Are Beru plug wires pure crap?

[F1addict]

I put new Beru wires on my 993 transplant 2 years 4 months, 4000 miles ago and cut to yesterday as I’m piling the #3 lower out to replace my hydraulic lifters and this happens.
I can’t tell if it’s suppose to snap into something inside the plug wire or if something disconnected? Dosent look like it was soldered to anything from why I can tell. Kinda looks corroded in a way.
For $400 they should last a bit longer .
Anyone ever had this happen or have seen the inside of this type of plug wire?
TIA

[icarp]

These wires have a bad reputation . enough said
Ian

[Jack Stands]

When I last bought wires, I went with the Clewitt ones and they certainly looked like a premium product.

[Jonny042]

To answer your question - yes.

[F1addict]

So after speaking to some people, and calling Porsche I learned a few things... Always good.
I couldn't quite wrap my head around how the plug wires were assembled and did my best to peal up the rubber around where the plug attaches but it didn't give me much info.
So I called my local Porsche dealer to see if I could buy 1 plug wire since the rest had only 4k on them. as it turns out there are 3 part numbers associated with each wire.
I was more confused so luckily I had saved my old wires. and cut one apart. That was a mistake, should have cut the crappy one apart.




Turns out they are threaded together. Cool! I can just use the end of one of my old plugs!
Decided to see if there was a difference between a Porsche part and a OEM part.
Not sure if the OEM has changed over time but the ones on my car are for sure different and I would say better than the Beru parts I bought from Pelican.









Left is Porsche part number. The OEM material seems more like Bakelight compared to the fiber reinforced plastic of the other plug. Not sure which is better but I do like how the part that holds clamps to the plug top is molded into the plastic.


this is a good non Porsche on the left and a OEM Porsche product on the right in the image above.





Porsche part number as well as Beru part number on same item above


Pelican Beru part in image above.

While I'm tempted to swap the ends on all of them not sure I will because I will have to buy a new OEM end, Damn it! But it does make me wonder if when putting new plug wires on if you really need to swap everything or just the line and not the ends?
The reason I put new wires on in the first place was because the lines were cracked but the ends seam perfectly fine. Although finding just the lines will probably cost you more either way but I would say its worth holding on to your old ones for a situation just like this!

[F1addict]

Originally Posted by Jack Stands

When I last bought wires, I went with the Clewitt ones and they certainly looked like a premium product.

As far as I know they don't make any for a 993.
Tried to buy those last time and called them yesterday but they are closed this week.