RobsterD Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Hi fellow Boxster owners just purchased my first Boxster 996 - 97 vintage R reg from Mortimers in Billingshurst The car comes with non standard rear lights and was wondering to get back to spec what should I be looking at ? Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Maybe put them on EBay and ask for a cash bid plus the old rear lights of the person buying? I suspect many would like that style of lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Looks like the car has the clear light upgrade, so you would run with these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxster-986-96-04-LED-Crystal-Clear-Red-Rear-Tail-Lights-Lamps-Set-Pair-/141998025629?fits=Car+Make%3APorsche|Model%3ABoxster|Plat_Gen%3A986&hash=item210fbdeb9d:g:eXoAAOSwX~dWsywB http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxster-986-96-04-LED-Crystal-Smoked-Red-Rear-Tail-Lights-Lamps-Set-Pair-/111811260028?fits=Car+Make%3APorsche|Model%3ABoxster|Plat_Gen%3A986&hash=item1a08786e7c:g:--AAAOSwwbdWNNgc these below are genuine Porsche lights http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxster-986-Genuine-Clear-Rear-Light-Tail-Lamp-Clusters-Pair-9413-01642-/152047309209?fits=Car+Make%3APorsche|Model%3ABoxster|Plat_Gen%3A986&hash=item2366b9d199:g:JksAAOSwZ8ZW6-EL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsterD Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Hi Nobbie ,Thanks thats interesting thought most people would prefer original spec. Had a lovely T reg MkIV before I hit a bollard and lamp post ,drove home zig zagging across the road :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsterD Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thanks Southy, The clear light upgrade is it preferable to the original,the front has the original lights,being a newbie just after opinions Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon61 Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Robster, a well as the rear lights, you presumably realise that the side indicators are also non-original for an R-reg? I would have guessed the fronts would have been changed as well but I see you say they haven't? If you want the car to look 'standard', the red calipers could conceivably have been an original option, but more likely they've been painted since (they were only red as standard on the later 3.2S). Also, the slats in the side engine vents should be black not body-coloured. See my first Boxster of the same vintage: PS welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsterD Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Interesting here is a front end pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Joseph Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Hi, RobsterD. That's a nice looking Boxster you've got yourself. Do tell us more about it. As it is a 1997 (pre-facelift) Boxster, I believe the standard fitting would have been amber indicators front and rear, and the same for the side repeaters. Are your front indicators amber or smoked? If smoked, then either of Southy's suggestions would be worth considering. Good luck with the new car. PS: T reg Mk IV? Spitfire, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsterD Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thanks for the replies Just given up 25 yrs of company car usage to take up a job without a car gone through Audi 1.8T,GTi's Type R's etc so thought I'd get something that was in tune with my old days Triumph Sptitfires and a TR6,so looking forward to getting back to proper driving/motoring Would like to get the Porsche back to original spec,its got 50k on the clock....tiptronic etc so all help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Ok, your in luck, if you want to -re-amber the car it's quite cheap as a lot of people go the other way and swap amber for clear. You could sell the lights on the car fund the new ambers and profit side indicators $18 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-996-986-Amber-Side-Repeaters-Boxster-Side-Indicators-/291773123242?hash=item43ef088aaa:g:E7oAAOSwzchXRaeN Rear lights $0.99 start http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxster-986-rear-lights-both-sides-/172240985629?hash=item281a5cde1d:g:pHkAAOSwjXRXX9k2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 LED front DRLs too! Someone will buy those for a tenner, probably. Is the car your only one or you have a daily driver as well? Does your soft top have a glass or plastic rear window? If plastic I'll throw in another idea. Sell the hard top (standard value £500 in autumn) and use the money to buy an upgraded soft top, which will have glass rear window so you can fold it without fear of cracking in the cold weather, and will probably come with thicker hood liner so it is warm enough in winter. (If you live in a cold part of the UK, like Scotland or Wales, you may not agree with that...). That way you can have the soft top all year round and flip it down on crisp winter mornings, and you don't have to worry about storing the hard top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsterD Posted June 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hi got the plastic rear window but gonna keep the hardtop as I like the coupe look,may investigate a different colour when a bit more settled only had it a week,softop clean and sparkle this weekend . Have sourced the rears,repeaters in amber nice and cheap but the front headlight corners seem to be more difficult are they easily broken when removed hardly any on ebay and the ones that are available clips are broken . Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hi Rob Try Steve Strange 007 on eBay, Douglas Valley Porsche parts. Steve is very good and has most parts and is reasonable, I've had a few decent bits off him now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavis.d Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 If you want some ambers you can them for the cost of postage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsterD Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 12 hours ago, mavis.d said: If you want some ambers you can them for the cost of postage ? Hi mavis.d Thats most kind not sure I have access to pm or the classifieds yet,whats the best contact options for you ? Many Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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