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On 9/16/2023 at 4:20 PM, Mattman42 said:

Bought one! 😁

Well it's about time, you must be due an new sofa soon 

Had mine serviced, when I went to pick it up from the Indie he said "just taken it for a spin and I must say that exhaust sounds epic" 😎

Can't beat a Carnewal 

Programmed a new TPMS sensor and had it fitted free of charge.

The pinging every time I got in it was driving me up the wall, sorted now.

Just now, ½cwt said:

And time to cry lots when you need to change them!!!

I'm hoping I never have to 😀

4 hours ago, Davey rocket said:

What brakes do you fitted, was it factory fit or a bolt on upgrade ?

They're carbon ceramic, factory fitted. The front callipers are huge 6 pot things, and both front and back disks are the same diameter

1 hour ago, bally4563 said:

Whereabouts in Cheshire do you hail? We have a run out tomorrow morning from Wilmslow at 7am . See thread in Trackdays etc.

I'm in Warrington so not far away at all, but unfortunately I'm busy tomorrow so can't make it.

Thanks for the invite, maybe catch you next time.

16 hours ago, 944GS said:

These look great, I want to get my lobster claws refurbished and I’m leaning towards black even though everyone is telling me to stick with silver for the black car!

 

Thanks, I was in two minds whether to change the colour or go with black again, but I think the all black look works and makes the callipers stand out. Plus I asked my daughters and they said definitely black 😀

Had my wheels powder coated, pretty pleased with the results 

20 hours ago, mchristyuk said:

Ok chaps... I got the ignition barrel out the dash to check the ignition switch.. and.. I don't think this is one of the "troublesome" ones which is easily or cheaply replaced? Looks light a later design and I guess everything is buried within that black case??

So.. with me still only having 10v at the Relay board it has to be a bad/broken earth somewhere between the dash and the Relay board, but not being up to speed with Boxster wiring I don't know what lives between the two?

Could it be that the climate panel has gone a bit "dodgy" and although it's working internally the earth is broken coming out the back of it?

I did have to replace the lower panel when I got the car to get the spoiler working at the back as that button was dead....

Cheers

Mark

These things are easy to replace, but as you say are not cheap. I had mine replaced last year after it started acting up, well not starting to be more precise.

They are not coded to the car, so are interchangable and the lock barrel is actually blank, you can put any key in it and it will turn, it works by reading the chip in the key head.

I think they are like this from 987 onwards.

Dare I say WD-40 in the switch.

They are prone to dry contacts

Congrats, it's always a good day when your car passes it's MOT 

The left and right banks are staggered so one side is closer to the back of the car

On 11/10/2021 at 3:14 PM, BOB.T said:

Recently I've been furiously washing my headlights after finding the button on the wiper stalk!

Just found the headlight washer button, I've only had the car 3 years, thanks @BOB.T  😀

Must admit I thought it auto washed like it did on my BMW's... every day is a learning day.

On 10/31/2021 at 12:55 PM, Steve Laming said:

Nope, my car doesnt have this 3rd socket

I think they only appeared in the 987.2, my 987.1 doesn't have a socket in the footwell.

The TomTom adapters I have fit okay in both my cigarette socket and the one under the armrest, very odd

Passed it's MOT 

On 10/7/2021 at 8:42 PM, hpi_matrix said:

You can obtain non OEM resistors for sub £10.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FRR63V7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I used these on my 986, worked like a dream.

18 hours ago, glen wells said:

Maybe the indie was touting a little?

 

It was the "might as well do the shocks" comment that surprised and disappointed me in equal amounts 

There are no rattles from the suspension and it seems to ride just fine.

Thanks guys, looking at the overall price and having looked at the cost of the shocks then the total of £2700 is not outlandish depending on whether the shocks actually need doing. They did say the cost included alignment.

So somewhere between £500 and £1000 for the pipes will cover it.

Took my 987 in for a service last week to an indie that I have not used before, as my usual indie is not available at the moment.

When I went to collect the car the chap I spoke to said there were an number of advisories that needed attending to including front coolant pipes, top shocker mounts at the front and in his words you might as well put some new shocks on while your there, a comment which did fill me with dread as it's got PASM.

They quoted me £2700 for the work but other than breaking the cost down into parts & labour didn't offer any other details, though I have asked for clarification.

So my question is to those who have had the job done, what can I expect to pay for the coolant pipe replacement as this seems to be the most urgent job?

Tx, Graham    

Nice car, you are going to have a lot of fun with it.

I think the yellow callipers look great

Replaced my driver side window regulator, the cable had frayed and jammed on the old one.

Found water behind my passenger seat yesterday 😨

No idea where it got in as the the trombone cleaner usually works it's magic. Don't know how long it's been doing it, the car usually lives in the garage but that is full of Westfield's at the moment, so it's been on the drive over winter. It doesn't look like it's been raining in for long, but still a worry.  

The carpet is wet at the bottom of the firewall, dryer towards the seat, will have to do some more investigations today

Fingers crossed

Treated to a new battery, i noticed the old one was sounding a little tired when I went for the MOT

Passed it's MOT with flying colours, second one in my ownership

Booked mine in to have the post cat O2 sensors replaced.

Been getting a CEL with P2096 once every 4 months or so for the last year