Hey guys I recently opened the battery cover in the trunk and when I closed it, it wouldn't sit quite flush. I've tried many many times now (over an hour) to have both sides of the cover close/lock-in perfectly flush to the rest of the panels, but with no success. One side keeps sitting just a little bit higher

Is this something I should be worried about? I just don't know if water could get in under there if it's not perfectly closed and hence do damage under there.

Any input would be really appreciated.

 

Do you have the three tabs at the rear of the cover inserted properly? You also may have to push the other adjacent plastic covers to the right or left if they are causing an obstruction...there is a little play in them. Also check to see if the locking tabs are turned the correct way - look at the tabs in relation to the slot they go in before you replace the cover and it will give you an idea - they should be aligned fore and aft, not left to right. If this doesn't help, I wouldn't be overly concerned - there would have to be quite a deluge for water to get under the hood into the battery compartment. Did you recently replace the battery? Check the underside of the cover to see if the battery terminals are rubbing it and causing it to stick up.

 

It won't be perfect, don't worry about it. it'll be fine

 

Jhbrennan - the three tabs at the rear are all inserted properly, but I think this is part of the problem, because it won't sit perfectly in the rear right slot with the middle and left tabs sitting perfectly. I also did try seeing if the play with the adjacent covers was contributing, but doesn't appear to be the case.

The battery wasn't swapped out recently, I actually only opened to see what was under there in the process of looking for the Porsche tool kit in the trunk.

 

Nothing more to offer - sorry. You did find the tool kit, right?

 

I've taken the battery lid on/off numerous times (for car stereo work), and I've never been able to get it to seat perfectly. I finally just gave up. If it's any reassurance, I don't think think the battery compartment is designed to be weather-sealed (whereas the frunk comparment IS sealed by the rubber gasket against the frunk lid.)

 

Mine doesnt sit perfect either maybe its warped from hot to cold temps ehhh

 

Gasnongasoff - that's what I was thinking too, no rubber seal so probably not as critical to have water completely out of it, but just thought since there's electrical things under there that it'd maybe need to be covered perfectly.

 

Mine does not sit perfectly too. No worries there. As everyone else has stated, it was not designed to be water tight. I did at one point also spend some time trying to align the thing. Wont be able to do it.

 

mine also does not sit flush. Not a problem. There are drains in that compartment so it is not designed to be water proof. It is important that those four (I believe) drain holes be cleared out every so often.

 

For those whose covers don't fit flush, are the covers bent or mis-shaped? Seems to me that would be the only reason they wouldn't fit flush

 

ehh, maybe a little, they are only cheap plastic.... I have OCD and this doesn t even bother me a little, LOL.

 

Same issue here. The lid is probably warped. No biggie.

 

Mine is slightly bubbled. Seems normal.

 

I am on my third 997 and none of the battery covers have fit perfectly.