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geraintthomas · 03-12-2016, 02:52 PM

Parking sensors complete, and was a success.

Bumper off

Marking up where the sensors go

And done!

Forgot to photograph the steps in between, was on a roll and didn't want to stop.

The sensors are outstanding. I've muted the speaker a fair bit as it was ridiculously loud, and then ran the wiring in a very neat and OEM way underneath the cabin storage behind the seats, so it's completely out of sight. You get a nice little 'beep' when you put it in reverse, which is handy as it's now an audible indicator when you're in reverse. They look a lot, lot better than the standard early 986 and 996 sensors.

I also fixed a few gremlins in my drivers window. Ever since replacing the regulator, it never dropped as much as it should have when you pull the handle, it went down way too far into the door when the window is wound down fully (which made the glass shake when closing the door), and sometimes the window would travel up, get stuck, and go back down again. I just altered the bolts slightly, and it seemed to be a smoother run. Then I put 3 cable ties at the bottom of the runner to act as a bumper so the window doesn't drop into the door. And then I did a cable tie fix on the window cable to take some slack out of it. Seems to be good now

While doing it, I used an old Ikea carpet that I was going to throw out, but after finding that it's a perfect fit between the front and back wheels, and gives a really nice work mat area, I'm keeping it!

Result. Anyway, good productive day today

I've ordered some footwell lights too. There's two sets going in. The first set is a bright set that will operate when the door opens, mimicking the function of the interior light. It'll be a warm-white multi-SMD LED bulb board in each footwell, to match the colour of a halogen bulb but with the added benefit of being low wattage and longer life. The second set of footwell lights will be a single amber SMD that are on constantly, but will act as a very dim ambient light that's only visible if you really look for it. Pretty much exactly like the light found by the interior light.

Will wire these in next weekend

03-12-2016, 02:52 PM	#111
geraintthomas Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 852	Parking sensors complete, and was a success. Bumper off Marking up where the sensors go And done! Forgot to photograph the steps in between, was on a roll and didn't want to stop. The sensors are outstanding. I've muted the speaker a fair bit as it was ridiculously loud, and then ran the wiring in a very neat and OEM way underneath the cabin storage behind the seats, so it's completely out of sight. You get a nice little 'beep' when you put it in reverse, which is handy as it's now an audible indicator when you're in reverse. They look a lot, lot better than the standard early 986 and 996 sensors. I also fixed a few gremlins in my drivers window. Ever since replacing the regulator, it never dropped as much as it should have when you pull the handle, it went down way too far into the door when the window is wound down fully (which made the glass shake when closing the door), and sometimes the window would travel up, get stuck, and go back down again. I just altered the bolts slightly, and it seemed to be a smoother run. Then I put 3 cable ties at the bottom of the runner to act as a bumper so the window doesn't drop into the door. And then I did a cable tie fix on the window cable to take some slack out of it. Seems to be good now While doing it, I used an old Ikea carpet that I was going to throw out, but after finding that it's a perfect fit between the front and back wheels, and gives a really nice work mat area, I'm keeping it! Result. Anyway, good productive day today I've ordered some footwell lights too. There's two sets going in. The first set is a bright set that will operate when the door opens, mimicking the function of the interior light. It'll be a warm-white multi-SMD LED bulb board in each footwell, to match the colour of a halogen bulb but with the added benefit of being low wattage and longer life. The second set of footwell lights will be a single amber SMD that are on constantly, but will act as a very dim ambient light that's only visible if you really look for it. Pretty much exactly like the light found by the interior light. Will wire these in next weekend __________________ Porsche Boxster S Type 986 Bi-xenon Headlight Upgrade \| 987 S 18" Anthracite Alloys \| Android Head Unit \| 5000k 55w HID's \| 5000k Cree DRL's \| 5000k Cree number plate lights \| Cree LED Indicators \| One-touch roof operation \| Bypass exhaust pipes \| Parking sensors \| Ambient footwell lighting Last edited by geraintthomas; 03-12-2016 at 03:12 PM.