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Wer bremst verliert
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Black junk on my front mounts?
Anyone else have this black stuff brushed on over their front shock mounts and behind their VIN plate? Looks like weathersealant?
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12-10-2005, 05:51 PM
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As I understand it, that's what it's intended for. However, it doesn't really make a dfference whether it's there or not, at least according to the shop that works on my car (and they've been at this for 25+ years). feel free to chip it off if you need to re-align the front end. Heck, you can chip it all off. It'll look better and cleaner that way.
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12-10-2005, 07:36 PM
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Heat gun will set you free.
Heat gun is way more effective than a solvent. Use the solvent for final clean up after you tackle the big chunks with the heat gun. Did I mention a heat gun works good? 
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12-10-2005, 09:51 PM
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I never seen it before I bought my car, and when I saw it on my "new car" I thought the car was having an accident right at that spot and they want to cover the crack. But then I saw pictures of it on the internet, many pics, I know that it's there to absorb noise or/and vibration
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12-10-2005, 10:59 PM
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I thought it was to help prevent movement of the struts and keep the car in alignment. It probably would have a NVH function, come to think of it...
I'd leave it there. If you can't stand the sight of it, remove the part that is not under the mounts.
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12-11-2005, 11:00 AM
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Thanks all...its all coming out, was just very surprised to see it...looked like it was there to cover something up.
It will be coming off....for monoball installation!
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12-11-2005, 11:22 AM
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1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
2007 Porsche Cayman
2000 Porsche Carrera
