What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Mr.JonathanLanda]

When I start the car (:





Custom wallpaper on Navigation unit,
Installing backup camera today (:


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[particlewave]

Originally Posted by EJ-Fresno

I installed Particlewave's LED motion activated bin, works perfect!
Thanks

Awesome!

Glad you got it installed!

[shacky]

I took my Comfort Top out after serious damage from opening with clamp catching! Dumb move but I see I'm not alone

[JayG]

Well it was actually yesterday

Had a blast at our local PCA Autocross
About 95 cars playing the flat 6 symphony

[WillH]

Installed new top motor to transmission cable, squirrel catchers, and adjustable front driver side trailing arm.
Quick ride and all the noises are gone with the exception of the safety belts rubbing on the seats. Will felt them after the alignment tomorrow morning.

[shacky]

Originally Posted by WillH

squirrel catchers, and adjustable front driver side trailing arm.

What are these?

[WillH]

Originally Posted by shacky

What are these?

Axle air guides.

Front forward control arm that is adjustable, from topspeedpro1, (TRW were not available anywhere and I won't pay the asking price for the exact same piece from Porsche).

[kk2002s]

Actually last Thursday
Got back from a 5 day 1800+ mile road trip
Skyline drive>>Blue Ridge Parkway>>Tail of the Dragon>>Blue Ridge Parkway
Camped each night drove each day with the Top down. Weather could not have been better
The Boxster ran perfect except for some squeaking from the right front ball joint
Kicked over 80k miles on the clock on the way home
Averaged 25 mpg and I was not taking it easy

Boxster makes a great Camper. I probably had the oddest vehicle in the camp grounds


5 days of driving with the Top down, Shade and a view were Key


Tail of the Dragon. I feel bad. After 800 miles, I couldn't resist pushing it on each turn. The Boxster really does handle these types of turns even with both trunks and passenger side filled with camping gear, food, water and tools. Did (2) runs in between all the motor cycles.

[rick3000]

I hit 94,992 miles today, and all of the parts I have been waiting for finally arrived.

Got my 986 up on four new Esco jack stands for an oil change, transmission fluid change, power steering fluid change, coolant flush, brake flush, low temp. thermostat upgrade, preventative new water pump, 987 motor mount, 'S' oil cooler upgrade, and center radiator install.

Day 1 of ?

And I continue to find screw ups caused by my old mechanic, who I though was great at the time. (Hence, why I am now doing it myself.) The rear underbody shield was completely missing, and the oil drain plug must have been torqued to 100. It stripped and after an hour of elaborate maneuvering with a very large breaker bar and bolt extractor I finally got it out, and called it a night.

I had never been all the way under any car before, and I must say I really enjoyed doing it myself (at least, so far).

Planning to do a post on everything once I finish up in a few days.


(The garage cleanup is a work in progress.)

[particlewave]

This is why I insist on doing all of my own work, Rick.
No one is going to care for your car as much as you do. You'll definitely be glad you did.

[rick3000]

Thanks! And considering I just dropped almost $1k on outfitting my garage, I plan to continue to DIY.

Edit: It may not look like it but a Durametric, 4 Esco jack stands, Low/Long Floor Jack, Motive Bleeder, Uview Airlift, and various other things add up pretty quickly.

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by rick3000

Thanks! And considering I just dropped almost $1k on outfitting my garage, I plan to continue to DIY.

Edit: It may not look like it but a Durametric, 4 Esco jack stands, Low/Long Floor Jack, Motive Bleeder, Uview Airlift, and various other things add up pretty quickly.

They do! To make you feel better, call a dealer and ask for a quote and list all of the services you just did. The tools are practically free in that case with money left over

[kk2002s]

As steved0x mentioned, you would spend more to do those services from a shop. So you probably saved money over all even buying the tools and the parts.

I have always used buying new tools as one of the benefits for doing my own work. Of course the satisfaction and true feel of ownership comes into play as well

Enjoy the view looking up

[BFeller]

Originally Posted by kk2002s

As steved0x mentioned, you would spend more to do those services from a shop. So you probably saved money over all even buying the tools and the parts.

I have always used buying new tools as one of the benefits for doing my own work. Of course the satisfaction and true feel of ownership comes into play as well

Enjoy the view looking up

Yes. Buying the right tool and doing the job yourself is priceless.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by rick3000

I hit 94,992 miles today, and all of the parts I have been waiting for finally arrived.

Got my 986 up on four new Esco jack stands for an oil change, transmission fluid change, power steering fluid change, coolant flush, brake flush, low temp. thermostat upgrade, preventative new water pump, 987 motor mount, 'S' oil cooler upgrade, and center radiator install.

Day 1 of ?

And I continue to find screw ups caused by my old mechanic, who I though was great at the time. (Hence, why I am now doing it myself.) The rear underbody shield was completely missing, and the oil drain plug must have been torqued to 100. It stripped and after an hour of elaborate maneuvering with a very large breaker bar and bolt extractor I finally got it out, and called it a night.

I had never been all the way under any car before, and I must say I really enjoyed doing it myself (at least, so far).

Planning to do a post on everything once I finish up in a few days.


(The garage cleanup is a work in progress.)

Nice
you are a busy beaver

[78F350]

I didn't wash 'Old-n-Dirty 99' again, but I hosed her off. I Hope to do a repaint by the end of the month, but expect that will turn into late October. The headlights are in and done. "Vivo gunmetal with amber". Thanks to Redtele58 for the smoked lights.




I had quit the headlight project for a week after seeing the insulation flake off the old wires every time I moved them.


Now fixed.

[clickman]

Originally Posted by 78F350

I had quit the headlight project for a week after seeing the insulation flake off the old wires every time I moved them.

That sounds like a nightmare and lots of trouble down the road, depending on how far it goes.

[Muzzle of Bees]

I replaced my gas cap. Easy fix. The string was cracked on mine and the seal inside the cap was dry.
I also replaced the arm rest on the drivers door. Pretty easy as well.

[itsnotanova]

Originally Posted by Muzzle of Bees

I replaced my gas cap. Easy fix. The string was cracked on mine and the seal inside the cap was dry.
I also replaced the arm rest on the drivers door. Pretty easy as well.

Did you ever get the wiper motor fixed?

[Muzzle of Bees]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

Did you ever get the wiper motor fixed?

Not yet. I need to set some time aside during the week to come see you. I have not taken any weekdays off recently.
The motor works. The wipers work fine on fast and slow. The intermittent only works at the max time setting, no other intermittent settings are working. I want to remove the wiper motor to see if my intermittent wiper problem is connected to the motor. Running out of options now.
You helped me with swapping out the relay and knob. I have cleaned the connections. It's now the wiper motor to check.