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Hood (and engine compartment) alu levers...

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I know I can't be the only person with this problem.

I just bought a stunning 99 996 Aero that has 14k miles. It is darn near flawless, but the aluminum look lever for the entry to the front compartment is showing wear (couple scratches and some flaking). The dealer tells me I can only buy the door trim panel with both levers and the memory seat panel for about $700. Maybe he's right. I wouldn't let it bother me if the rest of the car wasn't so perfect. Anyone have a better solution, or any solution? I can't believe you can't buy the lever and a cable fo this thing--do customers really fess up $1000 when they can't get their hood or engine compartment open?

Thanks for any hlep or PN's on this.

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I know I can't be the only person with this problem.

I just bought a stunning 99 996 Aero that has 14k miles. It is darn near flawless, but the aluminum look lever for the entry to the front compartment is showing wear (couple scratches and some flaking). The dealer tells me I can only buy the door trim panel with both levers and the memory seat panel for about $700. Maybe he's right. I wouldn't let it bother me if the rest of the car wasn't so perfect. Anyone have a better solution, or any solution? I can't believe you can't buy the lever and a cable fo this thing--do customers really fess up $1000 when they can't get their hood or engine compartment open?

Thanks for any hlep or PN's on this.

ebay seller msroadrace has the for $221. No affiliation with this store.

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I know I can't be the only person with this problem.

I just bought a stunning 99 996 Aero that has 14k miles. It is darn near flawless, but the aluminum look lever for the entry to the front compartment is showing wear (couple scratches and some flaking). The dealer tells me I can only buy the door trim panel with both levers and the memory seat panel for about $700. Maybe he's right. I wouldn't let it bother me if the rest of the car wasn't so perfect. Anyone have a better solution, or any solution? I can't believe you can't buy the lever and a cable fo this thing--do customers really fess up $1000 when they can't get their hood or engine compartment open?

Thanks for any hlep or PN's on this.

DIY Tutorial - How to remove/repair your hood/trunk latch releases

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That is a good DIY, the question I have is the lever replaced with a new one or was it repainted?

If it was repainted, was the picture of the hood just covered and the rest repainted? Mine are worn almost the same way and I would like to do the same.

Thanks.

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