05-13-2015, 04:06 AM
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First porsche
Hi....just got my first Porsche....1999 Boxster with 52,000 miles...looking for guidance/background on IMS bearing failures...understand that about 5 percent of Boxsters experience this....what are the real facts.
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05-13-2015, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by kosborn
Hi....just got my first Porsche....1999 Boxster with 52,000 miles...looking for guidance/background on IMS bearing failures...understand that about 5 percent of Boxsters experience this....what are the real facts.
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Welcome. Please share a pic of your car. As for the IMSB, your car has a dual row bearing; the failure rate for that bearing is less than 1%. As you can imagine, there are numerous threads on this topic, and the customary advice in such cases is that you ought to perform a search (as opposed to asking a very broad question).
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2000 Boxster S, 6 speed, Sport Package, Litronics, LED tail lights, LNE IMS-B, OBC, Skybreaker wind deflector, Arctic Silver/Graphite Grey
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05-13-2015, 11:47 AM
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Thanks for the reply....I will expand my research
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05-13-2015, 08:35 PM
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Hi and welcome from Fort Worth TX!
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2002 Boxster Seal Gray Metallic: Desnorkled, Changed ashtray to non-smoker's bin, Removed stickers from sunvisors, Added rear speakers, LED Shifter, Porsche logo on trunk lid, New top with heated glass window, Aspheric Driver's Side Mirror Upgrade, More to come...
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05-14-2015, 05:45 PM
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Thanks for the Hi and welcome from Fort Worth....
What does Desnorkled mean?
How do you get the stickers off the visors?
Thanks
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05-14-2015, 06:36 PM
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2000 Boxster S, 6 speed, Sport Package, Litronics, LED tail lights, LNE IMS-B, OBC, Skybreaker wind deflector, Arctic Silver/Graphite Grey
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05-14-2015, 06:37 PM
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2000 Boxster S, 6 speed, Sport Package, Litronics, LED tail lights, LNE IMS-B, OBC, Skybreaker wind deflector, Arctic Silver/Graphite Grey
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05-15-2015, 04:10 AM
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Removing Instrument Panel Lenses
Is there a proper method to remove instrument panel lenses for cleaning?
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05-15-2015, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by kosborn
Is there a proper method to remove instrument panel lenses for cleaning?
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I bet you could find that with Google.
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2000 Boxster S, 6 speed, Sport Package, Litronics, LED tail lights, LNE IMS-B, OBC, Skybreaker wind deflector, Arctic Silver/Graphite Grey
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05-15-2015, 07:20 AM
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my web site has a tutorial for swapping out the cluster gauge faces and it'll get you to the area where you want to clean. How to Swap your gauge faces
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05-15-2015, 05:58 PM
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Rear Spoiler
Is there anyway to test the rear spoiler?
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05-16-2015, 10:08 AM
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Spoiler
Never mind on the spoiler question.....found in owners manual
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05-16-2015, 11:16 AM
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I see your questions were answered. Desnorkleing is a zero cost method of adding more growl to the engine (at about 4K RPM). Like anything, opinions differ. I haven't had any problems and really enjoy the sound.
There are a couple of methods to get the stickers off the visors. I already had a product called uni-solve (in small squares like alchohol pads). It's strong stuff so be careful not to make a mess. The visors can be removed from the car to make it easier. Clean the visors well after de-stickering and enjoy the results.
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2002 Boxster Seal Gray Metallic: Desnorkled, Changed ashtray to non-smoker's bin, Removed stickers from sunvisors, Added rear speakers, LED Shifter, Porsche logo on trunk lid, New top with heated glass window, Aspheric Driver's Side Mirror Upgrade, More to come...
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