As I spread out the contents of my 993 Targa's luggage compartment for judging the other day, I noticed that the case for the compressor is missing one of the toggles to close it. (See photo.)

I'm looking for another case in excellent to perfect condition. Any leads will be appreciated. Please PM me.

Thank you.

 

Funny that clip was nearly broken off mine as well. I managed to repair it with some clear silicone on the inside.

Good luck with the search

 

Mine is totally off. I have it. But, don't know if there is a way to attach it that will stand up to the stress of clamping the lid down.

Time for some experimentation.

 

Yeah, these break all the time - I suppose if you can find some external cabinet clasps it might look ok...

 

The tabs on the 993 cases are so poorly engineered, I suppose it's a good thing that Porsche put their energies in the car but failed miserably on the case for the compressor. The 996 compressor and case are even worse!! These will come up periodically on eBay,but they're usually missing a tab or two as well.

 

Harlan, I doubt if much engineering went into it, especially from Porsche.

They are likely outsourced to some little company in China that also does all the other cheap plastic cases you see around. I have more than a few tool cases (for air nailers, blades, etc.) all with broken tabs ....

 

One of the tabs on mine is cracked as well... was at dC Auto last week and they only had one in stock that had both tabs in proper working order. Rob wanted $150 for it including the compressor. I didn't hook on it at that price so its probably still there.
He told me a few years ago he was buying the cases alone for something like $25. Unfortunately, the supplier got out of the business and the old supply/demand thing seems to be driving the cost up.

Gary

 

There must be a solution. Any of you engineers/plastic gurus out there have any ideas?

 

I emailed Rob this morning. He hasn't replied.

I wonder who the supplier was.

 

I used some gorilla glue and then clear silicone on mine. I set it in the original position and let it set over night. There is a bit of flexibility to it so it still flexes and clamps. I doubt my solution is very durable but I don't plan on using it very often anyway.

You are lucky you still have the broken tab.

 

That gorilla glue is amazing, if you have never worked with it, practice on something else, it expands much more than you think it will, and it spreads to places you didn't intend. Strong stuff though.