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9 hours ago, ½cwt said:
Textar are the OE pads.
And which formula of Textar mix would that be?
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10 hours ago, Bike Loon said:
I will have a look in daylight tomorrow... at least with those wheels its easy to see through them!
When I stopped for petrol and restarted the light was not on so maybe just a false alarm...will see in the morrow. Hopefully worst case its a set of pads and 1 sensor!
If a sensor hasn't been plugged in properly then it could break contact and false alarm, but it would be unusual for this to then make contact again.
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2 hours ago, Bike Loon said:
Had the low brake pad warning come up on the dash today.
Hard to tell from looking, but thinking its the fronts. Anyone had any experience of decent replacements?
Saw this on Design 911 for this kit which includes new sensors and pins etc
https://www.design911shop.com/p/brake-pads--front--porsche-boxster-987---cayman----rear--997-s/
I always put genuine pads on mine. On the last car I only replaced them just before I sold it - after 40k miles so IMHO cheap pads are a false economy.
In my experience, the pads only have to be 2/3rds worn to trigger the sensor. I'll have to find the pad comparison picture. It's in my work computer so that won't be until Monday.
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On 3/17/2024 at 8:34 AM, phazed said:
Is this heavy scoring down to cheap discs and pads?
Or expensive? Modern brakes wear the discs as much as the sintered pads. If the discs aren't wearing, it could be that they are incompatible with the pad material, so your brakes are less efficient.
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3 hours ago, JurassicBGTS said:
Risk is the previous owner can notify DVLA he has sold it into trade. Just worth checking👍
3 hours ago, ribroaster3 said:I need to make sure he doesn’t do that or the deal’s off ! 😳
Porsche can't see that detail anyway. I had one where it had passed into the trade and the warranty was still valid. My local OPC told me Porsche couldn't find out without a lot of digging and to just use the warranty for the claim I had, and it was fine.
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22 hours ago, Freeman said:
Yes it will, however, you will need a bunch of bungees and a rubber mat to hold the removed wheel on the rear bonnet. There is an article about it somewhere here but unfortunately i could not find it.
Berty987 put the article up, IIRC.
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14 minutes ago, TROOPER88 said:
Regulator cable has stretched.
There are hacks available (cable ties, bicycle cable adjusters etc to take up the slack) but personally, I would replace the regulator with a new genuine part and avoid non-gen regulators like the plague.
I agree. If it has stretched, it will break soon.
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On 2/15/2024 at 11:14 AM, Mattman42 said:
or heaven forbid - its broken on his
I just don't think he's reached that chapter in his car manual yet, there's so many options to go through.
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30 minutes ago, ½cwt said:
Being a geek I checked. The 987 and 981 are the same width and only 21mm wider than the 986, ignoring mirrors I believe on those dims. It has grown in length by about 30mm with each new generation.
That is surprising.
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16 minutes ago, greenman986s said:
Thought about changing to a late 987...
Keep the 986. As you say, the 981/718s are bigger. The 987s are all over 10 years old now, so there's a good chance that what you've just spent on the 986 will have to be done all over again.
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7 hours ago, Jakeb said:
How to you change the title of the topic as this probably should say "PSE Repair" or something like that
You don't even have to say my name 3 times.
I hope the new title is okay?
2 hours ago, Menoporsche said:Cheers.
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1 hour ago, EXY said:
This post reminded me of this recently.
Who knew the Welsh were such vandals or was it disgruntled motorists 🤔
Celts being Celts.
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1 hour ago, Bike Loon said:If I had a garage to keep it in I would.
I did not get the ST205 in the end for the same reason.
Maybe I should buy the Cosworth and park it in @Araf's vast garage that is being crafted
My kids would prefer to fill the proposed garage with other peoples' cars and bikes, as then they won't have the headache of sorting it all out, once I'm gone.
I'd look after anything in there as if it were my own. If you're okay with me cannibalising your vehicles as I need something to get another one running (as that's what I'd do with mine) then I'll let you know when it's all finished.
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3 hours ago, Daboy3000 said:
I have hit a dead end and just can't find some matching carpet material. I am looking to cover a printed centre console delete so it can't be too thick. I have ordered samples from automotive carpet companies but their greys seem to use a blend of dark and light fibres to achieve the greys but none come close to matching.
