ROOF LINING Problem?!! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

gcb · 02-15-2008, 12:00 PM

Good luck...
I have a '03 Boxster S that had the same problem "multilple" times! The dealer was nice enough to try to fix it "multiple" times also. Cable detached once, cable stretched out another time, not even sure of the excuse the other times.. but they did say it was a issue with a lot of the boxsters. Its much better know.. but not nearly as tight and uniform as original (or as I feel it should be).

Euphoria · 02-15-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gcb

Good luck...
I have a '03 Boxster S that had the same problem "multilple" times! The dealer was nice enough to try to fix it "multiple" times also. Cable detached once, cable stretched out another time, not even sure of the excuse the other times.. but they did say it was a issue with a lot of the boxsters. Its much better know.. but not nearly as tight and uniform as original (or as I feel it should be).

Thanks for the feed back GCB... Did the detached/stretched cable cause the headliner on your Boxster to sag? I need to know if the two issues are related. Cause if they are, that means my dealer has somehow caused the cable to break and as a result i have a saggy headliner.

If that is the case then my dealer is in trouble cause I already filed a complaint against him with Porsche Middle East and they are currently investigating the matter.

gcb · 02-17-2008, 01:19 PM

Hi Euphoria,

yes.. the lining does sag a little. I think in one of the final repairs they actually
re-attached the cable in a different location in order to provide more tension to the liner....

never really got a clear answer as to what causes it, but the dealer should be able to fix it to your satisfaction (is it still under warranty?...then definitely)

hope that helped

crios · 02-13-2009, 02:36 PM

Does anyone know the Part# for this cable? Mines broke and when I ordered from the dealer, they gave me something totally wrong.
Thanks,
Cesar

Boxtaboy · 02-13-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by crios

Does anyone know the Part# for this cable? Mines broke and when I ordered from the dealer, they gave me something totally wrong.
Thanks,
Cesar

I think it is number 2 in this link: http://www.pelicanparts.com/PartsLookup/HTML/986_USA_KATALOG/811-00-Frame3.htm

crios · 02-13-2009, 04:07 PM

Nope, that's actually the one they ordered and it's totally wrong. It should be have to cuplers on each end to connect to the ball joints.

Argh, not seeing it on the Pelican site, which is actually a very cool site, thanks! I've bookmarked it

Here's a pick of the one I'm looking for, mines is on it's last leg:

crios · 02-13-2009, 04:12 PM

Could it be #17?

17 OEM-98656119102 Tension rope

http://www.pelicanparts.com/PartsLookup/HTML/986_USA_KATALOG/812-00-Frame5.htm