Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit Parade Lap make sure to turn on Hd on the bottom

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Looked like fun!

Not an expert yet you appear to consistently take lines better lines thru the turns but the yellow car just has more horsepower...

Thanks for sharing...

This is a single DIN unit. It looks great. Has Bluetooth, Pandora, HD radio, etc. Can make/receive calls hands free, pair with my iPhone for music, navigation, etc. I am using the DSP that came with my Bose system (Sport Package??).

Convertible top refresh
 

About a year ago I had a new GAHH top installed. The other day I got to looking at the driver side and it didn't quite close right. So upon inspection I noticed the mushroom locking posts on the clamping piece were broken. Now plastic can be expected to do that after 20 years. So after researching and referring to Mike Focke's excellent top repair DIY's , ordered new parts from Pelican. I would recommend replacing these parts if you have a new top installed, cost was $85.00. One thing the DIY's point out is that the lower top needs to be disassembled to replace the slides, this is not correct as you can see by the pic. First side took about an hour to do, second was 20 minutes. I used the 3m super stick tape to attach the top fabric to the clamping piece. Should have no problem here for the next 20 years. On a side note after seeing how this top is designed, I will absolutely replace the top myself if I ever have to. Simplicity by design.

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New Aero
 

Installed "Joe Toth" front spoiler and rear duck tail.

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At long last I managed to track down an annoying persistent exhaust leak - with the help of a stethoscope!
It was at the rear end of the headers - on both sides. Patched them up with some high temp J-B Weld. It ain't pretty.
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Bath Day for Baby!
 

which recommended torque to tighten the screws boxster head 986 engine 2.5?

Gave my car a nice quick wash this morning (needs a waxing, but too hot) before we head off to the Red Sox game tonight. Missed driving this while it was in the shop for the last 6 weeks.

A festival of updates/repairs today....changed the column switch to add CC, wired the CC, change the steering wheel/airbag to a recovered thicker wheel. installed yellow gauge faces, replaced the 2 cluster rods that do the dimmer/clock. installed LED bulbs. Checked the drive belt (looked brand new) and finally repainted the rear bumper guards.

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I connected the rear window defroster after getting a new top installed. It turned out that the guy installing the top wasn't able to find where it plugs in... :P

Also, I had a new top with a glass rear window installed a couple of days ago.

I'm all for JB Weld, but man, I would not have put it on the bolt. :eek:

The photo is misleading. I cleaned up the repair soon after so the bolt is clear - it looks a lot neater than shown. The repair paste is not really epoxy but heat resistant. It can be scraped off if necessary.

Went to the CNY PCA picnic.

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A nice GT3 RS


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My buddy went from a 2000 Boxster base to this.


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Took the time to clean the heck out of my car. 2 rounds of polishing and wax.


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My wife and I drove to Colorado from Indiana and back again. Trip was 15 days & 3,541 miles. Boxster gave us a great trip, narry a hiccup.


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Always nice to see Porsches on picnic [emoji1]


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Looks like glass! These old cars can sure polish up nice. [emoji106]


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Sweet! That's some serious seat time.


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Nice work! I actually spent the day doing the exact same thing!

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How did it perform at high altitude in Colorado?

...over all seemed a bit sluggish, but, my wife and I were both aboard, had luggage fore and aft, and the highest octane level found was 91.

Cleaned the front condensers for a young guy that owns a 2004 2.7. He organized a lift in a workshop. Took me around 1:30 with a little help from him. He has not a lot of experience when it comes to wrenching. Did it the right way with removing the front wheels and front fender inliners.

The divers side looked pretty dirty. We used a vacuum cleaner to get the dirt out. But the passengers side – holy cow. 12 years and 125.000 Km of roads, dried grass, pebble stones. There was no more time to waste. Everything clogged.

This car was officially maintenanced by Porsche. Pretty shure nobody never had cleaned that part of the car. Important to check.

Sorry, no pics.

Regards, Markus

This should be a PSA (Public Service Announcement) for all - especially new - Boxster owners. You must pull the bumper cover and liners off to access the rads and AC condensors for proper cleaning. Then, if you're smart, install some mesh screens to help keep debris out.
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Installed clear front/side lenses and clear/red 03-04 OEM rear lights on my 02 S . This completes my GT3 Boxster conversion look .

Engine dosen't need as high octane @ high elevation.

Pictures of the Beast?

Hi Big Jake , where is the photo taken from ? Looks like NZ

Western North Carolina! Kinda between the blue ridge and the smokies.

I joined the ranks of the Plasti Dip Brigade. To be honest, I am sick of cleaning brake dust off my wheels, and, have been considering having them powder coated black, this was a much more cost effective solution, and, I love the outcome!!! :)

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Our boxsters look like twins! Haha especially now that I threw the clear side markers on. I like your wheels!:cheers:

Ha Nice!!!!!

Nice Boxsters Gentlemen...they're at least siblings if not twins.
Got me thinking about coloring my wheels black.
Thanks for sharing the pics and info.

Noticed that my left axle boot - that i replaced 1.500 Km ago was torn. OK, bought stupid expensive new ones from Porsche and these stupid expensive clips. Started today with the left axle and noticed that on the right axle both axle boots are torn.

This axle boot job is not a fun job. Grease everywhere. ;) I think you'll need another person get the axles out if you don't disassemble the exhaust on an 2003 S. I needed 2 other persons to get the axle out.

On the left side i disassembled the outer joint. Bad idea. Took me an hour to get it back together. So at the moment both axles are out. One axle is ready for reinstall.

Also never had deinstalled the right side. So had bigger problems to get bolts and nuts loose. Used a rust solver but it didn't work good. 13 years of being fitted together. ;)

Also didn't use these fu.... Porsche clips to mount the axle boots. Used Oetiker clips which are so much better in my opinion. But they are also expensive. You have to take more care on the differential side where exactly you put the clip so you don't get in conflict with the bolts.

Also checked the control arms. Seems that they are grilled from the engine heat. No more grease in them. Turned the joint 90 degrees and filled in new grease that i have bought for the axle boot. But i think i have to replace them.

Well and there are some other things on list. Engine mount, water pump, thermostat, coolant fluid change, new stabilizer mounts… long list. Next year i need a new clutch and dmf. But i think i won't do that myself.

Regards, Markus

Changed to the McMaster Carr clutch helper spring. Definitely heavier peddle, and more "feel". Will run it for a week before passing judgement.

I would not change a thing on your car, looks great as is :cheers:

Ditto. Love the look of those wheels, Doc.

Brake dust is my mortal enemy and I hate it, but I have never been a fan of black wheels. To each, his own.


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Just bought this tiptronic a couple of weeks ago, and couldn't wait to do some mods.

It just ain't my car until some mods are done!

Painted the calipers and added some matching decal tuning:

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After much help from this board I managed, after a lot of time and swearing, to move the ac unit and its cables to the bottom of the center console, and fit this:

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Bluetooth, as you can see, along with a backup camera makes the car feel really modern.

I LOVE my Boxster!

- Ray

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Welcome to the forum Ray!
I can’t see the images but your mods are exciting, wish I could see the backup camera.