B453D

What a great resource you all have built!

I recently picked up a 2006 C2 manual coupe. Visible in the inner fender well is a hole that has no cap / cover / plug (please see the image for reference). Same on both sides.

Is this normal? If there a part that seals the hole, does anyone have the part number? I am still familiarizing myself with the researching Porsche parts diagrams.

Thank you in advance.

TheMurse

@B453D Congratulations on the new car and welcome! I've just double checked my car, an '06 C4, and I have no such hole and I'm not certain what purpose it would serve. @Petza914 is your best bet for a clear answer as I believe his car is a C2S.

Petza914

This is what my front and rear fenders.looks like. Front has one plug and one hole and it looks like I added a grommet to the hole and used it as a PASM wireway.


Front




Rear

jchapura

The parts diagram I have shows a menagerie of lids and grommets but not where they go. Perhaps measure the hole size and try to match the grommet.

Bruce In Philly

2009 C2S 194K miles

Yea, that dang chart doesn't tell you where what goes where. I purchased, using that chart, plugs for my rockers. If you look under your rocker panels, you will see about 3 or 4 plugs per side covered in body paint.

So here are a few items to think about for selection... and don't quote me on any of this... Measure the hole you want to plug and use an accurate caliper. #8 is a grommet... the most likely plugs are #s 3, 4, 6, and 7 and you can't tell from the picture, but they are for sheet metal as they have a dual ring of rubber that seats on each side of the metal. #5 looks like a grommet. #1 and 2 look like, um, sugared candy breath mints... I dunno what the heck they are.

Anywho, I forget which I ordered for the rocker plugs, but they worked and were definitly not what was in there. The ones I ordered from that chart were rubber, and the ones plugged into the rockers are more plastic like. Rubber, I think, makes them more easily knocked out where plastic won't deform as easily. Overall, don't sweat it, just make sure you get the one that is the correct size.

Peace
Bruce in Philly (now Atlanta)

dave_987

I have a 987, but also have that same hole (ea/side). I initially bought and installed rubber grommets, but then thought better of it. I think these are overflow drain holes for the battery tray area. I removed the grommets and instead tacked in some screen to try and keep the critters out.

B453D

Thank you for the warm welcome! I appreciate you checking your car's fender wells and referring Petza914.

Thank you for confirming... the front and rear views are very helpful.

Stopper, Lid, Grommet—duly noted. Thank you for sharing / pointing me to this information

Yes sir, thank you. "#1 and 2 look like, um, sugared candy breath mints"... I lol'd.

Thank you and I agree. My car has a lot of miles and anything could have happened in the past 18 years; however, she does not present as though she was in the hands of incompetent or negligent people. After seeing Petza's image and knowing your 987 doesn't have a lid covering the hole, I am inclined to leave as-is. The screen is a great idea, btw.