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Old 12-25-2005, 08:55 PM   #21
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I actually received my book on the 22 nd. with free shipping from Amazon because I complained. Its pretty informative Im happy with it.

Hi,

I Hate to burst your bubble, but I got mine on the 22nd from Amazon and I didn't complain at all - just placed my order 3 weeks ago and it just arrived. They got them earlier from the Publisher than they planned...

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Old 12-26-2005, 10:39 PM   #22
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I complained about the shipping date. They told me it may not arrive until Jan. 10th and I paid for shipping as opposed to the free shipping, thats all. So I got free shipping. Only a few bucks but it was just the point. As far as bursting my bubble I have no idea what you mean.
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Old 12-27-2005, 06:51 PM   #23
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Well, I will see what happens. I placed my order on the 18th of December and originally they were saying it would ship out around the 26th for arrival before the 31st. That seemed reasonable enough when I placed my order. But they since have updated my status to shipping out around the 10th of January for arrival around the 15th (a full month after I ordered it), and did not explain why the change. That would be 3 weeks after I ordered it, and 2 weeks after the original ship date. IMO, that is not acceptable.

So, I sent them an email mentioning that 3 weeks seemed a bit excessive to ship an item their website says is "in stock" and "usually ships within 24 hours". I did mention I went with the free shipping option, and that according to the website, that only is supposed to add 3-5 days to the normal shipping time, not 3 weeks.

Edited to update: Oddly enough, after my email, my book that was not going to ship out until 1/10/06 has just shipped today.

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Old 12-28-2005, 08:51 AM   #24
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ordered too

Ordered on 26 of December. Delivery was estimated on 7th January
Called 18002017575 and complaining about the item should be shipped with in 24 hours, because the site was mentioning that.
Changed to deliver on 30th of December, with two day shipping.
Very excited to get this by Friday.
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Old 12-30-2005, 10:02 AM   #25
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Ordered from Amazon on 7 Dec, received 29 Dec. Altho their free USPS estimated delivery was 6 Jan 06. Worth the wait! Highly recommended.
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Old 12-30-2005, 10:28 AM   #26
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I posted this on another forum, sorry if you read it there, but it bears repeating here under "Attention DIY" since you all are more attentive to your Boxsters than the other place.
Swear it's a true story!


Thought I would share this near out of body experience with you all.

Read if you want to save some money! Sorry for it being long, but you need the full effect of the horror I suffered.

After finally taking the plunge and buying Litronic headlights for my 2000 MY Boxster, I awoke one Saturday all giddy about performing the new mod on my Porsche.

I grabbed the “Special Porsche Tool” to remove the headlight, believe me, there is nothing special about this “stamped from light gauge metal” tool as I was about to find out.

Will not bore you with the details on removal and installation of the Litronics, suffice to say, turn the tool until you hear the distinctive “POP” telling you that your headlights are now locked into the retaining bracket and your investment is “Home Now”.

After showing my wife the new face of my Porsche (she rolled her eyes and went inside), I fired it up and left for a short cruise over to buddy’s house to try and convince him to come out and marvel at them with me.

On my way there on a four lane thoroughfare, I was in the fast lane (where else) coming up to a yellow light applying breaks when I noticed one of the headlights starting to inch forward OUT OF THE CAR!!!

I panicked and gassed it (running a red light in the process) hoping G forces would prevent further forward motion of the headlight and not create a $600 torpedo across a busy intersection.

The next few minutes was very hectic, it ranged from not applying brakes, watching for a cop (the red light thing), coming up to the next NOW red light and trying to move over in heavy traffic to the slow lane so I could stop, but without applying brakes!. Sir Isaac Newton was driving the car at that point every action had an opposite and equal reaction, if you know what I mean!

Finally got over and finished pulling the headlight out and placed it in the passenger seat. I had to drive home with one headlight out of the car (Oooh the humility)

On the way back, I turned onto a two lane road trying to avoid ANYONE I knew and a Vette passed me in the opposite direction, he gave me a big thumbs up as he passed! Funny, I pass him every day, he never gives me the thumbs up???

Moral of the story, the distinctive “POP” was the stripped “Special Porsche Tool” as it lost traction and ratcheted over the cogs on the retaining bolt.

Use a socket from now on!

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Old 12-30-2005, 04:33 PM   #27
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lol...that's a pretty funny story. I'm guessing the vette guy was making fun of the wounded boxster?
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Old 12-30-2005, 05:38 PM   #28
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RBennet, I laughed so hard I had to read it to my wife. Then she laughed hard too.

