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Lil bastard · 05-17-2010, 08:37 PM

The thing to realize is that you need to get the entire stalk assembly - Turn, OBC, Wiper, Cruise. The basic assembly is three stalk unit for the US - Turn, Wiper, Cruise. These are integral to the entire asembly and cannot be added/removed. The 4th or OBC stalk is the only one which is removable, but Porsche will NOT sell you the 4th or OBC stalk alone so as to force people into buying the OBC option.

So you have two options; Buy the 4-stalk unit from Porsche or a wrecker or buy a 996 4-stalk unit from a 996. The 4th stalk is the only one which is removable and transferable. If you buy from Porsche, you'll also have to buy the stalk facia because it's sold separately. There are two types of facia - Matt and Glossy, so get the one which matches your model year.

Cheers!

05-17-2010, 08:37 PM	#5
Lil bastard Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Du Monde Posts: 2,199	The thing to realize is that you need to get the entire stalk assembly - Turn, OBC, Wiper, Cruise. The basic assembly is three stalk unit for the US - Turn, Wiper, Cruise. These are integral to the entire asembly and cannot be added/removed. The 4th or OBC stalk is the only one which is removable, but Porsche will NOT sell you the 4th or OBC stalk alone so as to force people into buying the OBC option. So you have two options; Buy the 4-stalk unit from Porsche or a wrecker or buy a 996 4-stalk unit from a 996. The 4th stalk is the only one which is removable and transferable. If you buy from Porsche, you'll also have to buy the stalk facia because it's sold separately. There are two types of facia - Matt and Glossy, so get the one which matches your model year. Cheers! __________________ 1990 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 1976 BMW 2002 1990 BMW 325is 1999 Porsche Boxster (gone, but not forgotten) http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...smiley-003.gif Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly!