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Sorry to hear about your shoulder, painful business. I have regular shoulder and arm injuries from playing too much tennis and getting into reverse in the 3.2 can be challenging sometimes. I hope it all goes smoothly for you and wish you a fast recovery.

Re the ad, the best results I have had are on Ebay - that's for big cars, little cars and 993's!

A Classified ad with good non wide angle pics and relevant to-the-point information should eek out a normal/sensible buyer. I Always interview them on the phone or by email first to avoid dealing with Drongos and I tell them I won't be haggling on the drive and that I'd like a quick and painless sale. Let them know that you will not be messed about and if they're still interested after a bout of Victor Meldrew-ness then you should be in with a chance.

Also avoid phrases like 'SUMMER'S HERE!', 'FUTURE CLASSIC!' 'I NEED A VAN FOR WORK' in the ad and don't have any wheelie bins in the pics.  Good luck!

Thanks. That's saved an injury.

Is it difficult to replace two rear drop links with the minimum of skill, tools and talent? I have bought the parts.

I've got a trolley jack and a spanner to undo the wheel nuts and a few other spanners but I think I need a torque wrench to tighten them up?

I'm not skimping on taking it to the garage but it's a bit of a pain and a friend says they are a doddle.

Thought I'd better check here of course.

TIA 👍

2 hours ago, Dettagliomd said:

I’ve just had a new cat back exhaust made and fitted by Hayward and Scott in Essex. While my car was there they were working on a 959. I am seriously impressed by the service, the quality and the cost. £900 Inc VAT. I dealt with Ian who was fantastic throughout. I’m just back from a trip to France  and the car sounded epic. 

More details pleas. Picture, sound?

Thanks for the above.

I'm still none the wiser!

Thanks, how do you get to the ones under the spoiler? On my 987 I've put the spoiler up but can't see any. I've poured water into the spoiler holes and it pours into the boot.

Thanks for that, yes I've done all the obvious drains, I just wondered if there were extra ones at the top of the A pillars?

On 3/14/2024 at 12:03 PM, Daboy3000 said:

both drip trays for the roof,

 

 

Can you tell me where to find these please?

I have done 4 drains in the front boot and two under the rear of the roof but I still have water under the passenger seat. Are there others in the front of the roof?

No comeback apparently, not surprised. Back to the drawing board and looking for a decent used OEM one. They do sound nice with bypass pipes fitted, but for a good sound they need to be stainless and at least 1” in diameter.

Mine has just passed the MOT but the garage said that it probably wouldn't next year as it was delaminating and leaking slightly through the seams.

I bought the box a couple of months ago from a parts supplier on Ebay for 250 who said it was in Good Condition.

I would guess that if it's split then its probably not in Good Condition. Do I have any comeback do you think? Exhaust is still on my car and it's a faff to have it taken off and shipped back, but it's a bit cheeky.

I've contacted them and awaiting reply.

Has anyone with a leaky OEM back box had the seams welded up to get it through an Mot? 

I agree, I think it's crude and I can't imagine it sounds that good. The open pipes are actually about four feet apart and the gases come out in front of the back or each rear wheel.

I'm also very surprised that my Very Nice Sounding Exhaust hasn't sold yet. It's on Ebay now and I've had some really stupid enquiries. (Buy a Chinese one and good luck to you.)

As for Joel (clip above) how do these guys get so much money to buy so many cars? You tube ads don't pay that much.

There's a channel called Cars with Luke with a youngish guy who owns and tests all manner of exotica.

I had thought of going down the Spyder route, but you're talking about £8-900 fitted.

11 hours ago, ATM said:

Can I ask why you're selling this please. Your ad says you're going down a different route, so can I ask why?

I've gone for the original OEM muffler with bypass pipes simply because I don't want the extra volume all of the time. It's not that much louder than stock at low revs but the wife is aware of it in the Waitrose car park.

If this was my weekend toy I'd keep it on. It's a good sound.

£395 is right 👍

On 3/9/2024 at 12:12 PM, fizz said:

Just done the same with the dansk one... 

That's mine.

Price reduced.

I got mine front and rear here, all Brembo - very good and under 500.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/azcarpartswf28st?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=isQBGrctTv-&sssrc=3418065&ssuid=S5muPHvQTjS&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Looking at your picture earlier, what's are those on the front bumper? Looks like a whole bunch of parking sensors!

Exhausts. Tricky one.

Bypass pipes work nicely if you want to keep the standard exhaust sound when pootling around town. When giving it the beans the volume increases. It's a clever trick but make sure that your bypass pipes are stainless steel and at least 1" in diameter. I've just had mine done but the garage didn't use big enough pipes and the sound difference from stock is marginal. I reckon about £250 for the job inc labour. The Carnewal system sounds pretty much the same and I've had both.

£450 buys my (plug plug) Stainless DesignTek exhaust off my 3.2S which has one long box unlike the Toyo two muffler system. The sound is louder than stock all through the rev range although not intrusive. A small amount of drone between 2800 - 3000 rpm. A nice sporty note and certainly loud enough. Ad is in the For sale section.

Most if not all aftermarket exhausts will drone to some extent in a certain rev range although not noticeable with the roof up. If you like the Ducati sound, then the bypass pipes may not be enough for you although Spyder Performance do a valved system for around £500 for the parts only which sounds pretty loud. It's probably another 400 to fit (?)

We do like exhausts on here so keep us posted!

Phazed - that's a cracking set of wheels you got there 😉

Looking into the boot from above, there is a rubber hose that is connected to the spoiler mechanism which I've pulled out of the hole to the left of it. That hole is full of water. I've threaded a coat hanger in there and it doesn't seem blocked. There is one on the other side too.

Above is an opening where the rear tailgate's bump stops fit into, one on each side. If I pour water in there, it pours out into the boot behind the silver spoiler housing below. It doesn't seem to be coming out of the rubber tubes. If I pour water directly into the spoiler holes (where it goes up and down) the same thing happens - straight into the boot and over the wiring.

Is this the same sort of layout/system as a 987 Boxster - apologies if I'm in the wrong forum.

Any help much appreciated. Running out of towels down here.👍

Ha, yes we've got a Boxster too. Just managed to do the drain holes in time the other week.👍

I've got the boot carpet out so that's drying indoors. Absolutely sodden! The interior of the car still feels a bit damp, so I'll go with the airflow idea once it stops raining. grr.

Best way to dry it out - run it with full heater/aircon on or leave it standing with windows open?

Thanks for all replies 👍

After a few tests, the front drain holes were slightly blocked but the rear ones (No4 on the diagram) let water into the boot after I poured it over and around the spoiler. That might be the problem. I'm trying to dry the car out now but it's not easy in this weather grr.

Boot carpet rubber underlay is wetter than a wet thing. I think a totally waterproof outdoor cover is in order.

I had a feeling the Cayman was misting up a bit too much in the mornings and checking under the boot carpet today noticed it was absolutely sopping wet under there. I know we're in Monsoon Season but this was ridiculous.

Are there any rear drain holes in the Cayman I could check? I didn't think there were any.

Any other thoughts?

Mnay thanks as always 

I wish we had someone like Tony Banks down South.