Help: Do 997.1 C2S cars have plastic rear wheel arch liners?

[knightrider]

I was hoping someone could help me out here, I gave my car in for an exhaust replacement under warranty last week and today when I was looking at the car I noticed that I could see the rear exhaust baffler boxes when looking from the side of the car into the rear wheel arch.

The front wheel arch does have a black plastic liner around the whole arch, but on my rears the whole of the exhaust is exposed and is visible.

Could somebody with a 997.1 2S tell me if their rear wheel arches are indeed completely lined or if there is no cover on them thanks.

I called up 2 OPC's, one said the car should have a plastic lining whereby you cant see the exhaust from the wheel and the other OPC who did the repair is claiming that 997.1 cars never came with wheel liners in the first place.

The OPC is quite a long drive away and I don't have any other car close by I could check against.

Thanks for any help in advance!

 

[tscaptain]

You could see the exhaust boxes on my Gen 1 C2S - i.e no liner. Oddly, I can't remember if the Gen 2 car did but the present car certainly does!

 

[mascanes]

Hi,

I can see the exhaust box on my Gen 1 C4S Cab there's also a supporting arm just in front of the exhaust box which seems to be there to stop the lower PU from flapping about"¦"¦"¦"¦.

"¦"¦"¦ just out of interest why are they changing your exhaust under warranty"¦"¦

Cheers Mike

 

[unclewinks]

I should imagine all will have no liners because of the heat generated
from the exhausts.

 

[azure111s]

Our 2008 Gen 1 C2S Cab doesn't have liners. We've had it since new. Originally, I wondered why it didn't have them and assumed that it should have them. TBH I never got around to asking the OPC why it didn't have them, or asking any other owners if their car had them. Looking back, I think this was because I thought it likely that it wasn't supposed to have them due to heat in that area.

I'm pleased to hear that others don't have them either, and that my reasoning may have been correct []

 

[pwebb]

Gen 1 and 2 have no covers on the back boxes, mainly so that we can find something to use our metal polish on, other than the exhaust tips.

 

[tscaptain]

ORIGINAL: pwebb

Gen 1 and 2 have no covers on the back boxes, mainly so that we can find something to use our metal polish on

That's another nice thing about the turbo - out of sight, out of mind! (Not that I've ever been seen applying metal polish to exhaust boxes!)[]

 

[pwebb]

This is what mine looked like when I had too much time on my hands

That's before we moved next door to these:

Now I have a different kind of anal problem to deal with!!!

 

[tscaptain]

ORIGINAL: pwebb


That's before we moved next door to these:

Now I have a different kind of anal problem to deal with!!!

Welcome to my world Peter![&:]

 

[garyw]

As long as they stay in the fields I see no problems []
or is it just Bull.....

garyw

 

[tscaptain]

ORIGINAL: garyw

As long as they stay in the fields

I wish.............!![] Was confronted by a herd being marshalled down the A386 by a numpty farmer in his car earlier today!!! (Where's a camera when you need one!) Fortunately in the old runabout and not the turbo..........[]

 

[pwebb]

ORIGINAL: garyw

As long as they stay in the fields I see no problems []

garyw

Unfortunately they leave the fields and have to go past our gates to get to the farm [&:]

Still, gives a new meaning to the M&S tyres on the Cayenne - mud and s**t

 

[bobfair]

There are lots of hazards in the country!!

Remember when you get stuck not everyone who comes along is there to help

You country boys get all the fun!!

 

[pwebb]

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[Jimbo1271]

Yes there is a liner if you can call it that, it does not cover the exhaust boxes its just a a tiny piece of plastic. Does any one really polish their exhaust boxes? WOW I'm impressed...

 

[knightrider]

ORIGINAL: bobfair


There are lots of hazards in the country!!

Remember when you get stuck not everyone who comes along is there to help

You country boys get all the fun!!

lol that has to be one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. Whats the saying - the grass isn't always greener on the other side hahaha!!!