1987 Porsche 911 3.2 conundrum.

[Anton Creasy]

Hi there,
I really need some help and this is a pretty niche enquiry. I have just bought a red 911 3.2 sport 1987 coupe and.... it is my pride and joy. Being the sport its got the whale tail which I am taking off complete with the engine lid to tuck away so it can have the more classic understated look for the moment (fear ye not, I am aware of the handling implications).

I have bought the new engine lid with grill with no spoiler on it, with all the bits but - and heres the problem - there is no hole to put my rear wiper fitting. I asked Porsche but they could not give me a precise answer apart from it needs to be fitted through the grill and yet I have seen a blurry photo on the net where it appears to be a hole through the engine lid. If it is on the grill it seems it would be sitting on top of the slats / louvres and would look daft?

Does anyone know the EXACT location where you drill a hole and if possible with photos?

Yours
Anton

PS. I have scoured the internet for 3 weeks and other forums with no luck!

[Anton Creasy]

olly22n said:

Just checked some pictures - my grille had no hole for the wiper so there will be two different types

Thanks Olly - are you sure there are two different types? Porsche seemed to think there was only one grill!

[Anton Creasy]

utgjon said:

I've done a quick search for "911SC rear wiper" on google images, since the SC came without the whale tail. This is a reasonable shot:



It does appear that it was through the grill!

Thankyou for narrowing it down... I am now searching for a closeup pic before I get the drill out!

[Anton Creasy]

g7jhp said:

IMI A you've now become 9e 28!

Your car looks stunning. Do you have or more likely could you get a real close up of where the hole is from both sides of the engine lid?

Yours most gratefully
Anton

[Anton Creasy]

9e 28 said:

Your car looks stunning. Do you have or more likely could you get a real close up of where the hole is from both sides of the engine lid?

Yours most gratefully
Anton

[Anton Creasy]

Thankyou all so much with your exacting responses. You put the Porsche dealership in Swindon to shame (who I bought the car from).
Best
A