Cabriolet Hydraulics

My '09 Carrera S Cabrio had leaky actuators. The good local shop wanted $2,500 to repair with refurbished actuators, heaven forbid what the dealer would charge. My son and I decided to dive in and do it ourselves. We got about 5 hours of wonderful bonding time between the removal and replacement and it was definitely challenging but fun. My ONLY critique is that I have a 997.2 and the hydraulic pump in my car was quite different than that in the installation instructions so we needed to figure a lot out on our own. But we saved about 2 grand and everything worked perfectly.

Excellent service from start to completion of this personal project. Very professional and quality job performed. After checking the hydraulic rams in my Porsche 997 C2S (due to a intermittent failure to open/close the soft-top), realized big leaks of oil from seals and end connectors, so decided to rebuilt the rams instead of the replacement option with new OEM parts which are very expensive. So, following its detailed instructions for removal an installation I decided to do it by myself as DIY project. I sent both hydraulic cylinders and their performed an excellent job. I received the rebuilt parts very fast. The package with the parts not only included the rebuilt cylinders/pistons, but also a set of copper washers/seals for the banjo connectors, a bottle of the correct hydraulic oil for refill and the cylinders were already refilled and sealed and pre-positioned for an easier and quicker installation. Also they included a detailed instruction and tips to follow. One important thing to mention is that Cab-Hyd rebuilding includes to replace ALL seals (both end connectors and piston's seals of each ram) and also cleaned and purged the hoses to assure smooth and nice operation. The rebuilt received looks of high quality and they back up it with a 3 years warranty. I just re-installed them, again, following ZIG's instructions and the soft-top is now working as it should. The communication is fast either by email or phone, so I highly recommend this company to work with if you have problems with your hydraulic cylinders or either the pump. Just give them a call, and you will save a huge amount of money.

There is a reason these guys are all 5 star reviews. Excellent product, superb staff (Zig knows his $h*t). 03 SL500 needed a hyd. line in roof repaired. 2 couplers and 12" of line. Job done one hour start to finish and saved me big money. Thanks Guys, Barry Feltmann.

Great customer service. I had all my questions answered from the friendly staff. The convertible pump works just like ZIG said It would. A+ I must say. It works like a new top on my car. Thanks for your speedy service. Mack