switch design

hi all, i will be installing over the next weeks the switch to oparate my garage door, like kirby did in his 996. http://gallery.rennlist.com/gallery/albur17 my car is a 996 C2 01 i.e the 2 switches behind the ash-tray are blank. thinking of installing 2 switches, one for each door of my house and country-side house. as far as i know, there are some different design of switches.the ones i know are: PSM PSE door lock rear window heater 2 X electric window 2 X heated seats the one that kirby used Targa Roof Switch 996 613 119 10 A05 so that leaves me with 2 blank positions on the dashboard and 2 behind the ash-tray. could anyone provide photos with other designs of a switch? thanks

Here's mine. I used the Targa top switch. It comes matte finished so I shot it with some clear lacquer to match the other switches. Yeah, I know, it's dusty but I haven't have time to detail. Tom

targa switch was stated above, as well as others. any defferent from the above?

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Hi Tom, I like what you have done. Who made the gauge trim kit? The one I bought is made by "Styling" in Denmark but does not look as if will fit as nicly as yours. It was purchased from a Porsche dealer. Thanks, Dave

Rear wiper switch and the footwell switch. They come on matte or gloss finish. Also, I think there is a way to use one switch for two remotes. Each remote would have a wire (ground I guess) to a single terminal. Then each of the two other terminals would have a single wire to each remote for the power to that remote. Some electrical guy can explain it better than me. Good tip on painting the switch. We have older Boxster owners with gloss switches who want to use switches for things that only come in matte, such as the spoiler switch and the targa switch.

Big6Dad, Thanks, the guage kit was actually made by me. It's not for the faint of heart but what I did was disassemble an original cluster cover (you have to gently break it), painted it to match the aluminum trim, and reassembled it. I am very happy with it. I didn't like the add on one because to me they look too "bulky". At the same time, I did the trim strips on the dash. Tom

Harris You can control multiple doors on one switch, if you needed to.

Yes, I helped a friend do his. One side opens his front gate, and the other opens the garage.

If you can remove the black plastic trim rings and the clear plastic lenses from the rings, to paint the rings, then you are good or lucky. All that stuff is glued together and if you screw up there are no replacement parts.

Yep. I cracked 1 lens and had to make a new one.

Nice job Tom, But I think I'll pass for now. Too chiken....lol Dave

porsche switches this link has pics of most of the available switches, make sure you specify matte verses glossy when you order them. Hope this helps.

If you have the matte switches, the targa top button looks like a garage door opening and closing. I didn't see it on the list, but I know there's photos of it out there (kirby?).

Try the Power Doorlock switch, that comes in Matte and Gloss. I used that before I found the Targa Switch

i have a feeling that there is a prob with the definition targa switch. targa cars has 2 "targa switches" one is for the glass top and looks like the switch for the normal roof ,and one for the fabric-plastic cover sun-block device that slides under the glass top in oorder to prevent the sun to penetrtate the interior of the car and looks like a garage door. the one that itzkirb describes in his site, "I used a Targa Roof Switch (996 613 119 10 A05) is the one for the glass roof even though the one shown in his site is the one for the interior roof.do not know wich is the correct term for the switch that looks like a garage door.i assume that the part number given is the one that refers to garage door design, even though it is describe in a wrong way.. itzkirb can help, because i am confused since i went in an OPC and order a targa switch and thought i would get the garage design door switch and got actually the roof design one...

Kirby used 996 613 119 10 A05 which is the switch for the targa sun shade. That is the one you want, and remember it only comes in matte and your year is gloss. The glass roof is 996 613 157 10 A05. Sounds like they gave you the wrong switch. Should be a part number on it or on the bag.

Preview -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: Originally Posted by Tool Pants Kirby used 996 613 119 10 A05 which is the switch for the targa sun shade. That is the one you want, and remember it only comes in matte and your year is gloss. The glass roof is 996 613 157 10 A05. Sounds like they gave you the wrong switch. Should be a part number on it or on the bag. excactly, i am aware thaI have been given the wrong switch. i am aware as well that it comes in matte only. but the problem begins from the description of the sun block switch. it should be named targa sun shade switch and Targa Roof Switch as Itzkirb described it in his site. anyway, i agree with all the above, MY MISTAKE that i did order the switch with a name rather than a part number given, which is correct, I will get another 2 switches wich are the sun shade targa switches with part number 996 613 119 10 A05, and is the one to go for since it looks like a garage door!!!! thanks for the replies......