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  1. 2 hours ago, Langers said:

    It was more the bullet holes and tear that were cause for concern.

    Judging also by the state of the aircon facia, I don’t think the owner has spent much time in it with a duster or heard of Autoglym:

     

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    OK, fair point.  Possibly not a keeper more like an avoid that one!  Just trading on automatically expecting a limited edition premium.  Probably worth less than half the asking price.

  2. 5 hours ago, Nitro V8 said:

    I had a Hayward and Scott exhaust fitted to Accord Type R what must be 20 years ago. That makes feel old!

    Their service then was superb and their product and workmanship was excellent. Really pleased to hear they are still going and giving great service.

    Great choice.

    An Impreza, and 30 years ago almost in my case...

  3. Weak or failing battery can certainly cause alarm triggers, as can a failed back up battery in the alarm unit itself.  Does the car start strongly or is the cranking laboured?  If the latter, get a new battery.  Go for a higher CCA and a 110 size rather than 096 size (you just have to move the bottom fixing bolt along one hole to take the sightly large size.

    Head units can cause a parasitic drain but if done properly should be no issue.  The other possibility is that your alarm module under the passenger seat may have some damp in it.  These are prone to flooding as they sit at the lowers point of the floor pan and if you have is a leak (check bottom edges of door card and under the floor carpet for moisture), that is where the water builds up.  Damage could be historical too so pops the seat out (Female Torx E12 socket required) and open up the module to look for water damage.

  4. 58 minutes ago, RedBarediver said:

    I still have a headlight restoring kit in my box of tricks somewhere and I have the number plate bulb in my spare bulb kit, but thanks for the offer. It's much appreciated.

    On mine it was just corrosion on the bulb holder contacts when I lost a number plate light.

  5. To help them out, jacking point repair sections are available from Porsche (Front at about £55 each, rears about £165 each):

    996 501 785 00 front left

    996 501 786 00 front right

    996 501 481 01 rear left

    996 501 482 01 rear right

    or given the look of the sills, complete side sections with the front and rear jacking points are about £250 each are:

    986 501 957 00 left

    986 501 958 01 right

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  6. 10 hours ago, BoXa Steve said:

    Hi Bob.

    This happened to my 987.1 3.2 S and the cause was a faulty brake pedal switch which at the time seemed hard to believe as you wouldn't think they are connected !!

    They are connects in most electronic throttle cars to prevent the driver from applying power whist also braking.

  7. 19 minutes ago, brillomaster said:

    I quite like 'good things come to those who wait' mantra...

    I knew I wanted an exhaust for my 987, but didn't want to pay £800 for a decent ish new one...kept scouring FB marketplace and ebay, and eventually a secondhand toyosports came up for £150. Snapped it up, and got it installed, and it's awesome. No drone at low rpm,howls like a banshee under WOT. and, the money saved against new has paid for three trackdays.

    Picked up a secondhand set of toyo r888r tyres for £200 (as opposed to the £900 or so for a new set) so we're quids in there too.

    Don't buy cheap, buy smart!

    Agree, big difference between cheap and cost effective.  A point that seems to escape my employers regularly too.

  8. 2 hours ago, ATM said:

    I didn't know that thanks. The new pattern still looks asymmetric to me. Where as the rear discs have no asymmetry. 

     

    I know the calipers are made by Brembo. Does anyone know who made the OE discs and pads?

    They are asymmetric however once on the car it is hard to spot, but as my markings show there are radial patterns in both directions, but that may just be some on with ODC in the hole pattern design department or coincidence of where the internal vanes sit. 

    Running two right side discs would mean the left side has the cooling vane turning the wrong way to achieve the turbine effect for optimal airflow for cooling.  Not a problem in day to day road use as noted by @T911UK (there are more efficient but still subtle ways to bump her off, mate!), but on heavy braking road or on track the left front would run hotter and stay hotter for longer.

    You can get SHW discs for a 986S:

    Brake discs for Porsche 986 S 3.2 252 hp 185 kW 1999 - 2002 M 96.21 ▷ AUTODOC

    and there are some interesting design details in some of their discs types but I'm not sure they are in the standard design for Porsche production discs, but if you want it all, go get them but at £222 each for fronts and £165 each for rears at today's prices on Autodoc.  You are looking at £775 for a car set of discs but still a saving on getting them from Porsche directly.....

    Our Products | SHW Performance - Official Website

  9. CP4L have had those one handed Brembo discs for a very long time.  Brembo have actually updated their cross drill pattern and no longer offer left and right front for the 986S, see below.  I have this new pattern on mine and though I don't track it I've found no problems and Brembo aren't mugs when it comes to brakes, it also avoids stockists getting into the situation CP4L/ECP are in.

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  10. 13 hours ago, phazed said:

    Exactly. My point being that these engines have little torque at the bottom end and need to be revved.

    Are we driving the same cars, a 3.2 Boxster S?  195lbft at 2k rpm torque is quite decent in my book, then I haven't been spoiled by a 'breathed on' V8 in the past, only turbo charged Subarus.  Even when pushing on I rarely take mine over 5.5k (OK maybe 6k a few times) and don't have a problem 'keeping up with traffic' or 'making good progress' and can easily get to licence losing speeds or at least as fast as is sensible on most UK roads.  Not sure you'd be being caught by too much with the handling capabilities too.

  11. 45 minutes ago, kdh said:

    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.

    The USA seems to be a good source.  They work out at about £500 landed int eh UK and seem to be corrosion free form the two recent stories on here at least.  Or a new Dansk OE equivalent system at around £1k territory, plus fitting...

  12. 3 hours ago, Everywhen said:

    Then the purchase price needs to be no more than £5k then, the rest will be spent making it drive like it should.😉

    You should find the right car, at around £6 to £6.5k that has had some of the big jobs done.  I didn't do my suspension for two years and the brake lines and steering for 4 years so it can be spread out.   £7k Should also get you into a decent 987 but with some of the bigger jobs pending over 2 or 3 years.   Boxster S are all 16 to 25 years old now so all will need some work.

    The biggies are parts for a full suspension rebuild even using good after market bits is around £1200 by the time you include shocks and all the arm and top mounts etc.  A clutch and flywheel will be about £800.  If you are a decent DIYer then that's only £2k.  But remember tyres could be old or worn as can brakes hence the buy on condition an maintenance record not just mileage and low number of owners advice.  A wheel refurb is £400 too if required.

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  13. I thought the units might confuse.  Black line is power against the left axis, grey line is torque against the right axis.  So 2000 rpm is approx. 265Nm or about 195lbft.  It is however power-wise only making about 75PS at 2k rpm.

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