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That brand us headquartered in Durham, NC. They featured Cam Ingram of Road Scholars in one of their catalogs a few years back.by Vince - Main Forum
The same to you and your family!by Vince - Main Forum
Took some photos this AM after waxing her with Polish Angel Jubilee wax. Never hurts to spoil our cars - right?by Vince - Main Forum
International rules limit the amount of fuel that can be in the fuel tanks to 10% of capacity. The rule has been in place for years. The fixed firefighting systems are designed around this and other rules so that "fueled" vehicle fires can be effectivly extinguished. Also, there are fixed gasoline vapor detection systems in place that monitor the cargo spaces so the crew can respond quickly toby Vince - Main Forum
Well, every class of vessel that carries commercial freight is a cargo vessel. As I stated above most fires do not originate in the "cargo hold" and I probably should have qualified that my statement is specific to RO/ROs. RO/RO cargo holds are wide open decks - think underground parking garage. While some vessels back in the early development of RO/ROs could be called "roll on roll off generaby Vince - Main Forum
As someone with 40 years in the maritime industry (25 sailing and managing RO/ROs), cargo hold fires are not "common". Most shipboard fires start in the machinery spaces, the galley, sometimes in the quarters. We probably won't ever know from the mainstream press where the fire started, what was done to fight the fire, etc. The flag state and classification society for the vessel will do invesby Vince - Main Forum
Our son-in-law bought a 2021 718 Cayman S last year. I've drven it quite a bit and I found it to be a wonderful car. I don't thingk the exhaust note is a deal breaker at all. What is different about the sound is that the four seems more "relaxed" than the more "busy" six and speed builds deceptively fast if you tend to drive by "sound".by Vince - Main Forum
Nice! That should get a feature in Panorama.by Vince - Main Forum
Really great news - good to see you posting again! How are the rest of the family doing? Hopefully all "on the other side" also.by Vince - Main Forum
So sorry to hear Pedro. Hopefully all will return to good health soon and maybe will have enhanced immunity. God bless you all!by Vince - Main Forum
Just to close the loop on this thread. I took it back to the dealer. Pedro was correct that it was a microswitch issue. They determined that the microswitch on the driver's side was defective - part #981-561-943-01. The tough thing about this particular switch is the top must be removed. The switch had to come out of Germany, which took about one month. I was charged for the part; the dealeby Vince - Main Forum
All. Thanks for all the advice and information. My Footwell Lamps are working. It is a long story - the condensed version is - the Front Electronics Control Unit had been miscoded at some point. I dropped the car off at the dealer to complete a repair to my convertible top. I asked them to look at the light issue while it was there. They recoded the module and everything works as Guether deby Vince - Main Forum
Laz - those work as expected.by Vince - Main Forum
Thanks for the responses from everyone. Laz - I do not have the "by opening door" option to select. My options are Orientation, Ambient and Fade Out. I found that discrepancy between my car and the Owner's Manual early in this quest. Guenter - thanks. I never noticed a correlation between the reading lamps and the footwell lamps. I'll check mine.by Vince - Main Forum
Question for Laz. Do you have the Footwell Lights? If so, how do they function, i.e. illuminate when door open, etc? That is another missing piece of the puzzle in my sources.by Vince - Main Forum
As I mentioned, I don't know what voltage I should be seeing and my resources don't cover it. What I am seeing looks like CAN Bus values that I see on my Mercedes. I will look into the grounds. I'll keep digging and update the forum.by Vince - Main Forum
I also was hoping somebody with a 981 would chime in. I'm still digging. I have the 2013 Technik Introduction for the Boxster and it shows the Footwell Lights controlled by the Front Electronics Control Unit (what Durametric refers to as the Front Body Control Unit). I also have a pdf copy of the Workshop Manual. The missing part in both documents is what values I should be seeing.by Vince - Main Forum
First I need to correct something a stated earlier. Based on what I was reading on other forums the bulls where incandescents. They are in fact LEDs. I did some further investigation. The following findings are what I observed on the driver’ side. I did not get to the passenger’s side: There are Footwell Lamps in both footwells. The driver’s side is wired and I assume the passengerâ€by Vince - Main Forum
There are 2 lights, one each in the driver and passenger footwells. They are incandescents. Neither works. There is a small LED "Orientation" light at the top of the windshield and it works. I haven't yet checked the voltage, but all the other consumers on the relevant fuses are operative.by Vince - Main Forum
Forgive me for this question, but the subject seems confusing for most 981 owners. We realized that the footwell lights aren't working on our 2014 Boxster S (9/13 production) while on a trip to Smith Mountain Lake in Western Virginia last weekend (it's dark out there folks). I did quite a bit of research and some 981s did not come with footwell lighting. From what I understand those cars did nby Vince - Main Forum
Interesting. My car is 9/13 production and shows no recall - yet.by Vince - Main Forum
Thanks Pedro. I'll post when it is resolved.by Vince - Main Forum
As the subject states the soft top on my 2014 Boxster S stops part way (about 3/4 travel) through the opening cycle. When it stops the message "Fault of soft top control system" is displayed in the Multi Function display. The opening cycle can be completed by releasing the console button and re-engaging it. This happens once during the day and subsequently the top will function normally for thby Vince - Main Forum
I believe that is Point Sur, not Morro Rock.by Vince - Main Forum
A very Merry Christmas to Pedro and all the followers on this site!! And prayers that 2021 will be a much happier, safer new year!!!!!!!!!!!by Vince - Main Forum
Mine arrived yesterday (yes, Sunday). Very nice. Thanks Pedro.by Vince - 10 years of PB
I'm fairly new to Porsche ownership, but my experience with the brand goes back to my childhood. I'm a California ex-pat, part of a Ligurian fishing family from Santa Cruz. Sometime in the 50's I was at a family funeral when I overheard my uncles talking about one of their cousins who had this Porsche and was having problems with it because it had this temperamental crankshaft. At the time I wby Vince - 10 years of PB
Thank you Pedro. I was aware of the lifting along the top of the door, but not that it starts at the rear of the panel. I'll keep an eye out for this. Thanks again.by Vince - Main Forum
Question Pedro. How should I check for the delamination? I think many of us might not notice the issue until the warping becomes visible.by Vince - Main Forum