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  1. Tool Pants
    I have not had a plate on the 986 for 7 years. Got one ticket in Santa Clara County. Do not know if it is different from county to county. The courtesy notice from traffic court said if I provided proof of correction it was $10, meaning put the plate on, have any officer sign the back of the ticket, mail the ticket in with $10, then remove the plate. :P If I did not have proof of correction then I was supposed to pay a fine of $60 or $70, I forget how much. So, it was not mandatory to put the plate back on, you just paid a higher fine. Being a cheap Boxster owner I had police officer I know sign the ticket and paid the $10. But for the 987/997 you have to drill the holes to mount the plate. I would just use double faced tape and get it signed off. When I was a kid I use to go to the police station, where they are always busy at the desk. They would not even go out to the parking lot to look at my car. They asked me if I corrected the equipment violations, I said yes, and they signed my ticket at the counter. Back then there was no fine with a proof of correction. You just mailed the signed off ticket to traffic court. Now we have to pay $10....
  2. Tool Pants
    First time I saw the Robbins top was on ebay a few weeks ago. Here is a current listing. Must be something new for this company. Thought at first they were reselling GAHH or BAS tops. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...s_promot_widget $625, and Porsche wants over $2,000 for a plastic window top. 3 companies making a glass window top. Never thought I would see the day. Never seen the Robbins flavor, but have see several local GAHH tops.
  3. Tool Pants
    There are aftermarket devices for removing air pockets. Porsche came out with their version a few years ago. I replaced the plastic tank on my Box last year. The mechanic friend said you did not need to bleed on a Box when only the tank is replaced. Our tank is higher than a 996. Did not ask about a 996. In the old Box shop manual you brought the car to operating temp, then reved it from time to time (with the bleed valve open), to move any air pockets to the tank and out the bleed valve. Or something like that. The old and new shop manual methods make sense if you run a repair place. Porsche is not going to tell the mechanic to drive a customer car around on public streets to heat it up and to get any air out. They want that car sitting in the stall, at the dealership. I did it like Loren. I lifted up on the wire bail thing and went for a 20 minute drive. Then closed the valve.
  4. Tool Pants
    What a memory. Took me a long time of searching to find it. Did not remember that he disconnected the 2 extra gauges from the 996 cluster, so I have no clue why he did the swap, other than to replace a defective 986 cluster, or he wanted the dot matrix OBC displays. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...&hl=cluster
  5. Tool Pants
    I now forget more than I remember, so do not quote me. On the 986 you did not order the memory seats if you were tall, or whatever this option was called, because the seat height was raised due to all the motors and stuff under the seat. The 996 sunroof also reduced head height. The seat height was reduced on the 987/Cayman. A different company makes the 987 seats and they do not look like the 986 seats. Now you also get a steering wheel that moves up and down. It is in the publications, but I do not remember the details. Also, the roll bars on the 987 are at a different angle. This is so you tall 987 owners can fit, and slide the seat back a bit more. On the 986 if you slid the seat all the way back and tilted it back, then the top of the seat wants to push out that black plastic mesh thing. So, here is the dummy....
  6. Tool Pants
    Quit your complaining....
  7. Tool Pants
    Let me know when your cars falls apart so I can come over and look at it. :P In the 7 plus years I have been around there are 1997 owners with 18" wheels. I have not seen a problem being reported on the message boards. In fact, there is a 1997 guy on Rennlist with a 3.4 conversion and 18" wheels. Porsche did not approve a 3.4 conversion either. There are newer 986 owners with 19" wheels. Porsche never had or approved a 19" wheels for the 986. I have a 1997. When I spoke to Peter Smith years ago about this subject he asked (as a joke) if I drove on cobble stone roads.
  8. Tool Pants
    Follow the links. http://www.flat-6.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14020
  9. Tool Pants
    Do you know who makes that switch?
  10. Tool Pants
    Orchard Supply (I think only in California) and some Ace Hardware store sell individual anti-tamper torx bits for about $2. Autozone has a set for $10. I have also seen sets at other auto supply places. Might as well buy the set as you may need other sizes for other things.
  11. Tool Pants
    All I can say is it looks like the idle air control valve also used on an e-gas Boxster that you see in Loren's hand.
