warning label on leather sun visors?

[Wiesel]

I can't seem to get a clear answer to this question, even from my local dealership.

For the 987, I would get the leather sunvisors IF the airbag warning label peels off relatively easily. If the labels are embedded like in the vinyl visors, then no way would I pay extra for the leather visors.

Did anyone in the US get the leather visors, or does anyone know if the leather visors come with labels that peel off pretty easily? I would not want to try the denatured alcohol experiment on expensive leather visors.

Thanks much.

[Tool Pants]

What people were doing for the 986 was to order European visors since they do not have the stickers.

Have your dealer look at the ROW side of PET. For example I see 987 731 981 00 A11 for black leather for a LHD car. You might also confirm with Gert.

[Wiesel]

Have your dealer look at the ROW side of PET.  For example I see 987 731 981 00 A11 for black leather for a LHD car.  You might also confirm with Gert.

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Please forgive my ignorance, but I don't have the slightest idea what the "ROW side of PET" might be. Or how I might "confirm with Gert."

As long as I'm disclosing my lack of fundamental information, may I also inquire whether you are affiliated with a San Jose Porsche dealership, and if so, what its name is. I live in Orange County, but would have no problem ordering my car from a San Jose dealership if that's where I got the best deal. Thanks.

[Tool Pants]

My affiliation is that I have been hanging around there for 6 years, and bugging the hell out of them.

PET is the Porsche parts computer. There are 2 sides. USA/Canada and ROW. ROW stands for Rest of the World. So if you want a visor without the sticker the parts guy has to look on the ROW parts side because the USA/Canada parts side will have the sticker. You can tell the visors are different because the ROW part numbers are different than USA/Canada part numbers. The ROW part number for the vinyl visor is also different than USA/Canada, just as it is for the leather visor.

But sometimes the parts computer will not allow you to order a European part for our market. That is why I also suggested Gert because he is in Belgium and sells/ships parts to the US.

He has them for a 996, but I do not see a listing for the 987 - yet.

http://www.carnewal-europe.com/cpx_p96120.htm

Or, pick up stickerless visors next time you are in Mexico.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...=3064&hl=Mexico

[Sandy]

FWIW, when I purchased my 1999 996, I ordered leather sun visors because I had also ordered several other interior items wrapped with Nephrite Green special leather. Each visor had a small, approx. 1" by 3/4" brass-colored, plastic airbag warning "sticker" located on the leather surface, which peeled off easily. I applied some low heat with a hair dryer to the stickers before carefully removing them. The leather on the visors is a bit thin and it looks like I could have torn it if I hadn't softened the adhesive a little.

Unfortunately, however, the hinged, plastic mirror covers on the opposite side of the visors still had the "standard" labels adhered to them! So, I was required to go through the "classic" denatured alcohol sticker removal routine to get those off. Luckily, I was able to get the job done without damaging the surrounding leather.

Of course, things could have changed over the years and PAG may now have a different arrangement on non-ROW leather visors.