Gramps

1 hour ago, EXY said:

Get some nitrile disposable gloves man.

Ohhh I do like a silverised wheel.

As alluded to above I might have a similar pic, mine were dusted with silver before they were lacquered to give them some sparkle.

I coated mine with Meguiars and still looked like new (back and front) over 10 years later but our car wasn't a daily.

Fingers crossed mine last as long 🙂

On 4/13/2022 at 8:31 AM, Boyo said:

Like you I used it off the back of positive reviews. I persevered with it on a couple of different sets of alloys however I found that I needed to keep reapplying it to each set of wheels and even then brake dust and muck just sat on the wheels once I had used a pressure washer to give them a rinse. By contrast Gyeon is in another league.

👍 Not had to clean them in anger yet. Will see what happens then 🙂

On 4/11/2022 at 2:23 PM, Sanky said:

Look great, but would use something like C5 wheel amour to protect them.  Your wasting your time with poorboys wheel sealant.

 So what's the problem with Poorboys? I read through loads of reviews for several brands and it came out quite well? 🙂 

9 hours ago, Boyo said:

I am afraid I don't rate Poorboys either. I have used Gyeon of late and it's excellent.

So what's the problem with Poorboys? I read through loads of reviews for several brands and it came out quite well? 🙂

5 hours ago, Sanky said:

Look great, but would use something like C5 wheel amour to protect them.  Your wasting your time with poorboys wheel sealant.

Don't say that, took me yonks applying 3 coats of Poorboys. Finger and thumb are cracked up now with those chemicals on them for that length of time 😂. Will see how it goes with the Poorboys. Not used a wheel sealant before

5 hours ago, Davey P said:

Awesome colour mate, excellent stuff 

I'm not a fan of black wheels, they always look a bit "lost" to me, but that dark chrome finish is much better.

👍My thoughts exactly

Still a dark finish but they really catch the light to give the wheels some life. They seemed to just disappear into the wheel arch with the black gloss finish

1 minute ago, mavis.d said:

what colour car do yuou have? I have the same wheels that need some attention and was thinking of somthing like this

 

Carrara white, got them back on the car today. The colour is VW Blue Chrome, which is spray applied before a powder clear finish

This pic is the wheel on the "non sun" side

Got my wheels back from being refurbed. Wanted something that was going to bring the wheels out a bit more. They're now a dark chrome and as you can see they look a lot different depending on what light  is on them. Last pic was the original black. Having polished them then given them 3 coats of POORBOYS Wheel Sealant I've just got to get them on the car. Have to wait till tomorrow now but should look nice in the sun. 

44 minutes ago, Paul P said:

Nope.  Usually. Days count down as you would expect and miles countdown based on number of cold starts and distance travelled.  
 

something not right there.  

Hi Paul. Yeh I'm getting the "countdown" (which looks like it started from when the service was actually due which was 03/22) but didn't get any actual service due alert? Too cold out there and got the cover on so can't be bothered to get in the car and have another look. Will have to make the effort this weekend though as the wheels are off to be refurbed 🙂

Well my service (major) was due this month (March) and I was expecting a warning light of some sort but nothing?

Should I have got one?

I was waiting to get my trackday on 21/3 out of the way ( did do an interim oil change last summer and only covered a couple of thousand miles since so wasn't worried about over-running the service interval by a month or 2).

On the way home from the trackday my oil level warning light came on, I wasn't overly concerned and I've topped it up accordingly.

In drilling down on the dash menu I came across the service section and it was advising next service due in 600+ days or <20k (can't remember the exact figures) so it would seem as if the car had been serviced and the indicator reset, of which neither had been done.

Is this normal?

Cheers...Gramps  

23 minutes ago, Philc said:

A good day out as gramps has already said. (I got to hear your exhaust as i followed you out on the last session, sounds nice👍)

Thanks again to Matthew for the photos

👍 I do love my exhaust set-up would recommend it to anyone who wants to get that extra  sound track....Gramps (AKA Rob)

13 hours ago, phazed said:

Cadwell is a brilliant track, one of my favourites.

Width isn’t too bad, I find it fine for a track day. Here’s a clip from last year’s TVR Car Club track day. I know, I was in my S. I pass the camera car at about 4.50 being followed closely by my friend in his Chimaera. You get a good idea of the track.

 

 

Haven't done Cadwell for a few years, could picture myself back on my bike going round there. Especially remember the squeaky bum times going over The Mountain, used to bury myself on my tank and hope for the best 🙂

8 hours ago, brillomaster said:

Donington is my favourite track, my 986 went great round there a few months ago. gets a bit pricey in the summer, but most tracks do these days. 

off to Anglesey this year for the first time, so will see how that goes! 

I think Cadwell would be my fave. Reminds me of going out for a ride down country lanes. Not sure I'd like to do it in a car, unless it was just me and no-one else on the track, very narrow for cars, great for bikes

5 minutes ago, JonSta said:

I was on my ZX6R following some bloke on a ratty CBR. He dived into Redgate at a pretty smart pace so I figured if he could do that so could I. Wrong. I realised I'd seriously overestimated my ability and halfway round I straightened up and headed for the kerb. The bike took off and when it landed it buried the front wheel up to the axle and stopped like it had hit a wall. Fortunately I was wearing personal protection equipment. For my equipment.

