Does your '86 Carrera have this 30mm hole??

[A horse with no name]

Hi...Our '86 Carrera Cab has an open 30mm diameter hole on the right side of the inner body shell below the 'A' pillar. - Does yours?

It's located directly below where the top R/door hinge bolts onto the body... The drivers side only has the door light switch...I have checked with a friend that has a '87 Coupe, one with a '86 Targa, and neither have any holes, only the door light switches.

It appears to be an inspection hole for??? Our host does not show any 30mm plastic? rubber? body plugs, and I really don't know if it should even have one in the first place...Any info on whether your '86 happens to have this open 30mm diameter hole, or with a plug in it, would be appreciated. (1.18" diameter)


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Does your '86 Carrera have this 30mm hole??

Thanks in advance!

[proporsche]

hi ,picture of it will help

Ivan

[Jajohnsen]

Hmm , yes picture would help. I think i have the same hole as you describe. Always woundered about it as i haven't seen it on other cars. But mine is a'79 930

[A horse with no name]

Sorry about not posting a photo... If your '86 Carrera does have the 30mm open hole, it is very easy to see once your right side door is wide open...Now when looking straight ahead, to the front, near the top of the rear inner fender; it's located directly below the right doors door hinge where it bolts to the body... A little further down is the location of the door switch for the interior lights.

I hope this info helps you determine if your '86 Carrera has or does not have a 30mm diameter open hole...Oops!...It could have a plastic?/rubber? plug over it ay!

*30mm is 1.18 inches

Thanks again in advance everyone for your help!

[ChrisBennet]

Horse w/no Name, Make the effort, take a picture! Edit it with Paint or something to add a little arrow. If you are asking people to do something for you, making an effort shows that you care about the answer.

[A horse with no name]

Originally Posted by ChrisBennet

Horse w/no Name, Make the effort, take a picture! Edit it with Paint or something to add a little arrow. If you are asking people to do something for you, making an effort shows that you care about the answer.

I'm sorry that you feel so strongly about having no photo...Please though, keep in mind that what I have stated is very clear.. A picture is really not required in this case as either there is a 30mm hole there or there isn't; it's not in a hidden spot.

If the right door is fully opened, and one looks right below where the top door hinge bolts on to the body, one will either clearly see a 30mm hole or no hole...Other than that, there is only the door light switch on that part of the inner body shell, which is located futher down before the second door hinge position.

Thanks for your concern!

PS - It also may already have a plug in it - Our's doesn't.

[Lyle O]

Pretty sure the hole you are referring to is for the Euro fender blinker light harness. The harness connects from the fender / wheel well, through the bulkhead with one grommet, then through the hole you see into the frunk where there is a connector for the harness. On non-Euro cars that hole is left open because it is a sealed environment. The other hole (through the bulkhead) to the wheel well in plugged. Euro cars have grommets for both holes with the harness.

[A horse with no name]

Originally Posted by Lyle O

Pretty sure the hole you are referring to is for the Euro fender blinker light harness. The harness connects from the fender / wheel well, through the bulkhead with one grommet, then through the hole you see into the frunk where there is a connector for the harness. On non-Euro cars that hole is left open because it is a sealed environment. The other hole (through the bulkhead) to the wheel well in plugged. Euro cars have grommets for both holes with the harness.

Hi Lyle..It's nice to hear from you... How's that wound up 3.2 come 3.4 of your's going?..'Fast' no doubt!

Re the '30m hole': Yes, it is dry/sealed on the other side of it...I know of the Euro front side fender lights that you are referring to.

Canadian 3.2 cars came with the rear Euro amber signal lights, H4 headlights but not the amber lights on the side of the front fenders...I wonder why there isn't the same hole on the drivers side?..There's only the interior light switch on that side...Maybe the wiring loom for the left side entered from somewhere else.

It appears that I should not be worrying about it missing a plug... As I recall, it's always been that way but I've never paid any attention to it until I was detailing the area a few days ago.

The other Pelican from Norway also stated that his '79 930 was also missing a plug but I believe that his car was before they started to mount the extra amber signal light on the side of the front fenders.

Like 'who really knows why' Porsche did 'a lot of' different things ay.

Thanks for your input Lyle...Much appreciated!

[proporsche]

Hi Horse ...basically if you like some help for most of the time picture will help to identify the problem.In your case too...but the hole you have is someone has drilled it ,no factory 911 has this hole when it left the production the line.
Also it has nothing to do whatsoever with fender blikers-turn signal lights...
Anything else is a speculation..

I hope this helps?

Ivan

on another note the hole is on front or on the side of the frame??If it is on the side ,the hole is for electrical wires from the door to the front el.harness.
If not on side then it is made by somebody at his garage.

[A horse with no name]

Thanks, but I have owned three 911's over many decades now, and this is definitely a factory 'punched' very neat hole in the body at the location that I have stated...Even the inside edge of this hole is painted.

The car is an original, stock, low mileage car that was purchased new locally... As you may have read, there is a Pelican from Norway that also happens to have the same sized hole, and it is in the same location on his '79 930.

I'm now kind of satisfied, for whatever the reason that the 30mm hole is there, that it really doesn't matter to me anymore...I was just trying to find out if it was missing a body plug...Apparently it isn't...If so, I was going to try to purchase one.

Thanks again for your, and others, interest.

[proporsche]

ok sounds good but out of curiosity ..take a picture for us.
I have had in my hands in my over 30 years plenty of 911`s never ever seen a hole you are talking about so make an afford and post the pic

;-)

Ivan

[winders]

Dude, post a photo...jeez.....

[Jajohnsen]

I'll get a picture from my car tonight. And you could see if they look the same.
For me, if memory serves me right, it looks more like somebody put it there than factory made.

[cabmandone]

No hole anywhere above or below (except for light switch) the top hinge on my 1985.

[Jajohnsen]

Here is the hole on my car

[Cevan]

I have an '86 coupe and mine has no such hole.

[proporsche]

jesuss c...what a big hole if that is the same hole as in OP absolutely must have been some idiot who drilled it...

I would spray some anti rust into it and welded it back.It is structural body part..so fill it it up JAJO...
Ivan

[ant7]

Not suposed to be there!
Who ever did that, it was not a porsche engineer!

Originally Posted by Cevan

I have an '86 coupe and mine has no such hole.

[Jajohnsen]

Originally Posted by proporsche

jesuss c...what a big hole if that is the same hole as in OP absolutely must have been some idiot who drilled it...

I would spray some anti rust into it and welded it back.It is structural body part..so fill it it up JAJO...
Ivan

Jupp, it's going to disapear. The whole car is going to be taken a part in the near future for some other body repairs/restoration and a complete paint job.

[proporsche]

John ..that is the way to go..good for you...same color or?
Ivan