Broken Amplifier Connector HELP

[Tomikaze]

I've spent the last 24 hours researching this and every lead has run into a dead end. I've reviewed posts on this forum and found close matches to my scenario but again... dead ends. Tool Pants... you seem to know a lot about this area so maybe you can help. Earlier this summer my radio stopped working. 2004 Boxster S with a CDR-23 and Bose Audio. Radio still turned on but no sound. Research told me it was the Amp. Had a friend comfirm that by running some tests for me. Power to my amp but he said "not passing optical". Found a used amp in an 04' Boxster from www.car-parts.com. Did the swap over and everything worked fine. With one exception... Three plugs that go into the amp. I'm a rookie at this stuff so bear with me. One plug/harness is the fiber optics. The second is for speakers. The third I believe is for power. On this third connector I broke off a little swing arm that locks the plug into place on the amp. The swing arm itself didn't break but these two little nubs on either side of the connector that the locking arm hinges on broke off. Attached a few photos to clarify.

My local dealer can't find the part# to order this connector seperatly. They want to sell me an entire harness?? My last effort will be to call junk yards. In fact the place that sold me the amp will sell me the plug... FOR $125!! That's ridiculous. All I want is a new connector. The part is made by AMP. It actually shows three part numbers. One number for each half of the connector and another part number for the piece that locks them together. The part numbers are...

1-963 616-1

1-965 085-1

929650-2

I've spoken with AMP, Tyco, Summit Electronics, Newark Electronics, local stereo shops, etc... All dead ends. Most of the smaller "distributors" don't stock the part and will only order it if I order 2000 of them (summit electronics) and the larger guys (Tyco) won't sell to an individual. I work for a Volvo dealership and you can buy each connector down to each wire seperately. Easy as cake. Why is Porsche so difficult? Any help or input will be appreciated. Thanks. -Tom

[drem914]

If you find some one to provide the swing arm let me know. I did the same thing and broke the arm itself. Still have the tabs, but the "u" shaped arm broke in three.

[Tool Pants]

Can you do this. Plug in the connector. Move the arm into the locked position and glue the arm in place. I did this on an instrument cluster connector when the little tab that keeps the arm in the locked position broke off. I used a hot melt glue gun.

[Tomikaze]

Funny. I broke those instrument cluster clips on my last Boxster. I don't think there is enough room or enough length on the cable to allow clear access to the plug with a glue gun.

Can you do this. Plug in the connector. Move the arm into the locked position and glue the arm in place. I did this on an instrument cluster connector when the little tab that keeps the arm in the locked position broke off. I used a hot melt glue gun.

[whall]

BROKEN PLUG HARDWARE. For those MY01 – MY04 DIY’ers who have broken the lock on one or more of the instrument cluster plugs or who are afraid they might, here’s the part number you need : PNA 721.04.300.202. This part number gets you a package with the three colored (blue, green, gray) covers/locks and all three black plugs. They only come as a set of three and cost $27.00 (dealer). The blue, white and black covers/locks and plugs are available for MY97 – MY00 Boxsters too.

Have your Porsche technician (not parts guy) check his “Porsche Electrical Connector Repair Kit” for the replacement parts or at least a part number for the three plug package. The entire repair kit is known as CARTOOL – Nr 96 0 000 or PNA 721 043 600. It is full of connectors the parts guy would like to sell you the entire wiring harness for.

Bill

[Tomikaze]

Calling my stealer right now...

BROKEN PLUG HARDWARE. For those MY01 – MY04 DIY’ers who have broken the lock on one or more of the instrument cluster plugs or who are afraid they might, here’s the part number you need : PNA 721.04.300.202. This part number gets you a package with the three colored (blue, green, gray) covers/locks and all three black plugs. They only come as a set of three and cost $27.00 (dealer). The blue, white and black covers/locks and plugs are available for MY97 – MY00 Boxsters too.

Have your Porsche technician (not parts guy) check his “Porsche Electrical Connector Repair Kit” for the replacement parts or at least a part number for the three plug package. The entire repair kit is known as CARTOOL – Nr 96 0 000 or PNA 721 043 600. It is full of connectors the parts guy would like to sell you the entire wiring harness for.

Bill

[Tomikaze]

Who's the dealership you use? My dealer still has no clue. I confirmed the service department does have that kit but the answer I got from the technician was that he's "never had to use it before". I think they're pretty sick of dealing with me.

BROKEN PLUG HARDWARE. For those MY01 – MY04 DIY’ers who have broken the lock on one or more of the instrument cluster plugs or who are afraid they might, here’s the part number you need : PNA 721.04.300.202. This part number gets you a package with the three colored (blue, green, gray) covers/locks and all three black plugs. They only come as a set of three and cost $27.00 (dealer). The blue, white and black covers/locks and plugs are available for MY97 – MY00 Boxsters too.

Have your Porsche technician (not parts guy) check his “Porsche Electrical Connector Repair Kit” for the replacement parts or at least a part number for the three plug package. The entire repair kit is known as CARTOOL – Nr 96 0 000 or PNA 721 043 600. It is full of connectors the parts guy would like to sell you the entire wiring harness for.

Bill

[drem914]

BROKEN PLUG HARDWARE. For those MY01 – MY04 DIY’ers who have broken the lock on one or more of the instrument cluster plugs or who are afraid they might, here’s the part number you need : PNA 721.04.300.202. This part number gets you a package with the three colored (blue, green, gray) covers/locks and all three black plugs. They only come as a set of three and cost $27.00 (dealer). The blue, white and black covers/locks and plugs are available for MY97 – MY00 Boxsters too.

Have your Porsche technician (not parts guy) check his “Porsche Electrical Connector Repair Kit” for the replacement parts or at least a part number for the three plug package. The entire repair kit is known as CARTOOL – Nr 96 0 000 or PNA 721 043 600. It is full of connectors the parts guy would like to sell you the entire wiring harness for.

Bill

Is there a similar package for the audio wiring harness plugs?

[Tomikaze]

Thanks to ericinboca for agreeing to sell me the clip I am looking for. Not an easy part to track down...

[whall]

Tom,

Here is a photograph of the instrument cluster plug kit. I ordered it from my dealer's parts department. The dealer didn't have it in stock and had to order the kit from the PCNA parts warehouse in Atlanta. If you can't get your dealer to cooperate, try board sponsor Sunset Porsche. And, you'll get a better than MSRP deal.

The Porsche Electrical Connector Repair Kit that I saw had, as far as I could tell, every type of electrical connector in the car. There are actually two different Repair Kits - one for sports cars and one for Cayennes - and they have to be updated periodically as the electrical details change from year to year. If the technician at your dealer is stonewalling....well, I don't know what to suggest. Again you might try the folks at Sunset mentioning CARTOOL – Nr 96 0 000.

Bill