Busy Wednesday...
 

....Installed new steering wheel, chassis brace, tow hook tie downs, jack points, Bird "Oddments Console", iSimple Transit BLU, and 2015 World Champions sticker.

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Nice steering wheel!
 

Any details to share?

Sure...
 

...It's this:

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Fits, works, feels, awesome!

I don't hit the bottom of the wheel with my thigh anymore.

The extra thickness is wonderful, but the biggest surprise to me, is the extra steering feel and effort due to the smaller diameter.

I am thrilled with it and would buy it all over again. I wish I hadn't waited so long to invest in one.

I did the silver hood crest a few years ago and love how it looks. Where did you get the silver airbag crest and how do you swap it?

I guess I should have said "new used crest". I'm not even sure if they can be found new...didn't even look. :)
I got it from Woody. It came from a car that had been in an accident with airbags deployed, so he just cut off the flap with the crest on it and sent it to me. After removing the rest of the old flap, I was able to slide the retaining washer down the post to get better acces to the flattened tip in order to squeeze it back into round.
I did this by carefully heating up just the tip with a small butane torch and squeezing it little by little with a pair of pliers. Once round, I could then slide the washer off.

To remove the old crest, I just used a Dremel to cut off the flattened end. Put the replacement crest in, washer on, then re-flattened the exposed end of the post. To protect the new crest, I laid 2 thick pieces of leather down, placed the airbag cover on them face down and slowly flattened the post (rivet) down with many moderate taps with a small hammer.

Getting the cover off the airbag requires removal of the airbag.
Disconnect the battery and wait a few minutes with the ignition in acc position to ensure all power is out of the system. Remove airbag (T30 Torx). Remove charge (4 x 10mm hex) and place in a safe location away from metal and other possible sources of static, then it's safe to remove the cover.

[QUOTE=10/10ths;519555]....Installed new steering wheel, chassis brace, tow hook tie downs, jack points, Bird "Oddments Console", iSimple Transit BLU, and 2015 World Champions sticker.

Where did you find a Bird arm rest? I've been wanting one of those for years.

Hi PW.
i think this guy is stealing your pictuers :eek:

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Haha! Nah, that's me. I like to troll the 996 forum looking for fights. :D :troll:

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The other day I installed my new Conti drive belt from Pelican Parts. I noticed it was made in Romania. That's different! Most things today are made in CHINA.

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That's amazing you were able to switch the crest like that. I didn't think it was possible.

It took me a while to get around to it. How long ago did you send it to me? More than a year ago, I think.

It was actually really simple. Judging by the weight and how soft the metal was, I assume it is aluminum. Is was very easy to squeeze the flattened end of the post back into round. ;)

Thanks again!

P.S.: if you ever come across a black and silver crest (no red), let me know! :D

Is that what I have (see picture)?

I have never seen another one like it - what makes this one so special? Was it part of some sort of an odd option package, perhaps? Or what?

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Dave: yep, that's the one. I have no idea, but I assume anything other than gold was an added expense option. I've seen them on eBay from time to time (complete airbag), but 3 spoke airbags are expensive and I don't want to buy another if I can avoid it.

I wanted black and silver for both the airbag and hood crest to match my wheel center caps, but the custom hood crest is also expensive at $225.

My current wheel center caps (terrible picture):

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And the custom hood crest from porschecrests@gmail.com:

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I'd LOVE to have all of them in this monochrome style to match the black and white look of my car, but that may be a pipe dream for now. I was looking at OEM silver (with red) hood crests when my lady told me not to buy one, so she kind of gave away that I'm getting one for Christmas. :D

Finished up Day 3 of my SpecBoxster build. Started Monday night with an oil and trans fluid change, stripped the frunk & trunk and removed the rad fans and few other things yesterday, and took out most of the interior today. Glad most of this stuff doesn't have to go back in, as it's way easier to pull it all out than it is to reinstall it! Everything has gone to plan so far

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Bird console...
 

....found the Bird console on Ebay. Dumb luck.

It was 48 degrees in Central Illinois today. So, I had to drive it. Now, I have clean it, again. The picture is from a slightly warmer day!


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Horn failed....Time to install new ones...
 

Installed new horns.

Relocated Frunk release cable to tow hook opening.

Cleaned between condensers and radiators.

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Not pretty in there, huh? Mine were similar. Prompted me to install some mesh screens.


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Was the silver badge not fitted to all steering wheels on
2000 (Millennium) Boxsters?

