Lonewolfgjp Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Great results and fairly priced😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 @Deano37Nice looking car there 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y7TSY Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 fitted some new centre caps thanks to @beaks just need to clean up the wheel bolts and it will look good as new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaks Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Y7TSY said: fitted some new centre caps thanks to @beaks just need to clean up the wheel bolts and it will look good as new! top man ! I used a can of Hammerite 'hammered silver' to do my bolts... look fine and a lot cheaper than new... although go steady on your locking bolt with the paint.. ian b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Finally got around to setting some of the onboard computer settings the way I wanted them , rather than those I inherited e.g. set clock to 24 hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Deployed an aircon bomb in it. Now my drive, car and I smell like a boudoir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Quote No I didn't sit in the car when I deployed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verner Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/14/2020 at 9:03 PM, Pinewood said: with our Belgium trip now cancelled ordered Carnewal GT exhaust booked car into Eporsch day trip to Brighton for the hell of it ate ice cream 😋 Gorgeous. Where did you get your Turbo Wheels and what size are they. Always wanted a set for mine but have never gotten around to doing anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinewood Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Verner said: Gorgeous. Where did you get your Turbo Wheels and what size are they. Always wanted a set for mine but have never gotten around to doing anything about it. Thanks. The turbo wheels were optioned by the original owner. They are 19's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verner Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Thanks. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 49 minutes ago, Verner said: Thanks. 🙂 You can get replicas https://www.design911shop.com/Porsche/Boxster-986-987-981/Boxster-987-MKII-29L-2009-2012/Alloy-Wheels-19-/pt72_425_-cma81-cmo82-ct1374/ Or genuine https://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/porsche_alloy_wheels/boxster_987_gen_1_alloys/19_porsche_turbo_wheel_1735 I guess it depends on budget! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Booked car in tomorrow to understand why this happened and get sorted - lower passenger side, roof push rod knuckle went bye bye...which is what it's supposed to do under duress. Ironically roof works fine without it 😆?! But obviously not going to use roof until fixed 😪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, iborguk said: Booked car in tomorrow to understand why this happened and get sorted - lower passenger side, roof push rod knuckle went bye bye...which is what it's supposed to do under duress. Ironically roof works fine without it 😆?! But obviously not going to use roof until fixed 😪 This happened to mine the day I picked it up when I heard a loud bang, but didn’t realise and kept using the roof as the other side does the work. I only noticed when I got a leak in the car from where the loose arm punctured the sealing membrane in that area. Replaced the ballpoint and it’s worked fine for the last 3 years. May just have been fatigue on the old plastic as they are supposed to break to save the rest of the mechanism. Hopefully a quick cheap fix for you🤞 Edited August 18, 2020 by Nobbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Just now, Nobbie said: This happened to mine the day I picked it up when I heard a loud bang, but didn’t realise and kept using the roof as the other side does the work. I only noticed when I got a leak in the car from where the loose arm punctured the sealing membrane in that area. Replaced the ballpoint and it’s worked fine for the last 3 years. May just have been fatigue on the old plastic as they are supposed to break to save the rest of the mechanism. Yes I think you're probably right re fatigue (Porsche Plastic after all). Everything else looks ok re alignment etc but just want it checked to be sure. How long did you use the roof for before realising ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, iborguk said: Yes I think you're probably right re fatigue (Porsche Plastic after all). Everything else looks ok re alignment etc but just want it checked to be sure. How long did you use the roof for before realising ? Bought at the beginning of Oct 2016, finally located the issue in Jan 2017, when the car started fogging up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 A little while then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, iborguk said: Yes I think you're probably right re fatigue (Porsche Plastic after all). Everything else looks ok re alignment etc but just want it checked to be sure. How long did you use the roof for before realising ? And possibly your roof has seen more action in the past 4 weeks than it did in the previous 4 years - wonder if somewhere in its brain it keeps a count of how many times the roof has been operated....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, Paul P said: And possibly your roof has seen more action in the past 4 weeks than it did in the previous 4 years - wonder if somewhere in its brain it keeps a count of how many times the roof has been operated....... Possibly. What do you think it's an upper limit like a Compaq removable drive ? Just saying....🤪 Yes would be interesting to know if the count is buried in there some where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey rocket Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Picked up 2nd hand exhaust to ship to carnewal to be be modified also going to buy the black tips ,looking fed to a bit more ambiance while driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, iborguk said: Possibly. What do you think it's an upper limit like a Compaq removable drive ? Just saying....🤪 Yes would be interesting to know if the count is buried in there some where. Winder If the balls dry out.( steady ) Think I splashed mine with some wd40 when I poking around ( the roof ones ) Edited August 18, 2020 by Paul P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Paul P said: Winder If the balls dry out.( steady ) Think I splashed mine with some wd40 when I poking around ( the roof ones ) Step away from the keyboard 😀 Don't know or maybe it's just aged plastic. Whatever the root cause I now understand why fitting metal replacements (see eBay) would be a bad idea. As per earlier post they are made to break under duress (for good reason) Edited August 18, 2020 by iborguk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 7 hours ago, Paul P said: And possibly your roof has seen more action in the past 4 weeks than it did in the previous 4 years - wonder if somewhere in its brain it keeps a count of how many times the roof has been operated....... And how often has it been lubricated to keep down the friction loads in the sliding and pushing bits that could overload plastic bits and cause them to break? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Maybe someone could invent a self lubricating system for them ? 😆 I aM Sorry (IMS) - see what I did there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascender Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 I’ve swapped-out the microswitch this morning so can finally get the roof down on the car for the first time since purchasing it 5 weeks ago! Unfortunately I still can’t get the rear wheels off as the locking wheel nut key I’ve been sent is the wrong size 😡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Ascender said: I’ve swapped-out the microswitch this morning so can finally get the roof down on the car for the first time since purchasing it 5 weeks ago! Unfortunately I still can’t get the rear wheels off as the locking wheel nut key I’ve been sent is the wrong size 😡 Yay(ish) ! One challenge at a time - good you can get the roof down, it's what it's for (imho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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