Cleaned my leather seats and used some old Zymol leather treatment which did a great job.. lanolin and aloe with Neatsfoot oil!. Did a great job!

I have this kit ordered https://www.furnitureclinic.com/Leather_Colorant_Kit.php Watch the video attached to that page. Saw it done on TV while watching "Wheeler Dealers" on Velocity they were fixing up a Boxster for re-sale

Refurbished my scuffed sill plates with Plasti-Dip. Cheap and easy project, and it turned out great.

Flushed the brake fluid x 2 cars. Found it was easy enough to do with the wheels on, wrenching between the spokes. Quick and easy using the Motive Power Bleeder. Taking them in for tech inspection later this week.

Being towed to my indy to have ignition switch replaced. I know it`s a DYI job but at 62 my body won`t contort enough.
Here`s the best part. They key won`t go into the tumbler. When I did get it out the steering won`t lock. And because its tip I cant get it into N. So no flatbed. Then when they get it to the shop they have to back it in the bay.$40 part 100 labor. Free tow thanks to CAA.

Drove up to South Lake Tahoe via Hwy 50, yesterday. Found myself behind a Golf R32 on the way back. He didn't like having a Boxster on his tail. I quit following when he exceeded 90 MPH on the 55 MPH sections. Too many blind intersections on that road.

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Wise choice!


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Going to tech inspection tonight for my first HDPE coming up at Mosport on July 15th!

radiator cleaning
 

Pulled the front bumper cover.
Cleaned surface of the rads.
What a mess only 60k miles and was about 25% ocluded.
Tomorrow the water pump and thermostat. Flush entire system as well.
Onward!!!

I picked This up from tech inspection and dropped off That.

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Front engine mount was bad on This and I didn't even know. Another note: I had flushed the brakes with Prestone DOT 4 Synthetic, they recommended I use a higher temperature fluid next time even though it met the standard.

Annual occurrence now; drove my 20 years old Superboxster into the elevated airport's parking to avoid having it flooded. Already about half a dozen of ferrari and lambo parked there this afternoon. The place is getting famous for saving cars so you have to run there a few days before if you want a spot lollll

This angry thing is coming right at us spinning at 175mph. Not worried for now but these pacific typhoon often intensify when they hit the mainland and in 75% of the cases climbs right up and flood the fk out of us. Ask me how I know, not talking any chances :/

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Yesterday evening I built a fire extinguisher bracket and mounted it in front of the passenger seat.

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I used 25mm wide and 2mm thick aluminium strips and stainless screws and nuts (nyloc) to piece it together. Then I mounted it to the front seat bolts.

Be safe, Fred. We don't want to lose you, or the SuperB!

Too kind brother :cheers:

On that attached pic, the red banner, the SuperB and I are hiding behind the first "N" (word typhoon). Let's hope this beast doesn't swivel upward as they always do :/ Christ we just got flooded, everything is already at full capacity here.

I'll post pic of myself wearing my 2016 Swimwear soon. Daytona Beach stuff wait and see :cool:

Full detail
 

Spent 6 hours to wash, clay, polish, wax and buff the exterior, http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1468090683.jpg

Me too. Wash, Machine Polish (had been clayed recently), Klasse All-In-One, and topped it off with a nice Best in Show carnuba. Last weekend I cleaned an painted the calipers, applied new decals, and topped with clear coat. And a few days ago I cleaned, spot re-colored, and conditioned the leather surfaces. Baby looks pretty good for 13 years old [emoji41]
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Well done, gentlemen.

Spark plugs
Air filter
Cabin filter
New gas cap
Clutch interlock switch

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Time for some michelin pilot sports.

Added rear speakers
 

Some description pics in DIY section. '98 with rear storage bag. Bought hard rear storage unit and speaker bracket and wiring kit (Euro Motorspeed.). PITA was tab that retained bag but interfered with hard shelf. Had to remove it which required some prying apart and drilling out rivets.

I ended up doing it myself. Just a real treat to do. I now have SKS ( scraped knuckle syndrome ) Oh it`s easy they wrote.

Cut off some rattly heat shields. I think I still have some rattles. I'm going to go for a drive shortly.

It's never easy! Hope my 13 year old ignition holds out a little longer.

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Not mine but followed this one home with the wifey from the beach, if there's a will the Box will provide a way!

My coolant tank decided to spring a leak a few weeks ago. Replaced the tank over the weekend along with the water pump, low temp thermostat, belt and fresh coolant. It runs cooler that it ever has.

