Spent 3 to 4 hrs washing, waxing, and polishing for the summer

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I just paid a guy to do mine yesterday.

Yours look great, and I love that color.

Thanks BoxMann; it's driven only in the summer and parked in the garage year-round so, this is a once a year labor of love.

Got my new clear engine cover on. Looks good.

Here is a video of it also.

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Why? You can't see it with the rear covers in place. Besides engine heat will eventually kill it...

Removed rear bumper cover... and the bumper bar to which the two bumperette blocks are attached.

Tried to drill it out the 6 rivets yesterday morning. Drill bits I had were insufficient, so I tabled that task until I could visit Harbor Fright. Then, early in the evening when light remained in the sky... I watched some "more" Youtube vids... and saw a guy manage out his rivets absent a drill. I grabbed a hammer and metal punch.

Had those rivets out in 2 whacks each. 2 minutes and 12 whacks.

This morning will reinstall the bumper bar (absent the bump mnetal pieces). Looking for a couple used license plate light housings (or will buy new)/

Yes, I'm doing the bumperette delete. ;)

For car shows. I still have the original cover to use during drives if I want.

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Removed the hardtop and put it into storage for the next few months.
Them went in search of power steering leak. Found a hose that has slipped out of its bracket/grommet and chaffed thru leaving a pinhole leak and spraying PS fluid.
Looks like it will be a pain to replace.

I never get tired of this. Clean as a whistle. Liqui-Moly 5/40, Napa Gold 55721. Time for a drive to Ice House Canyon.

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Looks beautiful!

I have your twin up in Evergreen. 2004 Boxster S, Seal gray over black.

Nicely done, sir. :cheers:

Installed the sexy SRP Racing pedals (including dead pedal).

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Very cool idea and looks very well-executed.

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Nice Coco Mats!

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Yours, too. I still have a few second thoughts on the color combo mats I bought - blue and natural. They match the car’s paint and interior, but not so much the grey carpet (a rare color in a Savanna interior). But I still like them.


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No second thoughts. They're bold and they look sharp. :cheers:

Installed a new water pump and low temp stat on Friday. Spent the weekend driving and all appears well. Pump was the original and in very good condition but at 17 years old I think it was wise to swap it out.

Also finished my rear speaker cubby, just need to hook it up to the head unit now as I ran the cables over the weekend
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A shout of THANKS to mikesz for the part!

Just finished the delete install (now that's an oxymoron). When it begins bugging me enough I'll find a way to better secure the corners of the delete to the bumper. The double sided tape didn't work.

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I "de-methed" my door cards. The PO was a slob.

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^^ before and after ;)

Had my driver’s seat cleaned and re-dyed! Note: Before pics on left, After pics on right.

KJC - that looks amazing!

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Agree. That is quite the transformation. Costs?

Work done by Fibrenew, which is a franchise operation. He spent about 2.5 hours on it; total cost $295. Amazing work!! Made it look 1000% better, but not too new or perfect, so it wouldn’t look weird next to the passenger’s seat.

That looks great. One of the reasons I wanted a black interior is because lighter colors show wear so much more. You got outstanding results! Congrats.


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Right on man! That looks super!

Nice job on the seat

Busy maintenance day....... low temp thermostat, engine mount, bleeder valve and cap...... it's shifting better, running cooler, instead of on the zero on 180 it right on the line above 180......

Too soon to tell about the bleeder/cap, BUT the bleeder spring seems much stiffer than the old bleeder, and it's not "popping" up after being driven......

For those interested in the motor mount, it's easy to drive the old insert out using the tools to pull wheel bearings once you drill out what's left of the center. Using a not too big bench vise I was able to push the new insert in (left it in the freezer for a day)....... basically start with little pushes, and switch between "edges" on the mount......

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09 Cayman S PDK

I drain my power steering fluid and replaced it with new CHF11S. I cracked the large fitting on the low pressure line and 800ml slowly came out. I changed my air filter and cleaned some dust off the engine while I waited. The old fluid was in 19 years and 51000 miles. Fun times
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Tackled the inadvertent horn issue after mortifying my 15 year old daughter driving through town and beeping on every bump. I cut four pieces of weatherstripping about 1" square and punched a hole in the center of each. I then put the bolts that hold the airbag bracket through them and bolted it back up works like a charm.

Thanks for the tip! I'll remember that. :cheers:

Took her for a stretch from Evergreen over Juniper Pass (11,110') past the base of Mt. Evans, through Idaho Springs & Georgetown, CO, up over Loveland Pass (11,990'), through Keystone, Frisco, and Breckenridge, and then home over Hoosier and Kenosha Passes. Burned off a 1/2 tank of gas with the top down all the way.

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Removed bumper to clean radiator and condensers. Was not expecting it to be that bad since prior owner switched bumper and thought it would have gotten cleaned? Going to try and install some mesh to help keep the big stuff out.

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And the day before, she took me to the trailhead for a little MTB action.

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Finally got rid of the brittle, broken visor mirror covers with these 3D printed covers from #uniwerksdesign

After cleaning out the radiator, got a wild hair and decided to install gutter guard in the vent openings and going to respray the front bumper!

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Installed new rear trunk struts then drove to work!:D

I had to pull the front bumper cover off to replace a horn and the yearly radiator clean out. While I was in there, I reattached my emergency frunk release cable. I thought I would post a couple of pics for newcomers to help understand rerouting access, etc. I used duct tape to attach the coil to the bumper rail.

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Been meaning to do a good job on wheel cleaning for a while now. I do a decent job each time I wash the car, but wanted to do more of a ‘deep clean,’ to include cleaning up the inner barrels of the wheels as well. So last fall I got some Griot’s Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner and, since the weather went bad on me before I got a chance to try it out, I stored it and waited for spring. Finally, a couple days ago, got around to tackling the project. The stuff worked well, getting the face of the wheels super clean and doing a pretty decent job (90%) on the barrels—I wasn’t expecting miracles on that part so I was happy with what I got.

What I hadn’t planned was this: My brake calipers had gotten really nasty over the years, and while I’ve done brake work plenty of times I hadn’t even attempted to improve their looks. I had taken the wheels off to be able to do the thorough cleaning so, as I wrapped up, I took a microfiber towel that was still damp with wheel cleaner and wiped them down. I was encouraged by how much stuff came off, so I dove into it, spraying them down with the wheel cleaner, letting it set a few minutes, agitating (wheel brush, MF towel, toothbrush), rinsing, repeating. I have no idea if it’ll hold up, but I threw some sealant on them and buffed as a last step.

I was pretty amazed with the results. I had read a few threads on repainting calipers, thinking that was the only technique that would be successful in improving their looks. As it is, while they’re certainly not “like new,” they are enough improved that I’m going to defer on repainting indefinitely. We’ll see what they look like in a few weeks/months…

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Playing with old headlights
 

Experimenting 🤔

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Welcomed her big sister home. 2006 Turbo S. 520 ponies with 80,000 miles. Arrived by transit yesterday.

Damn, it's fast!!

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