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  1. Tool Pants
    Are you talking about this unit under the seat? If so how do you know it is not working. Has a dealer with a PST2 hooked up to your car. Does the alarm work. When you say you cannot lock the car - do you mean with the remote. Need more info. If it is the unit in the picture I would have to look up the part numbers to see if there is a difference. If they are the same and there is a problem with your original unit, then the next problem is that a replacement unit will not work unless coded by Porsche with the PST2.
  2. Tool Pants
    All dash switches are momentary. As soon as you take your finger off it will return to the neutral position and there will be no power to the Lidatek. You would have to use a relay with the Porsche switch to do what you want.
  3. Tool Pants
    Those 3 plastic trim pieces are held in place with about 10 torx screws. The problem is that there is no easy way to get to all the screws without removing the entire dash. So you end up having to pry the trim pieces out. We have done it on 2 Boxsters. If you remove the steering wheel and all the plastic trim around the column then you can get to the screws with a torx bit for the 2 small pieces and remove the trim without any damage. If you had a glove box then you can get to the screws for long piece by removing the box and reaching behind the dash and remove the trim without any damage. No box - then you have to pull on the trim until the screws pull out. They are very small screws. It is not as bad as it sounds.
  4. Tool Pants
    I looked at the 12 page TSB for AeroKit II and the only part listed that is different between the base and the S is the front bumper cover. It is going to look strange if you cut a hole for the third radiator.
  5. Tool Pants
    As a former history major, I know nothing about electricty, but can sort of figure out what is going on. To make the night illumination work on the spoiler switch Berny ran 2 jumper wires from 2 terminals on the back spoiler switch to 2 terminals on the back of another switch. He happened to use the PSM switch. That is how his spoiler switch gets it 12 volts positive and ground for the illumination All dash Porsche toggel switches have 5 terminals on the back. 3 terminals in the middle and 1 terminal on each end. On some switches the illumination is from the terminal on each end, which I think are numbered 3 and 4. With your OBC retrofit with the footwell switch you used the 3 terminals in the middle. Now you want to use the unused 2 terminals to illuminate the switch. Am I correct? If so, then the problem is that the footwell switch is internally different than the spoiler switch. The footwell switch has an indicator LED. The spoiler switch does not. That is why Sandy said you have 2 choices. Take the toggel off the footwell switch, and place it on another switch such as the spoiler switch. Or, internally modify the footwell switch. We sure need Sandy.
  6. Tool Pants
    We had a local Boxster owner a long time ago tint the window with film tint and it did not work because of the flex. Do not know if something better is on the market.
  7. Tool Pants
    Yes
  8. Tool Pants
    Use a flashlight and you will see a finger in each cell. The acid level goes up to that finger. The most common replacement is group size 48 that has a vent tube. Any decent battery place will have it. Interstate and Sears are popular. Mine came from AutoZone.
  9. Tool Pants
    You should be able to find them with a google search. I think they come from the UK. And I should have said light up, not flash. Not my picture.
  10. Tool Pants
    No idea if it is legal. Or that it matters, since unlike ROW lights they are not used for turn signals. You can always try the silver looking bulbs that flash amber if you are concerned.
  11. Tool Pants
    We do the OBC retrofit with the footwell switch but have not tried to get the night illumination to work, if it can be done without modifying the switch. Sandy is the one who modifies switches to get them to do things. Sandy is a 996 owner I have known for 5 years and for electrical things like this I ask Sandy. This is Sandy's site. I have his email address but my email is acting up and I cannot get into my address book. http://wa4ekg.home.att.net/996images5/FWLswmod2.html
  12. Tool Pants
    After 5 days of sitting the alarm stops looking for the remote to save battery power.
  13. Tool Pants
    Openwater did replace the tank himself. And he did it from the top. I have not done it but Peter said the hard part is getting to the spring band hose clamps due to lack of access, which you replace with normal worm gear clamps. That is why I bought this tool, just in case. It is a project you can't film since you cannot get a camera into the engine compartment where the hoses and clamps are. If you have a place to work on your car I'll give you a hand.
  14. Tool Pants
    That is Dr. John Reed's 1997 Boxster. It has been on the internet a long time and has been for sale a long time. Check on the racing board for more info. If you look at the older pictures it is a 2.5 motor. Then he calls it a GT3. It does not have a GT3 motor. It has a 3.4 996 motor.
  15. Tool Pants
    I have used low octane over the 5 years I have owned my 1997 with no problems. The emission system on a 1997 is different and you can drive without the cap and no light. It is 1998 up that the cap is an issue. Just keep driving the car and the light will go out if whatever fault set it off is not detected again. Or use a code reader to figure out the fault.
  16. Tool Pants
    There is no factory kit. But it has been done with aftermarket parts on the German board. http://stau.jowood.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=283 A test picture before it was installed.
  17. Tool Pants
    I say, I do not have a clue. And I have changed the plugs on a few Boxsters. If just 1 of the 6 plugs is not firing then you will know the second you start the engine. You will also get a check engine light due to a misfire. There are no spark plug wires. And you noticed this 2 days later. No clue.
  18. Tool Pants
    When I bought my 1997 Boxster years ago the 2.7 and 3.2 did not exist, only the 2.5 for 1997-1999. I have driven them all since then. Go for the 3.2 S - it does not matter that it was the first year for the S. The Boxster is a heavy car and the extra hp is good. Jeff
  19. Tool Pants
    If you give up with using a single switch, and you have heated seats. The targa bat wing has 4 openings for switches if I remember.
  20. Tool Pants
    E-gas started for model year 2000 - there is no throttle cable on your 2002.
  21. Tool Pants
    Only someone with a PST2 can turn off an air bag light, and then it will probably come on again unless the fault is corrected. The air bag warning light is a common issue on older cars and Porsche has come up with a number of fixes over the years. My 1997 has had 2 fixes, and no light after the second fix done a few years ago. Check with your dealer and see what their policy is on this known issue and if there has been prior fixes. Up until last July my local dealer would do the latest fix for free if a car was out of warranty, but now it is a case by case.
  22. Tool Pants
    Very good. The fourth 2003 trip computer retrofit I know of, and the first done on a 2003 in the UK. And how many times over the months did the Porsche dealer in Scotland tell you it could not be done. ;)
  23. Tool Pants
    No one has brought them to out work on cars day. There is an oil message board that is very good. http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php When I searched on TWS Motorsport they said it was not for retail sales, only dealers. But when Mobil 1 0W-40 first came out Mobil said the same thing, then it started to show up in retail stores. But TWS is not on the approved list and there is no 60 weight oil on the the list. Castrol Formula RS Power and Protection 0W-40 is on the approved list. I am on the UK Boxster board and they use it in the UK - I did not know we had it in the US. Castrol Formula RS Race and Track 5W-40 is also approved, but I do not know if we have it in the US. The 8 page world-wide list of approved oils is in the TSB section.
  24. Tool Pants
    Porsche now says Mobil 1 0W-40 or Castrol 5W-50. My dealer in San Jose uses both depending on what they have on hand. I still use Mobil 1 15W-50 on my 1997 Boxster. We must have done a 100 oil changes over the years at our work on cars days and people bring all kinds of different oils, brands and weights. If there is a difference for a car in San Jose then it escapes me. We put in whatever they bring, including non Mobil and non Castrol. When Mobil pays me like they do Porsche for their sticker stuck on my lid then I will promote their brand. ;)
  25. Tool Pants
    There is only one drain plug on a Boxster or 996. Turbo is a different story. There is no service indicator to reset.l
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