What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[ugatha]

Changed the oil and filter and Raggtopped the top to celebrate.

[ryoder986]

Brake lights were out so I pulled out the brake light switch and gave it a good cleaning and BINGO I had brake lights again. Then I took it for a long drive down the beach.

[fins]

Super glued one upholder shut due to broken spring -- these guys are really worthless....

[Mark_T]

Brake/clutch fluid flush, changed air/cabin filters, topped up ps fluid, lubed the clamshell, and FINALLY installed the US size cigar lighter socket.

The bad news - I see one of my rear struts is leaking. Damn thing only lasted 135000km. I suppose my options are 1) buy a good used strut, 2) replace both rear struts with new, 3) replace all four struts, 4) ROW M030 kit. There's a decision that was already made ages ago. :dance:

[Spinnaker]

Bought an AFE air filter last year and finally got around to installing it today. After opening the engine bay, the usual dusty mess stared back at me. Since it was right in front of me and wasn't going to go away by itself, I hit it with a mixture of Simple Green and QuicknBrite cleaner. Used a 3" paint brush to scrub all the surfaces, then rinsed it with the garden hose. Sure looks a lot better now.





Checked the drains while I had it opened up. Water drained out just fine, but I could see something stuck in the upper section of the drains just below the foam tray on both sides. Fished these out with a pair of needle nose pliers. Some PO or mechanic is probably still looking for that torx bit.

[Luv2Box]

Took my '99 986 on four parade laps around Laguna Seca. I was fourth behind the pace 911 and there were 96 Porsches behind me so the pace car punched it and those of us in the front got to get some speed up. Normal parade lap speed is around 35-40 mph and normal parade laps are two but since there were 100 cars on the track the front group got up to spoiler up speed. Woohoo! Pics are from the grid.

[PaulDash]

Got the suspension aligned. Yay!



Found out my front shocks need replacement. Nay!

[Drahthaar]

Noticed Outside Temp Sensor had fallen out of its clip and was way down in the bottom of front bumper...re-installed in proper location, now the temp no longer reads 40 degrees too high!!! Now it agrees with Weather Channel app.

Lubed "clutch pedal spring" under dash--no more squeak!!

Took apart accelerator pedal assembly. Lubed the two ball joints inside it-- no more "sticky" accelerator!!!

[jakeru]

Not today, but earlier this week, I applied some Aquapel on my 986. (In the Pacific Northwest, this kind of thing can be important.)

That stuff takes a lot of buffing and paper towels to get off! Did take a bit longer than expected to apply.

It even rained some later that day, and the 'pel worked awesomely. At low speed small droplets would accumulate and when I used the wipers, they would literally hurdle that water off the side of the glass. Above about 40 mph the droplets would move off the glass with no wipers needed.

New wipers (Bosch set specially made for the 986 with curved passenger wiper) working very well also.

[Bald Eagle]

Had a business trip to take yesterday and took the Boxster - 450 miles from Valparaiso, Indiana to just outside Madison, Wisconsin and back. Left at 8:30am, had a 3hr. meeting, stopped to have dinner with an old friend in the Chicago suburbs, arrived home at 10pm. 26 miles per gallon.

This was my first drive of any real distance since I've had the 2000 S (almost one year). I was a little apprehensive because of some lower back issues but was comfortable the entire time, just wished I had cruise control.

Great experience

Larry (The Bald Eagle)

[fredd5r]

I decided to get the NT555's from http://4wheelonline.com/NittoTires.19627 because of the price. I know some guys didn't like them but I have good experience with them. May not be the best tires out there but reliable enough for regular street driving.

[curtbradbury]

I've done several things recently to my 2005 Boxster S.
1. Removed factory radio/display and installed Kenwood DNX-892 with XM receiver. I bought the entire system from a company in California so I could retain the factory Bose amp. It wasn’t cheap ($2200) but I now have Garmin Nav with voice prompts, XM radio, HD radio, Bluetooth audio, Pandora and other apps, 7” touch screen, hands-free phone, iPhone mirroring, etc. Fantastic! I have had the radio area apart in the past to install a Dension BT unit (it sucked) and to replace the strut in the glove box so the disassembly wasn’t new to me. The system included a NavTV unit to interface with the MOST. Installation was not simple but everything fit behind the new radio and the technical support was excellent.

2. Removed and re-painted my climate control temp and blower buttons. I used the wrong solvent to remove the rubberized paint (what was left after 10 years) and sort of partially melted the grooves in one of the buttons. The repaint looks very good but it bothered me enough that I just bought a used climate control unit on eBay for $90 and I will cannibalize the buttons, repaint them, and it will go better this time. I’ll use paint thinner this time (as recommended) instead of Goof-Off. There is a company that refurbishes the buttons (Sticky No More - Exotic Cars Interior Refinishing Services) and as it turns out, financially, that would have been the way to go but I didn’t know I was going to damage my buttons and I’m stubborn and like to do these things myself.

3. Next project: replace the broken “Oddments” storage cover in my driver’s door. The hinge is broken so I negotiated with an eBay seller into removing the cover and hinge from a Sand Beige door panel they were selling and I paid for just that.

4. I’m currently looking for a used left Alumalook thumb button for my steering wheel. I WILL NOT give $160 to Porsche for a new OEM plastic replacement. If I don’t find a reasonably priced used part, I guess I will re-paint mine in black.

[Dlirium]

Installed my new steering wheel!

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[rem503]

We drove the entire Emerald Necklace of metropark roads around Cleveland Ohio. It took us about 9-1/2 hours (152 miles) with lunch, dinner and a couple stops for garage sales to go from the tip of the Rocky River Reservation to the end of the parks just past Squires Castle in the North Chagrin Reservation. It was a beautiful day for it. Only saw 4 other Porsches.

2000 base

[j.fro]

Took fastest time of the day at Shenandoah region PCA's first autocross of the season!

[KRAM36]

Originally Posted by j.fro

Took fastest time of the day at Shenandoah region PCA's first autocross of the season!

Nicely done you animal!

[Dlirium]

Originally Posted by Dlirium

Installed my new steering wheel!

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Did my first AX with the new wheel today - wasn't sure if I really liked it before, but after...no question! Love it. Was much easier to control through the course than with the bigger wheel. Did make a big difference...

[cardiffgiant]

Finally did that oil change. My washers from pelican were the wrong size. I was already committed, so I had to reuse the old washer.

The drain plug is suspect after torquing it. I'll definitely need to replace it when I do the fall oil change.

[Van914]

Replaces the sway bars with Tarrett Bars. Feels great!

[EJ-Fresno]

Installed cat delete pipes, failed installing a PSE, put new floor mats, replaced the wind deflector latches.
Next step is the rear speaker kit