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Old 05-25-2019, 05:43 PM   #1
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987/997 climate buttons

The 987.1 and 997.1 are notorious for “soft touch” coatings on the fan, temp, and volume/tune knobs that degrade over time. You end up with sticky buttons and black tar like substance that comes off on your hands.

Fortunately, there’s a company called Climarepair that sells replacements. The knobs pop off and right back on; it’s a 2 min job. The fan and temp switches require some disassembly of the center stack, and then taking apart the control panel, but it’s really no more difficult than swapping a hard drive on a laptop.

The improvement is dramatic. Pics only tell part of the story, because you no longer have to deal with the unpleasant stickiness.

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Old 05-25-2019, 06:00 PM   #2
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Nice... I actually miss the simplicity of the 987/997 interior often.
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Old 05-25-2019, 06:33 PM   #3
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Thank you for posting.
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Old 05-25-2019, 08:49 PM   #4
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I have the sticky volume dial on my 996. Have had this on my todo list but sending it in sounds easier

http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_3/F...o_Buttons.html

New dial is stupid expensive
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Old 05-25-2019, 08:52 PM   #5
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No 996 love, probably same as 993 and 964

http://climarepair.com/climarepair-kit/
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Old 05-25-2019, 09:32 PM   #6
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I mean the OEM part seems reasonable to me, cost-wise, given what the car is
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Old 05-25-2019, 10:20 PM   #7
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Looks good. Seems similar to the sticky issues with Ferrari interiors.
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Old 05-26-2019, 12:43 AM   #8
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I should do this.... The buttons in the 997 are... uh... squishy....
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