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Originally Posted by BirdDog

Joe

Congrats on the car! She looks nice! Have you joined PCA yet? We have a great club here in GA. The club is holding our monthly social tonight at PCNA headquarters. Great group of people that have lots of great events.

I had to replace all those parts on my 2001 S as well.

The windshield trim goes bad with age and sun. Originally, that trim was titanium color (special for S model). You can get a replacement from Pelican (it comes in a box the size of a windshield!)

The trim around the windshield is actually 2 parts. The outer black rubber part (which plugs into the titanium colored part) and the titanium colored part. They are sold separately. You should be able to re-use the black rubber part.

I'm pretty sure the official way to change that trim is to remove the windshield, install the trim, and reinstall the windshield, but I was able to remove the old trim and install the new one without removing the windshield. But it was a bunch of work! I'm up here in Smyrna, and I'd be happy to show you how to do it some weekend if you are interested. I used a putty knife and a broken nylon spatula to do the job (and lots of patience). Replacing the trim really improves the look of the car!

Trim part number: (Sorry, I don't have it in front of me but I'll update this in a day or two when I can dig it up)

From what I've seen, the lock panel cover (plastic panel between the headlights that covers the frunk latch) always seem to get brittle and crack on the sides with age. Installing a new one will really clean up the look of the frunk. Here's the part numbers for the cover and the retainers:

Lock Panel Cover (996-504-811-00)
Retainers (999-590-036-40)

The cowl covers always seem to crack at the mounting points. Cover doesn't include the bolt covers, so you need to order those too:

cowl panel cover (996.572.563.06.01C)
Right cowl panel cover screw cap (996.572.570.01.01C).
Left cowl panel cover screw cap (996.572.569.01.01C)

Looks like the previous owner cheaped out and put generic wiper blades on it. You'll want to replace those with original bosch blades. They come as a matched pair, and the passenger side is curved to follow the curve of the bottom of the windshield. Prices for the blades are all over the place. The cheapest ones I found were on ebay. Make sure they are actually Bosch branded, not equivalents.

Bosch wiper blade set (Twin 582S)

Trust me when I say that I've probably replaced anything that you are bound to replace on your 2001 S, so don't hesitate to give me a shout if I can help.

For new parts - I always check Pelican Parts first, then I check Jim Ellis Porsche (now called Porsche Perimeter). They give a discount to PCA members (you have to let them know though).

For used parts - I always check Woody (ItsNotANova) here on the forum and if he doesn't have it I then try QualityPorscheParts on ebay.

ALSO

Download a copy of the PET (Boxster Parts Book). Just do a search for a file with the name: 986_USA_KATALOG.pdf .

Good luck with it!

Bill

Thanks Bill - Lots of good info here.