Has anyone got any ideas or sources?
Get a lighter carpet and use a misting of black paint to get the colour right.
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4 hours ago, moospeed said:
Where is it? Is there an advert link?
I’m not overly familiar with pre-981. Up the budget
I think that one is off the table now but if not, the OP can PM you.
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4 hours ago, Porschevirgin1968 said:
I have taken my eye off the ball a little here, maybe I should blow the budget and go see this, it's on my doorstep, if it's ligit. It's a stunning looking car. The sellers other items leave a lot to be desired though, might be something else going on behind closed doors 🤣.
The badges on the headrests look shyte. There was a bloke here once, who thought that look was good too. Lloyd someone IIRC.
Also, the Clamshell doesn't close properly on the roof when down. Could be a 5 minute free fix or it could be a whole lot more bother.
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4 hours ago, Porschevirgin1968 said:
How can I ask if anyone lives near Kent, could go view a car for me and give me feedback, advert says its got a clock in the middle, garage don't seem to have much idea it's got sports chrono fitted 🤔.
Kent's a big county. It takes me the best part of an hour to get from one side to the other on fast roads.
Ping me a message with the car details if you like.
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3 minutes ago, Bike Loon said:
When I had a claim on my motorbike, the assessor that turned up admitted to me that he knew next to nothing about motorbikes.
Can you guarantee that he will attend every time? 🤔
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15 minutes ago, ½cwt said:
Have you put a younger clean record second driver on the car? I genuinely do drive my mother's car from time to time, dropped the premiums by about 20% putting me on as named driver.
I am that second driver.
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Find another MOT tester?
I may have had an MOT recently where I asked the tester "Shouldn't it be on fast idle now?"
He replied "It is.
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On 4/7/2023 at 2:07 PM, Higgy said:
I’ve always taken as read that if you opt for comprehensive car insurance that’s what you get, so was horrified having just changed insurer I though I’d read thru the insurance documents sent after the policy was taken out to find that comprehensive only applies to the UK, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
For Europe it states:
Different cover applies in different countries
You also have the minimum cover you need by law to drive in any country within the Green Card Free Circulation Area. This applies as long as your car is registered in the UK and is not abroad for more than
90 days, in any single policy year. However, should you require more than the 90 days you’ll need to
contact us. Any extension of cover will need to be agreed by us and you’ll be required to pay an additional premium. Just go to Your Account.
Please be aware that you will only have the minimum car insurance required by the countries in the Green Card Free Circulation Area which is usually equivalent to third-party only cover. So, you’ll be insured for damage to other people’s cars and property but not your own.
So any European trips the policy only offers third part insurance. There was simply no mention of this reduced cover in all the information prior to buying, and I’m wondering what others experience / knowledge is. Is this 3rd party in Europe standard practice for all car policies?
I think that's always been the case, which is why I've always told my insurance company when I'm going and for how long, so they can upgrade the continental cover to fully comp. while I'm away.
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On 9/15/2023 at 6:06 PM, Nobbie said:
That’s amateur level insurance fraud, I’ve just insured my Boxster as a Honda Jazz. Don’t tell anyone though😉
On 9/15/2023 at 6:50 PM, greenman986s said:So you'll be paying a premium due to your geriatric driving style and touch parking? 😏
Exactly! I've just sorted out my father's Ford Fusion for another year. £617 was the cheapest for an 89 year old doing 5000 miles SD&P per year.
In answer to the original question, if it's performance enhancing, "Yes" When discussing stickers and wraps with brokers in the past, they've ignored them and anything else cosmetic I'm happy to take on the chin rather than claim for.
You missed Tow bar from your list. Two of my cars have them and they have to be notified.
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1 hour ago, mk1collector said:
I’ve just realised I should have put this in the technical section so I’ve re started it over there, sorry guys!
I'll leave it all for now. Next time you manage to put a thread in the wrong place, just send me a message of where you want it and I'll move it.
Some people think it's all I'm here for.
987.2 Front brakes
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You'll have to hazard another guess. I finally remembered to look up the picture from over 10 years ago, when I had to change pads due to the sensor activating. Just over 1/2 worn or 2/3rds worn at best.