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Old 05-10-2015, 05:43 PM   #81
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Did you get your harness yet ?
Nope, got the Switch though got bored and half installed it pretty easy to do once the harness comes I'll take some pictures and do a little install guide. Pretty excited

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Old 05-10-2015, 05:47 PM   #82
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Old 05-10-2015, 06:54 PM   #83
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with the harness it will be a cakewalk, please let me know when it comes in

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Old 05-13-2015, 08:35 AM   #84
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Finally got everything installed, 4th stalk in place and buttoned up. Connected the Durametric, activated the OBC.........FAIL. :troll:

Could not get the correct number of bytes back from the OBC plus I received a fault code of 5555.

I am confused. Do I need to go to the dealer and have the factory code turned on with the PIWIS(?).
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Perhaps not a fail

I had the same situation when I did my install, I drove to another members home and he had a PIWIS (spelling?)and it still did no good. What it turned out to be was a connection. Double check the connector you inserted the pins into at the back of the instrument panel, make double sure it is completely plugged in all the way...easy to have it askew .

Also be sure none of your pins pushed out of the connector....if you saw the triangles they should stay in place.

Next thing to try is the actual 4 stalk, I had a cold solder joint in the OBC lever on the ground.....easy to "Ohm" this lever out.

Let me know if I can ever help

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Old 05-14-2015, 02:51 PM   #86
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Dwight,
Took it apart and put it back together.....It now works.

Go figure.

Thanks for all your help & you too Bruce. The harness worked great.
One word of advice to all who want to do this hack. Put the top down first. Life will be much easier. Ask me how I know.

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Glad to see you got it working Don! Happy to help
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Happy Ending

Without going to a parlor

Glad you got it worked out

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Old 05-20-2015, 03:23 PM   #89
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Where is the connector where the pins go in?
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The connector on the back of the instrument cluster
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The connector on the back of the instrument cluster
lol I never realized you had to take the instrument cluster out, after a bit of googling I figured out ... with googling included it was a 15 min job thanks Dwight!
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This is the first I have seen of this. Cool that i can activate the OBC on my 2001 S. I have a 3 stalk so is there another place where I an look at step by step procedure for the upgrade?

Also, do I need to buy a 4 stalk?

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This is the first I have seen of this. Cool that i can activate the OBC on my 2001 S. I have a 3 stalk so is there another place where I an look at step by step procedure for the upgrade?

Also, do I need to buy a 4 stalk?
Generally, it is tough to buy just the stalk. I bought a 4 stalk and removed the OBC stalk from it and installed the stalk on my OEM 3 stalk. Then run Dwight's harness from there to the gauge cluster. Pelican has a good DIY guide with pictures. You will then have to have your computer activated. I went to my local indie mechanic who charged me $50. The stalk ran $129 from Oklahoma Foreign on eBay.
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Old 06-07-2015, 10:58 AM   #96
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=131510179013
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Here is a cheap 4 stalk with faded lettering I saw on eBay today. No relation to the seller.

99 04 Porsche 911 996 Boxster Turn Signal Wiper Column Switches Faded Letters | eBay
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Faded letters are meaningless as it's just a little cap that pops off and is easily replaced
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Are you still selling cables? I need the OBC cable on a 4 stack for a 2000 Boxster s

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