Washed her this weekend and took a photo!

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Finally installed rear speakers. Sounds MUCH better.

I added the rear speakers a few weeks ago.
I used the kit from ebay

WOW what a difference. I can actually hear the stereo now

Last drive / wash of the season, then I've put the car in storage for the Montreal winter (4-5 months).
I already miss the car

Drove her..........hard.

Penultimate "Sunday Drive" of the season. Just happened to fall on a Saturday.

40F, 10 mph wind. Guys with PS2s were feelin' the difference in grip.

Two miles of gravel :eek:; caught up with the drive group in front of us.

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PCA Maverick Region reserved a glassblowing demonstration for us:

Vetro Glassblowing

Then a great meal at Café Italia.

Livin' the dream...........

TO

You retired guys have all the fun:cool: Love the food at Cafe Italia, sure you had a great time!

DIY COB LED dome light.

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Tell us more about them. Where did you get them? We're they easy to fit? I like them.

I replaced the drivers side mirror, and did the DRL hack!

Ordered new boots for the Boxster from the local Discount Tire shop.

Four Cooper Zeon RS-3As; total cost out the door $477.83 which includes mounting, lifetime spin balancing, rotation and repair, disposal and sales tax.

I still have decent tread on my current fronts, but the rears are getting a little too worn for comfort. I got 28,000 miles on this set of RS-3As, and that includes several DEs, rallies, "Sunday Drives", Boxstoberfests and PCA Paloozas.

I suppose I could have driven a few more months on the current set, but I really feel that November is the best time to buy new tires. Cool temps, and it's always great to have maximum tread depth for the winter.

The Coopers are not Pilots, but they wear well, are quiet, and offer decent grip, even in the wet. Plus they work at temps below 40°. There's a 40,000 mile warranty on these tires, so when I return for a new set, I'll get a prorate on new tires. I've been going to Discount Tire for 20 years now, and they've always treated me great, especially with the free rotation and balancing every time I bring one of our cars in. In fact, the only time I have to open my wallet is when I purchase new tires.

Just sayin'.........

TO

Particleweave,
Could you please give a little more info on the dome light?? PM sent.

Drove it up to the hanger to do some real flying:http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1416330434.jpg

Yes! A much needed upgrade for Boxsters.

I have used the Cooper RS-3A's on my other vehicles and very good tire for the price.

For me, just drove the Boxster to work, which is a normal day. BUT, I still get cheers and thumbs up when I past an elementary school:dance:

I didn't like the small led replacement bulbs, so I used these (the 18 chip model) - 5X T10 18 24 36 48 Chip COB LED Car Interior Panel Light Lamp Bulb Festoon Dome | eBay
They get very hot and should be on a heat sink, but tere isn't room inside the dome light, so I decided to just run them at half power.

I removed the stock resistor, wired the two together in parallel and used a 75ohm, 2W resistor to run them at about 60% power.
Even at 60% power, they are plenty bright with a nice even white light distribution.

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I replaced the old tires which came on the car with Hankook Ventus V12s. What a difference.

Rear Window Cleaned
 

I used Novus 1-2-3 to spiff up my rear plastic window. I don't think the inside had ever been cleaned and it turned out great! I'll probably hit it again with the fine scratch remover and polish to see if it improves it more.

Replaced the starter motor with a rebuilt unit from Pelican Parts.
The original starter was "hanging up" on the ring gear for a second or two causing it to howl - not a nice sound in the main street....
Checked the knock sensors, AOS and cleaned the throttle body & inlet manifolds while everything was apart.
I stripped the old starter motor & planetary gears apart, cleaned the commutator, freed up the brushes and greased the bearings and sliding shaft.
Bench tested for a couple of minutes and a dozen starts and all OK.
Instead of sending the starter back to Pelican for the $85 core charge I've put the rebuilt starter motor in the workshop cupboard for a spare.
Hot and humid @ 30 deg C - I was just thankfull I was in the shade - I should really get an air conditioner for the garage.....

Drove it to the supermarket. I`m making Sunday gravy on a Sat.Needed the ingredients .

Picked it up from the body shop.....complete paint job:D

Cost of Alberta work....
 

Are you happy with the work? I am also in Alberta and am curious what the price was of this endeavour and where it was done? I am curious and looking into purchasing new body parts soon and having them painted. You can private message me if you'd like. TIA