New to Boxster ownership..thoughts

[RandallNeighbour]

Rob:

1) Welcome to the forum. Overall, we're a good group with whom to associate.
2) Congrats on the year model, the color, and the fact that you got an S. I'm jealous all the way around. Glove box, glass rear windscreen, bigger motor, and although your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car, the interior looks stellar...
3) I too own a BMW and had the same thought about the braking in comparison. To fix this on your boxster will not be expensive. In addition to bleeding out all the old brake fluid, you need to swap the reinforced plastic/rubber factory brake lines with braided steel lines. You don't even need expensive ones. I purchased cheap ones from eBay and WOW!!!! the car stops on a dime now. Try it and you'll see.

I've no clue about that whine so I will not comment on it.

[BYprodriver]

Welcome to the forum Rob, your Box looks great.

Porsche uses oem rubber brake hoses on it's factory team GT3RS so that's what I use. Replacing mine now at 102,000 miles & 13 years.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

Porsche uses oem rubber brake hoses on it's factory team GT3RS so that's what I use. Replacing mine now at 102,000 miles & 13 years.

Porsche also put a differential in the 996 GT3 that constantly breaks down if the car is used on a track (where it was designed to be used). Fortunately, there's a $1000 differential aftermarket unit you can put on a 996 GT3 that's far better than Porsche's factory unit and will be the last one you replace on the car.

If you've never driven two boxsters back to back, one with rubber brake hoses and one with SS brake lines, you'd be surprised at how much stiffer the braking is in the one with aftermarket SS lines in it.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

[1olddude]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Porsche also put a differential in the 996 GT3 that constantly breaks down if the car is used on a track (where it was designed to be used). Fortunately, there's a $1000 differential aftermarket unit you can put on a 996 GT3 that's far better than Porsche's factory unit and will be the last one you replace on the car.

If you've never driven two boxsters back to back, one with rubber brake hoses and one with SS brake lines, you'd be surprised at how much stiffer the braking is in the one with aftermarket SS lines in it.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

So how tough is the install to put the SS lines in? That sounds like a mod I'm willing to take a shot at during the winter hibernation on my 02 S.