Craig Joplin

2002 Boxster S

Radio CR-220

Pushed TP button for 10 seconds.

Becker 1 came onto screen. Scrolled right:

47/98

Type 4362

On 8/3/2018 at 10:48 AM, jarjar said:

I measured the battery voltage and it is 12.6V and 14V at idle...same as my truck

12.6v is low. Should be 13+ to be optimal.  The 14v at idle is the alternater inputting charge to battery.

On 4/16/2019 at 3:48 AM, JFP in PA said:

 

Welcome to RennTech 

The windows are operating as designed.  To make them go all the way up, the microswitch above the rear view mirror needs to be depressed and held.  Porsche made a cheap plastic clip for this purpose, which your dealer can get for you.

Actually all I needed to do was hold the top down button until the dash top indicator went off.  Windows now go up and down fully. (No clip required)

On 4/16/2019 at 3:48 AM, JFP in PA said:

 

Welcome to RennTech 

The windows are operating as designed.  To make them go all the way up, the microswitch above the rear view mirror needs to be depressed and held.  Porsche made a cheap plastic clip for this purpose, which your dealer can get for you.

Actually all I needed to do was hold the top down button until the dash top indicator went off.  Windows now go up and down fully. (No clip required)

Thanks. I found the hole next to positive terminal. It takes a male and my hose has a female. I will sort it out

When changing the cabin air filter I came across this disconnected clear hose with a 6" black  hose with 90 deg elbow attached.  It comes from passenger inner fender  and can stretch to about 3/4 accross just past battery.  I looked around and could not determine a proper location. at first I thought it was for the wiper windshield nozzle. Where is it to be connected and what is it for?  On a motorcycle it would likely be the vent for the battery

Searched but...

1997 boxster base

5 speed

76k miles

Wipers won't turn off. Regardless of lever position, wipers run at low speed.  To get home i turned car off and back on.  Wipers stayed in up position.  Tested today. Same problem.  

2 minutes ago, JFP in PA said:

 

Has to do with the hard top option; when the hard top is in place, nothing is pushing down the microswitch, hence the red clip so the windows go all the way up with the hard top on. Simple fix for a complicated problem...……..

The hard top explains the red clip, which is a great idea to use also for top down window operation, thanks.  Still interested in why Porsche designed windows to go down and not back up with top down.  No big deal just curious like Richard.  

I pondered the same. Thought maybe the windows didn't have enough support

19 hours ago, Craig Joplin said:

Great. Let me know.

I pushed and held switch where it latches. Then up on windows. They went up but upon releasing latch micro switch, windows dropped back down 4". So the orange clip should do the trick. I will order the one in picture from Suncoast at $7.95. Thanks guys. 

Great. Let me know.

On 4/16/2019 at 3:48 AM, JFP in PA said:

 

Welcome to RennTech 

The windows are operating as designed.  To make them go all the way up, the microswitch above the rear view mirror needs to be depressed and held.  Porsche made a cheap plastic clip for this purpose, which your dealer can get for you.

Do you have a better description or part #

Top fully retracted. Windows down 4". Light illuminated. Window control allows down only. My 97 base Boxster does same. 

Craig

2000 Boxster S

6sp

Search unsuccessful. Therefore I ask.  Upon lowering top, windows drop 4 inches. Then will not go back up.  Windows will go down but will not return up at all. Put top up and they work fine. I want windows to go all the way up when top down on cool days and nights