Best. Mod. Ever. ???

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by 986ohana

Love your headlights where can I get a set!

Originally Posted by geraintthomas

I believe they're retrofitted bi-xenon projectors, with the inserts painted black. Easy to do yourself if you know how

Super easy to retrofit indeed. You can get $50 retrofit kits off eBay and diy. Good’ol untested Fire Hazard composites and materials with body, shrouds/bezels prone to cracks and early uv discoloration or worst; flaking! “The ultimate plastic kits” for Porsche car (Chinese/Japan style!!!).

Another option; there is a guy on this forum who works those especially for Porsche owners; full aluminum body/anodized however (class appearance only!). Looks sharp from up close if you know what I mean and should look that way minimum 10~15 years. No-no cheap plastics kits! He also engineered the riser/adapter for those particular 9x6 headlights so that the projectors sits where they should – prevents the kit from being hidden & tucked inside the headlight unit where the halogen used to be thus preventing overheating.

Cheap-Cheap: $6,999 (for the left side only, of course)

http://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/48169-porsche-headlight-retrofit-[-cad-prototyping-finish-64.html

[ekam]

1- Performance - Dunlop Z1 Star Spec
2- Aesthetic - Painted Bumperettes
3- Comfort/convenience - SmartTop

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

Performance- haven't done much other than some Falken Azenis which are quite sticky.

Comfort AND Aesthetics- By a HUGE margin I have to say the GT3 console. I'm not a massive human being (6'1'' 195lbs) and I was getting significant ball crunching and leg rubbing with the stock console in place. I don't know how some of you more stout gentlemen make do with the stock console. This is probably my favorite mod and has made the car so much more comfortable on long drives. I also think it improves the look of the interior.

Convenience- putting my flame suit on here, but I was forced out necessity to convert to a manual top, but I have now found the top more convenient as a manually operated top than I ever did as a power operated top. The power top on these cars is in my opinion painfully slow. My new process is to put the windows down using the key in the door before I get in the car, and once that's done the top is down in about two seconds before I get in the car to start it.

[RandallNeighbour]

Performance - Underdrive Pulley. Gives me a kick in the pants now
Aesthetics - 18 inch Carrera light wheels (Aftermarket with correct offset)
Convenience - Glass window retrofit top

[pony13ca]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Omg this Boxster car is amazingly beautiful. If those extra panels and C wheels would have been available in my location at the time no doubts they would have been installed in a flash. The best.

Like the new roof Tommy, I like how black it is (compared to my 20years old gray'ish roof loll). Your car literally looks brand new.

Nice work man (same to all here who've modded their ride)

+1 Tommy, she's a beauty!! And Fred's car has been a fav of mine since I joined the site! I have been concentrating on the maintenance stuff mostly, IMS, water pump etc...but my favorite mod so far has been the Android tablet install, and stereo upgrade.

[tommy583]

Thanks for all the positive comments on the car guys. It came with the Aero kit. All the rest has been a slow 4 year upgrade process. If you check out my garage you can see all the improvements listed in the info. I'd like to thank Particlewave, NINE8SIX, Chuck W, Ben006 and Woody for all the help over the last few years

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by ReallyDirtyThirty

Convenience- putting my flame suit on here, but I was forced out necessity to convert to a manual top.....

Flame, hell. You're to be commended. I haven't had an issue with the Boxster top yet, but if I get into any major PITA issues I'll be following your footsteps. I did the same thing on my prior 993 cab. It is a popular mod with those owners because the tops are very prone to expensive issues.

[Dlirium]

Originally Posted by stelan

Beautiful centercaps, actually many beautiful touches nine8six.
Best mods for me

Custom AOS
Complete audio upgrade
Targa top
Remote oil fill delete
Remote dipstick delete

And many orher little things

We need pictures and details of these!!!

[husker boxster]

Performance -
1. Tarett rear toe arms
2. Tarett LCA bushings (4)
3. Function 1st shifter bearings
4. Oil pan baffle
5. IPD plenum + GT3 TB

Aesthetics -
Black fog lamp spars

[Thumper]

Asthetic mods

2004 soft top
Aerokit II
Painted bumperettes
Litronic headlights
550 tail lights
18" Gemballa Competition wheels

Performance upgrades

ROW M030 suspension
Upgraded to front and rear S brakes

[CDNIcecube]

Originally Posted by MWS

....
- iPod cable (using AUX (CD changer) input on Becker)
....

Sorry to high jack somewhat this tread but my question might help those thinking about this mod...

Hey, I did the same and love the IPod and the music but I had a question: did you notice that your IPod gets power/charges even when the car is "off" and radio has no power? On my 99 base, it seems that this iPod cable connected to the CD charger input is always hot. Once my battery drained, but it was already weak.

Does yours stay hot after contact is off?

[stelan]

Originally Posted by Dlirium

We need pictures and details of these!!!

Yes I will make individual posts, therea re some already floating but will start specific ones

[Froggo]

Originally Posted by pony13ca

+1 Tommy, she's a beauty!! And Fred's car has been a fav of mine since I joined the site! I have been concentrating on the maintenance stuff mostly, IMS, water pump etc...but my favorite mod so far has been the Android tablet install, and stereo upgrade.

Hey Pony , I'm keen to know what android tablet did you install and was it hard to do ,
pics please

[986ohana]

Originally Posted by geraintthomas

I believe they're retrofitted bi-xenon projectors, with the inserts painted black. Easy to do yourself if you know how

is there a write up on this

[KevinH1990]

If I have to rank them, here they are in order:

Performance -
Litronic headlights with low-beam rotation and self-leveling function
996 (5-Gauge) Instrument Cluster
Looking for a 997 short shifter

Aesthetics -
De-Ambered
Wood Steering Wheel, gear shift and e-brake handle
Painted bumperettes

Convenience -
Hard top
Glass window top and frame from an 04
Pioneer double-din navigation unit with blue tooth and iPod integration
Heated seats
8-way power seats with memory
Integrated Homelink garage door opener
Variable speed intermittent wipers

Some mods could fit in more than one category. For example, the litronics look better and improve performance.

You can see it all here: http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/55759-de-changed-some-interior-items.html

[911monty]

[QUOTE=KevinH1990;500722]If I have to rank them, here they are in order:

Performance -
Litronic headlights with low-beam rotation and self-leveling function
996 (5-Gauge) Instrument Cluster
Looking for a 997 short shifter


There is one in Craigslist.

Porsche 911 997 Gearshift p/n 99742601102

[Chuck W.]

[QUOTE=911monty;500733]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

There is one in Craigslist.

Porsche 911 997 Gearshift p/n 99742601102

I believe that is for a tiptronic.

[911monty]

[QUOTE=Chuck W.;500735]

Originally Posted by 911monty

I believe that is for a tiptronic.

Well Crap.....was worth a shot. Didn't really look at it just saw the listing. Who the hell would want a used tip shifter????

[particlewave]

Custom lighting (dual projector headlights with CCFL DRL's, side markers - completely transforms the front end)





All interior dash lighting changed to blue LED and custom made motion activated storage bin lights.



Custom leather interior bits (made them myself ).





Spin-on oil filter adapter and reusable filter.



Just a few of many...mostly aesthetic and functional. Not much I desire on the performance side. Porsche did it right.