I had 4 new tires mounted on Monday by Firestone. I was checking them out today and noticed a large gouge on the top of the passenger side rear caliper...ugh :mad:

I took the wheel off to get a better look and found cloth stuck in the inside bead. It looked like a shop rag got caught in there and the moron just ripped it off. Needless to say, I took all 4 wheels off to check everything and found that the paint on the drivers side rear caliper was damaged, also.

I took the wheel back and had them remove the rest of the rag. I did not have nice things to say to the service manager and, as luck would have it, the shop owner was there. I touched the paint up, but it doesn't look perfect. Luckily, it's hard to see since its on top.

I spent 6 hours fixing the mess. That's what I did with my Boxster today. :rolleyes:

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Yes, I'd like to jump in on that too and meet the both of you.
I'm hoping to get out to more Auto-X again in SD soon.

Just had a new windshield put in - done in the driveway. Luckily insurance paid most of it and I made sure it is an OEM windscreen.
A rock whacked last Saturday, left a big star that quickly cracked all the way to the edge - was on the way home from a fun drive around Malibu and Mulholland 'Snake'.
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New windshield is very clear - didn't realize how scratched up my old one was!

Definitely come on down. We just had a great AX event Feb 6
Our next AX is Mar 26

And Charles, that really sucks!
I had a tire shop scratch all 4 of my wheels. At least they paid to have them refinished

Um wow just wow!! I can believe they scratched up the brakes, but I can't believe he left that rag in there. Did the owner at least give some money back?

I received store credit and an assurance that no one but the euro specialist will touch it from now on. The credit isn't much use since I don't want to take it there anymore, but I guess it will cover quite a few state inspections.

I even left the lug alignment tool, lug key and printed tire removal instructions with pictures on the passenger seat for the tech. I guess he didn't have the time to read my stupid instructions or care about damaging my car. He was a younger guy (looked early 20's) and I'm pretty sure that he is now unemployed. :(

I'm guessing you didn't leave any directions on what to do if he got a rag stuck in the tire. That's probably when he got confused and caused him to smash the wheel into the barely noticeable nuclear green calipers.

That's the craziest damn thing. I am surprised it didn't leak air. How long would it have taken to remove it? Break the bead and re-seat, 60 seconds? What an ass hat.

Dealing with a foot+ of snow right now, my cabin fever took a severe turn for the worse. I stared at my car this weekend for an hour, uninterrupted drinking PBR's. I kept pacing between the garage and house staring at the Box questioning "When will I drive you again?". I ended up digging for my old Plastation3 to somewhat cure myself. GRAN TURISMO 6 for the past 24 hours!! Farewell weekend, see ya next week.

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Finally got her back from the body shop this afternoon. All in all, happy with how she turned out!

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^ sweettttt

Had my 2003 mot'd on Friday and for the second year running she passed with the only advisory being to replace the rear tyres......Happy days indeed :)

Just purchased her a few weeks ago, with the bad weather haven't been able to enjoy her but spring is just around the corner! Been lurking on this site for a few weeks, you guys are an absolute wealth of info, thank you!


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Very nice, Jorge. I'm not usually a white car guy, but that really looks good. Same wheels as mine, too. Welcome and good luck!


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New central locking/alarm box. Can remotely unlock again! :)

Looked at it through my garage windows, on my way to the beater.

Still red.

My 986 had a day of beauty.
I picked up a $1 spare part at the dealer, then washed/waxed and conditioned the leather.

Interior Mirror
 

2002 Bosxter S. Replaced interior mirror w/auto dimming/rain sensing from LA Dismantler. Easy job, cover pops off in two pieces, small cannon plug, two small metal clips ( 3 and 9 o'lock), ply one clip off pops mirror. :)

Looks great!

Pulled headlights out for a good refresh.

Repainted the mirrors. Come to find they don't match the wheels. So gotta have the wheels redone now.

