red rocket

Yep, quite a well known issue. I managed to buy some realistic chrome effect plastic ones complete with Porsche crest which I had on the 987. Fortunately I managed to remember to remove them before I sold the car and they'll be going on the new 981 when I get it next week.

5 hours ago, RichW426 said:

Looks great! 

I use RPM for servicing and recommend them to my friends.

Enjoy! 

Thanks, good to know. Seem like decent people even if they are from Yaaarkshire! 

Can you tell I'm an exiled Lanc?!

4 hours ago, Bluepork03 said:

 Red, white and black. Your loyalty to the Red Devils knows no bounds! 😉

Well spotted that man! 

39 minutes ago, deanmr2 said:

There are no front drains on the 981 so one less thing to worry about.

OK thanks; that's a surprise.

23 hours ago, andygo said:

, thats a great find, never heard of Onbuy. Have you purchased anything from them in the past?

Just ordered some for my new 981. Have used Onbuy in the past.

Forgot to mention that RPM had previously removed the one way valves on the rear drain holes so that's one thing I don't have to worry about.  Just need to find out where the fronts are.

Thanks all. 

10 hours ago, Topbox said:

Peter, that looks absolutely lovely. Love the painted vents, red belts and you're in the red roof club.  I had to get my roll hoops painted but well worth it  I think.
PS your mirror bases are painted too instead of being black, in case you hadn't noticed👍

 

Cheers Bob, yes forgot about the mirrors. Post now amended. You'll get a look if you come over to Lynmouth or maybe later in the summer in Weymouth.

1 hour ago, CMA said:

could it be the previous owner had them sprayed

No definitely factory. I checked the options from the VIN beforehand.

1 hour ago, CMA said:

Very nice looking car, enjoy!

Thanks

58 minutes ago, Dermot said:

Nice YouTube video shows how to do it using PIWIS.  Start at 6mins in if you wish. I would like to active this and also programme the auto start stop off as well.  But I cannot find a PIWIS guru near me.

 

 

 

Ah, now I remember where I got the idea in the first place! 

54 minutes ago, Richard Hamilton said:

Anyone with a PIWIS tester can do it. It doesn't need an activation code. The simple way is to just code it in the front control unit.

Great, thanks Richard.  Should have realised you would know!

Anyone know for sure whether a specialist can code this without recourse to OPC? Trying to get this done on my newly purchased 981.  The specialist wasn't sure whether this might only be doable by OPC via link to Germany.

56 minutes ago, Mattman42 said:

Just sold the X6 on Motorway too - they put in an auction they appear to hold every week and we got more than the reserve. The dealer did try and chip me when they came to collect, but i held my ground - like you saved a new MOT, probably at least one tyre and a load of hassle

Oh yeah, forgot about the MOT which was due shortly. That's another 50 quid to add to the man maths. Must remember to tell SWMBO! 

Recently found myself in a position to move on from my 987 to a 981 much sooner than expected. Think my search began around similar time to @Dubdubz. Have certainly been watching all his posts and questions in recent weeks, desperately hoping we weren't going to be unknowlingly competing for the same cars! 

Did alot of reading up on here and elsewhere to supplement existing knowledge. And started scouring AT, Ebay, Car Gurus etc etc etc to the point where my head was spinning! In the end decided my requirements/options would be naturally somewhat limited by various factors e.g.

- modest budget (especially as far as SWMBO is concerned!)

- 2.7 likely plenty for me, especially given 25bhp above my 987

- more bells and whistles = potential for more to go wrong, e.g. PASM, PDM 

- some things e.g. Chrono would be nice to have not need to have.

Definitely didn't want Black (unless maybe with a Red roof), Sapphire and probably not Silver. Agate might have been OK  BUT the 987 was DK Grey and I fancied a change. Red would be OK but, surprisingly, I really like 981's in White. Then, I really am not a big fan of Black roofs (987 was Stone Grey) so we're there other possibilities? 

I thought I would stay manual but I reckon more than 90% of the 981's on the market are PDK which I was open to trying.

Decided the must have options were heated seats (which probably 99% of 981's evidently have) and I didn't get on the 987 despite being on the wishlist, rear parking sensors, 20 inch wheels, pref Carrera S and Sports steering wheel(though I actually quite like the standard m/f wheel). Painted roll over hoops would be really nice. Front parking sensors, DAB, climate control, extended leather, cruise, DAB and auto dimming mirror would be nice but not a deal, breaker.

