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YOUR RESEARCHMy weekend mod - release latches
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Note* I did not have to disconnect/remove the whole assembly out to change out the broken latch (it snapped in half), I was able to do it in place.
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Q?: how many people would be interested in replacing those with ?
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It uses clear plastic sticker blanks with black laser type looking ink.
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I used einszett silber spray for the paint (I plan to redo my rims with it also), with duplicolor primer and lacquer.
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I couldn't take it anymore... The bonnet latch was so scuffed up from the previous owner, it drove my crazy. I decided it wasn't worth the $$$ to buy new latches, and I could live without the little pictures, so I painted them. I thought about red to match the exterior, and black to blend them in, but decided to keep them somewhat stock by keeping them silver.
Overall, I am very happy with the results.
I tried to show the steps below.
Nice job! Thanks for sharing Don.
I've wondered about this myself. Mine are not yet at the stage that they need repainting, but the day will eventually come.
really good write up...
Q?: how many people would be interested in replacing those with ? Polished Aluminum 6061 machined, and clearcoat or possibly hard anodized in color..(pick color)
I have been thinking of making some parts, and this looks like a good one...
(since a good pedal kit is over $100, is whould surely cost more, its more work) If there is enough interest I could do some legwork and try to get a cost proposal out with colors and options...(not to jack your thread, if you want me to remove this, I will)
Ed
Thanks guys!
ivangene - I don't mind at all.
About 5 min after posting this thread, I pulled my drivers seat (so I could replace the seat belt latch) and put a nice scratch in my freshly redone bonnet latch .
By the way, for those who have never pulled a seat, the connectors under the power seats are like chinese finger puzzles!
Thanks for posting that - great pictures - it really helps to see the job at hand.
It's a great improvement, but the graphics need to be marked on there somehow.
I wonder if anyone has any good ideas for you on that, and I'd be curious too:
What is a good way to remark the levers with the black line art "icons" - hood release and rear hatch release?
Stickers?
Some special printing technique?
lasercut window sign transfer material?
Stencil?
Maybe someone has done it before.
I used einszett silber spray for the paint (I plan to redo my rims with it also), with duplicolor primer and lacquer.
I caught the writing on the part as well - made the job feel a bit more personal.
Nice job, and excellent writeup. In the future, you could closeup-photograph the small symbols on the ends (trunk, hood, etc.) and then print them on some sort of transparent label to put them back on the respective handles after you painted them.
Is the latch metal? If so I will remove and silver powdercoat mine. I have a powdercoating system and sand blaster. doubt it will scratch easily aftr that.
Mike
Nice write-up and pics!
I remember once working on my old (new then) Buick Grand National, taking the door panel off for some reason... on the paper liner on the door, some factory guy wrote "hi there!" which I found amusing.
To Ed: I no longer have a 996 (997 now) but if I did and had the same issue, some nice anodized levers would make an awesome upgrade project. Not sure how many you'd have to make and sell to cover all of the effort and costs.
An office type "Smart Label Printer" will do this. I use one daily. It uses clear plastic sticker blanks with black laser type looking ink. Any size or design letters from 6 to 72 font, any style letters / numbers. Never tried to use it to make symbols but its worth a try.
I bought these last year, still haven't gotten around to install them, there are 3 colors/patterns to select from.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-Carr...614bcc&vxp=mtr
I kind of like the idea of a quick-install sticker. It might offer some protection as well. I think I'll try them.
I kind of like the look of the "
silver carbon fiber
", versus the
plain silver
.
Which do you like better?
I like the quick install idea too, I doubt I would ever gone through the hassles of removing the levers unless there were no other options, the decal is that option.
I also have some Clear Bra film left over, so I can always protect the CF decal with it, and replace just the Clear Bra film if it got scuffed in the future.
Personally I bought the darker CF pattern, got to find a few minutes to install them, but would prefer to wait until ambient temperature gets a bit warmer first, last weekend would have been good and it is snowing here today again!
