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  1. Tool Pants
    When the 2003s came out I was told that it would. But I do not know anyone who has actually done the swap due to the cost.
  2. Tool Pants
    So, how many minutes did it take....
  3. Tool Pants
    I think this is the chrome "sports" tip. Bet that one is expensive.
  4. Tool Pants
    Take the belt off and see if you can move the pulley side-to-side.
  5. Tool Pants
    The tips from a 2003-2004 986 will not fit on a 987. Different exhaust/muffler design. There are various tips for the 987 and Cayman that you can use. This is the standard dual tip for a 987 S, which also fits on the base 987. The single or dual outlet is purely cosmetic.
  6. Tool Pants
    I just spoke to Peter. He said you can buy and use a new booster without making any changes to your car. The new booster will come with a bellows attached to it. Remove the bellows. Then install the new booster with all your original parts. So, forget all the details in the bulletins. You risk the chance of water getting into the booster again, so this time make sure to keep the water drains free.
  7. Tool Pants
    To be sure you could always report your car stolen and see what happens.... It is interesting to see the places where these tracker devices are hidden, then the car is sold to another person who does not have a clue. Years ago at a work on cars day I replaced the tail lights on a 2000 Boxster S. When I removed the left side tail light I saw "stuff" inside the fender that I had not seen before. The owner was the original owner and said it was a LoJack. Not so long ago on a UK Boxster board the new owner of a used car saw a wire hanging from the bottom of the front bumper cover. Turned out to be the antenna for the UK version of LoJack.
  8. Tool Pants
    My guess is also a tracking device, like LoJack.
  9. Tool Pants
    That procdure "sounds" right. Some cars have an alarm siren in addition to the alarm horn. In the picture you can see it. It is black with a round red grlll for the siren, next to the main battery. I take it there is a small rechargeable battery in the black box for the siren. I "hear" the siren is very loud. We do not have this in North America.
  10. Tool Pants
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...827&hl=bulb
  11. Tool Pants
    To test the regulator put the window in the 1/2 position. Grab the top of the glass with both hands. Push and pull the glass up and down hard. If the glass moves at all then it is the regulator.
  12. Tool Pants
    Porsche uses vacum operated valves. If you can find proper fitting electric valves that would be interesting. I did a Google search for "electric exhaust cutout" and there are many different styles. Here is one. http://www.pypesexhaust.com/accessories.html
  13. Tool Pants
    The a/c display is a modfied Audi unit. If you ever had one out of the car it even has an Audi logo on the back. If you put in the LCD from an Audi then MANUELL is gone and you see man instead. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...5193&hl=lcd This question has been asked so many times in the 8 years I have been Boxstering, with so many stories, that I finally asked the question on a German Boxster board last year. http://www.staunet.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3230 I hope the link to the German board works and you can see the pictures and rsponses to my questions. MANUELL is the German word for manually operated. But the left side of the display has the word OF f, or off. But the German word for off is aus. So the left side of the display is in English and the right side in German. Or, as they said on the German board, Germish.
  14. Tool Pants
    I figured out the problem - your booster is on the wrong side of the car.... Porsche changed the booster and/or bellows and seal at the fire wall for cars made after September 1999, which would be model year 2000. In 2002 Porsche issued 2 TSBs that describe what must be changed on the car if you replace the booster with the new style. They also say that the firewall was changed. These TSBs are for cars made prior to September 1999, which would include your 1998. For example and since I have a 1997, if I want to put in the new style booster in my 1997 there are parts I need to change, including the brake pedal. But the brake pedal change is only required for model year 1997. Apparently the booster/bellows used prior to September 1999 is no longer available. You should read these TSBs because if I am reading them correctly then you can only buy they new style and have to change other parts so that the new style will work in your 1998. If this is true and it is expensive to update parts for the new style to work, then you might consider buying a used booster. I assume a used booster would come from a model year 1997-1999. Looking at your pictures and the source of the water that got into the booster I can see why Porsche changed things in September 1999. Very good job of taking it apart and taking pictures.
  15. Tool Pants
    I wish I could remember when I checked this out last year. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6675 The .07 vs. .08 may only be because the .08 has a plug where the dip stick goes. I am almost positive the tank the parts guy showed me last year had a 987 part number. Then, Porsche likes to play around with part numbers.
