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Broken Door Buffers - Quick Fix

Hey Friends, I was working on my 88'911 over the holiday in the cold and closed the door... This resulted in the driver side lower striker buffer breaking and the door refusing to close and latch. It was snowing at the time. This meant there was no time for a PP, overnight of the replacement parts (though an order has been placed and yet to be delivered... thanks to the snow). I had to do something faster that was better than a stick up against the door to keep it closed... a big storm was coming and sadly, my car was outside.

I jumped on my computer and model up this replacement buffer for 3D printing:








Importing my drawing into fusion 360 at 1.33%, I was able to get this model setup and ready to be printed (50% infill in carbon reinforced PLA) and installed on the car in 2.3 hours for both sides. They work perfectly!

Hit me up if you want the .STL for your own solution (use at your own risk but I've got at least 50 door open/close tests on each side with no issue) - while I printed these at 50% infill, I'd print them at 100% overnight if you have the time and it isn't snowing outside.

I do have pelican parts replacements on their way but it's a week after I needed them and they've still not arrived - at no fault of PP - purely a weather issue.

If you've got a 3d printer and broken door buffers, this might be a good fix. $.50 in material and 2.3 hours in time to get new buffers for both sides vs. the PP/Rennlist replacements... if you're in a jam.

The community has helped me out... this is me just trying to give back.

Last edited by jmd88; 01-02-2022 at 07:21 PM..
Old 01-02-2022, 07:07 PM
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