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YOUR RESEARCH2001 Carrera 4 - 996.2 headlights but 996.1 interior
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Repair using the 996.2 parts
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It's a Mk1 that had front end damage and got repaired using the 996.2 parts...
2001 Carrera 4 - 996.2 headlights but 996.1 interior
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But best bet is check the engine, is it 3.4 or 3.6?
2001 Carrera 4 - 996.2 headlights but 996.1 interior
Clean but there r still grommets and factory clips
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So when swapped the mk1 front harness into the newer mk2 chassis harness i was able to depin and make things very clean but there r still grommets and factory clips that need changed.
2001 Carrera 4 - 996.2 headlights but 996.1 interior
Inspect harness and looking
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I think inspecting the harness and looking for the structual bar under the seat would answer some questions.
2001 Carrera 4 - 996.2 headlights but 996.1 interior
Replace front lights, front wings and bumpers
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Maybe someone changed front lights, front wings and bumpers?
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Clean but there r still grommets and factory clips
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So when swapped the mk1 front harness into the newer mk2 chassis harness i was able to depin and make things very clean but there r still grommets and factory clips that need changed.
2001 Carrera 4 - 996.2 headlights but 996.1 interior
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Hey guys,
I have just purchased my first 911, a 2001 996 Carrera 4, and are trying to figure out if it�s a 996.2 or 996.1.
Was there any late 2001 models made in the 996.2 that still had the missing glove box etc? Or do you think the lights and body could have been somehow retrofitted?
I have attached a few photos.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Mitchell
I am not aware of any facelifted cars with no gloveboxes, except if they were some really early turbos. But best bet is check the engine, is it 3.4 or 3.6?
Eventhough the Dials as well show that this is a prefacelift car. Maybe someone changed front lights, front wings and bumpers? Mine is an early 98 car, with the prefacelift lights, that somehow someone manage to fit a GT3 (copy) bumper.
I think you�re right, I found the build date which is Jan-01, from what I have read they didn�t roll out the 996.2 until Aug-01, the engine is a 3.4l aswell so it must be a 996.1 that�s been given a facelift at some point in its life. Bummer.
It's probably someone who has retrofitted a facelift. There's a few of them floating around out there, it's not an easy task to do, and to reverse, so I think you end up with the best of both worlds!
-Matt
There may be an exception to the rule because u have a c4? Look under rear seat carpet to see if there is a metal tube that runs left to right. If so your car is a mk2 chassis. I could also tell by the wiring harnes in the frunk going to the headlights if the front is original.
if bi-zenon modual is in the frunk its a mk2 harness. For the mk1 its mounted behind the pass side airbag. Also there is a difference in how the harness connects between a mk1 and 2.
This whole thing intrigues me. So when swapped the mk1 front harness into the newer mk2 chassis harness i was able to depin and make things very clean but there r still grommets and factory clips that need changed. If u peal back the carpet u can tell its not 100% factory. I would love to see if the headlights were spliced into a mk1 harness or the car was built as a mk1 in the mk2 chassis?
I think inspecting the harness and looking for the structual bar under the seat would answer some questions.
Not that it applies in this case, but the very early 2001 996 Turbos are Mk2 cars without the underseat support bar. That would be production up to 12/31/2000.
This is a very common factory option, dealer upgrade, or owner upgrade. In fact, it�s not really a GT3 bumper, it�s the aerokit bumper, first offered on Carerras and later a standard on the GT3 when it eventually came out. If I�m not mistaken.
But that looks to be a standard .2 bumper cover. Plus Porsche would not allow an aero front without aero spoiler, me thinks. TSB and all other literature warn against it. I can�t tell what the rear is from the photos.
