drill that to take a screw. Either way it looks doable without the need to buy new ones.

Regards
GR

Stewart

I used a large flat washer under the screw head to effectively clamp the remaining surrounding plastic.

haygeebaby

Yeah - common problem on 993's hey.
Like Stewart - I used a washed as well - but my one didn't look as bad as your one does.
Might wanna try drilling a new hole and get some matching material /frabric to cover it.
Or go RS panels man.
The slope starts here ...
Good luck
Regards

bcoupe968

what i did for one of my previous cars was:

1.) remove the door pocket from the door

2.) mix up some http://jbweld.net/products/jbstik.php (or similar product) using your fingers for the amount you need to fill in

this next step is going to take extreme patience and care!
3.) mold the material to form into the missing plastic on the door pocket. I did not want to risk breaking the new material by drilling into it once it cured so I formed a hole the screw would fit into while molding the material.

4.) once the material has cured you can touch up paint it matte black to match up with the door pocket color

just take your time!

roche

good idea. i have the same problem with both of my door pockets, but i just used the washer method and it seems to be holding up. maybe when i install new speakers, i'll try your method.

thanks.

jenskleis

I went to the DIY store and bought a piece of flat aluminium.

Cut out two pieces to fit the the entire width of upper edge of the plastic, drilled a hole for the screw, glued the alu piece in place and painted the whole thing matt black.

Cincy_Ron

I went a similar route as jens but I had some plexiglass sitting around. I cut it to size to fit the indented area, painted it black, epoxied it on and problem solved. I've got some pics somewhere, I'll see if I can find them.

Cincy_Ron

Found them.
Here's dry fitting the plexi to fit in the indent, and the after shot with it painted and epoxied in place. It's been holding up well. According to the date on the pictures I did this in August of last year.

e9stibi

Thanks for this posting. It will encourage me to fix my broken pockets! I like the alu / plexi glass method the best. It will stabilize the rest of the area around the screw your years of 993 joy to come.

rol607

Very impressive Ron!

Cincy_Ron

Thanks dude! It got so that it was sagging so bad if I closed the door too hard the whole lower panel with the speaker in it would come loose and lean in. Most unbecoming of a p-car so I had to do something. Girlfriend was busting on me for it too...

Ed Burdell

I just live with mine. No displacement or movement, unless I wiggle it.

Cincy_Ron

Ed, I've always wanted to ask you about your avatar. I'm assuming that's your son. And you're at some type of barbecue. And the hot blond over his left shoulder, with the look on his face like "oh yeah, she's hot". I'm assuming there's a story behind all that. ;-)

DougM

Pull out the screw, prop the arm rest up to the correct height, drill a pilot hole as close to the original area as possible and put the screw in. Takes about 3 minutes per side to fix.