Picked up a white/grey 5sp 98 boxster yesterday off CL. dghii - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 12:24:45 am |
Re: Picked up a white/grey 5sp 98 boxster yesterday off CL. MauriceonLongIsland - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 8:08:34 am |
Try cleaning the contacts on the brake lever switch. It could be that easy. Nice, excepting the top. *NM* Tony in Whittier - Friday, 26 August, 2011, at 2:07:18 am |
Re: The top MauriceonLongIsland - Sunday, 28 August, 2011, at 10:58:27 am |
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dghii
Maurice,
Thanks for the information on the top. I've spent the last day or two searching the posts about tops seen your numerous posts in the past helping folks tsort out their top issues. I've been fortunate with my 2000 in that other than the parking brake switch going bad (I bypassed it anyway), I've had no top problems. I'm sure I'll have some questions in dealing with the 98...
Off the top of my head...
1. The PO stated that the top had always worked well and last year the latch switch went bad. He had the switch replaced and all was well. Recently, when the top quit again, he thought he might have a bad switch again but apparently it is more than that. The windows will drop when you unlatch but that's about it. The PO said the top was going up and down just fine prior to the current problem. Again, the indy he took his car to stated that the relay was bad.
Note that there are TWO microswitches inside the latch assembly and that one of them causes the windows to drop the requisite 4 inches and the other "allows power to flow to the electric motor". I'll look for something I wrote up on that specific issue and post it as soon as I take care more of Hurricane Irene's wrath outside in my driveway...
1. I've read that the relay from my 2000 is not compatible with the 1998. Any other way to troubleshoot the relay prior to purchasing another?
In a pinch, IIRC you can pop in your B Version relay just to see if the top STARTS to move. It not "compatible" because the A version relies on the B-Pillar microswitch and the black lever microswitch (on top of the electric motor forward of the third brake light) and an "after-running time" to go through its two cycles and to cut power to the electric motor at just the right time (s).
Electronic troubleshooting is not my forte but you can get some useful information that I posted in the article on Mike Focke's website, with the help of Stefan and Disraeli, IIRC....Look at the last few pages of the part III PDF and you will see the differences, and even the functions and terminals translated from German to English. It makes sense after a while... a long while..
2. Have folks had more issues with the top controller or the top relay? It looks like the controller is big bucks compared to the relay.
What is a "top controller"? Are you referring to the immobiliser under the seat???
3. I remember that the Boxster went through a top upgrade back in 99 and Porsche stopped producing parts for the earlier cars...hopefully I'll be able to avoid having top upgrade the expensive bits.
You can definitely make the A Version work reliably and flawlessly, but it also takes a lot more maintenance and being aware of funny noises, etc.... genrrally being attuned to the top.
4. What is the preferred lubrication for the cables and mechanical bits?
Top relay question... dghii - Sunday, 28 August, 2011, at 10:08:25 pm |
Re: Top relay question... MauriceonLongIsland - Tuesday, 30 August, 2011, at 3:23:04 am |
Re: Top relay question... dghii - Tuesday, 30 August, 2011, at 9:19:29 am |
1998 was ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 8:44:16 am |
pic after I picked up the car dghii - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 10:48:31 am |
crap. *NM* dghii - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 10:59:06 am |
Link has to be to an actual image file (URL ends in .jpg or .png, for example) Boxsterra - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 11:38:31 am |
Got it...thanks. dghii - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 11:45:30 am |
Looks great. *NM* Guenter in Ontario - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 12:07:47 pm |
and now the not so great... dghii - Thursday, 25 August, 2011, at 12:23:00 pm |
Re: and now the not so great... BoxsterBob - San Carlos - Friday, 26 August, 2011, at 12:25:40 am |
The car is starting to turn white again! dghii - Friday, 26 August, 2011, at 2:46:26 pm |
That picture is very illuminating. grant - Sunday, 28 August, 2011, at 2:51:17 pm |
gRANT: You can't do damage with a clay bar...it just literally PULLS the little imperfections up and MauriceonLongIsland - Sunday, 28 August, 2011, at 3:34:20 pm |
What brand do you use/recommend? *NM* Laz - Monday, 29 August, 2011, at 2:22:16 am |
The usual suspects... dghii - Monday, 29 August, 2011, at 10:04:01 am |
Thanks, and my wax cutting recommendation. Laz - Monday, 29 August, 2011, at 1:08:21 pm |
Beat me to the question. Thanks (since its now already answered before i even asked!) *NM* grant - Thursday, 15 September, 2011, at 6:59:54 pm |
thanks Maurice. I will grant - Thursday, 15 September, 2011, at 12:45:44 pm |
Nice, looks like a great buy *NM* DougW - Friday, 26 August, 2011, at 7:21:45 am |
Update on the 98 Box. dghii - Friday, 2 September, 2011, at 11:25:33 pm |
Re: Update on the 98 Box. MikenOH - Saturday, 3 September, 2011, at 10:34:57 pm |
Your steady progress is giving lots of us who have been there that certain "itch".... MauriceonLongIsland - Tuesday, 6 September, 2011, at 7:57:32 am |
Did A little work on the car yesterday. dghii - Sunday, 4 September, 2011, at 1:51:13 pm |
Re: Did A little work on the car yesterday. MikenOH - Sunday, 4 September, 2011, at 8:56:10 pm |
I don't think PO did that much maintenance... dghii - Sunday, 4 September, 2011, at 9:53:50 pm |
Re: I don't think PO did that much maintenance... MikenOH - Monday, 5 September, 2011, at 11:29:32 am |
Re: I don't think PO did that much maintenance... dghii - Monday, 5 September, 2011, at 12:18:07 pm |
Car update dghii - Wednesday, 14 September, 2011, at 11:25:23 pm |
Re: Picked up a white/grey 5sp 98 boxster yesterday off CL. dghii - Wednesday, 14 September, 2011, at 11:26:20 pm |
Sorry for double post. *NM* dghii - Thursday, 15 September, 2011, at 11:58:46 pm |
Re: Picked up a white/grey 5sp 98 boxster yesterday off CL. boxsterd - Monday, 19 September, 2011, at 8:44:44 pm |
Used top price dghii - Tuesday, 20 September, 2011, at 12:08:06 pm |
Maintenance Saturday dghii - Saturday, 17 September, 2011, at 10:35:40 pm |