Almost the first two cars which really caught my eye were virtually identical, White with Red roof and 20 inch Carrera S wheels and both at the same specialist dealer, RPM Specialist Cars in Knaresborough The options on each were very slightly different but each fitted with my criteria. Of the two, the slightly more expensive 2014 model with Silver wheels was my favourite but as soon as the weather bucked up a couple of weeks back it was sold. Spent about another 2 week scouring the ads until last week when I phoned to enquire about the second car. Dealer was great, answered questions, sent me videos and copies of recent invoices for work done. They knew the car as it was locally owned and serviced by them. Most recent owner had bought it twice having regretted selling the first time!  I couldn't get to see it till yesterday but they agreed to hold it for a £500 deposit which I figured was pretty safe as they are specialists, have virtually 100% 5 star reviews (including on here) and seemed very genuine. And anyway I was smitten.

So yesterday I made the almost 15 hour round trip to Yorkshire, spending 3 hours talking, checking the car and test driving before agreeing to buy.  It's not perfect (it's just over 10 years old!) but they do a 150 point check, clean MOT (yesterday pm despite it having already been MOT'd in January), full detail and machine polish (saw and talked to their detailer who was at work on a Cayman). There was some lifting of lacquer on the headlights (no crazing) so they will be sanded and recleared. The side vents (body coloured) are heavily chipped and will  be repeainted, auto rain sensing wipers will be coded (if they can) and they'll  do a full alignment. 

And here she is in all her glory (well I think so anyway!). And yes, in time honoured fashion I have bought the first car I saw! 

Options, all factory:

Roll over hoops, side vents, lower mirror housings, rear undervalance and front grille strakes in body colour

Sports tailpipes (Black)

Carrera S wheels with spokes painted Black

Parking sensors front and rear

Seat belts in Guards Red

PDK 

Cruise

Heated seats

Manual aircon

Sports seats plus

PCM 3 Nav with Bluetooth and DAB

Head rests embossed with Porsche crest

Didn't get the full leather but have to say the pebbled vinyl dash , door cards etc is a big improvement on the 987. All round the cabin ambience is a big step up from the 987. And the sports seats are really comfy.

Pick up is Friday next week and I won't begrudge the long drive home! 

@deanmr2see what I mean about the colour scheme?!

Sold it today to a dealer through Motorway. For anyone thinking of doing similar in future it was a relatively smooth process. Unlike wbac, m4ym and carwow, you submit details inclusing any issues plus various photos on the Mway app which you have to download. They then set a reserve price before offering the car to supposedly 5000+ dealers. After one day you receive the best offer (in my case same as reserve!) and accept or not. Positive is it's a simple process, negative is no opportunity to increase value on basis of work done e.g. suspension, upgraded exhaust, recent clutch etc etc. Assuming you accept, the dealer (or in my case an 'inspector' from an independent company) comes out to check and test drive, confirms to buyer who pays 5 minutes later. 

Mway's price was about 25-30% higher than wbac or m4ym and 10% above Carwow. I was worried they would try to chip me because of rear tyre advisory on last MoT, stone chips or whatever but both inspector and dealer were very pragmatic (unlike my4m when I sold wife's car)and paid agreed price. 

So, I saved £440 on tyres, loads of tax (being June 06 mine was in the £700 ish bracket and its replacement is half that) and £3-400 on  crossover pipes I won't have to replace in near future.  And i recouped what i put down as a deposit on a 981 yesterday. So on that basis an absolutely fantastic deal, and that's all SWMBO needs to know! 

On 4/22/2024 at 2:55 PM, deanmr2 said:

Here are a couple of pictures of my new to me Boxster 981 and I absolutely love it. I just had the PSE retrofitted and it sounds absolutely amazing just can’t get the smile off my face every time I go for a drive. I have owned a 986 and 987 Boxster S’s but I have got to say the 981 takes the Boxster to a new level, it just seems much more grown up and in my eyes a much more stylish car interior and exterior wise. All Boxsters are brilliant but I think Porsche upped their game when they designed the 981. I plan on doing an Italian lakes road trip next year but in the meantime I will enjoy the car to the max. Life is good.

Congrats!  I've just bought one with all the same colours, just not necessarily (to paraphrase Eric Morecambe) in the same order! You'll see what I mean when I get round to posting details.

6 hours ago, iborguk said:

Passenger seatbelt buckle when not in use and not positioned high enough up the seat is a favourite one, hits the seats and makes an annoying noise.

 

There's a 981 for sale currently (on AT I think) and pics show very clearly that the side of the passenger seat has been very badly scuffed by the seat belt buckle.

19 minutes ago, Hainesy said:

Hopefully drone won't be an issue - from reading round it seems to affect PDK cars more than manuals. Will report back once fitted!

Then I hope it works out better for you than my experience! Mine's an '06 2.7 and, whilst initially the sound was awesome, at around 50mph the drone was appalling. It was so bad that Topgear, who are local to me, had to take the car in and modify the exhaust at their expense.  If you've got a 3.2 maybe you won’t have the same issue. 🤞

1 hour ago, 318touring said:

I've searched this forum, and used a couple of references posted here including the Design 911's crossover pipe kit.

