CincyScott

Well, I didn't expect that changing a light bulb would cost me $500.00, but it looks like that's going to be the case. I had a burnt out rear turnsignal bulb, so when I unscrewed it, the plastic for the lens is broken...it appears some aggressive past install cracked both sides.

Between this mishap and the cracked sport back seat, I'm beginning to wonder about Porsche plastic! Are all 996 rear lenses the same? Hope I can find a newsed pair...

jumper5836

I don't think new rear lights are that expensive. $400 a side. It's to bad someone went and torqued then down to hard.

judd944

Also the turbo has different tail lights. Notice the raised top portion of the light. NB 996 does not have this.
Not sure about the c4S

jcb-memphis

Try oklahoma foreign, DC automotive, LA dismantlers....if you don't mind gently used.

jb

GOTSPD2

You have two other options, well one now and maybe another in the future... Fix your tail lights - search here for how others have fixed theirs and/or when available, replace with full LEDs.

Last930

My passengers' side is broken like that, and it's never been removed from the car. I suspect poor design, manufacturing or initial installation. I would guess most of these wil eventually crack like this, so we are all going to need to learn a repair vs replacement, or we'll be replacing them periodically for the rest of our lives.

CincyScott

It looks like super-glue will do the job, as I look at it more closely. Once I can search on a non-mobile device, I'll do that as well. Am I on the right track with glue?

rmc1148

I have seen washers epoxied in sanded and painted black=looked good.

jcb-memphis

This sounds brilliant...I'd try this first.

Epoxy is super stuff...

lordpantsington

If you are looking at gluing:

Best glue I've ever come across for plastics is Ambroid Pro-Weld. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg Yes it's made for model cars but I've used it for many a thing, including repairing a shattered interior door panel. It got so cold here the plastic got brittle and as I shut the door I ripped out the entire handle (crappy 4 banger). Never had an issue for many years thereafter. It ends up breaking down the plastic to a liquid/gel state allowing both sides of the the fracture to bond back together. Evaporates quickly so multiple attempts might be needed to bond the parts back together. You'll know when it works as the pieces you push back together sort of form a little bead like an actual weld. Doesn't work with all plastics.

Bates

Scott:

Avoid superglue - it has no shock resistance. As soon as you tighten... "crack". Epoxies will be stronger, but as Lordpantsington noted - don't work with all plastics. Plastics are very difficult to stick to because they are all a bit different and contain petroluem.

If you could fashion a stainless "tab" with a screw hole which you can attach to the back of the lense, I can send you tape which will bond extremely well to the tab and back of the lense. Tape can be anywhere from .015-.025-.030-.045-.062" thick; your choice.

I sell 3M tapes and adhesives.

Good luck - I noticed mine is cracked as well.

jpflip

Very good repair here from Byron: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...ng-points.html

Dock

My guess is the cracks are from over-torquing the screws.

Kevinmacd

Get some oversized washes and postion them correctly and epoxy them to the tailight assembly. When dry paint them black and just screw them back in place.

CincyScott

I managed to get it glued back together last night with super glue, but know that isn't going to hold it. I'll go look for some washers tonight at my favorite box store. What kind of epoxy would you guys recommend?

I hate to say JB Weld