Advice: Discolored roll bar padding
 

The padding on my 03 986 roll bar is grey and has discolored, taking on a hue which looks like what you would expect with a smoker, but it was not a smoker's car. Does anyone have any advice or experience with this? Thanks!

Ron

I've had an '01 and an '02 and never seen any discoloration on anyone's roll-bar trim. I would guess something's gotten on it. Have you tried cleaning it with anything?

The entire gray passing is discolored, not a spill or anything...

Can you post a photo? That might help.

You could try a die like forever black. There's also a spray paint by Krylon called fusion that is supposed to bond to plastic. There's also the overlays available from klisstle, one of our board sponsers.

You bet -- I'm out of town but will post one next week. I'll do my best to get a shot that captures the discoloration. I have a gray interior, and you can see that the roll bar padding has turned into a color with a hint of brown in it. It's obvious when you see it compared to the seats, which should be the same color. The seats have not discolored.

Same problem
 

I've got the exact problem with my gray interior '03. Did you ever come up with a solution?

When I had my Boxster, I had the same issue on my Savannah Beige rollbar trim. I think it showed better on the Beige than other colors. It cleaned right up with a vinyl cleaner, but would reappear in a month or two.

My 'Aha' moment came after I cleaned it one weekend where I also replaced the Brake Pads. One week after cleaning it, it was dirtier than it had ever been.

The aerodynamics were pulling Brake Dust through the rollbar. Front? Rear? Take your pick.

I swapped the oem pads for some low-dust ones and problem disappeared.

Cheers!