Lonewolfgjp

I believe they are something to do with the roof rack attachment.

My hinges are inside with the Allen key bolts for adjustment.

They have already filled and primed the top ready for a wet flat and painting!

We are trying to find a decent paint match but there is only one mix for cobalt which isn't ideal as even though the body work is good the paint has faded.

 I may just have to put up with it, it is only for the winter months and at least it will be. Cobalt blue and not Zenith which is more purpley.

Umm, I will have a look see if I've got a picture showing them!

Not really an ear but you know which bit I mean?

Took mine for a decent test drive around the country lanes to see if the ARB bushes made any difference.

I think they have, the car felt a lot more together and the steering seemed a bit sharper to me. The car felt a lot more stable over the bumps and the steering didn't seem quite as light at 90-100mph

More importantly the annoying knocking noise I was getting after 20 minutes of driving seems to have gone, touch wood ?

I also tested my 996 speedo against the reading from the sat nav. After doing the clock swap I was dubious that I was getting the correct mph read out, I felt it maybe pretty accurate at lower speeds but was maybe 8-10mph out at 80+. Well yes and no, my speedo is a constant 4mph out, which I believe is quite standard for Porsche speedos. Example clock shows 55mph but really I'm doing 51mph.

Also dropped the hardtop off for painting the correct colour. They are also going to remove the side "ears" and filler it smooth for a cleaner look. The later 986 tops didn't have the ears from the factory.

I got the front s from Porsche and the rears from Eurocarparts.

They are about £20 per pair, Just be out in mine and it feels much better and less noises?

Fitted some new ARB bushes today!

Followed the video on here and overall it is quite straightforward but it is a lot more awkward to slide the old bushes towards the wheel than it shows on the video!

Its amazingly tight on space and I was struggling against the cooling duct on the lower arm but I did manage to do it!

I wouldn't say don't change them yourself but allow yourself a bit of time for fliddling about but if you're car is going in for other work I would get them to fit them.

It may of been easier if you had a decent set of drive on ramps, I was on axle stands and would of preferred a bit more height.

I changed the rear ARB bushes last weekend and they are a lot easier to change although I find it hard to believe you can change them without raising the car....