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09-28-2014, 11:06 AM

MTNW12

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Rust Headlight Mechanism

I would appreciate suggestions on how to deal with the rust in the picture. This is on my 2003 996TT. This is car came from coastal town in CA. I am guessing the rust is from the salt air.

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09-28-2014, 01:25 PM

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1. Remove and replace with new parts.
2. Remove, sand or sandblast, then paint or powdercoat the old parts.
3. Ignore it.

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09-28-2014, 01:54 PM

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Agree with above, I would remove and powder coat if mine.

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09-28-2014, 03:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Th_Dude

1. Remove and replace with new parts.
2. Remove, sand or sandblast, then paint or powdercoat the old parts.
3. Ignore it.

I had the exact same problem on my old Boxster.
I went with #3...

My second choice would be #2, but you can probably guess where I'm from originally

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09-29-2014, 10:49 AM

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Thank you all for the feedback. I have a repair manual on order. I'll see if it's worth the effort to remove the part.

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09-29-2014, 11:27 AM

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I would take it apart, stand it down, spray paint it, done. I ignored mine for now.

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