Gutley

I replaced mine a couple of months back. Simplest is to phone your local Porsche dealer (if you want to collect it) or any if you want it posted. Can't remember the cost , but I think its < £20. Sorry don't know the part number, but let them know your reg number and a description of where its located and they can soon find it.

On 9/23/2021 at 12:28 PM, edc said:

Mines the same as yours @Gutley how much did it cost you to repair? I've found a couple of trimmers but not enquired as yet.

Cant remember @edc - I’d guess between £250 - £350. Mostly labour in removing the roof and reinstalling

I thought the original hybrid was terrible on battery only. Only a few miles range. I think i considered one a few years back and soon decided it was a money pit 

Here's a photo I found from July 2016:
 

If you look closely, you can see there is some stitching that perished over time due to the tightness of the fabric against the rubber edge. I got it repaired and restitched by a hood specialist in Oxsted - Oxsted Trimming Company https://goo.gl/maps/b6Stj8M4A1HDBToy6

The repaired stitching is more conspicuous than the original, but it has held up well. I'll try and take some photos tomorrow.

1 minute ago, edc said:

Outside fabric for me. Right on the edge or seam where it doubles back under by the edge of the clamshell. It causes the fabric to lose tension and the lower glass drops down/forward and the material rides up from the back. @Gutley did you write up a fix previously? 

Ok - That sounds the same. Can't remember if I did a write up, but I may have some photos hanging around in Flckr ....

Are you guys talking about on the outside below the window, or on the inside? If its the outside and is the same problem mine had, I'll upload some photos of the repair i had done and try and dig out the repair shop info.

If silver was the original, I’d keep them as such

Yes, purely mechanical

Check here:

Any use?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gja11v6yi6h6sq9/step 3 Evaporator replacement.pdf?dl=0

Its all about the dimples 😀

@JohnSyn & @tcornet

Should have taken the interior photo 1 mile sooner😀

15 minutes ago, map said:

Porsche do supply spacers for the 986 - think they used them on the Anniversary model.

That is correct. The 550 Anniversary came with 5mm spacers as standard.

Can’t help except to say I got my adaptors from Incartec and everything worked great. 

https://incartec.co.uk/Porsche

I thought it was Gentian??

Seems to me that if he pops it down to his OPC every time he has a problem it’s probably a well looked after car. 

6 hours ago, AR2R987.2 said:

Hi, great info here 👍

Is there a way to make both HU's mentioned above to work with multifunction steering wheel? (at least volume up/down, next/previous song). Thanks!

Go here and click what you want to put in and what you already have and it'll show you all the options:

https://incartec.co.uk/Porsche/Boxster-facelift-2009

More than likely, this will be one of the things suggested:

https://incartec.co.uk/product/49-por-03-porsche-boxster-911-swc-interface

Shame you can't stretch to the 8020 - You might be able to find an 8019 cheaper and I don't think there's much difference. The buttons on both are nice real ones and sit on the shelf at the bottom of the screen so is easy to locate without looking.

Even though it was more of a squeeze than RFD's to fit, I'd still do it again.

13 minutes ago, TV8 said:

Has anyone used one of those Bluetooth adapters that allow you to transmit car play with connecting via USB?

I think the general consensus is that they are a bit flakey. FYI the 8020 that i installed has wireless CarPlay built in. Has worked flawlessly so far for me during 4 hours driving. 

Adding my own experiences here after recently fitting the DMX-8020DABS. Much is similar to RFD's, but I'll note the few differences.

Here's all the stuff with the head unit down the bottom and its leads on the right. The InCarTec adaptors and fitting kits is on the left and above:

Unlike the DMX-5020DABS, the 8020 is a full depth double DIN. This was problematic during the final stage of the install. As you can see the InCarTec stuff includes a bunch of black boxes that need stashing behind the unit in the limited available space..

Here's the Porsche end of the wiring:

This confused me at first as the IncarTec adaptor looks like this:

and at first glance doesn't seem to match up with the Porsche end. And as I'd removed the previous head unit a few days earlier (the rather terrible Dynavin N6) I didn't have its equivalent adaptor around initially to compare against. Turns out though that everything is correct. Its the fact that there are holes surrounding that vertical blue section that finally twigged as where the things align.

Here's a shot of the space:

You can see the MOST cable and plug in the foreground. At the rear are the unused Telephone Prep cable (purple end) and USB (Yellow) for the PCM.

The existing GPS cable from the car (with a blue end) doesn't fit the kenwood so you have to install Kenwood's own. Many people route this up to the front of the dash, but I found a much simpler and hidden location for it. I stuck it to the underside of the dash, below where the Sports Chrono clock is. Removing that clock also helps access other cables during the install:

The GBS cable is the black one heading off to the right and its receiver is stuck upside down about an inch into the dash. The big one in the middle is the for the chrono.

Unlike RFD, I placed the mic on the steering column. This keeps it away from wind noise, is completely out of sight to the driver and is perfectly clear to the other end of the phone call:

As said, once all the cables were in place, getting the whole caboodle into the space was a right pain. Luckily there are a few gaps to the left and right where the InCarTec adaptors can be shoved along with any wiring bundles. But still the only way to get it all to fit was to give it a very firm push until the fitting kit clicks into place.

So here it all is (in day and night) with the InCarTec surround and my own custom start-up screen with carbon fibre to match the car:

35 minutes ago, RFD said:

Fire a DM to @Gutley. He has found some instructions on YouTube he shared with me via text 😎

@SlurmsHere’s what I used:

@RFD and @graeme81 . If either/both of you fancy setting up a Whatsapp Group for installation, PM me your phone number. 

Following along with interest. I've just ordered the DMX-8020DABS and also the Incartec wiring kit. 

Do we have a ‘Dummy’s Guide to changing the Oil’ thread anywhere?  If not, could we get one or more done (for various models).