I would love to have some polished levers! Please let me know if you end up making them. I know that I'm a bit late on this post, but if you still can make them, Im in.
Sorry to dredge up such an old thread, but I'm in the process of restoring a trunk release unit as part of an upgrade to memory seats. I bought this unit knowing that it needed some work.
I sanded the plastic part and painted it with Krylon Fusion Satin Black. It has a bit more gloss than the OEM finish, but it is a pretty close match.
I'm now exploring options for restoring the handles. It may not show too well in this photo, but they have surface scratches and pitting.
I found this post and I thought the results were good. However, the handles on the part I bought appear to plated. I'm not sure if they are chrome or some other finish. There are a couple of shops in the area that offer chrome plating. I was wondering whether it would be worthwhile to explore plating the pieces. I would also like to know if there are other finishes since they don't appear to be highly polished chrome.
Ten years later and this thread has helped me out tremendously. Note* I did not have to disconnect/remove the whole assembly out to change out the broken latch (it snapped in half), I was able to do it in place. This thread made it all possible. Thank you DFC for posting this.
To restore the front/rear hood graphics on the levers after painting them, it's pretty easy to print your own water transfer decals. You can take a picture of the graphics on your original levers (or find a picture for the part online), photoshop out all the silver, then print the black outline on a water transfer decal, and apply the water transfer decal between the silver basecoat and clear coat on the handle.
water transfer decal printer paper ->
https://www.amazon.com/Sheets-Inkjet-Transparent-Printer-Transfer/dp/B06XP7NZ62/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1529970798&sr=8-6&keywords=water+transfer+printing+paper
https://www.amazon.com/Sheets-Inkjet-Transparent-Printer-Transfer/dp/B06XP7NZ62/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1529970798&sr=8-6&keywords=water+transfer+printing+paper
clear coat generally recommended for above ->
https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K01303007-Acrylic-Crystal-11-Ounce/dp/B00023JE7K/ref=pd_bxgy_229_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00023JE7K&pd_rd_r=14de3721-78d3-11e8-8d5f-6f014ec9866e&pd_rd_w=10eES&pd_rd_wg=nTtV7&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3914568618330124508&pf_rd_r=H7Z0KESJBQ2B66TVB6AF&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=H7Z0KESJBQ2B66TVB6AF&dpID=41O3vUxIEiL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=detail
https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K01303007-Acrylic-Crystal-11-Ounce/dp/B00023JE7K/ref=pd_bxgy_229_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00023JE7K&pd_rd_r=14de3721-78d3-11e8-8d5f-6f014ec9866e&pd_rd_w=10eES&pd_rd_wg=nTtV7&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3914568618330124508&pf_rd_r=H7Z0KESJBQ2B66TVB6AF&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=H7Z0KESJBQ2B66TVB6AF&dpID=41O3vUxIEiL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=detail
I repainted my latches the same way but scratched them the following week with my foot.
I'm thinking about sanding the levers to bear metal and polish them. Does someone already did it?
Interesting idea. I don' t know what they are made out of. If aluminum, I suspect it would look really good. If steel, then probably would not look good and would rust without some type of coating.
I bought the decals. Went on easily enough, although I struggled to find just the right position. But for the 2 minutes and a few dollars invested, it's excellent. And from anything further than 12" away, it looks PERFECT, really!
I took the paint off. Both levers are made of Aluminium but the front one was black plated while the rear one was raw aluminium. I had not enough time to polish them and decided to plastidip them in black . They look great. If I scratch the front one, il will still look black...
A bit off topic, but what color is your interior? Looks nice, would love to see more of the interior with that color an carbon fiber. Bear in mind that the weight of the added decal is going to counterbalance the gains from CF
Thanks! Yes, I agree about the sticker and carbon fiber weight trade off.Lol
It's Boxster Red, although it looks more terracotta. It has really grown on me.
