Porsche 997.2 rear light replacements

Porsche 997.2 rear light replacements

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Adrian-9iafn

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340 posts

86 months

Yesterday (10:49)
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Not having much luck with my rear light(s)

They were a little crazed an now the left rear has cracked right through so I'm sure it wont be long before it fails...



I bit the bullet and bought 'OEM' from deign 911 at nearly £700 and the fit was incorrect so have two send back, so it looks like the eye watering £1,300 or more for one rear light, I'd ideally but two as the right is crazed and not great. Anyone know how I might be this done at sensible money ?

Replacement does not sit correctly and Banham tried hared to get it to fit



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Edited by Adrian-9iafn on Tuesday 17th June 10:56

Adrian-9iafn

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340 posts

86 months

Yesterday (10:57)
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Tried really hard to load the pictures and seems to fail every time but you can hopefully see the poor fit....

Slippydiff

15,424 posts

237 months

Yesterday (12:41)
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If you can live with the crazing and the crack, get them covered (properly, by an expert) with PPF. They'll at least last a few more years.

If the crack is deep (in either the red or clear portion) it can be filled and re-lacquered, then PPF'd on top.

I had a rear light damaged on my 997.2 rear light last year after a bodyshop attempted to remove the rear bumper without first removing the light clusters. The end result was this :







Faced with a similarly chunky bill as you, I had the cluster repaired and this was the result :





Once the cluster was refitted to the car, the repair was invisible smile