Instructions

Hey dudes! Long time no talky!!! Well, I guess a spring broke or something in my driver interior door handle, because now it doesn't retract all the way, and flops around a little bit... not enough to actuate the door latch, but enough to sag and trigger the window dip, which can apparently cause a whole host of annoying little things, like if you don't notice it's sagging when you get out and close the door, the sensor for window dip gets triggered, the cabin lights stay on and kill the battery while I'm away. While driving, it sometimes beeps the alarm twice, because again, it's triggering the window dip. It makes the car weird about the door locks... it's just annoying.

Is this an easy fix I can do myself, you think?

... it's an easy fix.
You don't even need to buy a new spring.
Just remove the door panel and you'll see that the tip of the spring broke right at the curve.
Take a pair of longnose pliers and make a new bend.
Reassemble.
No more problems.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro

Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)

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Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"

"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti

"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna

How do I get the door panel off??

... It's practically the same for the Boxster:

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Happy Boxstering
Pedro

Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)

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Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"

"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti

"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna

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Thanks, Pedro! Gonna work on that this weekend. Seems like a good mothers day project :-)