I was seriously suffering from withdrawal. I don't know how you guys who store your Boxster for the winter can stand it.

Freshly waxed
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Half way completed backup camera install.
 

Earlier I added a Pioneer NEX-6200 which has an input for a backup camera so what the heck.

Picked up a Clarion camera, with distance markers, which seemed to get pretty good reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/Clarion-Corporation-America-CC510-Automotive/dp/B00B43LK7E

The really nice thing about the camera is the connector that is attached to the camera is really narrow and I was able to thread through the same grommet that contains the license plate light wiring. There was a second really small hole in the upper left corner of the trunk that lead into the engine bay. I put a grommet in that hole so the wire wouldn't abrade.

That was all for tonight.

Tomorrow I'll route it from there up to the radio.

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Found out my top is now non-op. :/

At least I have a hardtop...

Uh, that doesn't look "great" for 13 years old.
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That looks AWESOME!!!!! Kudos on the great maintenance!

DBear

Originally quoting Originally Posted by Xpit77 View Post
Being towed to my indy to have ignition switch replaced. I know it`s a DYI job but at 62 my body won`t contort enough.
Here`s the best part. They key won`t go into the tumbler. When I did get it out the steering won`t lock. And because its tip I cant get it into N. So no flatbed. Then when they get it to the shop they have to back it in the bay.$40 part 100 labor. Free tow thanks to CAA.

Xpit posted:
Three years ago, I did this repair "myself". Meaning I did all the prelim work, but I my forearm is too long to clear the dash and floor to get at the screws. So I had my daughter do that part. I did the part swap, had her refasten the replacement, then completed everything.

At the time, I purchased two ignition switches anticipating needing to do another replacement. Well, the key is starting to act up again on overcoming the first tumble, which as I recall is an early symptom of ignition switch beginning to fail. What I didn't anticipate is my daughter moving out of state, so now I may have to have the shop crawl in there and do it.

Kudos to Xpit for earning that SKS badge!

DBear

Beer.

DBear

Ok, I take that back - baby looks pretty great for 13 years old [emoji6]


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What did you do with/to your Boxster today?
 

We'd be remiss for not welcoming you with your first post, Taco. And with a pic to boot. Your car looks great. Now give us a shot of the rest of the car!

Today I decided to restore my foggy headlights take a look at the picture and YouTube video.

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Cool video man. The lights def look better. You will love them after you do the retrofit.

nice work @986ohana, although the the headlights pop out so easily I'd have just removed them to polish and saved all the masking (and risk of slips!).

When I polished up a pretty bad condition pair of clears I found on ebay I also used the same kit, but I found the disks ran out too quickly and I ended up using sandpaper by hand.

I removed the AC vent. It helped.

Nice work, ohana. Where are you getting your retrofits?

I've cleared my outer lenses pretty well - on the outside - its the inner side of the outer plastic lenses that are pitted. But I'm e-scared of prying them open.


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Got a brand new car cover! Its black, and branded with a nice porsche shield on the hood with a Porsche caption. Top quality and fit <$100 haha

The villa I live is restructuring and our community 'shed' is being demolished. I have no where to keep the boxster for the summer. Going back to our dedicated parking space in front of our little condo here. Outdoor (ouch) :/

Was washing the dust off the roadster before installing my super brand new car cover yesterday eve and some old dude walking backward stops and say to me in half broken mandarin Chinese "that Porsche car will be mine soon".

Me: really?!?! (zhen de ma loll)
Him: you haven't watch the news? we are going to war
Me: No, I do not watch the news, or anything else that is state sponsored
Me: Whats your super news today man? what war?
Him: Oh you'll hear soon enough
Him: kept on walking
Me: :confused:


They pop right up, I don't even pre-heat them anymore. Tool/Pry one side just next to the fog light and do the rest (pulling) by hands man. The seal lip and lens are made out of very (very) high quality polycarbonate. Even if you try to break it I don't think you'll be able too. You can throw them golf balls all day long they'll bounce right up also.

The biggest danger is dropping the entire headlight assembly on a hard floor in the process, careful of those flashers corners! I get around this by sitting on the floor and doing it there. Takes 2~3min, literally

Wow, Fred. You may embolden me. If I F it up, well it's only $$ to replace with new or new used.

Happy to hear you came through the storm OK, and hope the SuperB doesn't become the spoils of war, Although doubtful anyone will go to war over a pile of rocks in the South China Sea,


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