hey guys,

just want to ask all the RS guys or GT3 guys who have the RS decklid a fitment question. when the decklid is fully open, does your CF blade hit the car? i've noticed on my car, the CF blade will hit the metal cover near the rear windshield if i dont hold it back. is this common for all RS? i spoke to TK6 today and he said the same happens to his GT3. he also mention that other RS's that he's seen also hits. strange thing is i saw fred's pet frog this past eurosunday and his blade stops like 2" before hitting the car


im wondering ... is there a different decklid shock which is shorter for the RS? but when i compared the part #'s for the 3 and RS shocks, they are the same. here are a few pics which shows the CF blade hitting the car. in this picture its hitting the car, but i slowly just placed it there rather then letting it freely open. im sure if it swings freely or the deck lid gets pulled too high.. eventually the CF blade will see some damage also, my CF blade is set to the lowest setting. i also tried adjusting the setting and it still hits.

other than this small problem, i luv the new decklid. im sure there is a simple answer that someone has done. sorry for the crappy iphone pics

thanks,
fernando

 

wow, that cf blade will get owned if you're not careful........lol

 

No issues with mine, stops well short of contact

 

No problem at our RS with the rear wing ...

 

thanks for all the comments guys keep them coming. here are the part#'s for reference. you can see that the hinge and shock for the 3 and RS are identical. the only extra parts i had to really buy was #30, 31 and 32.

 

should be getting mine back early next week with the RS deck and blade installed on my 3. I'll let you know how fitment goes. I'll certainly check for this too. Thanks for the post

 

thanks for all the comments guys here's an update i got from rennlist member stephen aka 340Elise

man... i luv the internet

 

glad it worked out for you. I checked my neighbor's RS and it comes about 3/4".

 

i went to the porsche dealership today (they didnt have any RS in there shop) and i tried the RS shock. same result now, im starting to think that the ball joint location for the bottom part of the shock is located lower for the RS. so, perhaps my only option is to just find a shorter shock.

 

Fern you could go back to the OE wing for the GT3




Some of us think they look better

 

how bout some bungee cords?

 

turns out the the part #'s on PET is not very accurate. PET says, that the RS and GT3 have the identical shock. but, my buddy from livermore porsche (thanks anthony) confirmed that the RS uses part# 997.512.551.90 which is different then what PET says its uses. also, Sharky confirmed the same part number on his RS.

hopefully i can order the part tomorrow.

 

isn't that the GT3 and RS deck were the same? and the only difference is the wing?

 

the RS tail uses a completely different decklid

 

just want to say that im now a happy camper here is a picture of my oem shock vs. the RS shock (997.512.551.90).. which of course is NOT the same number listed under PET.