@andys320

My 2000 has the silver badge. I assumed that a previous owner changed it to better match the yellow exterior. That's awesome if it's a sort of special feature for the year.

Instrument cluster
 

a few weeks ago I was cleaning my 02 and changing the oil, getting it ready for a long winters nap. As I was wiping down the dash area the cloth caught the knob that adjusts the dimmer of the console lights and snapped the stem that goes into the cluster. You can imagine my reaction.

I was able to locate the guy in Canada who has manufactured a replacement part, with a search on this forum and others. I also was able to locate a used cluster for sale at a reasonable price. So for the price of two stems from Canada, I purchased the used cluster. This way I could practice on taking one apart, before I did mine.

I stayed home from work today and decided to see what these things look like inside. With patience and going slow, and following steps posted online I was surprised at how simple it was to take it apart.

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This is one of the pieces that broke. You have to split the cluster to replace as they install from the back side of the face.

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I also decided to take one of the face dials off, I used a plastic picnic fork inserted under the indicator and with a small flat bladed screwdriver popped the dial off using gentle pressure.

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The tricky part was the small plastic retaining piece that inserts into the hole and holds the face dial in place, see object to the right of the dial. I did this with a small screwdriver form underneath the dial, gently prying it up. As you can see a small piece of the edge did break off, the material is very brittle. I think it will still do the job it was intended for and cosmetically will be under the indicator needle when reinstalled.

So now I wonder if anyone has painted the face dials or changed them to a different color. One project leads to another. My car is speed yellow and adding a bit of color to a black interior would be nice.

My 2000 has a silver steering wheel badge.

Bought a play mate for FunToy
 

I would swear I already posted this, but I don't see it anywhere in the thread.

Bought a playmate for the Boxster. They both speak German. 2009 Mercedes Benz CLK 350 convertible.

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Nice, Anker.


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I bought some LED lights off eBay to stick on my 98 Box. They definitely make my car look a lot more modern than it is :cheers:

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Hi Jake

Pretty sure I have read this somewhere, typically cannot now find a definitive reference, sorry.

While I was changing the oil on my winter car (07 BMW 328xi coupe) I started up my 2004 Boxster S and let it run for a bit, was a balmy 37 degrees - almost considered taking it for a drive.

Hauled this box from Suncoast delivered by UPS down to the basement before anyone else in the family saw it. UPS said it weighs 69 lbs, if so, it was the heaviest 69 lbs I'e ever carried. Oh, it is the Boxster S ROW M030 suspension kit that I will have installed soon!

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Nice present for the box! Let us know how you like it after installation.

Will do. Need to get a date for my Indy to put everything on. After reading threads about Ben006's intake plenum, 75 mm throttle body, 987 air filter, and discussing with my Indy, I've decided to just upgrade the suspension a bit and do some more HPDE events with the power I have and learn to drive better! I am going to add a deeper sump for a little more peace of mind, and the under drive pulley, on the theory that it will be good for my power steering pump!

Slippery slope, but oh so fun! :cheers:

Nothing today

It was 20° F today, so naturally, I decided to do a full detail, wash, clay, wax, leather, carpet, etc. I had to setup two heaters to keep me (and the wax) from freezing, and I only tripped the circuit breaker once! :cheers:

So the past two days i installed a new joying single din android stereo and added a backup camera. No holes drilled!!
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Used My Christmas Present!!
 

I used the Durametric I got from Santa to activate my OBC.
At first it showed it was active, but did not display correctly (at all) on the instrument cluster.
I remember reading somewhere on here that someone had the same issue that was resolved after the the battery was disconnected then re-connected.
I tried the same fix.
Worked like a charm.

I also checked for any uncleared codes.......Came up as clean as a whistle!!

Well after 13 years of accident free ownership I had a little fender bender last night, didn't come to a stop quite fast enough and tapped the rear bumper of the car in front of me last night. I was paying full attention at the time, and my antilock brakes came on hard but I just was not quick enough this time. His Ford Fusion didn't look too bad, and in the dark of night my Boxster looked like it just needed a new bumper cover. But after getting home I saw that my hood was slightly crooked, my headlight was pushed back and my fender got crimped by the headlight. Monday was my appointment to have my ROW M030 suspension installed, but now it will start with an estimate for the repair, the repair and then the suspension upgrade! I'm glad it wasn't any worse, and no one was hurt.

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Ouch. Good luck with the repair!

Sorry to hear, but it's good that no one was injured!

I threw on silver radio knobs...
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