Door stop issue???

[Duc Hunter]

I’m getting. My 1975 911S put back together after significant rust repair. I pulled a door catch out (they were all broken and not in use) and it looks like this. Research tells me these are for 1965-1974…though some pages list this only through 72. Porsche’s website and parts system says it was superseded by the same ones in my 1989 3.2 Carrera. The issue is that the bolt holes to bolt this to the door are closer together than the newer style catch. This means the superseded part wont fit my doors. The holes in my body also will not accommodate the newer style systems knurled pins, and we pulled one of the pins that this older style stop us (they have a cotter pin to hold the pin in place) out of the door during disassembly. The exposed spring style of stop are very hard to find.

This seems VERY strange for my 1975 911s to have early style door stops. Maybe someone swapped in old doors, but this would not explain how my body cannot accept the newer pins.

Anyone else have a post 1974 car using this style? Any ideas why the bolt hole are a different distance apart? Kind of scary that Porsche says the Caeera ones will fit, when they wont without re-drilling the door bolt holes farther apart (already a weak area in most of our cars), and drilling you the body’s tab where the pin goes (impossible to get a drill on that hole in a straight angle).

[rowingone]

Not usual for Porsche to carry over parts from 74 to 75 especially if yours is an early 75 . . looks like a 74 . . SMC sells new ones.

[Duc Hunter]

Yeah and thats where I am gong for them. Funny thing is my doors are not the originals, no clue what they are off of (they are pretty beat up inside). The body though also matches the doors as the pin holes are too small for the later pins.

It;s wild to me that almost EVERYONE, including Porsche themselves, say this style is superseded by the later style, when they wont fit. Funny quirk of these old cars.

[30westrob]

I would suggest you use the the earlier original style as shown in the picture above. Our host and others sell parts kits for these door stops. Properly lubed and working early stops have a better action and less wear and tear on the door. Rob

[Duc Hunter]

Rob, thats the plan. Orders 2 of those and the pins to mount them.