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YOUR RESEARCH996 C4S/Turbo/GT2 Rear Light Savers
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I guess its one of those bits of design which looks really nice and simple, clean, easy to maintain when you're designing a new car, but 20 years down the line, that plastic is clearly a weak point which will fail at some point.
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Tighten restraining screws at some point causing a small crack
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I suspect there's a few things at play - even down to just someone over-tightening the restraining screws at some point causing a small crack which is just going to grow over time with vibrations.
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Have done a temporary repair using some of that black putty along the bottom edge of the cluster and drilled a small hole in the left edge through which I've put a small cable tie to hold it in to the bracket.
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I guess its one of those bits of design which looks really nice and simple, clean, easy to maintain when you're designing a new car, but 20 years down the line, that plastic is clearly a weak point which will fail at some point.
Tighten restraining screws at some point causing a small crack
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I suspect there's a few things at play - even down to just someone over-tightening the restraining screws at some point causing a small crack which is just going to grow over time with vibrations.
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Have done a temporary repair using some of that black putty along the bottom edge of the cluster and drilled a small hole in the left edge through which I've put a small cable tie to hold it in to the bracket.
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Anyone installed these (the plastic or metal version)? If so, are they any good?
https://rennfix.com/products
My rear light mounts are cracking and I'm wondering what to do about them.
I have them and installed them. Not perfect and expensive, but on balance compared to the cost of a C4S/Turbo rear light, they are worth it in my opinion.
Picked some up in the US on a recent business trip via Ebay, mine had just started to show a few cracks around the bolt holes. They are easy to fit and do the job of securing the lights firmly in place.
My offside light cluster decided to launch itself free of the car on the motorway today. Luckily it stayed attached via the cable, but its scuffed my bumper which was just repainted last week.
I've ordered a set of light savers from the US, but I need to use the car tomorrow so am just wondering if anyone has had any luck with a temporary repair to keep the cluster safe and secure in the meantime?
I was wondering about silicon or industrial strength black putty but not sure how secure they're going to be.
I'm starting to think this car is cursed!
Who knew that 911 lights could just fall out of a car?
Have done a temporary repair using some of that black putty along the bottom edge of the cluster and drilled a small hole in the left edge through which I've put a small cable tie to hold it in to the bracket.
Am hoping that will keep it in place until the light savers arrive from the US. Have also put some gorilla tape in the car just in case!
I guess its one of those bits of design which looks really nice and simple, clean, easy to maintain when you're designing a new car, but 20 years down the line, that plastic is clearly a weak point which will fail at some point.
Was there any warning of the impending failure?
I've seen these light saver things on the US FB pages but never knew it was an issue here?
Is it UV degradation of the plastic or vibration that causes failure?
No warning whatsoever although I hadn't checked out the mounting holes in the short time I've owned the car as I never knew it was an issue! Of course the issue is that unless a friendly passerby points it out to you, you could be driving for miles with a light cluster hanging out, happily scratching your bumper to $hit.
The left hand side mountings seem ok but I'll install the savers on both sides.
I suspect there's a few things at play - even down to just someone over-tightening the restraining screws at some point causing a small crack which is just going to grow over time with vibrations.
