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Old 09-26-2020, 07:07 AM   #1
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Before you go breaking out the torch maybe phone a Porsche indi... let them have a go at it.
Used lids are less than $200, I think this is what they’d do. Seems simplest. Just kinda dramatic...
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Old 09-26-2020, 05:17 PM   #2
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Used lids are less than $200, I think this is what they’d do. Seems simplest. Just kinda dramatic...
Yeah, but then paint matching.... and if you get it re-painted to the factory color its still gonna be off next to the other panels.


Another option is to go through the hole where the wires for the engine protrude into the back of the trunk. You could then get a long pry bar in there and jam that lever.
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