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Baby got new front shoes
Now I have to drive around on pins and needles until I wear them in a bit
I put 34000 mile on them plus what ever the PO did.
They were Sumitomo HTR Z III. That what I went with again
I know I went 5000 to far but I was able to do all of my driving last year in dry weather. I'm now thinking I may have gone 7-10000 to far. I replace the Rears about this time last year. I should have done all 4

Hey, I'm doing a IMS bearing upgrade from EPS with oil feed, rms , and a clutch. When I got my 986 it had no service records, so I want to get it up to par. I'm also doing a water pump and thermostat 160 degree, aos, coolant tank, oil change, spark plugs and spark plug tubes, and brakes. The car ran good when I got it, just wanted to know what I had.
My 986 is a 1997 with 57,000 miles 5 speed.

You'll practically have a new car when done, and that is a low mileage car to begin with. Peace of mind means a lot. I have the Pedro DOF on the engine he rebuilt in mine.


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Thanks, I just love working on these cars. I like to fix'em before they break:D

Thanks to forum member Deadeye for the parts!

I got to put on axles, my old ones where in pieces when I got them off. Obviously needed replacing when I got the car.
I also put on a regen valve, no more whistling at all the other cars now. 2 new drop links, no more clank clank when
going over a bump.

Last but not least and probably my arch enemy the fuel tank vent valve wasn't working because the magnet switch had
fallen out and after all the research and looking over that stupid piece numerous times I went out and spent the time to
take everything apart and look through it and found the magnet switch. All resolved and I can fill my tank up once again
like normal. No more extremely slow filling.

Until next time!

Thanks again Deadeye!

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the people on mobile.

Removed the hardtop and put it in the basement. Had to charge the battery up a bit to put the soft top up.
Removed engine covers so I can swap out the intake some day.

Installed roll bar mesh inserts purchased from a forum member...

Got my Blackstone report back. Not bad for 120k miles :-)

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Hey, just installed the EPS IMS bearing upgrade! Easy install:)

EPS IMS upgrade
 

here are some pics:cheers:

So how did your old bearing look?

It was in great condition!

Eibach sway bars and drop links
 

I ordered new Eibach sway bars and TRW drop links. They should arrive next week. I also aligned my new GT projectors and love how they light up the night. The headlights look incredible now. My next project will be to send my ECU to Fabspeed so they can flash it. That should conclude my mods for the short term. I just want to enjoy the ride now.

pretty much finished tearing the rear down as far as it will go!

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time to start cleaning and painting some parts on the under side, find out where the exhaust blow is coming from and then start putting all the new parts in on the rebuild... then its on to the front!

Hey, I take that back! I removed one of the seals and the bearing had no grease just old motor oil. The oil that came out of the engine looked good, so the oil in the bearing was trapped in the bearing! 57,000 miles!

You seem to have dodged a bullet, my friend!


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IPD plenum and TB
 

Woke up at 5:30 this morning because I couldn't sleep. I knew that my IPD plenum and 74mm TB were sitting in the garage begging to be put in today. Well, it only took 5 hours to get the old air box out, remove the stock intake plenum and TB, and install EVO cold air intake, new IPD plenum and 74mm TB. I didn't want to hassle with the stock air box, so I cut it out of the car. No issues putting the new pieces in place.

Let me just say that I had a huge smile on my face when I took it for a test drive. The sound of the car is incredible now and pulls harder; of course my butt dyne could be tainted by the fact that I just spent 5 hours trying not to screw anything up. The new air box, TB, and plenum combined with the Fabspeed headers and Maxflo exhaust is awesome. Can't wait to put the top down now.

Started getting the Boxster ready for spring after a thankfully mild winter - supposed to hit 60 degrees this week.

Changed oil myself for the first time (had been to service center for dealer over the last year since I bought it). Very easy.

Changed manual transmission fluid as I suspect it was never done, or not for a long time (I have a 2004 S with 139,000 miles on it now). Once I got car up o 4 jack stands, had to take off shield which was easier than it looked. Drained old fluid - no metal pieces or goop inside the drain hole or fill holes when I checked. Put in some nice fresh Swepco 201 using a hand pump.

Put everything back together, then took it for a quick test drive :)

Still want to change the spark plugs but ran into small snag - not having had to take rear tires off before I never noticed one wheel has a locking lug nut, and I don't have the key. Going to try and hunt one down.

Started the Boxster up for the first time since winter installed AUX cable and gave the car a wash. Does everyone change the oil after a winter sit if it had just been changed prior?