First upgrade...new top w/ glass window?

[Brucelee]

Glass window is the deal.

Recommended.

[insite]

get wheels. if you're like me, your top will be down most of the time anyway. wait until the plastic cracks (it will) before you get the new top.

as for tail lights, i replaced the tails with the '03 style clear lights (eventually i'll do the headlamps). i rather like the orange on your car though; it's a nice contrast with the blue.

[Perfectlap]

funny I never do the the rear window chop and I have no crease at all.

Let it do it by itself correctly, leave it down for a long while if you can. I think after time it just remembers where to fold on its own.

As for replacing the top, you never need to replace the top with some care.
Raggtopp on the canvas. rinse it weekly with a stiff stream of water and blot it dry, that'll keep the spray on protectant from coming off.

For the window use Plexus regularly (spray onto the towel not the window to keep the Plexus off of the canvas). I also use Plexus on the windscreen and headlights and tails.
Every few weeks (if driven daily) use Renovo polish to remove hairline scratches and bring back clarity.

and of course the softop cover from Ebay when you are parked outdoors can make your top last well you may never need to replace it.

As far as plastic window in general I've seen them on Ferraris.
So don't feel bad. The Miata design guys are just really smart.

[Marc Gelefsky]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

funny I never do the the rear window chop and I have no crease at all.

Let it do it by itself correctly, leave it down for a long while if you can. I think after time it just remembers where to fold on its own.
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I almost always need to do the "chop" unless its really warm out. I guess because my top is usually up since I only drive the car a couple times a week.

perfectlap is completly right...................beautiful colour if i might add. please don't put a black top, maybe that was a typo. blue on blue top only. i have the exact same car as you, other then the S logo on the back..... n yes wait until
the top breaks down, my back window is not the best looking, but rarely up. the back window is the last thing that anyone looks at. just keep it cleannnnnnn. i never chop at it, but recommended.

i just bought the side skirts, as perfectlap has made a strong point, that it adds to the looks of the car. this is the place that i bought them from. pretty dam cheap, and if you are as patient as me, slowwww delivery (although they have said that this is not there policy to deliver slow). i still have not got them yet, but i did get a ups tracking number today, so hopefully they are in by the end of the week. gt3 front i think next summer, just bought rims n skirts n thats all for this summer.

www.departstop.com

wheels (hold onto your stock wheels when you sell the car)
side skirting
GT3 front bumper

ohhh and whats really important about the rear window......clean the inside and outside, makes a big difference. just do a good job on the inside cleaning as it is kinda hard. this will improve the look of the window............

it did suck however driving to work today in my mini van behind a lapis blue boxster with a god dam glass window......

[Perfectlap]

oh by the way, Insite the GT3 front bumper looks fantastic in red.
just need the side skirts

[slogans7]

Beware of doing the "chop" when it's cold out. That's a sure way to crack the plastic window. Trust me!

[Perfectlap]

how much plexus are we talking?

No I agree a new GAHH soft top will greatly improve the appearance of the car but new wheels and an aero kit is more than an improvement, more like a re-invention.

DPS autoparts sells the bumpers and sideskirts for the 986. I'm sure Dayton over there has looked into sourcing for the 987. They sell on ebay as DE parts.

p.s.
There aren't really GT3 sideskirts for the Boxster. Porsche only makes one style factory in polyurethane for the Box, Like the one in the link I posted. Other styles (like the GT3 on my car) for the Box are made of fibeglass which is cheaper but more fragile and only produced in the aftermarket and usually cheaper than the factory polyurethane.


996 GT3 with errr GT3 sideskirts

[Marc Gelefsky]

Whats is a Factory part a 986 side skirt? Just the aerokit?