05-31-2018, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: California
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Originally Posted by Zzorro
I just did the coolant tank. That was fun.............
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Congrats... Not an easy task.  I have helped friends with their coolant tank but haven't had the joy of doing mine. 
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06-01-2018, 02:31 PM
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#4302
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Fort Langley
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Originally Posted by Jager
Congrats... Not an easy task. I have helped friends with their coolant tank but haven't had the joy of doing mine. |
Probably the wrong thread, but why not just drill out all of the connections at the black plastic flange that bolts on to the firewall and connect the ~6" long hoses behind the firewall to the hoses running to the coolant tank with with barbed hose joiners and spring clamps. Would be just a heck of a lot easier to replace these tanks. But I supposed these were never supposed to be replaced.
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06-01-2018, 02:33 PM
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#4303
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jager
Congrats... Not an easy task. I have helped friends with their coolant tank but haven't had the joy of doing mine. |
Awesome job!
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06-01-2018, 07:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 536
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zzorro
Probably the wrong thread, but why not just drill out all of the connections at the black plastic flange that bolts on to the firewall and connect the ~6" long hoses behind the firewall to the hoses running to the coolant tank with with barbed hose joiners and spring clamps. Would be just a heck of a lot easier to replace these tanks. But I supposed these were never supposed to be replaced.
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If you've ever done one, it becomes obvious that nobody at the factory ever thought or cared if anyone ever changes the tank. The spring clamps are put on so that you can't hardly get to them to compress them, the hoses that go from the bulkhead manifold are welded to the metal tubes on the passenger side and are fairly painful to get to. I replaced all those small diameter hoses with bulk stock hose, used the spring clamps over again to attach to the bulkhead manifold and put it back in preassembled, so that all was necessary was to connect the oil tube, the oil dipstick tube, the oil cooler hose and the two feed lines to their prospective destinations in the engine compartment. Any coolant hoses in the engine compartment got 1/4" drive spiral hose clamps. Still not easy, but a lot easier.
Plan on replacing the oil filler tube and the dipstick tube, both mine kinda crumbled.
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06-01-2018, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
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Originally Posted by Lew
I just added the Porsche Letters three days ago. I wanted to keep the letters the same color as the Boxster S emblem. Some on the forum have added both in chrome.
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Looks nice! Makes it look like a newer model.
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06-01-2018, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Tucson AZ
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BTW, I'm kinda stalled on a project. I replaced the worn carpeting with much less worn carpeting. Can't get the wiring connector hooked back up to the gas pedal--gotta keep wacking at it, but it's so hot these days. Changing carpeting is not for the faint of heart!
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06-01-2018, 10:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: SoCal
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Replaced the original front strut/shocks with new Bilstein H6 and hoping to replaced rear next week.
Last edited by ndfrigi; 06-02-2018 at 12:41 AM.
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06-02-2018, 01:00 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
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Changed the climate control backlights from blue to electric blue, then white, then back to blue. 
Sadly, the opaque button material greatly affects the hue of lighter color LEDs passing through it. Electric blue looked closer to "surgical scrub" green and white looked light orange. Very disappointing...oh well. Blue it is.
This was the electric blue (not bad on the screen, but the buttons look horrid):
Last edited by particlewave; 06-02-2018 at 01:05 AM.
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06-02-2018, 06:24 AM
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#4310
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Toronto
Posts: 59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zzorro
Probably the wrong thread, but why not just drill out all of the connections at the black plastic flange that bolts on to the firewall and connect the ~6" long hoses behind the firewall to the hoses running to the coolant tank with with barbed hose joiners and spring clamps. Would be just a heck of a lot easier to replace these tanks. But I supposed these were never supposed to be replaced.
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This is a great idea. Not stock but will make your (any future owners) lives easier and less expensive. Knock wood I don't have to have this done, but I will go this route should the need arise.
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06-02-2018, 12:24 PM
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Who's askin'?
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Utah
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Working through some minor things to prep for my first DE / Track day in a couple of weeks.
Painted the spare wheels.
Pulled the front bumper and cleaned between the radiators.
Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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06-02-2018, 12:32 PM
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#4312
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
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Originally Posted by ndfrigi
Replaced the original front strut/shocks with new Bilstein H6 and hoping to replaced rear next week.
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Looks great!
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06-02-2018, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Indiana
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Went to CruZionzville CIRPCA event. Listened to home good music and saw about 90 Porsche’s.
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06-02-2018, 03:41 PM
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#4314
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 410
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Originally Posted by particlewave
Changed the climate control backlights from blue to electric blue, then white, then back to blue.
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Does this mean that you are changing all of the orange lighting (controls, dash, orientation lighting) to blue? If so, would you mind starting a thread? I would be very interested in seeing results, ideas and frustrations.  . Thanks much!
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06-02-2018, 03:57 PM
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#4316
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Northern Indiana
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Thanks... I guess search is your friend. Duh. 
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06-04-2018, 01:34 PM
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#4317
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Indiana
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Got out my Harbor Freight buffer, my Maguires glaze and been doing some TLC on my ride. Best $50 ive spent lately.
Last edited by JBauer; 06-04-2018 at 02:36 PM.
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06-05-2018, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern VA
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Installed my new ignition switch and installed a nulaxy km24 fm transmitter. It works like a dream. Very clear calls and music sounds great. I would highly recommend it. I also got a “hug buddy” from an auto parts store and put it on the nearest passenger vent and passenger cup holder. Holds my iPhone 7 Plus well and is easy to see for directions. Loving the Boxster so far!!
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06-05-2018, 06:48 PM
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#4319
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
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Originally Posted by TiberiusBoxster
Installed my new ignition switch and installed a nulaxy km24 fm transmitter. It works like a dream. Very clear calls and music sounds great. I would highly recommend it. I also got a “hug buddy” from an auto parts store and put it on the nearest passenger vent and passenger cup holder. Holds my iPhone 7 Plus well and is easy to see for directions. Loving the Boxster so far!!
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Is this the “CarPlay” stereo?
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06-06-2018, 03:54 AM
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#4320
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Northern VA
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Originally Posted by 512TXS
Is this the “CarPlay” stereo?
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No, I wish. It is just a stand alone unit that does bluetooth and plugs into the cig lighter. Only cost $23. Very cheap for what it is.
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