My new Hardtop has a car attached

[78F350]

Originally Posted by tommy583

... You just have to take out 2 bolts up under the dash. The whole thing (airbag & cover) will come out towards the seats. There is a pin that holds the cover on the the rest of the airbag assembly. Slide the pin out and remove the cover. Get a new airbag, slide pin back thru cover and put it back into the dash. ...

Thanks Tommy. It is pretty easy to remove the cover. Mine is a bit scuffed at the top edge and will need to be bent back to the proper curve. With just a little work, it should be good as new.

I strapped a bra on her to cover my (temporary) old black bumper and took her out for a proper wash.



Then a quick drive - still fearful that my temporary radiator fix will give out.


Now she sits covered in my driveway 'till parts arrive. *Fender liner is off in the pics, keeping it off until I get the new radiator in.

[itsnotanova]

I was bidding on that car too. I'm glad to see that it was you that got it. It probably wouldn't have ended well for that car if I had the winning bid. 97-99 with a five speed are my favorite years to buy. Spec guys cannibalize them quick. Check for damage to the dash once you get the old airbag out. I would say half of the dashes get damaged when the right airbag goes off. I have a red leather dash if yours is damaged but I don't have the cover.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

I was bidding on that car too. I'm glad to see that it was you that got it. It probably wouldn't have ended well for that car if I had the winning bid. ...

Thanks. I suspected that you were watching that one, along with the local scrappers in OKC. Glad I saved it for some more good years on the road. I usually buy from Copart, but registered for IAA when I saw this one come up.
antny tried to inspect it for me, but they wouldn't let him in without being registered. From the pics, I thought it had a cracked windshield and expected serious undercarriage damage.
The worst body damage was the frunk pan and that is mostly pounded into shape now.

[itsnotanova]

[QUOTE=78F350;463865]Thanks. I suspected that you were watching that one, along with the local scrappers in OKC.

I've been meaning to ask you Ok guys up there about Oklahoma Foreign. I heard a rumor that the owner was retiring and none of his kids wanted the business. I've never once seen them buying a Porsche on IAA. I'm hoping to stop by there one of these days and check them out. My biggest competition is QualityPorscheParts for buying vehicles.