AGV64

Wanted to see what you guys think of this…
Just started the process of dropping the engine out of my 09 C4S
While I knew the car was in an accident early in its life, I did not see any damage that wasn't taken care of.
Long story short, the engine needs to come out to do some maintenance…
So after the bumper skin was removed, I found that the bumper shock was pushed in on the drivers side to the point where I could not remove the main bolt.
You can see in the pictures that the production date is 2010…ok, so were there two accidents???
And why is that part number from a 996?
I have checked the part number and what vehicles it would be installed in and it does not list a 997.2.

Petza914

Definitely an accident or parking lot incident that pushed in that shock, and like you say, odd that the damaged one is dated 2010 on an 09 car. If say first accident had parts replaced in 2010 and current damage means that shock was damaged again after replacement.

Porsche often reuses part designs from prior models so not surprised at all that a bumper shock might have a 996 part number. Your brake light switch is also probably a 996 part number. If they didn't need to change the design for some reason they reused the existing design so it's the same part number

AGV64

Your right about reusing the 996-bumper shock...
I guess my confusion came in when I did a quick search on Pelican with that part number and they it did not list the 997.2 for part fitment.