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Old 02-26-2023, 05:49 PM
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hi, need to find the step washers that secure the Porsche Tail Lights on a 2004 996 Turbo Cab.
i tried to search a couple of shops but so far haven't been able to find them...i think part of the problem is i don't know the correct name . Appreciate your help.

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Originally Posted by mtmd
hi, need to find the step washers that secure the Porsche Tail Lights on a 2004 996 Turbo Cab.
i tried to search a couple of shops but so far haven't been able to find them...i think part of the problem is i don't know the correct name . Appreciate your help.
I believe the step washers are part of the tail light assembly. However, I think McMaster may have them. Or, https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Boeing-br...edirect=mobile


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Wow, thank you.
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Pick up some of the light savers brackets. They all eventually break apart.
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Thank you, I l just looked up the product....it seems i had purchased a faceplate for the cupholder from the same company..
if i understand the Lightsaver II, it seems that these brackets do not require the use of the factory bushings....is that correct?

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Originally Posted by Bernard IV
Pick up some of the light savers brackets. They all eventually break apart.
I just bought and put these in. I used my washers but don’t think they’re needed. Lights are very secure now.
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Originally Posted by mtmd
Thank you, I l just looked up the product....it seems i had purchased a faceplate for the cupholder from the same company..
if i understand the Lightsaver II, it seems that these brackets do not require the use of the factory bushings....is that correct?
Correct.
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Nope half my bushings are long gone.
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Speaking of LIght Savers, get ahold of Clint Hightower, the inventor, he hooked me up with some of those stepped washers, not available from Porsche. Not sure where he sourced them, super nice guy to deal with.
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Clint sent me this diagram + eBay link in the past (no affiliation w/ him, just the correct dimensions): https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Boeing-br...s/181300721411


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Originally Posted by Bernard IV
Pick up some of the light savers brackets. They all eventually break apart.
this is the way.
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