Turned out that the guy onthe ratty CBR was some kind of club racing hotshot. I stopped doing bike trackdays when it became apparent at another circuit that I had a gift for choosing the wrong person to race with.

Running out of talent at the wrong time never ends well 🤣. I do find on the bike that you get sucked in a tad by other (more skillful) riders 😂. I was at Donington a few years ago on my bike talking to a young lad doing a track day, he said he'd come off 6 times at Donington. Sure enough, low and behold  he didn't return from our session and sure enough he was in the kitty litter at Redgate 🙄. Another time there I saw a bike tumble-turning over the grass alongside the Craner curves. On getting the bike back to the pits I remember seeing his exhaust pipe exit just jammed full of earth and thinking he could just use that bit as a flower pot, rest of the bike (other than the battery) was wrecked 😌. Talking of which the Craner curves are still most enjoyable in a car as well 🙂 

6 minutes ago, Paul P said:

I like the clock lit up.  But it does create a reflection on the screen. But I activate it now and again because it makes me smile. 

To be honest , prior to actually buying my Boxster I knew very little about them, I just wanted one, and one with as many "bits" as poss, and I just liked the look of that clock ( I thought it was actually a clock until I bought the car) on the dash.. Will likely never use it in anger but I still think it looks nice, and now I know it has a light, win win 🙂

Ps. Might be looking you up again in the not too distant future to get the cruise control programmed in, if the offer is still there 🙂

Found the chrono clock actually has a light. Looks quite smart I thought

15 hours ago, JonSta said:

Thanks for the advance notice. Stay out of the Redgate gravel trap. That's the best advice I can offer. 

All gravelly bits avoided 👍

14 hours ago, ½cwt said:

Black bit is yours, green and gravelly bits are theirs.  Don't trespass!

Only seemed to be those pesky Caterhams that had trouble distinguishing between track and non-track 😂

Good day yesterday. Met up with @Philc and his brother Andy, hope you both had a safe trip home. All escaped unscathed, other than the damage to our wallets.

Always nice to leave the track with the car looking the same as it arrived 🙂

Anyone on here at Donington tomorrow for the Novices trackday?

On 2/10/2022 at 7:35 AM, Codfanglers said:

Your .2 car carries a premium price and it could be that you want to protect that with FPSH. I'd rather see receipts for DIY oil changes every 3000 miles than "correct" FSH with 20000 miles intervals and it's certainly better for the engine. Depends on if you plan to keep the car long term, what value you place on full service history and if you are prepared to continue with the leg lifting exercise every 2 years to get a stamp in the book. 

Plenty of people with Icarsoft PorV1 that will reset the dash service reminder at the press of a few buttons or they are only £50-60 secondhand on eBay.

Already got myself an Icarsoft POR v2 in readiness. Hate it when you need one but then have to wait for it. Was keeping an eye out and bought a "used once" jobbie for £80. Soon sell it on again for similar money when done, at least that's the plan 🙂

2 years of Porsche ownership, how's it been?
Brill! Loved every minute of it, and a lot cheaper than I thought, on the essentials at least.
I've had my 2011 gen 2 Boxster S for nigh on 2yrs now and I've not had to spend a penny on it on any compulsory/needed maintenance, although 1st full service under my ownership due next month. I regularly read what seem like horror stories with some seeming to spend £1000s in service or repair bills. Have I just been lucky?
I bought it on 78k with a minor service just completed and it's now on 85.7k, and every one of those miles have been just because I wanted to drive it (not the best carbon neutral hobby).
I've done a couple of 12mpg trackdays, a few road trips in the UK, Wales, Lake District/Yorkshire Dales, and Devon, each at least 1k miles a time and they've all been top down extremely enjoyable motoring, which is precisely what I bought it for. 
Other than the road trips where we might have caught the odd shower it doesn't go out in the rain, it's just been a case if the weather's nice, be it summer or winter, I go out and have a top down drive, add to that it's gone up in value by a couple of grand what's not to like??
The only expenses have been the optional mods, which probably come in a little over the £3k mark (and that's with picking up on the forums some great 1/2 price like new bargains on the major items), money so easily spent (and most are easily restored to standard if required). 

Top gear sports manifolds and 200 cell cats + consequent remap
DSC
718 style rear lights
Carbon fibre rear spoiler
Replacement stainless exhaust tips then Carbon fibre exhaust tips
Spyder splitters
Cruise control
Pioneer headunit + fitting kit (which cost more than the HU)
Reversing camera
Rear park assist
Dynamic side indicators
Interior LED lighting + trunk and frunk + number plate
Lanoguard 
"Porsche" puddle lights
Carbon fibre side vent covers (after de-snorkel)
Wheel spacers
Short shifter
I've changed the front brake pads (for Brembo HP2000s) but just to try and get rid of the squeal (but I still have the occasional one just as you come to a halt, very annoying).
+ lots of other little bits and I'm looking to get the wheels refurbed over the next few months.

Still loads of jobs I want to do on it but I've got to be pleased with it so far, hope the good fortune carries on