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  1. Richard Hamilton
    The alarm control module is under the driver's seat on a LHD car. You also have PM.
  2. Richard Hamilton
    Are your reversing lights working OK? PDC uses the reverse lights to sense reverse gear is engaged. Otherwise, if it was intermittent and now permanent, I'd start looking for a bad connection. The sensors connect at the same plug and socket as the licence plate lights, which might be a good starting point. The PDC control module does have a connection to the diagnostic plug, so you might be able to get some faults read with a PST2. HTH
  3. Richard Hamilton
    I expect bluboy911 transferred the data from the original cluster to the "new" cluster by using the replacement routine in the manual: Control module replacement In the menu item Control module replacement, the control module of the instrument cluster is replaced. When doing this, the tank calibration is transferred from the old instrument cluster to the new one. Procedure: 1. Connect PST2 and switch on the ignition 2. Select vehicle type Boxster (986) and start the automatic control module search 3. Select Instrument cluster control module 4. Select menu item Control module replacement 5. Read out values with PST2 6. Remove instrument cluster 7. Install new instrument cluster 9. Store values in the new instrument cluster with PST2. This won't transfer the mileage, of course
  4. Richard Hamilton
    Could you have trapped a wire somewhere?
  5. Richard Hamilton
    Alarm Code 21 points to an immobiliser fault. I guess that's the one you are most concerned about. Alarm_Fault_Code_21.pdf Sounds to me like you may have removed one thing too many.
  6. Richard Hamilton
    Joesan - maybe you could get a pulse from the feed to one of the door lock motors on the alarm control module.
  7. Richard Hamilton
    On the Boxster there is a TSB (1/04) for the same problem that involves re-routing the fuel pressure pipe in the fuel tank. There is a similar one for the 996 (5/99).
  8. Richard Hamilton
    There are a couple of TSB's about this. I think you should take a look at them.
  9. Richard Hamilton
    Here's a list of all the plastics. HTH.
  10. Richard Hamilton
    The bumper is actually made from PP+EDPM (that's polypropene and ethylene propylene diene monomer).
  11. Richard Hamilton
    Sounds like the brake light switch needs adjusting to me. If the plunger is pushed in too far when it was fitted it can cause this.
  12. Richard Hamilton
    Paul is correct, but you have to turn the key to position '1' before disconnecting the battery.
  13. Richard Hamilton
    A lot of cars have this code, but nobody seems to know what it is. Total mystery.
  14. Richard Hamilton
    Some of us here in the UK get a bit 'twitchy' about the insurance implications. Insurance companies can be very pedantic about wheels and tyres, and if an assessor gets wind of the fact that Porsche recommend the same make and N rating on all four corners, they might use it as an excuse to reject a claim. My daughter fitted some aftermarket alloys to her car, and (after an accident) the assessor took one look and said "we can reject this one" (his actual words to the bodyshop manager). What he didn't know was that she had informed the insurance company, and had it in writing that it was OK. They paid up.
  15. Richard Hamilton
    My RoW car does not have O2 sensors after the cats - only before. In the DME Control Module Programming option of the PST2 there are 4 options: Read Out Control Unit. Program Control Unit - this is for programming a new DME and goes through all the options (Map, Data and Immobiliser Code). Map/Data. Program Immobiliser Code. As Loren shows (step 5) you should read out the control unit before installing a new DME module. Reading out the control units doesn't allow you to see what options are selected, unfortunately. I think (and emphasize "think") that this process stores the data of the old DME, so that when you fit the new one it will have recorded the settings for the new one, allowing you to choose them by default in the programming step choices. My suggestion would be that you read out the control unit, and then try and reprogram the map/data. I have a feeling that it will default the programming steps to the settings that are stored when the data is read out. This might confirm that the right cat settings have been made. Worth a try, perhaps.
  16. Richard Hamilton
    Are yours the P-Zero Rosso N4's?
  17. Richard Hamilton
    That's the only connection I can see on the cluster relating to the Seat belt Warning. I don't have this "feature" on my car (UK Spec). I think that the seat belt warning gong is built into the cluster, like the light buzzer, and (I assume) the parking assistant buzzer.
  18. Richard Hamilton
    As Tool Pants suggests, you could try disconnecting this wire from the instrument cluster plug. Plug 2, Pin 24 - Brown & Red wire.
  19. Richard Hamilton
    I don't have a cabriolet, but I use Wurth Silicone Spray to lubricate the door seals periodically. I spray it on a cloth and then wipe it around the seals. http://www.wurth.co.uk/cat.php?section=all...one+spray+500ml Might be worth a try (pun intended).
  20. Richard Hamilton
    Peer - I'm not trying to be awkward or obstructive here, but if you look at Loren's link you'll see it is in the 996 TT section. If you look at the profile of the author, Beecher, you'll see he has a 2003 996 Twin Turbo. I think you'll find that he is saying that other Porsche models have similar wiring to his 996 TT. However, it doesn't look like a simple job, which is what you were asking for.
  21. Richard Hamilton
    Loren referred you to a 996 Twin Turbo - not an Audi TT! Most 986 and 996 wiring uses the same colours. Why not simply get used to buckling up before turning the key?
  22. Richard Hamilton
    It is shown on the 2004 diagrams - you have PM.
  23. Richard Hamilton
    It seems that way. Like OBC I guess - it's there in all cars, even if it isn't connected. Edit: I did consider doing the retrofit myself, but the price of all new parts was too much. I reckon I could get the rear bumper re-sprayed about 5 times for the same cost, and PDC doesn't stop other idiots hitting you. Maybe I'll look for some used parts sometime.
  24. Richard Hamilton
    Yes - The buzzer is in the cluster. On a 98 car, the buzzer output wire from the Park Assist Module goes to Plug 2 (Black) Pin #9 on the instrument cluster.
  25. Richard Hamilton
    You have PM
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