Ordering Parts from Porsche, Skip The Internet, Talk To Parts Person Options

[914Sixer]

I have been trying to get some parts from Porsche. I run through and order what the dealer shows is available. As we all know, lots of parts are NLA. By using what I believed to be factory list, I was hoping to find out quickly what is there or not. What I am finding is just because it is listed does not come close to being factual. It seems that lots of parts are listed but have NEVER been purged from the listings. The other problem is where the item is located. Unless you have the parts person on the phone pulling up each item and location, it will take lots of emails to get it done.

GO live and order one time.

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

We have a very close relationship with Porsche and they have many many many problems with their vintage parts lineup. Among them are:

1. advertising parts with prices, yet the parts do not exist
2. selling parts that they reproduced that are real CRAP and do not fit
3. Hyping their "classic" program which is nothing more than finding some old parts in a lost warehouse and say it is available again (like left brick weave door panels!!). They have no intention of ever making parts again, but want everyone to keep hoping. The parts that they come up with are never parts really needed, just parts, again, that they found in an old warehouse. THEN they price the "classic" parts out of sight as well!
4. Not stocking many of the parts here in the USA where all of the old Porsche exist for the most part. Takes three weeks from Germany
5. Their dealers having parts people that have no idea about the older cars, and not caring about serving the public parts but rather their service department. "down right" rude when you get one of them on the phone
6 Listing incorrect part numbers in their on line catalog, as well as not listing color codes
7 Making bad supersessions (for example the left and right windshield top seal gutter, they now sell two left ones for the left and right and they expect you to bend the one to fit and there is no way!
8 Not telling the customer that many parts do exist through the European dealer network, just telling the customer instead that the part Is "T-4" which means discontinued

Bottom line is that you are best to buy from a specialist who knows what is going on and will give you the straight scoop as to fit, application, quality, and adjust what you are buying to the quality of your car.

I have been trying to get some parts from Porsche. I run through and order what the dealer shows is available. As we all know, lots of parts are NLA. By using what I believed to be factory list, I was hoping to find out quickly what is there or not. What I am finding is just because it is listed does not come close to being factual. It seems that lots of parts are listed but have NEVER been purged from the listings. The other problem is where the item is located. Unless you have the parts person on the phone pulling up each item and location, it will take lots of emails to get it done.

GO live and order one time.

[914_7T3]

We have a very close relationship with Porsche and they have many many many problems with their vintage parts lineup. Among them are:

1. advertising parts with prices, yet the parts do not exist
2. selling parts that they reproduced that are real CRAP and do not fit
3. Hyping their "classic" program which is nothing more than finding some old parts in a lost warehouse and say it is available again (like left brick weave door panels!!). They have no intention of ever making parts again, but want everyone to keep hoping. The parts that they come up with are never parts really needed, just parts, again, that they found in an old warehouse. THEN they price the "classic" parts out of sight as well!
4. Not stocking many of the parts here in the USA where all of the old Porsche exist for the most part. Takes three weeks from Germany
5. Their dealers having parts people that have no idea about the older cars, and not caring about serving the public parts but rather their service department. "down right" rude when you get one of them on the phone
6 Listing incorrect part numbers in their on line catalog, as well as not listing color codes
7 Making bad supersessions (for example the left and right windshield top seal gutter, they now sell two left ones for the left and right and they expect you to bend the one to fit and there is no way!
8 Not telling the customer that many parts do exist through the European dealer network, just telling the customer instead that the part Is "T-4" which means discontinued

Bottom line is that you are best to buy from a specialist who knows what is going on and will give you the straight scoop as to fit, application, quality, and adjust what you are buying to the quality of your car.

I disagree, notwithstanding the above, Porsche has been a great resource for me on my resto project. Many of the parts are the right quality from OEM manufacturers such as door handles, transmission syncros etc... Other parts such as wheel caps...not so much.

Everyone plays a valuable role in the parts landscape and if you look hard enough, you can find almost everything you need from Genuine to NOS to reproduction. My vendor list is fairly comprehensive and includes the following in no particular order:

Member Vendors such as @914Sixer & @bdstone914
914 Rubber
Sunset Porsche
AASE Sales
Patrick Motorsports
PMB Performance
Retro Automotive Products
Auto Atlanta
dporschepartsman
Bug City

and I am sure there are others that escape me.