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Replacement of front bonnet and engine lid struts with a lightweight carbon fibre and aluminium stay

brian williams

brian williams

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Hi all, I am considering setting up a small company to sell these stays which can totally replace the virtually useless conventional struts with a very lightweight and very functional stay. They are easy to fit and are for early 911's and 964/993's. Not sure as yet if they will fit later models as I have a 964 myself. I have already fitted some to my own car - the fronts are really easy, the rears are a little more tricky, but basic skills only required. What I would like some feed back on is the whether anyone would be interested in these items. The company that manufactures them also make other Porsche related products, more for racing purposes, such as a gear lever gate system and a cooler system, but initially the strut/stay items are my main focus, but who knows! Thanks in anticipation of any interest shown. Brian
 
I think you're wasting your time. RS already have lightweight stays and no one will be insane enough to drill into an original aluminium bonnet which costs a bloody fortune and detract from the orginality.
 
Harry, I wasn't aware of what type of fitment was standard on the RS models, but I am now having been made aware by another member on the 964RS forum. The stays that I am considering selling require no drilling for the front end, as they use an existing bolt to fasten to with a small bracket added . The tip of the stay has a button magnet incorporated into it which locates into a magnetic nylon cup which sticks on to metal bonnets and can be siliconed on to any fibreglass or aluminium bonnet, so no drilling at all anyway. The rear stay fastens on to the engine lid hinge and has to have a hole drilled there to fasten it. The tip locates into an allen headed bolt which replaces an existing engine mount bolt. I don't know what the RS models have to keep the engine lid up so can't comment. I hope this helps explain things. Brian
 
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