Boxster Door Lock Micro Switch

When the door shuts the window will raise back into place.

Boxster door lock micro switch.

Basically when you pull the the door handle inner or outer the window glass will drop about a 1 2 to allow for smooth opening of the door. The switch is below the lock and upside down and i found that the switch with a plastic plunger was dirty and didn t have any lube on it and was worn to a point that it didn t operated the micro switch. The general operation of the door glass is simple in the 2 cars. When it malfunctions the problem is more than likely because of wear.

When i have had my boxster in for various door. Boxster see more product details. I have seen a lot of window issues in boxsters and 996 s lately. The boxster door handles and door lock mechanism take a lot of use and abuse over the years and can experience many different failures.

When the front. It activates by riding on a cam that rotates with the locking latch. I did some investigating and found the micro switch that works the window drop with the door handle. Micro switch for convertible top latch porsche part 986 613 795 02 check fit below.

The micro switch in the lock knows the door is open as the lock is in the open unlatched position and so holds the glass in the lower position. The same goes for the convertible tops. Genuine porsche part recently made. When the latch opens door open the micro switch is activated and the window stays down.

The first step in fixing any door lock or handle problems is to remove the door panel see pelican technical article.