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  1. Tool Pants
    Interesting. Never seen one cut apart. I have always thought it was just a fancy PCV valve.
  2. Tool Pants
    On a 996 the storage compartment lid has a spring and a stay. Not so on the Boxstir.
  3. Tool Pants
    3 more examples. Neither were the original owners so they do not know the car history. Joe with a 2001 Boxster 3.2. 49,391 miles and 1637 operating hours, or an average of 30. Looking through some info the car was originally from Southern California and is now in the SF Bay Area. Due to our traffic congestion this meets the rule of thumb test. Fred with a 1999 996. 84,140 miles and 1,747 operating hours, or an average of 48. This does not meet the rule of thumb test. This 996 lived on Interstate 5 or, I suspect, the DME had been replaced. If I had been thinking I would have also checked the air bag operating hours. Tony with a 2001 Boxster 2.7. 45,740 miles and 1,418 operating hours, or an average of 32. He is the third owner and this has been a SF Bay Area car. Pic of Joe's Boxster.
  4. Tool Pants
    I do not know of places in the UK for Evo products. Here is their US site. http://www.evoms.com/Splash.asp?nav=home&a...12%3A01%3A16+PM The other thought is the type of short shifter that bolts to the transmission. It is made by Ruf/Techart/B&M. This type of unit you can adjust the reduction of the throws. There are 3 settings. I forget the numbers, but it is something like 15%-30%. Like the Evo, if you did not like this type of unit then you just remove it and you are back to stock.
  5. Tool Pants
    No help here. Did not get as far as you. I was going to fix a 996 ebay cluster with a bent and a broken stem to use in my Boxster. But then I discovered the 996 cluster also had a bad middle LCD display. By the way, the metal stem 996 clusters were 1999-2001. 2002 Porsche switched to plastic stems. So your pictures would not be of a 2002.
  6. Tool Pants
    I have never done it. Someone answered your question in the 996 section. Here is some more info but little detail in the 986 section. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...p;hl=alternator If you figure out the trick then you might want to add your comments in the link.
  7. Tool Pants
    Yes, great pics. Long ago, I took pictures of a mechanic at my local dealer replacing it and they all came out blurry except one. Upon installation he had a problem with the bottom bellows spring band clamp - you used a standard worm drive clamp - just as I would have done. The mechanic used this. The blue plastic thing compresses the clam so the clamp is open. Once the clamp is in position on the bellows the blue thing is pulled away and the clamp closes.
  8. Tool Pants
    Porsche has had different versions of a short shift. Which version did you buy?
  9. Tool Pants
    Remove the center console using the B&M instructions as if you were doing a short shift install. http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf
  10. Tool Pants
    Humps for a 996.... I saw them on ebay a while ago being sold by a company in Florida. This may be the company that makes them. http://www.orciari.it/eng/index.php Picture from Rami.
  11. Tool Pants
    They do. Removing the foam increases the induction sound.
  12. Tool Pants
    http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread....59418#post59418
  13. Tool Pants
    Testing my 8 year old Boxster memory. I think local owner Dan Feinberg or someone had the rear plastic window tinted with the film tint, when he had the side windows tinted. The film would not properly stick to the plastic.
  14. Tool Pants
    The special edition came standard with a "short shift." True this was done by reducing the height of the shift lever by about 1 inch - but I consider this method to still be a short shift. Porsche claimed a 15% reduction in shift throws for the special edition. There are a dozen versions of a short shifts on the market these days. You could even try the 997/987 version Porsche sells, but Porsche claims 20%. Your special edition is 15%. Problem is, you would not notice the 5% difference. When I started Boxstering in 1999 there were only 2 short shifts on the market. Evo and B&M. At our local work on cars days we put in both depending on what the owner wanted. I think it would be interesting to try the Evo swift shift with a special edition. The Evo unit is different from the rest on the market in that an extension piece is added to the bottom of the shift lever. This extension reduces the throws - Evo claims 20-30%. With the Evo unit you use your existing shift lever. With the Evo unit you would have the existing 15% reduction, plus the additional 20-30% from the extension. Then, if you do not like it, you remove the extension and you are back to stock. The shift knob on the special edition sits low compare to a normal car, with or without a short shift, since the special edition shift lever is 1 inch shorter. With the Evo unit you will retain the existing shift knob height.
  15. Tool Pants
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1313
  16. Tool Pants
    We should make this a game show - guess the unlock code. With a serial number ending in 0459 then the junk decoder says the code is 8760. If 8760 does not work then the theory is you try 8761, and if that does not work then 8762. If none of the codes work then you are locked out for a while - and on your own. With the 210 radio after you enter the code you must also press the toggle switch on the right with the 2 arrows on it.
  17. Tool Pants
    Once you get the filter out you remove the black layer of foam.
  18. Tool Pants
    I looked at a 996 cab and the mount for the visor is different than a Boxster.
  19. Tool Pants
    I wondered this myself back in the 996/986 days. Don't know anyone who has tried it. If I can get the 2 cars next to each other it should be easy to tell.
  20. Tool Pants
    There is a set of 996 clears on ebay. 1 days left. Seller is in San Francisco. Current price is $475 but there are lots of bids, so that price is going to get jacked up. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-hea...111801436QQrdZ1 You look for 2003-2004 Boxster or 1999-2001 996. Need to watch out for 1999 996 because the very early 1999s were amber and the older 1999s were clear.
  21. Tool Pants
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...special+edition As said, the only difference is the cosmetic tip used on the special edition. In fact, a local 2003 2.7 paid a lot of money for that tip and put it on his car.
  22. Tool Pants
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...08&hl=sears
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    ....
  24. Tool Pants
    Can anyone explain the "window adhesive"? It is a silicon sealant used for such things as the oil pan. When I saw it being used the mechanic told me it was also used for the windshield.
  25. Tool Pants
    We did it on a 2 Boxsters and did not break anything. You remove the cover for the alarm light and the A-pillar trim first. Some people also remove the side vents first, but we did not do that.
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