01-21-2015, 10:39 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Do you check your lights?
When you're behind a vehicle with lots of chrome or there's a full size truck behind you?
I like to do a light check when I see them all lit.
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01-21-2015, 10:53 AM
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Location: New Jersey
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Every. Singe. Time. Sometimes when its not even Chrome but a lighter color, just so I can see the reflection and make sure both are working haha
Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
When you're behind a vehicle with lots of chrome or there's a full size truck behind you?
I like to do a light check when I see them all lit.
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01-21-2015, 06:59 PM
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Location: Fort Worth TX USA
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Yes. Of course. I'll check high beams and fog lights too.
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2002 Boxster Seal Gray Metallic: Desnorkled, Changed ashtray to non-smoker's bin, Removed stickers from sunvisors, Added rear speakers, LED Shifter, Porsche logo on trunk lid, New top with heated glass window, Aspheric Driver's Side Mirror Upgrade, More to come...
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01-21-2015, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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haha no matter what car i am in I check my lights in the reflection and then point it out to my wife " Hey look i can see my car " she rolls her eyes
don't get me started on mirrored windows 
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01-22-2015, 06:54 AM
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X GI
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Pa
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here's how I check all my lights. Turn em all on...get out...walk to the front..all while in my driveway..ha ha.
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01-22-2015, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SJEFFB986
here's how I check all my lights. Turn em all on...get out...walk to the front..all while in my driveway..ha ha.
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You have far too much energy  some times I tell my wife when she's walking to the car to check them.
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01-22-2015, 07:32 AM
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Location: sw ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SJEFFB986
here's how I check all my lights. Turn em all on...get out...walk to the front..all while in my driveway..ha ha.
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don't forget your brake lights
Last edited by jotoole; 01-22-2015 at 08:06 AM.
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01-22-2015, 07:37 AM
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On the slippery slope
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Austin and Palm Springs
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Yea, checking the brake lights is a little tougher. You have to be really fast to step on the pedal and run behind the car before the lights go out :dance:
I check mine in the garage, you can step on the pedal and see them on the closed door
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01-22-2015, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: New Jersey
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I try to check my spoiler too when I hit 75, but I always fail :-( Alas
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01-23-2015, 02:54 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: sw ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jotoole
don't forget your brake lights
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p.s.
A good idea, especially for our older boxsters, have a replacement brake light switch on hand. Backing out of garage one sunny afternoon I noticed I had NO brake lights whatsoever per reflection on garage door. Wayne R. Dempsey's 101 Projects for your Porsche Boxster, p. 288, states they "have a tendency to fail once in a while."
Easy DIY, done from inside car, remove defective switch from just above the brake pedal. No tools required.
Approx $26.00 from Pelican, Suncoast, etc.
Last edited by jotoole; 01-23-2015 at 04:22 AM.
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