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On 2/23/2024 at 5:34 PM, phazed said:
As title. Has anyone done this before?
Any tips, piccies etc would be useful. I won't be using the Porsche seats.
Cheers.
Newly acquired 1.5kg Elise seats recently required which sit lower and nearly match the roof.
Wow, that seat looks like a Chiropractors nightmare!
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Had mine 11 years now. I really can't think of a good reason to change it. Its a bit slow perhaps, but on a summers day with the roof down on country roads its fab and the way it goes around cornersis perfect. I seemed to spend silly money on replacing parts and repairs when I first had it but for the last few years it's been fault free and cost next to nothing to own. Although I am replacing a lower coffin arm at the moment as its got an irritating creak/squeek.
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10 hours ago, ½cwt said:
2 used ones for £30 form a breaker then??
Sounds like a decent price but based on my admittedly limited experience of replacing two, the wires tend to break where they enter the crimped end of the ball joint, so new may be a better option for these.
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44 minutes ago, ½cwt said:
Not for a genuine Porsche one. And £32 plus delivery charge...
I think I'd take my chances on not genuine on this occasion. Doesn't look too hi-tech to me.
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4 hours ago, phazed said:
They are only £32 brand new from Design911. They may be even cheaper elsewhere.
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57 minutes ago, EVO Chris said:
Wow shinier than a Cylons nether regions!
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43 minutes ago, Norbert said:
Really ? Harpic 10x would work? I have been thinking how to clean the rust, possibly paint it. Thanks for the tip!
46 minutes ago, Norbert said:Really ? Harpic 10x would work? I have been thinking how to clean the rust, possibly paint it. Thanks for the tip!
Yes it has an active rust remover. Only on modest staining though but brought mine up a treat with minimal effort
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On 1/8/2024 at 3:05 PM, Norbert said:
UPS finally delivered the exhaust today. Apparently it was loaded in the wrong van causing a 4 days delay. Apart of that the shipping was really fast. The parcel left US (west) in two days and in day 3 it was in London! Really impressive. I didn't have to pay any additional cost. Ebay collected the 20% and the custom duty was 0% as the product was manufactured in the EU. The total is GBP356 (108 was the exhaust, 188 delivery and 59 VAT). The condition is much better than anything you can find here, only surface corrosion .
You could clean that surface staining off in no time with some Harpic 10x and a bit of wire wool. If you fancy it all shiny that is.
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2 hours ago, Shippers01 said:
Hi all hope everone had a nice xmas and new year. O.k. issue no 1: car been sat for few weeks and has got little bit mouldy. Wiped with cloth. What is good cleaning stuff that i can use on all interior including leather seats and also roof liner. Anything from halfords that i can go and get quickly and start cleaning!! Issue no 2: car starts up and runs fine then after about 10 mins starts to idle rough and feels like it wants to stall. Makes like chug-chug as though hunting for fuel. Have not used car since end October. I do need new coil packs and plugs so will try and get them at weekend but any ideas much appreciated!!!
I had the mould problem a few times when my car used to sit outside under a cover for prolonged periods in the winter. To remove it I would buy some of those antibacterial wipes that you can get in most supermarkets. It also keeps the mould away for longer when sat after application.
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Just my opinion but the orange looks similar to my Raleigh Grifter wheels that my dad hand painted fluorescent orange in the early 80s...probably not the look you were after🤪
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18 hours ago, iborguk said:
They rot from the inside out in the main.
That's not the experience I've had with them. The outer seams tend to go first, probably as a result of dirty water, salt, and all manner of other cr*p being sprayed on them for a prolonged period of time combined with hot/cold temperature cycles.
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On 12/25/2023 at 2:13 PM, Norbert said:
I bought this. Thanks for recomminding this. Import duty seems to be only 4% (shipping excluded).
Providing its as good as it looks, I think that's a good deal, even with possible import duties. Let us know when you receive it👍
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14 hours ago, ½cwt said:
If you think Dansk is expensive, try about £1500 from Porsche for an original one, although it does come with the two U bends and clamps too. The Dansk systems are largely regarded as a pretty good match for OE in terms of sound and with no droning. These are pretty big boxes of stainless steel compared to most cars, hence the high price tag to do it properly.
If you do look for second hand, it must be from a 2.5 as the 2.7 and 3.2 back boxes are supported differently under the rear of the car.
Good point about the differences between the mounting, although it's very easy to fit the later style to a 2.5...you just need the bracket like the one below.
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15 hours ago, Norbert said:
Hi,
My exhaust back box is probably on the way out as it started to rattle. I have been looking for replacement options but can't find a proper one. These are the options I have found:
- I could buy a 2nd hand stock exhaust. There are many on eBay but they don't look better than mine. They all look rusted, even the more expensive ones. This is still an affordable solution but I can imagine it wouldn't last long.
- Buying the eBay style sport exhaust is affordable. I tried it and I was horrified at how bad the droning was. I measured 105!!! decibels around 2500-3000 rpm. That's permanent hearing damage territory in a few hours of drive. Not fun. There may be a way to decrease the drone with exhaust baffles but still not convinced.
