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Old 10-24-2024, 08:03 AM   #16
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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.
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