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Re: Soft top potentially available - 7 days ago
I've had my 'new' glass windowed soft top for a few weeks now - gotta say, I'm loving it. It is a bit heavier, so it wants to 'clunk' the plexi wind screen as I'm putting it down (the weight pulls it a bit lower), but I can easily live with that. The ride is still noisy, but it's quieter with new (2003) top than the original plastic (2000). Now I need 26 more years of driving for a full comparby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Soft top potentially available - 6 weeks ago
I’m not installing it, my mechanic is while replacing the tiptronic transmission.by AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Soft top potentially available - 7 weeks ago
I couldn't find anyone who would sew in a new plastic panel and I got the top for $1075+shipping - at today's prices, that's what a top (without the frame) would have run off of Amazon (and I hear the fitment of all of those it a PITA and hit or miss). I'm not concerned with the weight (I'm not racing a 26 year old car) and I like the thought of avoiding the Boxster chop and the scratching and haby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Soft top potentially available - 7 weeks ago
I have a 2000 black soft top with a cracked plastic window. I’m replacing it with a blue 2003 top with a glass window. If the install goes well I’ll have the original without a home. Shipping is expensive, but does anyone need a top? Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Need another transmission - 2 months ago
So, my car apparently likes to eat tiptronic transmissions. The last one lasted 3 years (and very few miles). This is turning into a $2k/year amortized expense. So I now have a 26 year old car needing another $6K transplant. This is really getting old. Once again, I'm not sure what to do. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Almost Done! - 2 months ago
Thanks for all the help. Literally, I would still be fumbling with a chainsaw (or maybe a torx head screw driver). The antennas are outside the cabin (hopefully they won't get destroyed by the wipers, but I'm reasonably sure I good here) I need to route the microphone, but so far, everywhere I put it still sucks. Haven't dropped it into the factory location, but I'm not sure that will be beby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
New related question - mounting the GPS and SiriusXM antenna - 3 months ago
I ran the wiring for the antennae through the firewall into the driver's area - less hard than expected except getting the rubber grommet back in place (I think that's a two person job) Where can I safely mount the two antenna using double sided tape? I'm not sure if the wipers have moving parts underneath this plastic cowl. I'm thinking all the way to the right of the picture (extreme edgeby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: The microphone is a walk in the park, comparatively - 3 months ago
Did you pull the screws or just feed a wire through and then pull the mic wire back out? I thought i needed to unscrew everything. You have some more pictures? Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Wow, fantastic! - 3 months ago
It was a lot of pushing and pulling and using a lot more force than I ever would have dreamed reasonable or necessary. Now I'm going to need to undo the dash cluster to run the microphone. Such a joy to step out of my comfort zone (yeah, that was sarcasm). Thanks for everyone's support and advice. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Cable ends Vanquished! - 3 months ago
I finally got them through! Now to finish the job. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Dash speaker replacement in 2000 w/Sports Package - 4 months ago
What replacement speakers did you use?by AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: It shouldn't be "that" tight - 4 months ago
I have a cable you don't: So, it is a little more cluttered in there - and the cables don't all follow a single, straight, push-'em-to-the-side path. you can see the bundle of multi-colored wires on the right side of the second picture - this is the climate control cable/ends passed down from the top (but not through the hole). Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Just to clarify - 4 months ago
I'm pulling it to the correct location. I'm pushing the multiple wires back there out of the way (or as far as they will go. I have removed the lower cover so that I can (try) to grab the wires from the side - there just seem to be too many thick wires back there to make space. I don't want to go Medieval on them (I have pliers, but I don't have a blowtorch) for fear of breaking something elseby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: You're almost there - 4 months ago
I appreciate the cheering, but I just spent 45 minutes trying to get the largest through - it just won't go. I'll take another crack at it tomorrow, but I have a number of fat cables behind there. I'll pay for the plane ticket, can you be here tomorrow? . Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
OK; I'm stuck - 4 months ago
