"The Red Clip"

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by Tool Pants

No to hardtop, yes to roof rack. There is 1 option left, and it was a very uncommon option.

Hi,

Doooh.... Option Code X68 - Convertible Tonneau Cover...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[Tool Pants]

That's it. In the last years of the 986 this option was deleted by Porsche. I have seen only one local 986 (a 1999) that had it as a factory option.

[BobMarley1]

very well, I mean the sensor.

Is there a way to strengthen the "eye"?

I can lock my car, then wave my hand all around in the interior and the alarm will not go off.

[RandallNeighbour]

BobMarley:

I don't think you can increase the strength, angle or area covered by the sensor.

If you have the red clip on the car, top and windows down, and you lock your car with your remote, then wait about five minutes, it should sound the alarm when you try to reach into the car and take something out of your cubby holes in front of the shifter.

It will not keep someone from slipping their hand down the door and into the map pockets, rear storage area, or go off if someone pops out your rollbar inserts or windscreen... so be forewarned.

The center console below your elbow is covered by the alarm via a wire, however, so anything inside there is protected by your horn making a racket, if you want to call that protection.

FWIW - I rarely leave my top down, even when I'm at Starbucks and can sit outside and watch the car. Theives can rip you off 20 feet away and be gone in 5 seconds or less, taking your windscreen and rollbar inserts. Same goes for your radar detector, even though it will set off the alarm due to proximity to the sensors. It's just not worth the risk to lose hundreds of dollars of stuff. The red clip is good for what it's good for, but it ain't good for much IMO.

[dxterity]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

BobMarley:

FWIW - I rarely leave my top down, even when I'm at Starbucks and can sit outside and watch the car. Theives can rip you off 20 feet away and be gone in 5 seconds or less, taking your windscreen and rollbar inserts.

I got long black zip-ties and fastened my headliner windscreens to the roll bar. You'd have to really destroy them in order to pop them out. Fasten the zip-ties at the bottom, behind the headrest and you don't even notice them.
As for the plexiglass wind deflector; for some reason it takes me forever to get the clasps released, I think mine must be defective or something because that thing hates to come out so I'm not really worried about someone stealing that.

[10/10ths]

...I have done this and it seems to work great. Haven't lost a screen yet.

[Chboro]

Drove in to Tucson the other day. Left a sweatshirt folded up on the armrest and a bottle of water on that. Spent about 15 minutes in a sporting goods store, came out and they took my bottle of water. 1st thing I've ever had stolen from a roadster. Funny thing, then I was thirsty!

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by BobMarley1

very well, I mean the sensor.

Is there a way to strengthen the "eye"?

I can lock my car, then wave my hand all around in the interior and the alarm will not go off.

Hi,

How are you locking the Car? If you use the Key or Transmitter, it takes 10 sec. for the Passenger Compartment Montioring to activate (IR Sensor) - you'll see the Dash indicator and the Central Locking Switch LED flask 1/sec. for 10 sec. The Dash Indicator will then flash 1/2sec.

If you lock the Car using the Central Locking Switch on the Dash, the Passenger Compartment Monitoring Function (IR Sensor) is disabled.

I regularly lock the Car, Top Down, w/ Red Clip, Windows UP. You have to have the arms of a Gorilla (not that they're not out there) to reach inside. My IR Sensor is pretty sensitive. I was at an outdoor Cafe' and watched a Bee fly into the Car and it set off the Alarm in under 2 sec. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[eslai]

I forget, did anyone determine if these work on the 987? I think someone said they did.

[Tool Pants]

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[eslai]

Ah yes, I remember seeing that picture in a thread you made somewhere, thanks.