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I couldn't wait. I'll buff them on the car 😀
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I just washed it after having been away tracking it during the weekend. My wife also drove it on the track. It was her first time, and I'm very happy she enjoyed it. :)
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Well I got wacked on my way home from work tonight. Sitting stopped at a red light and the lady in the minivan behind me hit me. It was a hard tap but the real damage was she pushed me into the car in front of me. My front hood is toast, the bumper may be salvageable, and it looks like there is only the smallest of dimples in my rear bumper. Luckily my Nine9Six projector headlights appear to have survived intact. Unfortunately I am supposed to drive to Mt. Tremblant for HPDE on July 14-16, and I don't know if my car will be fixed by then. Oh well, no one was hurt and it could have been a lot worse!
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During my driving life, I've been rear ended twice, both times by distracted drivers while I was already stopped at a red light and I was the second or third car at the light, with my foot lightly on the brake to keep the brake lights on. Once in Houston in my guards red 924S and once in Dallas in my newly repainted bright blue (I forget what Ford calls that color) 1968 Mustang. Getting rear-ended is one of the many things I really watch for, especially when riding a motorcycle. The first words out of the nice middle aged lady's mouth that hit my 924S were 'my husband is going to kill me for doing this again to my new Cadillac' :eek: |
Installed my repaired key remote yesterday (thanks, particlewave!). I'm shocked that I actually have distance (not to mention the reliability) with this thing now. :D
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After looking at my bumperettes today I decided that they just didn't look that good. 😐 I could still see the textured finish. So being OCD I'm redoing them. I sanded and primed over and over and I think this one came out alot better. 😀
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Installed waterproof immobilizer case
Installed my waterproof immobilizer case today. No indication that there has ever been any water intrusion in 106k miles, but I'm glad I did the install anyway. On to addressing some minor cosmetic issues now.
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Got it from Joe Toth Composites. Mines the short version. He makes a lot of body mods. All you have to do is raise the wing, pop off the factory piece and pop the ducktail on. Comes in black gelcoat ready for paint, $250. plus shipping. No effect on spoiler operation. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Joe-Toth-Composites-357080514497340/ http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1498068501.jpg |
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Your paint looks great and you have my favorite wheels! Beauty! |
Added some 986 history to my office! :cheers:
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Cleaned the MAF then a wash.Rubber hammer test on the rear tomorrow. I have one cat shield rattling but there is another I hear as well.
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Passenger side wheel bearing, coffin arm and tie rod. On to the driver side!
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Today I went to the All Porsche show put on by the local PCA chapter. There was a little light rain, but it didn't keep the cars away,,, probably at least 200 Porsches! They had a special Boxster area to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Boxster, and there was a Carrera GT and a Singer 911.
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So this weekend I finally drug my Ocean Jade Metallic '99 out of the back of the shop where it's mostly been sitting since I bought it 3 years ago. I've put maybe 500 miles on it since I brought it back to Oklahoma from Tucson AZ. I've been working on it hit/miss between my other projects. Lot's of delayed maintenance from previous owners, but nothing out of the ordinary; fluids, belts, motor and transmission mounts, suspension bits and pieces and window regulators.
I'm pretty happy with it. It cleaned up well, drives quiet, pulls hard (and to the extent I wanted to push 12 year old mismatched tires :eek: ) it handles like a Boxster. I'm looking forward to getting some detail work complete and finishing up some more maintenance making it roadworthy. It's a unique color and very nicely optioned. Stay tuned for more... :cool: |
Ocean Jade metallic is a stunning color. Makes my black 03 S looks drab. You don't see many of them -- what years was it offered.
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Nice work, and pretty shot of the car. I've only seen one other OJM in person - at the Blue Ridge Boxster Summit. It really is a beautiful color. Perhaps not everyone's cup of tea, but I appreciate the cars in not commonly seen colors. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...023ecadd04.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Today the insurance adjuster got back from vacation and estimated the cost to repair my 03 S due to being rear ended last week and being pushed under the SUV in front of me. Just over $4,800 assuming the front bumper cover can be repaired. We'll know for sure about the bumper once it comes off, it looks like it was only deformed. Glad it wasn't my fault!
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Ouch! PaulE, that's a lot. Isn't NJ a no fault state and don't you pay $500 deductible or is insurance / other party picking that up?
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As far as I understand the responsible party's insurance company will be covering everything, even the deductible. The $4,900 includes $1,700 in parts, $1,133 of which is the list price for a new front hood! I am glad I wasn't hurt. The woman I was pushed into had the smallest of holes and a scratch on the unpainted matte black part of her Mazda CX-5 bumper, but was complaining of back/neck pain. I'm happy to not have to deal with that or be responsible for it!
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For comparison, I was rear ended in March and it was $4,150.00 to put mine right. And I didn't get pushed into the police car in front of me thankfully.
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Well I confirmed with my insurance company that the insurance company of the party that hit me and pushed me into the car in front of me will be covering all of my repair costs, including my deductible. That insurance company is also responsible for all of the damage to the car and driver in front of me. I know New Jersey is a "No Fault" state, but I don't know what that actually means.
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Having my daughter being hit twice (Thank goodness she had a 2003 Jeep liberty), I believe No-Fault is where your insurance picks up the costs initially. When it's clear that another driver is at fault, then your insurance carrier negotiates with the other carrier to cover the expense
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I took my Boxster to a PDR outfit here in Winnipeg to have several small but noticabe (to me anyway) dents and one 'pimple' fixed. The work looks amazing. I had 4 slight depressions, 2 on each front fender, and a raised pimple on the rear trunk lid removed. The pimple was caused by closing the lid on a plastic bottle in the trunk. Broke the bottle but raised a welt.
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The best PDR guys are artists in my book. I've had a few done by a guy that comes to my office parking lot and does his magic there, and those spots are perfect!
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Replaced my ignition switch. Harbor Freight has an $8 precision screwdriver set with flexible extension that made this really easy - took about 10 minutes.
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Replaced my top with a 2003 top and frame! No more split window and no more window chop:)
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What did you do with/to your Boxster today?
Treated it to a full detail, wash, clay bar, seal and wax. Came up nice. Now I wish it would raining.
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Drove my Box to work today. :D Sure felt a little odd in the seat since the backrest is more upright than my Outback (and the ingress/egress reminded me a little of a sore lower back). I need to clean and detail it now, though. Repaired remote is brilliant.
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Brought her in for an alignment, since she had recently gotten new shoes. The toe was out which had caused inner tread wear.....all is to spec now:)
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Have been vacationing in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island for almost two weeks. In all that time I have seen TWO other Porsches. Glad I haven't broken down.
Actually I did get a CEL the second day here. P0430 indicating that the second bank O2 sensors were getting bad readings, either because they are bad or because the MAF is dirty, OR the worst case, the cats are dead. Fortunately the CEL cleared after a couple of days, so it appears that it was a spec of dirt. Not surprising since the car hasn't driven this much in years. I think it is pulling better than before we left. |
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