  16. Tool Pants
    4462 should be the model number for a Becker CDR-220, not the code. With a radio serial number ending in 7065 the decoder says ... 5293 is the unlock code. Why are you swapping the battery tray?
  17. Tool Pants
    That RMG tech session was January 17, 2004. http://www.arrowheadradiator.com/head_gask...n_leak_test.htm
  18. Tool Pants
    There is no adhesive on the metal shift lever to hold the standard knob in place. There is a dry lubricant that is yellow in color and it gets hard with age. If you look at the slides for the clamshell the same type lubricant is used. But it does look and feel like a glue. If you look at the top of the metal shift lever blade there is a groove. That is what keeps the knob from pulling off. When the local group filmed several B&M installs I asked Aileen to be in it. She can pull of the knob with one hand and blindfolded....
  19. Tool Pants
    I am watching this thread with interest since torn CV joint boots are not all that uncommon. Problem is last time I watched a thread with interest it was another common problem, a cracked coolant tank. Then I discovered that mine had cracked while the thread was starting to develope. Long time ago I used split boots on other cars. One type was a plastic-type material and you glued the seam together. The other type was a rubber-type material and you used little bolts and screws to hold the seam together. Both worked fine. Kept the grease in. I have always wondered if there was a split boot that would fit properly on the Boxster CV joints, as this is good for a DIYer. Almost tempted to buy a boot from the local dealer and take it down to a parts place and see if I can match it up with a split boot. In the meantime, I will watch this thread with "uninterest" as I do not want to be jinxed again.
  20. Tool Pants
    Some of our local guys have this sub. It is made by a local company. An amp is mounted in the front trunk below the latch to drive the sub. This is Henry's 2000 2.7. As you can see from the second picture he does not have door speakers. He also added a rear speaker kit. I'm not into stereo stuff but it does sound nice.
  21. Tool Pants
    Some of use Boxster owners went to Laguna Seca last month and we got to see the Boxster spec cars race. 1997-1999 2.5s is the spec race car. They take everything out of the car to reduce weight and then make modifications to what is left. I thought this was great, a great source of parts for us 2.5 owners. :rolleyes: But I asked one of the guys if they were permitted to use headers. He said no, they are required to use the stock manifolds. But you might ask if someone has an extra manifold. There is at least one local owner, Bill Pickering in Campbell. http://www.boxsterspecracing.whsites.net/phpBB2/
  22. Tool Pants
    The code is based on the radio serial number. The last 4 digits of the radio serial number are put into the radio decoder, and then the decoder guesses at the code. You code is not going to be the same as the code for another radio.
  23. Tool Pants
    As stated, sounds like the second gear syncro is worn. That is the one that usually goes first. What I don't get is why you notice it only on a turn. In my poor student days I had a Triumph with a 4 speed. When in started grinding while going into second I took the fourth gear syncro and swapped it with the second gear syncro. The fourth gear syncro gets little wear compared to second. These were your standard brass ring syncros and all 4 were the same. Then I had a Fiat X/19 5 speed. That car had a mixture of standard brass and Porsche style syncros. The Porsche style was used on second gear. With that type of syncro you could flip it and have a new wearing surface. Funny thing is, the Boxster transmission does not have Porsche style syncros. Guess we can thank VW/Audi for that.
  24. Tool Pants
    There are some messages on this in the top section. Someone made a device that would stop the motor from running sooner. The top relay/control unit has a timer that tells the motor when to stop while you are holding the top button down with your finger. As you said, there is a lever on the top of the motor. When the clamshell goes down it pushes that lever down. If you look under the clamshell you will see a small plastic sticker that makes contact with the lever. In the olden days Peter Smith told me they would put a spacer on that sticker so the clamshell would start pushing down on the lever just a bit sooner. He use a stick on wheel weight as the spacer. That way the motor will stop running a bit sooner than normal. I have not tried this myself, but it makes sense.
  25. Tool Pants
    Your door panels are flat where the speakers would go, and you do not have the amp in the front trunk. So you cannot just put in the factory speakers as you door panels are different, there are no speaker wires behind the panel, plus you have not the amp in the front trunk to drive them. But there are many, and some say better, alternatives.
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