Questions about rear trunk hinges & pivots, are these hinges repairable? - NOPE Options

[seanpaulmc]

Here are some pictures of the rear trunk pivots in the 914 I bought. It looks like a few people have been in there before, but I don't know what it should look like. Although it is working as of now, I want to plan this repair before it goes bad.

Would someone post a picture what this should look like originally?
And, would someone post pictures of the JWest trunk pivots installed?
Are there other options? JWest shows out of stock.







Thanks in advance.

[McMark]

They looks exactly like that...only welded and not broken. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

What are you trying to figure out?

The weld in repair process is to pull the rear trunk lid and hinges, grind/cut the old mounts out. Clean the metal and prep for welding. Reinstall the trunk lid and hinges (in the middle of their adjustment, no springs) and align the hood to the body (a friend helps). Then tack weld the new brackets into place, remove the hood and hinges again and do the final welding. Primer and paint and reassemble.