02-07-2017, 05:48 AM
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Location: Bedford, TX
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No Boxster but a view from that area on the other side 
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2001 Boxster S Lapis Blue
TS Cat Bypass Pipes and exhaust
iPad Mini Dash Install
DEPO Tail Lights
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02-08-2017, 11:03 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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Me racing (slalom/autocross). Picture taken by my 13yo son.
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02-09-2017, 11:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
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Originally Posted by fridsten
Me racing (slalom/autocross). Picture taken by my 13yo son.
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Car looks fantastic! Great shot! 
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02-09-2017, 10:21 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
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Hello folks, greetings from tropical Jakarta, Indonesia.
This is my first ever 2 seater, convertible, impulse-purchase, Porsche. It is a 2003 Guards Red over Savannah Beige Tiptronic 2.7 with 28k KMs on the clock (about 3k added since I bought it in November 2015). Been taking it to a Porsche authorized service center, then a specialist, and tinkering with some minor works myself thanks to this forum and Pelican's book.
Originally came with 16" wheels, now it rides on 987's 18" Boxster S II wheels:
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02-09-2017, 11:34 PM
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Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
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Originally Posted by ripratama
Hello folks, greetings from tropical Jakarta, Indonesia.
This is my first ever 2 seater, convertible, impulse-purchase, Porsche. It is a 2003 Guards Red over Savannah Beige Tiptronic 2.7 with 28k KMs on the clock (about 3k added since I bought it in November 2015). Been taking it to a Porsche authorized service center, then a specialist, and tinkering with some minor works myself thanks to this forum and Pelican's book.
Originally came with 16" wheels, now it rides on 987's 18" Boxster S II wheels:
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Congratulations and welcome to the club!
Love those wheels! 
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02-10-2017, 10:04 AM
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Location: South Wales, UK
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Bi-xenon Headlight Upgrade | 987 S 18" Anthracite Alloys | Android Head Unit | 5000k 55w HID's | 5000k Cree DRL's | 5000k Cree number plate lights | Cree LED Indicators | One-touch roof operation | Bypass exhaust pipes | Parking sensors | Ambient footwell lighting
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02-10-2017, 09:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Sarasota Florida
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Originally Posted by geraintthomas
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that paint looks absolutely liquid, I see your avatar is buffing a car. what do yo use to get that effect
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02-11-2017, 12:19 PM
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Location: South Wales, UK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paulb
that paint looks absolutely liquid, I see your avatar is buffing a car. what do yo use to get that effect
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Blood, sweat and tears 
What I did to the car:
- Full interior detailed, leather restored, carpet shampoo'd, steam cleaned and vacuumed
- Engine bay de-greased with AutoGlym's Machine Degreaser, then steam cleaned
- Roof deep cleaned and protected with AutoGlym's Soft Top Renovator & Protector
- Pre-wash rinse with AutoGlym Insect Remover
- Wheel faces and barrels cleaned with AutoBrite Purple Rain
- Tyres dressed with Meguiars Tyre Gel
- Three-bucket extensive exterior wash with lambswool mitt, detailing brushes & wheel woolies, including door shuts and wheel arches
- Scuff and scratch removal with wet sanding techniques
- Dried with several high pile drying towels
- Contamination removed with Meguiars clay bar
- Three-stage machine polish (Chemical Guys Orange, Green then White pads with Megs 105 & 205 compound)
- Headlights de-yellowed and restored using the same technique
- AutoGlym Extra Gloss Protection sealant
- Victoria Concours carnauba wax on paint, headlights and wheels
- Black bumper trim dressing on front scuttle
- Glass machine polished and cleaned with hydrophobic solvent
- Exhaust polished with metal polish
I detail cars by the way. With what I've done, the great thing is that whenever I wash the car, it returns to this state as I wash it in a way that can never introduce swirls. Rinse, three buckets with lambs wool wash mitt, rinse, dry with two clean drying towels, etc. Takes about an hour to wash the car but I was it every two weeks. I did this about 7 months ago and, when checking the paint last night with a swirl-checking torch, there is absolutely no swirls. This car gets used every single day, but it's cared for. All I do to it is wash it correctly and occasionally wax it as its condition is already like this.
Sorry to rob the thread guys, as you were!
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Bi-xenon Headlight Upgrade | 987 S 18" Anthracite Alloys | Android Head Unit | 5000k 55w HID's | 5000k Cree DRL's | 5000k Cree number plate lights | Cree LED Indicators | One-touch roof operation | Bypass exhaust pipes | Parking sensors | Ambient footwell lighting
Last edited by geraintthomas; 02-11-2017 at 12:24 PM.
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02-11-2017, 09:13 PM
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Location: Greenville, S.C.
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The instrument cluster on these cars doesn't get the praise it deserves.
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02-12-2017, 12:57 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Stoneham, MA
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Big milestone coming up for BigJake!
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02-12-2017, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BIGJake111
The instrument cluster on these cars doesn't get the praise it deserves.
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We should take both of our cars out for a drive up in the mountains to celebrate the 100,000 miles. Make a date of it
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06-10-2017, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Montreal, QC. (currently expat to Shanghai)
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Originally Posted by boxxster
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Not mine, I wish. Just goes to show how posh this little car can look like after so many years. Just need a $3k set of Porsche genuine wheels 
Will they ever look boring to you... those Boxsters lolll
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06-11-2017, 09:46 AM
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Custom Cockpits
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'97 Boxster base model 2.5L, Guards Red/Tan leather, with a new but old Alpine am/fm radio.
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06-11-2017, 10:25 AM
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Location: toronto
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Yup you got it.....a predominantly .single colour amber display to match the factory look is the ticket
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06-12-2017, 02:20 PM
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Location: ny
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Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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06-14-2017, 07:49 AM
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Location: Seattle
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Originally Posted by jdf1029
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Some nice looking wheels man
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06-12-2017, 02:43 PM
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Lord of All Wheels! Nice shot also man
Are those the new 2018 Varro wheels? their have almost the same style, near identical in fact. Check it out
F N Nice none the less
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06-12-2017, 02:51 PM
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Location: Bedford, TX
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Originally Posted by Nine8Six
Lord of All Wheels! Nice shot also man
Are those the new 2018 Varro wheels? their have almost the same style, near identical in fact. Check it out
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I'll second that! I love those wheels
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2001 Boxster S Lapis Blue
TS Cat Bypass Pipes and exhaust
iPad Mini Dash Install
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06-12-2017, 03:52 PM
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Location: Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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I just imagine trying to keep those clean ..... screw that lol
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06-12-2017, 04:44 PM
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Location: Montreal, QC. (currently expat to Shanghai)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fintro11
I just imagine trying to keep those clean ..... screw that lol
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Still... sort of wheel kit I wouldn't mind sitting on a little bench and take my time to clean! Result has to be phenomenal.
Toys Forever
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