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[Waylander]

Mine has passed away completely, so I am looking for a replacement.

 

has anyone got one, I have tried every breaker in the UK and cant find one on fleabay anywhere

 

 

Tried a few usa breakers and no luck.

 

hope someone can help

 

Thanks

Edited by Waylander, 05 October 2016 - 03:29 AM.

[Bulti]

NLA part eh? How on earth is that possible?

[flash]

that has been NLA for years (i think about 5)

[Porsche968CS]

I have a couple in stock...

[94SilverCab]

Reportedly, they can be repaired...

 

http://www.968forums...ent#entry111901

 

Jay

[Waylander]

Porsche968CS, on 05 Oct 2016 - 7:01 PM, said:

I have a couple in stock...

 

yes and how much to sell and ship to the UK???

[Waylander]

Ok problem solved I now have a repair kit 35 euros.

 

if anyone needs a kit, you can buy them in the usa, but im not sure of the rules on here about posting where to buy spares

Edited by Waylander, 07 October 2016 - 04:37 AM.

[williamoss]

WHEN YOU SAY Ambient Temp Display ARE YOU REFERING TO THE TEMP GUAGE WHICH IS DIGITAL AND SHOWS BOTH CELSIUS OR FARENHEIGHT TEMP OF THE OUTSIDE AIR?

I GOT A REPLACEMENT FOR INE AS MY ORIGINAL ONE HAD BUINT OUT AND WAS VERY DULL. I GOT MINE FORM A JUNK YARD PHONE NUMBER WAS 1-800-650-8814

[MCL968]

Could someone PM me the info about the rebuild kit? Mine works, but the bulb is burned out so it's not visible at night.

[Waylander]

Just replace the bulb, ?

It's the push in and twist type in its own holder

And yes the outside air temp

I phoned 20th street breakers in the USA, they had 10 968's in stock breaking but not one clock

Edited by Waylander, 07 October 2016 - 12:03 PM.

[94SilverCab]

WHEN YOU SAY Ambient Temp Display ARE YOU REFERING TO THE TEMP GUAGE WHICH IS DIGITAL AND SHOWS BOTH CELSIUS OR FARENHEIGHT TEMP OF THE OUTSIDE AIR?

I GOT A REPLACEMENT FOR INE AS MY ORIGINAL ONE HAD BUINT OUT AND WAS VERY DULL. I GOT MINE FORM A JUNK YARD PHONE NUMBER WAS 1-800-650-8814

 

WHY ARE YOU YELLING??? (THAT'S WHAT TYPING IN ALL CAPS MEANS ON THE INTERNET)

 

The telephone number brings you to http://www.allabouts...to_salvage.html

 

Good Luck,

 

Jay

[Kaj Hallstrom]

How do you get to the light bulb that illuminates the outside temp gauge? 

Edited by Kaj Hallstrom, 07 October 2016 - 08:39 PM.

[Waylander]

open Passenger door

 

1 you need to remove the passenger side dash end plate

2 then the one screw in the long dash strip at the end

3 remove the little oblong filler piece out of the dash, next to the air vent

4 remove the two screws from there

5 remove the round rosette from next to the clock/temp display (use a pair of long nose pliers just the tips in the longest slot and twist)

6 remove the one screw from there

7 remove the four knobs from the heater controls

8 remove the face plate from the heater control

9 remove the four screws from there

10 pull the heater controls forward a bit

11 you should now be able to get the long trim to move and take off

 

be very careful with the hazzard switch the lugs are very fagile, the rest should be very obvious

 

replace is the reverse of removal but remember the little hose for the air sensor.

[94SilverCab]

This has been bugging me for a while.

 

1) Bulb has been replaced, that is not the problem

 

2) Temp. display works fine when fog/headlights are turned off

 

3) whenever I turn on fogs (position 1), or headlights (position 2), temp display goes dark.

 

4) when light are turned off, temp display has reset from Farenheit to Celcius.

 

I though t I fixed this once with a fuse...can't find one burned out.

 

Thoughts?

 

Jay

[ds968]

Those symptoms are indicative of the temp display unit having been made by Lucas Electronics . :-) :-)

I can only imagine it's a bad contact somewhere along the wiring system . My VDO gears indicator lights ( in the tiptronic ) only work if I turn the headlights, or parking lights on. Otherwise they do not illuminate, although I understand they should be on at all times . I was told it's because my ignition switch is a little wonky and it affects those lights in this manner . No other problems with, or caused by caused by that switch, just the gear lights .. So I guess it's also possible that somewhere along the circuit which runs the temp display there's a bad contact which causes the issue.

[Waylander]

A worn ignition switch causes all sorts of odd electrical anomalies

A new one is about $100 and a diy job

[ds968]

$ 100 ? As in one " hundred " ? Is there a 0 missing there, I was under the impression a new one from Porsche was more than a thousand $ ?! Also at the time he sold me the car the PO mentioned the ignition switch is wonky but he did not have it changed because in addition to the cost of the part he was quoted half a day worth of labor for the job , and since the only symptom was the gear lights I mentioned, he did not think it was worth a couple of thousand dollars to,fix it .

Edited by ds968, 18 April 2017 - 02:53 PM.

[MCL968]

I did mine in about an hour and a half. Make sure you get the right part, with the right connector, and the job is pretty simple.

 

I have a post in here somewhere about my heater doing random things at random times. I determined it was the switch, and changing it out solved all the strangeness that the heater (and other components) were experiencing. Replace the slotted cap screws with allen heads and tightening the switch will be a whole lot easier.

 

Call Sunset, they knew the proper part. My local Porsche dealer wanted to sell me the "replacement" switch, which was 1) totally wrong; and 2) a lot more expensive.

[ds968]

Good info, thanks .

[flash]

yeah - have your guy swap that out while the car is there.