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YOUR RESEARCHPeeling/damaged wood trim - does the car really have just 50k miles???
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We cannot blame it on the quality of the trim used on the 996 but on the stupidity of the owners.
Peeling/damaged wood trim - does the car really have just 50k miles???
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Although I'm not a huge fan of wood trim, I quite like a car with it which I'm considering buying. But the condition of the wood trim worries me - makes me wonder if it doesn't have 10 times as many miles.
There is this long piece which I think Porsche calls the "defroster trim" - it runs along the bottom of the windshield to the side vents (actually, there are two pieces - one on each side). On one side it's missing. On the other it has started peeling away from the surface underneath and is curled up a it at the end in the center of the car.
The storage spaces in the doors also have wood trip on their lids. On one side, it seems the inner edge is peeling away from the (plastic?) lid underneath.
Anyone have any insight into what could cause/explain all that? Only another 100k miles? Too much sun? Rain damage? (It's an open car - but the leather and carpet seem fine.) Only an accident?
I saw similar damage to the wood trim in a cabriolet with about 45K miles a couple of years back.
It seems like Porsche's wood veneer was not very robust in the 996.
I make a guess that the windscreen was not covered inside when the cars were parked in sunlight. If I forget to put my front shade in place I can't touch the steering wheel it so hot. Worse again when I try to sit on a black seat when wearing shorts. I mean the inside of the car is lethal to get into when left in the sun. I would guess sun light has caused your problem. I mean some of these cars are left outside of the owners work place for 8 hours in the blazing sun. We cannot blame it on the quality of the trim used on the 996 but on the stupidity of the owners. I was one of those owners until I quickly bought a sun shade for the car.
no, lets be real, the quality of the wood is crappy.
My mercedes sat outside all day every day for over 6 years without any sunshading whatsoever.
The wood was pristine when I sold it.
