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				a friend just had his clutch done on his 2001 Boxster S, he had the LN bearing lined up as a while you are in there. His dual row was just about to go, there was metal shavings in the ims chamber, he got pretty lucky 
			
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			07-03-2015, 03:13 PM
			
			
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				Got my stripes put on! Instead of white i went with a light gray to match the new wheels!  
  
  
			
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May I ask where you bought the stripes from? 
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			07-03-2015, 03:19 PM
			
			
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			Nice stripes. Reminds me of mine.  
 
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-03-2015, 04:57 PM
			
			
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			Sucked it up and installed Hella smoked side markers today.  $75 for the pair seems a little excessive but I guess its a $75 improvement in looks over the originals (especially on a grey car).  Clear/smoked headlights Im restoring at the moment so still running the colored ones that came with the car till then... 
 
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-03-2015, 07:48 PM
			
			
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				Sucked it up and installed Hella smoked side markers today.  $75 for the pair seems a little excessive but I guess its a $75 improvement in looks over the originals (especially on a grey car).  Clear/smoked headlights Im restoring at the moment so still running the colored ones that came with the car till then... 
  
			
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			07-03-2015, 07:55 PM
			
			
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				Sucked it up and installed Hella smoked side markers today.  $75 for the pair seems a little excessive but I guess its a $75 improvement in looks over the originals (especially on a grey car).  Clear/smoked headlights Im restoring at the moment so still running the colored ones that came with the car till then... 
  
			
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One of the easiest yet most impactful upgrades imo.  Nice!
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-03-2015, 07:58 PM
			
			
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			07-04-2015, 06:37 AM
			
			
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Typical overweight American bolstered by holding @ 30 pounds of scuba diving weights.  Along with the snap decision to not drop the weights on the car and/or my feet.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Installed and polished Litronics headlights. 
Used the Meguiars kit for polishing, not 100% satisfied. I'll polish them again this winter using the 3M kit. 
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				Used the Meguiars kit for polishing, not 100% satisfied. I'll polish them again this winter using the 3M kit. 
			
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I got pretty good results using a video by Chris Fix.  And its not just a cut and buff method,  its new clear coat as well.   This old fashion way seemed to give me better results than the mothers sanding disks system I tried previously on these same headlights. Additionally I did follow up by using the polishing ball that came with the Mothers kit and used the same cutting compound, polish and wax from the Meguiar's paint correction kit I used on my paint to get out the orange peel and give them a wax protectant. The clear headlights Im restoring now will get six light coats of clear coat not just the three that Chris did, and I did on these pictured,  as they had more pitting that didnt come out with sanding.   Just a thought...
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			Took down the  For Sale sign yesterday before skipping town for the holiday weekend. Later, the little lady and I went for a midnight top down drive and enjoyed the stars and some early fireworks. Nothing like a midnight drive with the top down.   
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			I replaced both the rear track arms on my 2001 Boxster S.   
I used the 987 arms.  They appear identical to the 986 ones.  Only visual difference is the part number.  
 
Photos showing both arms on my flickr site here:
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			Today I did a complete detail starting with Lexol leather cleaner, then applied Lexol conditioner. I treated all the rubber with Lexol conditioner, cleaned the floor mats and vacuumed. I removed all the dried out, stuck on bugs with Goo Gone, then treated the whole car with New Car Glaze. I did the wheels and all the glass, brushed the top and used a lint roller on it. She shines and smells good inside. Tomorrow I'll take her for a good spin on a winding back road to listen to her howl.  
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Replaced the passenger side window regulator, on my 99, was easier than I thought and works great!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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				Took down the  For Sale sign yesterday before skipping town for the holiday weekend. Later, the little lady and I went for a midnight top down drive and enjoyed the stars and some early fireworks. Nothing like a midnight drive with the top down.   
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			07-05-2015, 08:24 AM
			
			
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I was convinced that it was time to sell it and buy a used Toyota Yaris or something, but that midnight top down drive with the stars was really an eye opener. I used to do that a lot in the first couple years.   
I still have a dilemma, though: my DD is about ready for retirement and I just can't drive the Box every day.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			07-05-2015, 08:32 AM
			
			
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			That's a tough decision, I think you would regret selling the Box though after all that you have put into it, good luck!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			07-05-2015, 09:07 AM
			
			
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				I was convinced that it was time to sell it and buy a used Toyota Yaris or something, but that midnight top down drive with the stars was really an eye opener. I used to do that a lot in the first couple years.   
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A Yaris?   
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