Front trunk release

[londoner06]

Hello, I recently bought a 2000 Carrera cabrio. The front trunk release handle is pretty beat up, down to the bare white plastic, my local Porsche dealer in Wilmington, Delaware quoted me a whopping $600+ to replace it. Does anyone know an alternative such as a good US Porsche salvage? I don't know how to describe it other than the trunk release, would someone know what the part is called?

Many thanks in advance,

Alex :)

Edited September 26, 2008 by londoner06

[Lee Quave]

Another option. Check this link.

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/show...ad.php?t=455602

[Loren]

Another option. Check this link.

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/show...ad.php?t=455602

or the one here on RennTech.org...

How to remove/repair your hood/trunk latch releases

[londoner06]

Lee, thanks for the tip, I checked it out. It would seem that with proper overspray protection the things could be painted in place even.

Alex

[londoner06]

Thanks Loren, lots of good info. Excellent forum. :)

Alex

[DFC69]

Lee, thanks for the tip, I checked it out. It would seem that with proper overspray protection the things could be painted in place even.

Alex

It is really not too bad to remove the assembly and latches, and you will have much better access to paint them. I'd say it took me about 30 minutes the first time, including taking all of the pics in the post. Only downside is the loss of the little pics on the ends of the latches, which to me, really didn't matter. Good Luck.

[londoner06]

DFC: You did an excellent job of showing how to DIY. I am feeling encouraged to go for it. Porsche is shooting themselves in the foot by not having them available individually, like they used to and expecting us to spend $600+ instead. I misss the old latches where they used to be on the C2...

Great car by the way!

Alex

[DFC69]

DFC: You did an excellent job of showing how to DIY. I am feeling encouraged to go for it. Porsche is shooting themselves in the foot by not having them available individually, like they used to and expecting us to spend $600+ instead. I misss the old latches where they used to be on the C2...

Great car by the way!

Alex

Thanks Alex. Just take your time, and the job will go fine. I found the prep and paint to be the only real time invovled, the removal and assembly was pretty straightforward. I occasionally see the latches on ebay for $200, my cost was around $15 and a few hours of time (and a lot of satsifaction).