- Another option could be a 2nd hand unit from the US. They look much better (in pictures), no rust. Posting cost would be horrible unfortunately and I have no idea about customs.
- New aftermarket exhaust (not eBay style) like Dansk. They cost around 1k, really expensive for a back box. I have seen tons of videos revving to redline with this exhaust. I would be more interested in how much they drone.
I am not looking for a sports exhaust, I think the stock one sounds nice as is. I am just looking for a reasonable solution to replace my slowly disintegrating exhaust. I am sure I am not the only one facing this issue. Can you share your view on this? Thanks and happy Christmas!!!Having been in the same situation as you several years ago, I'd opt for a used exhaust from a USA dry state, even with postage costs and possible import duties. The one in the photo below looks fantastic with zero corrosion on the outer seams and will probably last another 20 years. Far better than some horrible aftermarket drone box.
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Posted on Facebook earlier. Looks like an unfortunate mishap.Is the owner on here😕
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How are the clamps on the exhaust system. If you've got any leaks the emissions values will be thrown out.
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Surely if its all genuine Brembo you can't go too far wrong. The company has been selling on ebay since 2011 with 100% positive feedback so seem genuine enough.
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7 hours ago, phazed said:
I was impressed at how easy it was to remove the 986 headlamp, especially as it conveniently left the washers intact on the car. I had predicted a bit of a job disconnecting the washers but the lamp unit came out in the seconds.
Yep a brilliant bit of design. Got to be the easiest head light removal of any car.
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3 hours ago, ½cwt said:
Inspecting, cleaning and lubricating the lever assemblies on the driver's side of the gear box may help.
Several people on here have the green tool, maybe you could borrow? @bally4563 loaned me his, but then again I also bought his 997 shift assembly too.
Yep I agree..probably the levers on the side of the gear box. Mine was much better once cleaned out and some spray grease liberally applied to the mechanism.
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13 hours ago, phazed said:
Nothing done today.
Yesterday, stripped off front coffin arms as I will replace these with items fitted with Pollybushes. Semi stripped the rear suspension. Can’t remove where the coffin arms bolt to the car as the bolts seem to be seized in the sleeves of the bushes. Hopefully tomorrow will have time to break out the 9 inch angle grinder and get these out. Coffin arms will be replaced with polybushed items.
I seem to be leaning towards Koni replacement suspension with uprated Eibach springs.
Any thoughts on the Konis?
.The rear coffin arms will need to be removed by sawing through the eccentric bolt that holds them in place. You will need to do this on each side of the arm inside the upright where it bolts through l. I can't think of a way you could do it using an angle grinder, you need a reciprocal saw.
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7 hours ago, bally4563 said:
Explain to me what heel and toe is all about in layman terms, as to why would you need to adopt this style of driving, not taking the p*ss , I truly don’t understand
I'm totally with you on this...I've never understood it and can't see why anyone would want to do it.
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On 10/15/2023 at 7:05 PM, ½cwt said:
As I hoped, I got the door card and loom swapped in the driver's door today. Added bonus of not only of a courtesy light on the door, but illumination to the internal door handle too! So generous these guys at Porsche to put the wiring in the main loom so those were plug and play, and it is feeling a bit more like the overall quality a Porsche should be. The replacement door cards had gey leather handles which I've kept rather than fitting my black ones as the silver finish is in much better condition, as are the door bin covers, so overall a nice little set of upgrades. Interesting learning experience removing the original and refitting the replacement looms.
All I have to do now (with a little assistance for @Richard Hamilton) is wait for my OPC to come back with what the pins are that go into the A-pillar loom plug so I can then patch in the door speakers and fit the 4Ω resistors in series to the dash speakers, 4Ω impedance, so I can run the two pairs in parallel off the front speaker outputs to make the head unit think it is only 4Ω total resistance on each channel.
Pics - poverty spec door card at the bottom:
Yes, the driveway is a disgrace for weeds and moss.
And the replacement driver's side card fitted:
Looks much better. I'm surprised that the poverty spec ones don't even have the courtesy lights built in!
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4 hours ago, phazed said:
Are the exhaust systems interchangeable in between the 986 and 987?
No they are completely different. I'd imagine it would take a lot if work to make one fit.
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On 9/25/2023 at 10:06 AM, ½cwt said:
Something like these :
(although these are the design that failed on me on Saturday, the ferule came off the end of the cable on the lower arm on the pliers first time I used them, they had worked OK on a 'bench test' on a clamp off the car)
I've done a full suspension and brake system rebuild on the car so I don't back away from a challenge.
I bought one of those to replace my AOS a few years back. Mine didn't break but was the most horrible device I've ever had the displeasure of using. In the end I abandoned it and used a jubilee style clip instead.
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Dying Capet, have you tried it? Results?
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I'd say that trying to go from black to anything lighter will not work at all. You will probably end up with a dirty brown colour at best.