  12. Tool Pants
    This is it on a Boxster, where it is on the left side cam cover. On a 996 I assume it is on the right side since your engine is "backwards." The right side would be the driver's side if you were in the UK with a RHD. :)
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  14. Tool Pants
    The 987 part is the current part, and that is what you will get unless they have old stock lying around. I bought the ebay 986 tank a long time ago. Simply remove the plastic plug on the 987 tank for the dip stick tube.
  15. Tool Pants
    CDR-23 was used for 2003-2004. There are 2 versions, with and without the external amp in the front trunk. The external amp version is the MOST fiber optic version and that will not work for you. I think your part number is the version with an internal amp. I do not know if you can get that one to work.
  16. Tool Pants
    Towards the end I was adding almost a pint a day. I used just tap water. When I replaced my tank I removed the hose from the back of the tank, so I lost only about a cup from the tank. I reused the coolant when I put in the new tank. You do not need to flush or bleed for a tank replacement. The tank is the highest point so the most coolant you will lose is what is in the tank.
  17. Tool Pants
    What I was told by Peter a long time ago is that the early cars had a double bearing. The early cars were 2.5 liter. Then Porsche went to a single bearing. I forget when. When I started Boxstiring in 1999 I do not remember people on the message boards talking about intermediate shaft failures because back then there was only the 2.5. Now when I see a report of an intermediate shaft failure it is the newer cars. Don't quote me, but I seem to remember Porsche went with a larger bearing for the 987. Pic of the shaft from a UK board.
  18. Tool Pants
    Sounds like your 2000 does not have traction control, since it does not have the switch.
  19. Tool Pants
    There are people who have replaced the switch and the replacement did not last long. After Porsche deleted the switch from invertory the parts department at my local dealer obtained some switches, that were not the Audi version. I do not know the brand. I talked to a mechanic and he said these failed quicker than the ones Porsche use to sell. If they have any left in stock I'll take a look next time I'm down there and see if I can tell who makes it. Apparently there are several companies that make the switch. It would be nice to figure out which one will last a reasonable amount of time. I have seen them for a little as $8, but I do not know the brand. A mechanic gave me 2 defective original equipment switches so that I could take them apart and try to figure why something so simple has so many problems. One switch has LK with a circle around it, and I assume it is a logo for the company that made it. It says made in West Germany. The other switch has nothing on it except a part number. So maybe after a year (or less if it fails) you can tell us if Meyle is a good brand.
  20. Tool Pants
    On the 996/986 it was easy to swap parts as the cars were basically the same from the doors forward. I am not up to speed on the 997/987. All I know is that some 987 owners who have used the Cayman front bumper cover. Then, I guess you can dream about this....
  21. Tool Pants
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2416
  22. Tool Pants
    Those look like 996 headlights.
  23. Tool Pants
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2673 The first picture taken at my house is the extra regulator I have. Forget, but I think I have a right side. The second picture taken at the dealer is the motor attached to a customer's old regulator. This is a left side. I have watched Manny the mechanic replace 3 regulators on 996s. He removes the regulator from the car when it is still attached to the motor. Then removes the motor and bolts it to the new regulator. Then the combined unit is put back in the car. The regulator is like the plastic tank and ignition switch. Crap. I would not waste time putting in a used regulator. If the window drop does not work then try what is suggested at the PCA tech site. Put the window in the 1/2 position. Grab the glass and see if you can move the glass up and down a bit by hand. If you can then it is the regulator.
  24. Tool Pants
    Peter Smith put on a tech session last year at the local dealer when the 987 came out. The bumper cover was removed before I go there, but I did see him put it back on. A bunch of screws.
  25. Tool Pants
    Look under the dash at the clutch pedal. There are 2 switches. The starter interlock and cruise control switches, but I think it has something to do with the OBC retrofit since you ruled out the cruise control stalk. I can't see how a replacement ignition switch would cause the problem, but I'm not the electrical guy. Maybe the indicator bulb was going bad and burned out when you pulled the instrument cluster. I would check that bulb, but you have to pull the cluster again, and open it up. I have a feeling the cruise control will not work if the bulb is bad. Also, do your brake lights work? If all else fails, you can always try a brick on the gas pedal....
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