What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[stagewex]

I've done a bunch of upgrades to my '02 Box in the almost year that I have owned her but this was the first part(s) failure. Apparently a common one and with the car being 21 years old somewhat expected. I ordered the new switch from Pelican a few months ago when I had to constantly turn the switch on and off a few times to get the headlights to function. Low-Beam didn't work. Eventually last week that stopped working altogether so:



I bought the more expensive OEM German version:



However... WTF, China? Oh well:



Thank Goodness for Youtube with all the hidden little screws:



All went well. Should be good for another 21 years:

[stagewex]

... since I had those plastic tools out and a small bottle of "Goof Off" (kinda the same a "Goo Gone") I soaked those now weathered and even more yellowed old warning labels on top of the Sun Visors. Not sure who they were actually "warning":







Similar to removing the "do not remove under Federal Law" label on a mattress I suppose. Comparison, looks a lot better to me:




Car was so happy I did a full leather clean & conditioner as well. I'm happy too.

[ecruz]

Installed driver's side track arm. A relatively simple job, although I did have a heck of a time getting the front mount to go into place. Almost like it was a little too big. I hit it a couple of times with a brass punch and it seated right in. It completely eliminated the clunking when going over bumps at slow speed. Not sure how, but the whole rear end feels like it's tightened up a bit. Maybe I should do the other side, even though there are no signs that it's bad?

[ecruz]

Installed front sway bar links. Super easy! Always happy with the difference new links make.

[stagewex]

My '73 Super Beetle has been away awaiting major rust (Front-end/Front clip) for over a year. Just brought it back home yesterday. Still will need new shocks and wheel alignment but okay to drive around town.

I have a one car garage so at some point before Winter...
Different worlds of the driving spectrum:

[grc0456]

Nice cars! Of course, I love my 986, but there's something about a Bug that makes everyone attracted to it. I actually learned to drive stick on my college roommate's '73 Super Beetle convertible in orange ((perfected, more like it as my first standard tranny driving experience was my granddads '67 Impala 3 on the tree). I also have only a one car garage, so unless another car (Beetle, 914, etc) lives outside under cover - it's unlikely I'll have the pleasure of owning. I still could be talked into it, though!

[pilot4fn]

Went racing on Friday and Yesterday on Porsche Racing Club Finland event at alastarocircuit.fi. Friday was a day for practice runs with Time Trial (I run at TT with my Boxster), Club Racing and 992 Cup Cars.
Saturday we had a massive downpour of rain most of the day. Still raced on all classes...
Probably due to the really wet track, the exhaust pipe immediately before the cat cracked on my car (image).
Will get it welded this week.

Today I also installed new camberplates (EuroCupGT-Pro GT3 Adjustable Front Top Mounts) to the front suspension. Will get the alignment re-done also later this week.

To finish off the good Porsche weekend, I washed the car.

[steverwrx]

First mods on my new to me '99 boxster: console delete and b&m sportshifter

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by steverwrx

First mods on my new to me '99 boxster: console delete and b&m sportshifter

Looks nice and welcome!

[redpepperracing]

Dropped the trans as the first step in an engine out service.

I hadn't strapped the engine in at this point, it now has a strap and a jack underneath it:


It came out much easier once I got the last mount bolt out that I missed:

[ecruz]

Installed new rear sway bar links and sway bar bushings. Nice improvement!