ble2011

These seem like a good deal. Any comments?

element

I need to get plugs too..

ilko

These are Bosch, OEM are Beru. The Beru wire set comes with looms, etc. and is easier to install. Although this is a very very good price.

earossi

I followed the link for the wire set. Not sure what car the set is for, but when you fill in your model number, you are told the set on sale does not fit your car. Instead, you can get NGK or Prestolite (?) wire sets for the 993 at almost twice the cost (approx $400).

So, to answer your question. NO. This is not a good price since the set is not for a 993. And, their alternate sets, which are not OEM (Behru) are not much less than what you can buy the Behru's for from several RL sponsors or Pelican. Or, you can buy them from Porsche for about $800!

TMc993

Actually, just as the site indicates, it depends on the model. According to the link, these wires do fit my '97 993 Carrera.....

Michael S.

That doesn't make any sense... Aren't all our engines the same? I mean... don't we all use the same plug wires?

IXLR8

As I and some others on Rennlist have done, we've just replaced the actual ignition cables with a set of replacement Beru Silicone Copper Cables.

The cable and M3 terminals are Beru products, so they are OEM. You do end up re-using your spark plug caps and those at the distributor cap. If they are anything like mine, the caps do not age thanks to the quality of them; its the cables that dried out and cracked at the tight bends. I cleaned my caps up and they looked like new.

You can decide which route to go for yourself; a 14-cable Beru replacement set for $155 or a complete set for about $450...DIY Beru Ignition Cables

These are my new replacement Beru cables using my fifteen year old caps...

ilko

My experience with 2 964s prior to the 993 has been that the caps fail before the wires...

IXLR8

I guess they've improved them on the 993 since my wires were cracked and yet my caps were like they just came off the assembly line.

Vorsicht

I did what Alex suggests above and just replaced the wire set and used the old caps (I did test them with an Ohm Meter - they were fine). I purchased the Beru wire set at Pelican Parts for $169. You even have your choice of red or black!

Do-It-Yourself Ignition Wire Set, Red, 993 (1995)

Falcondrivr

I got the red too. Looks cooler.

IXLR8

You paid $14 too much. Mine go for $155.

But more important to me was the quality of assembly of the cables. Although they are made using Beru components (cable and terminals), they are not made by Beru. I can't comment on them other than an RLer having bought a set and two of the M3 terminals came off. How can that possibly happen if you take your time crimping the M3 terminal? I've even done pull tests at work on a few samples; the wire failed before it had a chance to pull out of the M3 terminal at 58 pounds.

Unsure of the attention to detail, I decided to make my own. Anyone wishing to do so, I have all the info with respect to cable hold-down locations and connection/routing at the distributor caps on my DIY

NP993

I bought Alex's cables...they're first-rate.

Akerlie

I am guessing mot of us could get away with changing the lower wires for cylinder 5 & 6.
When i changed mine the 12 remaining where good as new . . .

IXLR8

Thanks Noah, but to be fair, I'm sure the other cables look just as good...on the outside.

It was the part within the M3 terminal crimp that nobody can see, that worried me as to how much detail went into them. I had to think about how I was going to make a jig to get those nicely squared off cuts when I was stripping the insulation, so that the cable makes full contact within the M3 terminal.

That is the important part of the assembly in my opinion...a crude wire stripper wasn't going to cut it (pardon the pun) in my books.