Newbie

[Joe B]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

Wow, I think this may very well be a first, a new guy actually reading the manual before coming on and asking questions! :dance:

Actually a second. I had to wait 2 weeks to go to Boise to pick up my Boxster, and I was so excited that I downloaded the owner's manual online and read it cover to cover. The only thing it didn't explain was how many rear fog lights there were (however, it did refer to the "rear fog light," as in singular)!

[Dgnarvs]

congratulations on the box! I bet you'll love driving it (enough to forget the cost of maintaining it)! Lol!

I have a different problem with my litronics -- driver side fog lamps and signal lights are grounded. Haven't figured it out yet but I think it's the wires. Hope yours would be simpler to fix.

AHA!!! Actually, the dealer I bought it from gave it to me. He had it requested by a previous tentative customer and the local Porsche dealer. did it two weeks before I bought it. Minor stuff noted, no fault codes.
Re: Lights. I swapped out the ballasts on the headlamps. Same problem.
I swapped out the main bulb and voila (that's German, isn't it?), both headlamps and high beams work. Must have been a bad contact. One small bulb, the the right side marker is out, and one small bulb inside the right headlamp is now out. Both will be checked out, but for now I'm thrilled that I didn't break anything!. Once you get the hang of it, removal and reinstallation is very straight forward. The units must have been taken out many times before, though. They show abuse. But hey, as long as they work, I'll be happy. In fact, right now (and it may not last), I'm so happy I must be two people because one person couldn't be this happy.
Thanks again, to all of you who commented.

[KevinH1990]

It sounds like you had an almost ideal repair experience - the second fix you tried worked. I hope that is a good omen for the rest of your ownership experience.

The small bulb inside the unit is the parking light. Oddly enough, it is a different size on the litronic lights than on the halogen units. You will need an H6W bulb. I couldn't find one at the auto parts stores I frequent and had to order it from Rock Auto.

The Xenon bulbs are supposed to last "the lifetime of the vehicle" according to the Porsche literature. I'm not sure how long that is, but with our cars getting into their early-to-mid teen years I guess we will start finding out. The Xenon bulbs are pricey.

I'm a newbie as well. I bought a 2007 Boxster today. It was previously Porsche certified twice so I bought without getting a PPI but I plan to take it in just to make sure. So far I love the way it drives but it does take some getting used to (I had an Acura RL before this beauty).

My only complaint so far is the stereo. I like it LOUD and the stock Bose stereo just doesn't cut it for me. I saw some posts around this topic so I will research. I really don't want to mess with it myself as I am prone to accidents and don't want to jack the car up.

I plan to be posting here a lot as I dig into this car so please be patient and thanks for having me!!!

[JayG]

Originally Posted by LandofLincolnTix

I'm a newbie as well. I bought a 2007 Boxster today. It was previously Porsche certified twice so I bought without getting a PPI but I plan to take it in just to make sure. So far I love the way it drives but it does take some getting used to (I had an Acura RL before this beauty).

My only complaint so far is the stereo. I like it LOUD and the stock Bose stereo just doesn't cut it for me. I saw some posts around this topic so I will research. I really don't want to mess with it myself as I am prone to accidents and don't want to jack the car up.

I plan to be posting here a lot as I dig into this car so please be patient and thanks for having me!!!

Welcome

Start your own introduction thread and include pictures, cause it ain't real without pictures

You have a 987, not a 986. You are welcome on this forum anyway. You just wont get a lot of help on a 987 here, very few 987 centric threads and most don't know much about them