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Old 12-23-2020, 07:11 AM   #1
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I have your cars twin, except I have the sport interior with sport seats, 3-spoke steering wheel and the gray graphite interior trim. Even the same wheels. Yeah, it's a polarizing color - love it or hate it. I love mine. I flew from Oklahoma to Phoenix AZ to buy mine from a crappy little car lot and road tripped home.

I'd find a set of clear headlights, clear side markers and then a set of solid red 550 SE taillights.
Wheel spacers - minimum 7mm front and 15mm rear.
Roll bar hoop mesh pieces.
I'd keep the black bumperettes - it's hard to find a complimentary color for Ocean Jade Metallic.
And if you really wanted to change things up - find all the pieces for a Generation 1 aerokit for the car.
Wow, my twin! I've never seen another Box that color, anywhere. Sweet. I love Ocean Jade Metallic, and I get lots of compliments on the color. A recent PCA mag article called it a "unicorn color." I'm thrilled to discover you have it too.

I have the 8-way leather power seats. I don't know what the difference is between those and the sport seats, as I'm somewhat of a Boxster neophyte. But they fit my fat ass pretty well, so I'm happy with that.



Your wheels appear to be suffering from missing badges just like mine were up until my spouse bought me new ones for an early Christmas present. Now, as of yesterday, I have them. So I guess it's time to replace the lug nuts, now.



What is an aerokit? I'm not familiar.
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Old 12-23-2020, 09:59 AM   #2
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Wow, my twin! I've never seen another Box that color, anywhere. Sweet. I love Ocean Jade Metallic, and I get lots of compliments on the color. A recent PCA mag article called it a "unicorn color." I'm thrilled to discover you have it too.
Here's some real unicorns in the Ocean Jade Metallic world; a '99 996 w/ aerokit and a couple of year newer turbo 996.

The aerokit is a factory body kit to include side skirts, a different front bumper cover and a fixed rear spoiler. The spoiler on the top 996 is called a "taco spoiler" for obvious reasons.

Both of these two Boxsters below in my fleet are also '99's w/ factory aero. They also have the factory hard top.

For the difference between a comfort seat (yours) and the sport seat (mine) look at the difference in the seat back where your shoulders rest. The sport seat has "wings" that help cradle your upper body in place for more aggressive driving.

My center wheel caps are the plain version w/ the crest outlined in black. Yours are the optional colored crests.

Be careful! It's a slippery slope once you start performance mods and cosmetic upgrades. Your car looks like it has some nice options - the color was a $$$ upgrade, the wheels are upgrades, your 8-way seats and (I think) you have the optional heavier leather. Your aluminum-look shifter and e-brake are options, your white instrument panel is an option.

Another little touch you might want is the non-smoker tray that goes where your ashtray sits. It's about $90 and a 15 minute job with only a couple of screws and popping in and out your window switches.

If you really want to learn what your car has to offer, look for DE (Driver Education) track events that your local PCA Chapter should have. Once you're on the track with your Boxster, you'll open up a whole new world of fun.




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Old 12-23-2020, 02:45 PM   #3
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If you really want to learn what your car has to offer, look for DE (Driver Education) track events that your local PCA Chapter should have. Once you're on the track with your Boxster, you'll open up a whole new world of fun.
Absolutely agree. You'll have a blast and you can spend dollars on fun items like track pads and race alignments.

I daily peruse 3-4 Porsche websites and my mind sometimes fails me, but I'm pretty sure I remember seeing a 986 hardtop for sale in OJM on one of them. Caught my attn due to the rare color.
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