I've managed to get the HVAC cables down and out to the side: I have no idea how to get it through here without breaking something: I have now come across what looks like a molex plug that I think is part of the LoJack - or have I broken something: It's attached via a different wire to this: which I think is the LoJack. Is it time to quit and take it to an installer / my mechanic? Iby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Do you have door speakers? - 5 months ago
Yes, I have door speakers, but I understood those to be only base and not full range. The head unit is a BOSS BE7ACP which doesn't replace the front trunk amp. The dash speakers are the only full range speakers in the car. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Dash speaker replacement in 2000 w/Sports Package - 5 months ago
I'm unwilling to go to the effort of changing out the amp and adding an equalizer (which isn't in my non-S). I'm just curious if the front speakers alone will be an large enough net plus to warrant doing. the originals still work, but they are 25 years old. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Dash speaker replacement in 2000 w/Sports Package - 5 months ago
I'm in the midst of replacing the head unit with a BOSS BE7ACP.WCX; I'm thinking of replacing the 25 year old front speakers as well. I really don't want to rewire anything, so I'm leaving the amp in the frunk alone. A - will I get better sound? B - anyone have a specific pair of speakers they'd suggest? I know I'll need to buy an 'adapter kit' since I don't want to attack the original speakby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: I actually did it twice last year - 6 months ago
Did you have a LoJack already filling a portion of the gap?by AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: I did this last year - 6 months ago
No hurry - it's 5 degrees F in the garage. I'll be waiting for a few warmer days before going at it again. She's waited 25 years for an upgrade, she can wait a few more weeks. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: How in the World do I get these cables in there? - 6 months ago
Thanks, Mike. My issue is that the LoJack wires take up a lot of the (already tight) space coming through the lower gap and hanging in the space. I’m going to try to shove all the wires to one side or the other (and hope I don’t break something) and try again when the weather is a little warmer. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: How in the World do I get these cables in there? - 6 months ago
apparently I can link the picture into the postby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
How in the World do I get these cables in there? - 6 months ago
I'm putting in a new head unit for the 2000 Boxster (which had a LoJack installed in 2000). I'm supposed to move the climate control cables through the hole in the bottom of the picture (where all the other cables are poking out). you can see one of the red ends of the climate control cable trying to peek into the frame. I removed the screw which should be at the top of the frame since it waby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Reading car info - 6 months ago
I'll give them a call - I bought everything else from them . Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Reading car info - 6 months ago
Anyone know what info is available on a 2000 non-S?by AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Reading car info - 6 months ago
With the ODB2 plugged into the head unit, what info is available? There’s no TPMS, etc. I’m interested in doing this, but not if my only info is “engine is on” Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: You don't have to have Maestro - 7 months ago
Boxsterra, You seem to have dug deeper into this than I have. What do I need from an Android unit (harness, etc.) to read car info, and what info is actually available? It's a 25 year old car. As far as the microphone, is there a reference you can point me to to running the cable for the microphone? What's the difficulty rating on this aspect? I have the 2000 with the Sports Package, so I hby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
2000 Boxster - Head Unit upgrade - 7 months ago
I'm debating upgrading the CDR-220 in the Boxster to a double din unit with XM and wireless Carplay. If I get something that is 'maestro-ready', will I actually get any engine info from a 2000 car? Additionally, where is the best location to mount the microphones that come with these units? Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
2000 Tip - new battery time - 9 months ago
My current battery isn’t holding a charge. a) what battery size am I supposed to buy? I’ve seen mention of two. b) are all of them vented? I think I need a 10mm and 14mm socket for removal and install. I have my radio code. Anything else need to know, or do I take it to my mechanic? Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum
Re: Which Bluetooth to Aux adapter? - 1 year ago
Bluetooth is working well for streaming XM radio from phone and for GPS directions over the speakers (or both at the same time). I haven’t found a really good location for the mic yet - and this was my principal goal. Andrewby AndyInNYC - Main Forum