Rev Ken Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 Replaced both wiper blades - Driver's side OK, but passenger one didn't fit. Back to Halfords, then after the best part of an hour as one staff member struggled to find what he thought was the right one, even trying to modify the wrong blade fitting with the fixings of the original one! Second staff member looked at the pile of blades, went away, got another one walked out and fitted in less than 3 minutes! At least I got a £4 refund as it was cheaper than the wrong one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 On 11/4/2022 at 8:45 PM, Rev Ken said: Replaced both wiper blades - Driver's side OK, but passenger one didn't fit. Back to Halfords, then after the best part of an hour as one staff member struggled to find what he thought was the right one, even trying to modify the wrong blade fitting with the fixings of the original one! Second staff member looked at the pile of blades, went away, got another one walked out and fitted in less than 3 minutes! At least I got a £4 refund as it was cheaper than the wrong one! Why would you go to halfords for wiper blades, then let a cashier loose on your car? Euro carparts, everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 27 minutes ago, Daboy3000 said: Why would you go to halfords for wiper blades, then let a cashier loose on your car? Euro carparts, everytime. I'd check teh price of blades between ECP and Halfords at the moment. Even after the ECP or CP4L promo codes they are working out more than at Halfords at the moment. Just don't pay for fitting! Also if you have Shell G0 card or AA membership you get 10% off at Halfords. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 After weeks of deliberation, I have finally pushed the button on these. I am in the process of restoring my tombstones and they are looking great, so I think I will be ok with these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Daboy3000 said: Why would you go to halfords for wiper blades, then let a cashier loose on your car? Euro carparts, everytime. I think I got mine from Amazon. Got to remember the curved passenger blade. I did have some expensive Valeo aero blade items, but they juddered. The very helpful Danny @ Revolution explained the error of my ways, I swapped to Bosch, spoiler on right, curved on left and he was absolutely spot on (as normal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullandbiscuits Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Is Retrofitting facelift clear lights on a pre facelift frowned upon? Should one embrace the egg yolks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 No; do as you wish. Many have done already. Then some swapped them back later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 32 minutes ago, skullandbiscuits said: Is Retrofitting facelift clear lights on a pre facelift frowned upon? Should one embrace the egg yolks? Not that I know of. Can really lift the car and make it feel a little more modern. I actually went back to originals as I think the orange and blue go well. Just keep the old ones if you can afford too, you can always go back and I can't see you losing money on lights if you buy them well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 2 hours ago, skullandbiscuits said: Is Retrofitting facelift clear lights on a pre facelift frowned upon? Should one embrace the egg yolks? 2 hours ago, Menoporsche said: No; do as you wish. Many have done already. Then some swapped them back later. Pre-facelift Litronic (Xenon) front units were always clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATM Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 2 hours ago, skullandbiscuits said: Is Retrofitting facelift clear lights on a pre facelift frowned upon? Should one embrace the egg yolks? I think it depends on the colour of the car. I have a Red car and the ambers look a bit lost against the Red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ken Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 7 hours ago, Daboy3000 said: Why would you go to halfords for wiper blades, then let a cashier loose on your car? Euro carparts, everytime. Because they were convenient and when I got the right passenger blade the guy fitted it no problem at no cost and I got £4 back, what is there not to like?🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullandbiscuits Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 @hpi_matrix - no idea why I can't reply to your 986 breaking post or PM you. Interested in the clear light all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rat Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 19th Birthday Treat for the Box. 😬🤙🏻 Happy Birthday. Missed his 18th. So a catch up present. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROOPER88 Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 22 minutes ago, Fat Rat said: 19th Birthday Treat for the Box. 😬🤙🏻 Happy Birthday. Missed his 18th. So a catch up present. That car is fantastic Sir and in the best colour. I have had the pleasure of inspecting it and it is brilliant!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybot7 Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 18 hours ago, Fat Rat said: 19th Birthday Treat for the Box. 😬🤙🏻 Happy Birthday. Missed his 18th. So a catch up present. That sir is very red. Love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevs Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) Today I had Michelin PS4 fitted all-round, replacing the 11 year old Potenzas I was running. I've not yet tested them properly as I want to check the pressures and scrub them for a few miles but even on my gentle drive home, it was like night and day. Edited November 11, 2022 by kevs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 hours ago, kevs said: Today I had Michelin PS4 fitted all-round, replacing the 11 year old Potenzas I was running. I've not yet tested them properly as I want to check the pressures and scrub them for a few miles but even on my gentle drive home, it was like night and day. You'll think you have a new car. Have you done a full suspension refresh? That will then make it better still if you haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevs Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 47 minutes ago, ½cwt said: You'll think you have a new car. Have you done a full suspension refresh? That will then make it better still if you haven't. Not had a full refresh but a spring broke so I had new front springs and top mounts. Looking forward to a nice drive this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybot7 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 8:16 PM, kevs said: Today I had Michelin PS4 fitted all-round, replacing the 11 year old Potenzas I was running. I've not yet tested them properly as I want to check the pressures and scrub them for a few miles but even on my gentle drive home, it was like night and day. I had them on my 996.1 to replace 8 yo Continentals and the difference was similar to your experience. I shall consider them on my 986.2S but may look at the Goodyear F1s as I have them on my 2005 WRX and find them to be very good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 8:16 PM, kevs said: Today I had Michelin PS4 fitted all-round, replacing the 11 year old Potenzas I was running. I've not yet tested them properly as I want to check the pressures and scrub them for a few miles but even on my gentle drive home, it was like night and day. I replaced 11 year old Mich PS2s with Goodyear F1s. Oh yes, you'll notice the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Cybot7 said: I had them on my 996.1 to replace 8 yo Continentals and the difference was similar to your experience. I shall consider them on my 986.2S but may look at the Goodyear F1s as I have them on my 2005 WRX and find them to be very good too To be fair any fresh rubber replacing 11-year-old rubber will be transformational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevs Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 58 minutes ago, ½cwt said: To be fair any fresh rubber replacing 11-year-old rubber will be transformational. I did have this thought at the back of my mind when weighing up the PS4 or a set of Khumo Ecsta 71s. In the end, I decided that the £150 saving wasn't worth it over the course of 6-10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybot7 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, ½cwt said: To be fair any fresh rubber replacing 11-year-old rubber will be transformational. The deterioration over the 4 months it was laid up over lockdown was considerable. Went from ok to concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullandbiscuits Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 Has anyone DIY'd painted the centre console cowl to body colour? I am finding the crappy plastic really let's down the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 A few have, but scraping the soft covering off (or is that just 987?) is a pain. Consider buying a used one from a breaker so you keep your original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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