Porsche said my skid plate is aftermarket? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

eightsandaces · 05-14-2010, 03:29 AM

Sounds a lot like the dealer doesn't want to "deal with two missing bolts". If he's close to you, drop by with a Bentley manual, that plate appears in numerous photos. Better yet email his service department and link them this thread, clearly whoever told you that is flat out wrong.

Porsche world class dealer network, you can pay more but you can't get less.

I remember when the dealer returned a car to me leaking oil profusely after a repair and blamed me for not asking for an oil seal while the job was being done. Yeah fellas, an extra 30 beans to not have it leak would have been off my radar!! I had to pay another fee to have them fix it right, Porsche dealers are mother%%^ers. That's why every time I repair something without them I feel triumphant.

PS We have a fastener specialty store where I live, I'd look for one of those, many times Home Depot and the like have a lousy metric selection.

Boxtaboy · 05-14-2010, 04:36 AM

What a pathetic parts department. Show them this diagram. Or better yet, find another dealer.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/PartsLookup/HTML/986_USA_KATALOG/501-01-Frame3.htm

Here's a picture to show you it's normal what you have there...

Also, if I'm not mistaken, there's actually a threaded bolt that suspends down thru the plate and then you secure a nut to it from the underside...

S3adrag0n · 05-14-2010, 06:03 AM

Forget the dealer, stick with 986furum! There's a lot of experts here who really knows their boxster.

Tranlm · 05-14-2010, 10:13 AM

+1 on that! I learn so much from reading the threads.

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Originally Posted by S3adrag0n

Forget the dealer, stick with 986furum! There's a lot of experts here who really knows their boxster.

TriGem2k · 05-14-2010, 10:33 AM

Viola, definitely find a new dealer...

On another note thats happened to me once before too.

No idea where the bolts went but that plate was "flapping". I took it in for service under warranty because the car had a rattling noise going over bumps. Sure enough they put the car on the lift and found the two bolts missing.

My guess is they somehow came loose and fell off. Probably not torqued correctly.

Anyway, make sure you strap up torque your bolts correctly

texomawaves · 05-14-2010, 01:01 PM

Speaking of skid plates... what are the 2 rubber flap pieces for? I attached a picture pointing these out. Thanks.

ekam · 05-14-2010, 01:50 PM

I would imagine they're for scooping the air up for cooling.