Just a month ago she rolled her eyes when I showed off my new litronics to her one Saturday morning...

And when I took my car to my mechanic to do the wiring to make them work on high beam, he told me one of them wasn't fully installed...

The same thing could have happened to me!

BTW - I could not find a socket to fit that recessed hole... the Porsche tool is really what one must use unless someone can tell me otherwise. it's cheap though, I'll give you that!
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Old 12-30-2005, 06:16 PM   #29
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RBennet, I laughed so hard I had to read it to my wife. Then she laughed hard too.
This is why I call myself the "The Rodney Dangerfield of Porsche mods" I swear evey mod I perform has a humiliating side effect.

You should here about the "Saturday morning Drilled Zimmerman Cadium plated rotors with Pagid pads mod" story.

I will post the socket size later.

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Old 01-02-2006, 11:54 AM   #30
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It's funny how our spouses and Porsches are engagded in this deadly embrace?

Just this morning I put the top up in "Sevice Position" to check around for things, nothing in particular, just wanted a look at the engine.

Nice and oil dry! but noticed alot of dust. Grabbed the vacum cleaner and with a glass of Pinot wine, started vacuming the dust off the engine, while I think it was "Jimmy Hendrix" playing on the radio.

Just as I started my wife came into the garage, I quickly put down the vacum cleaner hose, embarrased she would have the nerve to think I would vacum an engine of all things!

The following is a transcript from the conversation that ensued.

"Hi, what are you doing!" (her)
"Nothing honey, was just checking the oil" (me, she has no idea you check it from the back "
"Why was the vacum cleaner running if that what you were doing?" (her)
"(Ok deep breath and think hard cause your about to impeach yourself here)" (me, thinking real hard)
"Well I was, of ,kinda......" (me)
" (STOP)" (her)
"You were VACUMING your ENGINE!!" (her)
"NO, there were leaves down around where you put oil in and I was just getting them out of the way" (me, I think I have her on the ropes now)
"Silence" (her)
"Hay whats for dinner?" (me, diversion tactics)

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Old 01-02-2006, 12:28 PM   #31
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When I opened everything up to look at it and saw all the dust my wife was shocked that I put the covers back on WITHOUT detailing the motor

Ah, she knows me all too well.......
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Old 01-02-2006, 12:31 PM   #32
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I do not use the headlight tool because most of them are a sloppy fit. I use a 5 mm socket.

I ordered 2 copies of the Bentley manual and 2 other Boxster books on the the 28th and according to Amazon they should be here at the end of January. I have most of the factory manual which is about worthless for a DIYer. So I have waited almost 7 years for the aftermarket to do a better job, or at least I hope so. So when it gets here it gets here.

The extra copy is for Peter Smith. He was the PCA tech advisor for the Boxster, owns a Boxster, is the shop foreman at my local dealer, puts on Boxster tech sessions for us local owners, taught me everything I know, and so on. He was asked years ago to write a manual, but he did not have time (he also races) and he did not think there would be enough material for a DIYer book. He will find the bugs in the book.
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Old 01-02-2006, 02:43 PM   #33
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I do not use the headlight tool because most of them are a sloppy fit. I use a 5 mm socket...
Hi,

FYI, I use a 5mm Nut Driver, it works well and you get a very good feel when the Latch engages, or not as seems to be the case here...

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Old 01-03-2006, 04:03 AM   #34
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I also used a 5mm socket. It worked fine
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Old 01-03-2006, 04:44 PM   #35
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I ordered 2 copies of the Bentley manual and 2 other Boxster books on the the 28th and according to Amazon they should be here at the end of January.
After emailing Amazon (see earlier thread) my manual was delivered the Next Day (Dec 29). This was with the Free Shipping option.

It shouldn't take a month. Really. Email Amazon about it, because it clearly states on their website that the Bentley Manual ships within 24 hours.
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Old 01-03-2006, 06:41 PM   #36
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Hi creseida, have you posted a picture of you zenith blue boxster???

I own a lapis blue, everyone tells me its black (wadda they know) I only see another Porsche about once a month where I live but dont think I have seen your color?

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Old 01-07-2006, 10:20 AM   #37
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I ordered mine online from Amazon. It shipped in one or two days and arrived in 5 days by regular ground transport.
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Old 01-07-2006, 05:56 PM   #38
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Went to Borders ordered with 3 day turn around well see!!!

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