03-05-2015, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 14
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Window "chrome" trim piece
Has anyone had any luck trying to clean /restore a weathered plastic / chrome windshield trim piece.
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03-05-2015, 11:53 AM
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Multi-Boxer Driver
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Orange Park, FL
Posts: 1,422
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Last I recall, the windshield surround trim is rubber/plastic and not chromed.
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2004 Porsche Boxster 2.7 (gone  )
2004 Porsche 911 C4S Cab
1991 Porsche 911 C2 Targa 3.6
2017 Subaru Outback 3.6R
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03-05-2015, 12:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: St. Louis, MO
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It is Chrome on the S models. I was never able to clean mine, but the chrome finish had worn through.
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03-05-2015, 02:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 1,796
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Mine doesn't look so hot either and I figure I will replace it when I need a new window shield and go with a all black rubber one.
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03 Carrera
02 Boxster S Guards Red, black interior with matching hardtop
89 Carrera 4
89 944 S2
78 911SC
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03-05-2015, 06:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Posts: 741
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A new one is about $70
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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
2001 Boxster
2007 GL320 CDI, 2010 CL550
2 BMW motorcycles
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03-06-2015, 07:08 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Finland
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Any pics from this piece..?
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2004 Boxster S manual
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03-06-2015, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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I will take some this weekend
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03-06-2015, 09:05 AM
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1999 base
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Coral Springs FL
Posts: 1,617
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Doesn't look like chrom to me.
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03-06-2015, 11:55 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 14
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The chrome / plastic I am refering to is the trim piece that is around the windshield it is about 1/4 wide.
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03-06-2015, 12:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA
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The color code is 9A4 and the color name is titanium metallic
Up through 2000 the part number is 986 541 541 00 9A4
from 2001 on the part number is 986 541 541 02 9A4
As previously noted it's only a $70 part
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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
2001 Boxster
2007 GL320 CDI, 2010 CL550
2 BMW motorcycles
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03-06-2015, 12:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 14
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Thank you, I will order one up and be done with the last "sore" spot on my toy .
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03-09-2015, 03:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 76
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When I detail my 02S I often use a clay bar on the windshield to remove dirt and grit and make the windshield smooth. Last summer I clayed the windshield trim piece also and I was amazed at how much better/cleaner it looked afterward. It looked so much better that I think it really contributed to me winning the local P club Concourse D' elegance show......
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03-10-2015, 04:51 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: S. New Jersey
Posts: 1,239
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on mine it was such an eye sore, peeling that I made a plastic scraper and scrapped off the hard plastic what ever it was suppose to be and got it down to black rubber
It was never chrome looking. Just a hard plastic finish
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2002 S - old school third pedal
Seal Grey
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03-10-2015, 02:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Dahlonega , Georgia
Posts: 1,348
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How hard of a DIY project is it to replace ? Mine is weather checked.
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2002 Boxster S Arctic Silver with black top with glass window and black leather interior. Jake Raby 3.6 SS ( the beast ) with IMS Solution. 996 GT3 front bumper , GT3 rocker covers and GT3TEK rear diffuser and Joe Toth composites rear ducktail spoiler .
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