Nope, got the Switch though :p got bored and half installed it ;) pretty easy to do once the harness comes I'll take some pictures and do a little install guide. Pretty excited :)

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1431308775.jpg
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1431308825.jpg

with the harness it will be a cakewalk, please let me know when it comes in

Thanks
Dwight

Finally got everything installed, 4th stalk in place and buttoned up. Connected the Durametric, activated the OBC.........FAIL. :troll:

Could not get the correct number of bytes back from the OBC plus I received a fault code of 5555.

I am confused. Do I need to go to the dealer and have the factory code turned on with the PIWIS(?).

Perhaps not a fail
 

I had the same situation when I did my install, I drove to another members home and he had a PIWIS (spelling?)and it still did no good. What it turned out to be was a connection. Double check the connector you inserted the pins into at the back of the instrument panel, make double sure it is completely plugged in all the way...easy to have it askew .

Also be sure none of your pins pushed out of the connector....if you saw the triangles they should stay in place.

Next thing to try is the actual 4 stalk, I had a cold solder joint in the OBC lever on the ground.....easy to "Ohm" this lever out.

Let me know if I can ever help

Dwight

Dwight,
Took it apart and put it back together.....It now works.

Go figure.

Thanks for all your help & you too Bruce. The harness worked great.
One word of advice to all who want to do this hack. Put the top down first. Life will be much easier. Ask me how I know.

Don

Glad to see you got it working Don! Happy to help:cheers:

Happy Ending
 

Without going to a parlor :eek:

Glad you got it worked out

Dwight

Where is the connector where the pins go in?

The connector on the back of the instrument cluster

lol I never realized you had to take the instrument cluster out, after a bit of googling I figured out ... with googling included it was a 15 min job :D thanks Dwight!

This is the first I have seen of this. Cool that i can activate the OBC on my 2001 S. I have a 3 stalk so is there another place where I an look at step by step procedure for the upgrade?

Also, do I need to buy a 4 stalk?

Generally, it is tough to buy just the stalk. I bought a 4 stalk and removed the OBC stalk from it and installed the stalk on my OEM 3 stalk. Then run Dwight's harness from there to the gauge cluster. Pelican has a good DIY guide with pictures. You will then have to have your computer activated. I went to my local indie mechanic who charged me $50. The stalk ran $129 from Oklahoma Foreign on eBay.

Here is a cheap 4 stalk with faded lettering I saw on eBay today. No relation to the seller.

99 04 Porsche 911 996 Boxster Turn Signal Wiper Column Switches Faded Letters | eBay

Faded letters are meaningless as it's just a little cap that pops off and is easily replaced

Truth
 

And this is a deal

Cable
 

Are you still selling cables? I need the OBC cable on a 4 stack for a 2000 Boxster s

Yes I am
 

I make each one up by hand so after payment I can usually get you one in the mail is 3 to 5 days. Paypal me $45 as a gift and I will get you one on the way

Cable
 

Great, who do I pay pal that too?

Sent, thanks

Thank you for your order

Will be in the works and out soon

On it's way....sorry for the delay

Thanks again

Dwight

Received cables today. Beautiful. Thanks Dwight.

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words

Embarrassing but I want to do this enough to say - I lost the instructions that came with my cable(dash switch version) and I don't know exactly how to install it. Has anyone done any install instructions that I missed? I know there was some talk about this.

Pdwight, do you have any pics that you can share for the likes of me please? :)

Thanks.

If you PM your email, I can send you a PDF of the original build/install instructions from yosief.

Has anyone installed using the dash switches to control the OBC features? When reading the instruction on the Pelican website it states "To use this switch with the OBC, wire pins 2,3,4,5 from the table above to pins 1 and 2 of two different switches, and then connect the green ground wire to pin 4 of both switches." - This would mean you need 2 switches correct? Would you also need two of the white harnesses from Dwight?

I think you need 2 switches to simulate "up-down" and "front-rear".
1 harness should suffice, like for the stalk addition.

Thanks for clarifying.


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Have to be honest with you
 

I would go with a 4 stalk, they just do not cost that much and look factory...you can do it with one switch and just step through the displays...I can make you as harness either way you go.

Thanks

Dwight

Would someone be able to confirm that the OBC stalk from a 4 stalk part number 99661321910 for a 911 or a 996 would work for the 986?


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Yes, they should work for the 986.

The OBC full parts list can be found here. I just did mine and t works great.

Porsche Boxster On Board Computer (OBC) Upgrade and Turn Signal Switch Replacement - 986 / 987 (1997-08) - Pelican Parts Technical Article

Dwight, I sent you a PM.

Harness
 

Hello,
Are you still selling this?
Would it be possible to make a harness that goes to 2 switches?
Rj thomas
rj.thomas93@gmail.com

Yes, I am still making these. So you want 5 conductors with leads for two switches ?

Would you simply like push on female crimp connectors (I will of course solder as well as crimp)

Yes, I think so. So that would be 4 signal and 1 ground leads?
Yes push on crimps are great for the switch end.