Looking for diagnostic help with a durametric

[theiceman]

often the door actuator is just completely worn out and needs to be replaced, they are not expensive. You are driving a Porsche afterall, spend a few bucks to fix it.

As you can see in the below pic, the switch actuating cam plastic coating has worn away and the metal quickly destroys the switch. you can see someone has attempted to spray white grease in there to no avail.

[piper6909]

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[tcoradeschi]

Originally Posted by theiceman

often the door actuator is just completely worn out and needs to be replaced, they are not expensive. You are driving a Porsche afterall, spend a few bucks to fix it.

As you can see in the below pic, the switch actuating cam plastic coating has worn away and the metal quickly destroys the switch. you can see someone has attempted to spray white grease in there to no avail.

I’d say that you are spot on, sir!

Why the passenger side wore out first is one of the great mysteries of life, but I had the exact same problem.

Tried to “fix” it, and quickly realized that sourcing and installing the appropriate VW replacement latch was a far better use of my time and energy.

[elav]

The genuine Porsche part is pretty expensive. I have heard to stay away from the after-market versions from non-Porsche suppliers. As tcoradeschi mentioned, getting the right VW part makes sense. I believe you need to trim some plastic in order to make this work. I've also read of people having issues getting these to work correctly until the transfer the electronic from their Porsche latch to the VW latch. I don't have any direct experience with this as I was unaware of the VW path when I needed new latches and purchased Porsche versions.

[theiceman]

Originally Posted by elav

The genuine Porsche part is pretty expensive. I have heard to stay away from the after-market versions from non-Porsche suppliers. As tcoradeschi mentioned, getting the right VW part makes sense. I believe you need to trim some plastic in order to make this work. I've also read of people having issues getting these to work correctly until the transfer the electronic from their Porsche latch to the VW latch. I don't have any direct experience with this as I was unaware of the VW path when I needed new latches and purchased Porsche versions.

Yes you can definitely move over the electronic part over to the VW mechanical latch. Just figuring out which one is a bit tricky. I have had zero issues with the after market one i put in as it was a 9 pin. But i definitely kept the old assembly in case i need to revisit in the future.