What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[WillH]

Replaced one rear strut and spring. One, only one. I can't believe how much time it took...
Will replace the other tomorrow, hopefully much faster... The fronts were a breeze...

[TripleTrophy]

Usually the second one goes much faster, like 50-60% of the time, at least for me.

Originally Posted by WillH

Replaced one rear strut and spring. One, only one. I can't believe how much time it took...
Will replace the other tomorrow, hopefully much faster... The fronts were a breeze...

[grc0456]

Took it for (likely) it's last day at the beach this year.


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[redciv1]

I jumped that battery of a ES350 with the Boxster that I replaced the alternator on on, today.

[78F350]

Changing seasons here means that it is getting dark earlier.
I finally got around to adjusting the aim of the headlights on my '01. I had installed the Nine8Six Vivo's in it quite a while ago and just put up with the lights being aimed too low for over a year. We hardly ever drive it at night. Aiming the headlights was silly easy and took about 5 minutes. Wish I had done it right the day I installed them.

Earlier in the day, my son said that the instrument lights in his Corolla were out. He had checked the fuse and it was good. I stopped by to help him out. First thing I noticed was the 'dim knob' was turned all the way to off.
"Hey JT, you ever touch this knob?"
-"What knob?"
I rotate it and the lights come on....
Owners manuals are awesome if you ever take a moment to read them.

[fridsten]

Today I gave the key to my dad, who is driving it 400 miles south of Stockholm for winter storage.
He's also picking up a second hand muffler on the way. That one will most likely be modified for a bit more sound during the winter.

[Traco]

Needed some new shoes but one thing led to another so bought a set of 18” Cayman S wheels with 75% rubber instead and they were a lot less than the tires alone were going to cost. Reckon him going to need spacers on the front though.

So now I’ve to decide what to do, thinking about grey spokes but really like the contrast of the plain silver against the grey. The 17” will now get used specially for track days and eventually get some track specific rubber.




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[pkp4911]

Originally Posted by Traco

Needed some new shoes but one thing led to another so bought a set of 18” Cayman S wheels with 75% rubber instead and they were a lot less than the tires alone were going to cost. Reckon him going to need spacers on the front though.

So now I’ve to decide what to do, thinking about grey spokes but really like the contrast of the plain silver against the grey. The 17” will now get used specially for track days and eventually get some track specific rubber.




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20mm spacers and extended bolts and that will fill out those wheel wells nicely. H/R has the best (anodized) but several out there. Great color combo!

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[alm001]

I've done a bunch of things this week:
Changed the oil, and got a blackstone report. Came back VERY good, and the magnetic plug barely had anything on it. I stepped into the oil drain pan while sliding out from under the car, so I had to throw my shoes out.

I swapped turn signal stalk assemblies with one from Woody (Thanks Woody!) so now my indicators work again. Bonus points for tightening down the screws on my OBC stalk, as they were loose before. Makes the car feel much more solid.
Here's a really low quality pic:


I threw my hard top on, and drove the car about 500 miles for a trip to the Cape.

This morning I spun it onto the grass on some wet pavement in a hard left turn. Oops!

This weekend I'll be cleaning her up for the PCA CVR rally.

[paulofto]

Originally Posted by alm001

I stepped into the oil drain pan while sliding out from under the car, so I had to throw my shoes out.

I thought I was the only one to do that.

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by alm001

Bonus points for tightening down the screws on my OBC stalk, as they were loose before. Makes the car feel much more solid.

Did the same when I replaced the clockspring. I thought the lever was worn out and needed replacement but turned out just loose screws.

[Lucassharringtonn]

Replaced my MAF and cleared code. Drives and Idles much better and no more strange hesitating at high rpm. Definitely noticeable

[dghii]

Treated myself to a new key fob and programming. Ouch!

[KRAM36]

Did another headlight lens restoration. Came out perfect. The bumperettes were looking dry and faded. Took them off and coated them with black Plasti Dip. Came out perfect. Also stripped the car, clay barred it, washed, sealed the paint and waxed it for the coming winter. Looks great, like the car is wet all the time. Was late when I finally got it finished and couldn't take any pics. Today it is raining, so no pics for now.

Weather will be better in a couple days and I'll hit the interior and get some pics.

[kirkandorules]

Well, I evidently got a nail in my tire, so pulled it out and patched it. See, a few days ago, I just got back from a 5000 mile trip (by myself!) from Wisconsin to San Jose, CA and back. It was GREAT. My driving highlights were UT 128, US 50 through Nevada (broke my personal speed record here), I-80 between Reno and Colfax, CA, CA 1 north of San Francisco up to Fort Bragg, CA, and CA 20 from Fort Bragg to Clear Lake.

Was a really great trip, tons of fun drives and met a lot of fun and interesting people along the way.

[KRAM36]

Worked on some faded plastic trim pieces today. Did the plastic trim on the top around the side windows and the cowl cover. Pieces were pretty faded and the Solution Finish - Black Plastic & Vinyl Restorer seems to have worked really well and the trim looks close to factory color right now. Will be washing the car on Thursday to see how it holds up after the first wash.

Before and After pics.

[grc0456]

This weekend I installed my second set of wheels (purchased from forum member, achilles, who kindly included center caps) I had the Conti DWS tires mounted in the early summer, and with the weather turning cooler in New England - it was time. I do not store my car and don’t want to drive on the Conti Extreme Contact Sport summer tires when it gets chilly because that is dangerous.

I think these wheels are called Sport Classics, right? My primary wheels are the lighter weight Boxster II type. Pretty wheels these new ones, but will be a bear to clean. Fortunately, I don’t clean them as much in the winter. It is fun to change up the look of the car though!

Here are the new to me wheels:



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[JBauer]

Switched back to my factory shifter this morning. I liked the short throws but i was starting to think i was having clutch problems. Hard to get into hear, especially on down shifts when not moving. Seems like I had to keep greasing it to make it shift easy and not be so noisy. Just got back from a test drive with the factory shifter and no noise and smooth shifting. I guess that's why those cheap Ebay shifters are so cheap. Getting pretty good at it, for me, only took about an hour. ��

[Ciao]

Fixed right rear stop light bulb slot in tailight assembly. The bulb kept popping out. The panel and slot housing the bulb were loose and securing them back onto the plastic and carefully squeezing the the slot that houses the bulb in order to hold in place was fairly easy. Now the stop light on both tail light assemblies work fine.

[Drphil]

Did my first oil change this past weekend- have only put 2500 miles on the car since I bought it from Vincent and drove it home to SC from NYC- Car now only has 38,000 miles on it. Oil filter was clear of any metallic so next time I will do a blackstone report, but for now we will drive another 2500 miles then report back.

I do think I will need to do the struts and wonder what you guys think about options here , these 20 year old shocks are really soft compared the the bilestine I have on my 914 and would like similar performance as I do like to drive a bit and will have her out on the 2.1 mile Robeling Road Raceway for DE in December.

running pilot sport Michel. tires, original wheels-17"x7 front and 8 rear -

Thanks! otherwise car runs like new and AC is super ice cold! (car had a $3,000 service before being sold )