Boot struts

[wizard]

George - just as well you did, I had to wait nearly 4 weeks for mine to arrive!

 

[944turboS]

George,
I think yours on the cabriolet are different to the coupe ones.

 

[j16jrf]

so when the button is pushed should the glass actually life on its own? as i have to lift mine myself.

if so i should be buying some new ones too. Though on trying it out today it seems that my boot release button has decided to give up on me how do i fix this?

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: j16jrf

so when the button is pushed should the glass actually life on its own?

Yes - new boot struts will return your hatch to catapult like performance as soon as you press the button []

Does the motor in teh hatch 'whirr' when you press the button? If it does then you probably have a broken cable back there - peel down the carpet and watch what happens as an assistant presses the button. The cable is under a tenner from Porsch-apart (I think mine was £6)

 

[georgethackray]

4 weeks is just too much! I'm far too impatient for that. Chris at OPC Porsche hopes he'll be able to have them to me by next week, and that's long enough.....

 

[georgethackray]

Graeme,

Exactly right - according to my PET, the part number for the cabriolet is 941 512 348 10 and it's the same each side, whereas for the S2 Coupe, it's 944 512 348 00 for the RHS and surprisingly a different code for the left - 944 512 349 00.

So it's possible that the companies who sell cheaper ones wouldn't have had any suitable for my car, in which case I would have had to go to Porsche anyway.

I'll keep telling myself that, then I don't feel as bad for paying more!

 

[sawood12]

The different part numbers are due to the fact that the struts also act as part of the electric circuit for the heated rear window and boot courtesy light so they are different.

Enjoy the tailgate opening on its own while you can as it doesn't last forever. I changed my struts with a new pair from Porsche apart last year and now my tailgate only opens on its own sometimes. If it doesn't then giving the drivers door a firm but gentle slam will create enough pressure in the cabin to just push the tailgate up enough for it to open itself!!

I suppose if you fitted a tailgate wiper delete kit the tailgate would open with such force it'd be classified as a lethal weapon without the weight of the wiper.

 

[georgethackray]

Hmmm. I wasn't expecting that [], I thought it would be good for a few years at least.

With it being a Cabriolet, I don't even have the luxury of ditching the wiper!

Next time, I'll go for some Heath Robinson approach and use rubber bands or something []

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: georgethackray

I thought it would be good for a few years at least.

Don't forget you have a two year guarantee with all parts from an OPC []

I don't know what happened to Scotts (maybe duds [&:]) but mine are still going strong after about 4 years.

 

[Fred Hindle]

They will probably tell you that the struts are within the operating tolerance allowed and therefore will not replace them. I find that any strut it is alright as long as whatever it is supporting stays fully open even if you have to give a gentle nudge.
Cheers,

 

[PRJ]

ORIGINAL: wizard

The only problem I have had with since fitting them, and not sure if it is down to the struts, but my interior light would not switch off. This was traced down to the connectors on the offside strut - I have left it unconnected for the time being since whatever I do does not fix it.

Same problem with mine when I replaced the struts. I've removed the connector too as I can't sort it either - My electrical knowledge is pants tho []

 

[Hilux]

Mine lifts the tailgate a smidgen once you've triggered the footwell release or the key release then you have to lift it by hand to open fully and then it rises of its own accord and then stays put.

I`m surprised that the tailgates are supposed to open all the way on their own. I`d rather have mine the way it is in case it came undone while moving.

 

[wizard]

PRJ
I'll keep you posted when I have some time to look again - don't know where the time goes at the moment [8|]

 

[georgethackray]

ORIGINAL: PRJ

ORIGINAL: wizard

The only problem I have had with since fitting them, and not sure if it is down to the struts, but my interior light would not switch off. This was traced down to the connectors on the offside strut - I have left it unconnected for the time being since whatever I do does not fix it.

Same problem with mine when I replaced the struts. I've removed the connector too as I can't sort it either - My electrical knowledge is pants tho []

Did you replace the struts with OE Porsche ones? - an earlier post confirms that the struts form part of the circuit, so I would guess that the strut in question is either faulty or if its not OE, then maybe it doesn't have a 'switch' in it.

 

[wizard]

The posts supplied look exactly the same as the OE ones, they have spade connectors provided too.

 

[georgethackray]

The only other thing I can suggest it to take the strut off the car, connect a continuity tester across the spade connectors, check it has continuity when the strut is 'open', and that it loses continuity when 'Closed'. If you don't have a continuity tester, then a battery and a torch bulb and some bits of wire (and a few extra hands) would do it!

Cheers,