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- 10 years ago

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Re: Needle in a haystack. Looking for a 2000 Zenith Blue/Black int base Boxster. - 10 years ago

I've seen pics of this car. Absolutely beautiful!

But isn't it usually the case that it's not the regulators... - 10 years ago

...or the cable, but that a small green plastic guide broke? At least, that was the case in my car, when my windows were suddenly hitting the conv top frame. There's a thread somewhere, I think in one of the Renn forums, or the 986forum, that shows how to make the repair with a $1 bike shifter cable adjuster nut.

I don't know of any shops in Atlanta... - 10 years ago

...but I do know a well respected shop in Montgomery was charging $1,600 to replace with the $925 top from GAHH, shipped from their warehouse in CA. I asked around and that was a fair price. And that's where a lot of local car lots go to have work done on their convertible tops, including the local Porsche dealer. I just can't think of the name of the shop right now. But shouldn't matter, as

Re: CURVEN8R 2 has arrived - 10 years ago

That's unfortunate. Sucks to have to wait for your new car when it's just right down the road. That sure is one beautiful car; congrats on the purchase!

Re: CURVEN8R 2 has arrived - 10 years ago

It takes two days to do a PDI?

Will this work? - 10 years ago

Okay, so it's gone up a few bucks since the early 90s... This would definitely save you a lot of wire tracing and soldering time.

Might be easier to... - 10 years ago

...buy a loud relay. When I broke the turn signal return gear in my '88 S-10, I bought a turn signal relay built specifically to be louder so I would be reminded to turn it off. IIRC, the standard relay was $5 and the extra loud one was $10, so very inexpensive. And it was a snap to replace.

Is that twinge in any way related to withdrawl symptoms? - 10 years ago

I sure have them right about now. I've been Porsche-free, cold turkey, since last November.

I thought LocTite not only adhered, but also expanded a bit to help provide resistance to loosening? - 10 years ago

But, I may be wrong. Don't always trust what you read on the internet.

Good will? - 10 years ago

I seem to remember the term "good will" being used when describing when a manufacturer pays part/all of a repair bill outside of warranty.

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Re: Looking at used 99 in Phoenix - 10 years ago

If Meredith isn't interested, and it's still for sale in November, I may be interested. Sending email...

Look up this part number... - 10 years ago

...in a PET and you'll see what it is: 996.107.047.51

Thanks for the updates. - 10 years ago

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Very nice! - 10 years ago

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Difficult DIY, But Not Impossible - 10 years ago

Also, I replaced my top myself with a GAHH. Took about 7.5 hours. Tough, but not beyond reason. Do a lot of reading up on how to do it so you'll better understand everything as you're taking your car apart. Purchase all the parts you'll need to replace/use. Look at a lot of pictures of the job, again so you'll better understand what it is you're doing. Take your own pictures along the way s

+1 - 10 years ago

No issues with the storage bin.

Re: What's this part? - 10 years ago

It's the other end of a connection where the AOS tube that snakes across the top of the engine goes. It appears to be a breather valve for the left hand bank.

I chose the GAHH w/glass - 10 years ago

$925 and 6 hours of my own time since I did the install myself. Very happy with the results. The glass is smaller than the plastic, but I didn't have a single problem with rear visibility through it. In fact, looking through the rearview mirror, there's no reduction in vertical field of view, and only a minor reduction in horizontal. For my seating position/rearview mirror alignment, the glas

I'm considering selling my ROW M030 kit - 11 years ago

I may be in a position to sell my '99 Box in about six months. If that happens, I'm considering just selling the new/never installed ROW M030 kit that I have sitting in my garage. I bought these to install in my car, but they're worth more resold rather than installed in my car. If I do put them up for sale, I'll probably offer them up for $1,000 plus shipping. Local pick-up would be preferre

I use Blackstone Labs - 11 years ago

QuoteKrbintn If anyone knows where I should send oil sample for testing, please post. But any reputable place can do it. www.blackstone-labs.net/

Re: Replacing Water Pump - 11 years ago

Quotekentv1This will be my third in 70K miles. Quotekentv1Can I use the Bentley method to re-pressurize, without buying that special tool I'll never use again? Are you sure about that? You're on your third waterpump. Just think, if you bought the AirLift for your first waterpump change, the subsequent two would be free usage!

Child Seat Deactivation Bar - 11 years ago

A Child Seat Deactivator Bar must be installed, then the DME must be programmed to accept it. A Porsche dealer, or someone that owns a PIWIS or PST2 can do this. Not the Durametric. Then one of these can be trimmed to fit in the buckle correctly.

Which AirLift did you get? - 11 years ago

UV550500? Let us know how well it worked?

$2.50 from Pelican - 11 years ago

Strange... - 11 years ago

...as I seem to remember not even 10 years ago Jaguar had one of the worse reliability ratings among manufacturers?

Re: AC question(s) - 11 years ago

Recharge with a can of UV dye, then find the leak that's causing you having to recharge? Could be as simple as an o-ring. Hopefully... The compressor went out in my '93 GMC. Bad bearings. Firestone said $1,200 to replace it. I didn't even bother with the dealer, but expect them to be the same, if not more. I changed it out myself, along with the orifice tube and accumulator, for ~$350 in

Since you were laid up... - 11 years ago

...you've discovered so much free time! Looking to order the TechnoPower Kit after a few other mods. Sorry it won't be soon enough for you! Maybe a couple months.

Okay, I'm sold. - 11 years ago

I've got a few other maintenance items to take care of first. The first being the motor mount and water pump. The second being the ROW M030 install. After that, I'm ready for the TechnoPower Kit. I'm hoping to do the Pedro's Sport Exhaust in the next couple of weeks so that'll be good to go for the TechnoPower Kit. When I do get it, I'll have it tuned for the headers, but won't get the hea