Richie
PCGB Member
Hello all,
After looking around for a few weeks I bought my first Porsche 944 today in Northern Ireland. My brother drove it and having owned two 944s in the past, was very impressed with how the car drove so I am looking forward to bringing it back home to London in two weeks time.
I have a few jobs that I was going to have done on my return and I would be grateful if anyone had any suggestions on where to have the work done locally (Richmond, London).
There is a small amount of rust in the arches and there has been a repair job done on the sills that I am not happy with. I would like to have the arches fixed and new sills welded in and painted in one go. There is also a bit of rust around the number plate lights. The condition of these panels is not bad enough to stop the car being used but I would like to get the body right from the start if I can.
The car has 108k miles on it and I would like to have a timing belt done to to be sure.
I also have a few smaller issues that I can work away on myself and I believe to be quite common:
The windscreen wipers aren't very solid.. motors move well but there's play in the joints.
There is a bit of water getting into the car from the drains on the targa roof. I will clean the pipes and make sure that they are connected.
The rear wiper makes a lot of noise. Hoping that I can service the motor but not the end of the world if I need a new one.
The passenger side window does not go down. I hope to take the door card out and see if its getting power and replace the switch or regulator depending.
Thanks for reading and hoping to attend an event soon!
After looking around for a few weeks I bought my first Porsche 944 today in Northern Ireland. My brother drove it and having owned two 944s in the past, was very impressed with how the car drove so I am looking forward to bringing it back home to London in two weeks time.
I have a few jobs that I was going to have done on my return and I would be grateful if anyone had any suggestions on where to have the work done locally (Richmond, London).
There is a small amount of rust in the arches and there has been a repair job done on the sills that I am not happy with. I would like to have the arches fixed and new sills welded in and painted in one go. There is also a bit of rust around the number plate lights. The condition of these panels is not bad enough to stop the car being used but I would like to get the body right from the start if I can.
The car has 108k miles on it and I would like to have a timing belt done to to be sure.
I also have a few smaller issues that I can work away on myself and I believe to be quite common:
The windscreen wipers aren't very solid.. motors move well but there's play in the joints.
There is a bit of water getting into the car from the drains on the targa roof. I will clean the pipes and make sure that they are connected.
The rear wiper makes a lot of noise. Hoping that I can service the motor but not the end of the world if I need a new one.
The passenger side window does not go down. I hope to take the door card out and see if its getting power and replace the switch or regulator depending.
Thanks for reading and hoping to attend an event soon!
