Door pull straps
 

Ive been completing a lot of weight reductions recently and decided to give a nod to the factory lightweight cars by installing some pull straps. I couldn't be happy with the way they turned out

Cheers,
Stu

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Any pictures of the inside attachments?

I don't unfortunaltly, it's very straight forward though. I just passed the cable through the strap and added a zip tie for reinforcement. It's pretty obvious how to do this with the door panel off.

cool. you should make an RS kit - door straps, lightweight carpet, what else?

Lightweight plastic convertible top window. I will trade mine if someone wants to remove their heavy glass top. :)

That actually looks pretty cool Truegearhead, and almost intended from the factory.

Where did you get the straps?

How do you remove the door handle itself? Is it a difficult job?

Great work Stu! Only part missing now is a trim piece to cover the opening. I wonder if we could custom model and 3d print something for it?

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Very cool!

Check with our resident Shanghai factory rep...

I didn't realize that some Boxsters came without side airbags! My 02 has them in the doors. Your doors were lighter than mine from the factory!

Hello,

I have a question about installing the RS door straps on the 986. Whenever you are about to open the door the window goes down a little. The door handle has a spring for that purpose. When you installed the straps did you run into any issues with that?

Regards,
Manny