996 GT2 bumper trim clips...HELP!

996 GT2 bumper trim clips...HELP!

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m33ufo

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230 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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Thought I'd take my bumper cover off to give the rads a clean. While I was there I decided to remove the air intake trim off the inside of the bumper cover for a proper clean etc. These were held in position with u-clamps which I decided to replace. The ones received from Porsche (28 of them), aren't the same design and I can't work out how they are supposed to fit??

Here's a pic of the u-clamp. .



And here's the plastic tab which it's supposed to secure. This is part of the bumper cover and the air intake trim fits onto it.



Any help appreciated.

Edited by m33ufo on Friday 1st August 19:56

m33ufo

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Friday 1st August 2014
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By way of further explanation, I need to fix the air inlet trim (items 4 and 5), into the bumper cover. I've been given u-clamps (item 6), but can't see how they could possibly be used to retain the trim inside the PU. Are these the correct fittings?

http://www.deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=3318&M...






Slippydiff

14,742 posts

222 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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From what I can see the clips you have are "w" clips, ie two "u" clips side by side. My best guess :
Slide the smaller/thinner section of the "u" clip all around the periphery of the grills , then slide the grill into the back of the bumper engaging the thicker/wider section of the "u" clips all around the openings in the bumper.

m33ufo

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Saturday 2nd August 2014
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Mr Slippydiff, that makes a lot of sense. When I took the assembly apart there were altogether different clips securing the air-inlet trim via the locating tabs - this is what confused me, I assumed this was the way they were secured, my first mistake!

I'm now pretty sure that the clamp pushes onto the edge of the opening in the PU and the air-inlet trim is secured by pressing onto these clips.

Many thanks.


edit...it is a "U" clamp, the wider section clamps down onto the PU when the air-intake trim is pressed home. Right, now to give it a go smile

Edited by m33ufo on Saturday 2nd August 08:44

m33ufo

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Saturday 2nd August 2014
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Have to say, the clips are shi..not very good! Trying to get the trim to sit evenly in the PU is not proving to be simple.

Might try an alternative method of securing them.

Xpuffin

9,209 posts

204 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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m33ufo said:
Have to say, the clips are shi..not very good! Trying to get the trim to sit evenly in the PU is not proving to be simple.

Might try an alternative method of securing them.
I recently replaced the lower skirt on mine (item no 7 on your diagram).
The fit is very poor, it's almost like Porsche have started using aftermarket companies for some of their low number spares.

m33ufo

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Sunday 3rd August 2014
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Xpuffin said:
I recently replaced the lower skirt on mine (item no 7 on your diagram).
The fit is very poor, it's almost like Porsche have started using aftermarket companies for some of their low number spares.
I replaced my splitter a couple of weeks ago also. Returned the first one because of a discolouration in the finish at both end of the splitter. The replacement was exactly the same so I was stuck with it!



sleep envy

62,260 posts

248 months

Sunday 3rd August 2014
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They fit, they're just outrageously expensive.


Slippydiff

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222 months

Sunday 3rd August 2014
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sleep envy said:
They fit, they're just outrageously expensive.

U woz robbed Ric. What are they for, the aircon condensors ?

sleep envy

62,260 posts

248 months

Sunday 3rd August 2014
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The drier. No where else sells them rolleyes

ECP will supply all the other O-rings except those.

sleep envy

62,260 posts

248 months

Sunday 3rd August 2014
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Bought and fitted, cheers all the same though smile