In their kit they have included the 2 long hoses included, which is around 100 quid each, when added together made up around 40% the cost of the whole kit.

My question is, do I really need these 2 long rubber hoses as the failure points seem to be NOT at these hoses? 

What do you all think?  I have highlighted these hoses in Red for clarity in this picture taken from Design911's site.

https://ibb.co/7j2tmPx

 

Prett sure most people don't bother to replace those if there's no evidence of leaking/weeping at the joints. May of course depend on factors such as cost and whether you're paying for the work or doing it yourself.  NB if doing it yourself parts may well be cheaper from OPC or Spyder Performance. And have you seen the detailed video on YouTube?

On 4/4/2024 at 8:19 PM, Dubdubz said:

no contact as yet which is a bit odd

 

Probably not a real Black Edition.  I've seen several supposed BE's on AT which don't look right. In some cases I suspect it's a con and in others probably non Porsche specialists who don't know enough.

8 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

Looks great and easy to use.

I can help but think this is a great investment of £1200.  Man maths says so anyway and as they say 'Resistance is futile.'  I am trying to resist, but I do have a nice level drive...

Only problem is the motor died on me yesterday evening. Absolutely no power whatsoever, not a peep out of it. I assume some sort of internal electrical issue or failure in the controller.   

Spoke to supplier earlier and they are sending me a new motor (which comes with controls). They'll arrange collection of the duff one once I'm satisfied the new one is OK. Bit of a pain but so far they've been pretty good answering my earlier queries and now this issue so fingers crossed.

2 hours ago, Jow said:

Oooo looks good! 
 

is it high enough to drop the gear box? 

Never having done that I can't be sure but I would think so.

Not actually doing any work today but got it up on the new Kwik Lift so I know that's all working properly now. Very impressed with the working height.

17 hours ago, Paul Harper said:

The plastic ball joint snapped on one side, fortunately I ordered some a few months back from Amazon as I thought they would break sooner or later. After replacing it the other one then snapped. This one will not stay on and is coming off every time the roof operates. The ones I bought are not OEM so am thinking are they coming off because of this. Obviously I can order a pair again from Amazon but OEM ones, would this sort it out, do they fit better?
There is another issue. The nut has come loose on the other side of the ball and I can’t see a way of tightening it due to there being no space, any ideas?
Thanks.

Have a feeling that OPCs will only sell you the whole arm not just the ball joint. But may be worth giving them a call.  Pretty sure everyone (including me) has bought replacements from ebay( could be same supplier as Amazon). Don't recall hearing of anyone having issues with them detaching. Surprised to hear you had a second one go. This suggests they're not set up correctly, unless you got the latch caught which is the usual cause. Long time since I did mine so can't remember the set up to be able to comment re the other issue.

14 hours ago, penrhos said:

Going to look at a 2.9 on Thursday. Spoke to seller earlier to discuss the details that sometimes don’t show up in the advert or photos. There is a 1cm tear on the side of the drivers seat which will, should I buy the car, get on my nerves if it’s not repaired. Has anyone attempted a repair like this using the various online products/kits? Details of outcomes and any advice appreciated.

Thanks (Steve)

I worked in the leather industry for 38 years and, whilst I am not an upholstery specialist, I would suggest the answer to your question depends on a couple of factors. In principle upholstery leather should be relatively thick and strong so first questions are why and where has the tear occurred? I'm not familiar with repair kits but in principle it ought to be possible to feed some sort of scrim inside the tear to act as a strengthener whilst glueing the edges together. Glue mght affect the surface coat so my require a touch up afterwards.  If it's along a stitch line then the edge may be weak and would more likely require a professional repair (as often seen on various car shows). 

16 hours ago, phazed said:

Spoke to them today. Sadly they don't do a mid red colour so will just be reproofing the hood...

I had a similar problem with my Grey roof. Eventually bought dye from Scratch Dr. https://thescratchdoctor.co.uk/product/canvas-dye-kit-for-convertible-car-roofs/

They were extremely helpful, providing me with the closest RAL colour reference to their dye so I could compare to my roof. I had to buy a full RAL booklet but it was worth it for peace of mind. If you wanted to ask them for a reference I would happily send you the corresponding RAL colour 'chip' from my booklet. Got about 100 colours, 99 of which are currently useless to me! 

I found their product didn't seem to penetrate the fabric but coverage was excellent. It didn’t end up shiny and 'crispy' like some I have seen and I was very pleased with result. Pretty sure @Bluepork03 used their Navy after he saw how mine turned out.