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Old 04-22-2014, 12:12 PM   #1
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And it only took me an hour to put it all back together

Boy, I still need to do a lot more



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Old 04-22-2014, 01:47 PM   #2
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Boy, I still need to do a lot more



That looks awesome, superb!
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That looks awesome, superb!
I have a 3-spoke steering wheel for you when you are ready.
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I have a 3-spoke steering wheel for you when you are ready.
Mine is in the shop for a tune up




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That looks great Charles! I like it!
Thank you! It still feels incomplete when sitting in the cockpit, though. It'll get there
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Old 04-24-2014, 09:40 PM   #5
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And it only took me an hour to put it all back together

Boy, I still need to do a lot more



Looks good! I like the accent color on the dash. I did mine when I swapped mine out. It was a little scary but feels good to do my own mods.
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I fitted heated seats and a dash cam to mine. There's not much to see apart from the switches in the batwing. The camera is hidden behind the mirror so had to take the photo from the side:



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Looks good! I like the accent color on the dash. I did mine when I swapped mine out. It was a little scary but feels good to do my own mods.
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I fitted heated seats and a dash cam to mine. There's not much to see apart from the switches in the batwing. The camera is hidden behind the mirror so had to take the photo from the side:
Nice work! I've been running a dash cam for about a year now but have yet to fully integrate it or its wiring.
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Found a dead fuel pump in a boxster today only about 75k on this car
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I took the cover off, removed the external mothball guardians, battery tender and exhaust protection. Took it out for 10 minutes before it started raining. Highs in 40s through Tuesday, low to mid 50s through next Sunday.

Will Spring never arrive? AAAGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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Found a dead fuel pump in a boxster today only about 75k on this car
Is it a 2002-4 with the internal filter in the sending unit? May want to check the sending unit for flow, a blocked fuel filter in mine burned up 3(!!) fuel pumps (original, and two OE replacements). Finally swapped in a used sending unit and pump from DC Auto, and it's been great since.
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I fitted heated seats and a dash cam to mine. There's not much to see apart from the switches in the batwing. The camera is hidden behind the mirror so had to take the photo from the side:


Which dashboard cam did you get? All the ones I saw had a screen built in and were kind of big, I like the way yours is hidden behind the mirror.
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Old 04-28-2014, 09:05 PM   #13
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Did you take the airbag cover out to get the screws behind the trim? I can get the first few screws on either side of the long trim piece from behind the dash, but the airbag gets in the way of the middle screws.
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Did you take the airbag cover out to get the screws behind the trim? I can get the first few screws on either side of the long trim piece from behind the dash, but the airbag gets in the way of the middle screws.
Yep. There is a large aluminum frame back there that prevents access like mentioned in another thread.

The airbag is held in by 2 bolts (13mm iirc) and slides right out. Wish I had done this first as it makes getting the long piece out much easier.
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Took a top down drive to the lake. Brrrrrr
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Took a top down drive to the lake. Brrrrrr
Tommy, where are you located? We spent most of our lives in the Capital District. (Currently exiled in Nebraska... !!)
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Middle of New York. The land where spring doesn't spring lol.
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