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The wiring is fairly straight forward , only half a dozen wires for both items , so I purchased wire lengths from an automotive electrical supplier in the correct gauge and colours. The plugs were a real nightmare as Porsche don't officially sell replacement plugs , but I struck lucky in that the alarm siren is a VW part ! A bit of digging and it turns out its from the tourareg amongst other cars. Since theTourareg and Cayenne are a joint venture i looked at the VW parts listing , and sure enough the tilt senor is also the same unit. VW supply replacement plugs and repair pins , so i ordered the parts from VW and made up my own loom. The sensor and siren can be bought in the UK from the dealer , but not sure if it would work , I purchased my units from a car breakers. Loom is in place , just needs splicing in to the power , ground and connecting to the rear CU. I've contacted a local independant about the recoding of the rear CU and they are willing to help. I'm not entirely sure the rear CU will need recoding but i have a hunch that the siren and tilt sensor need to be activated via software rather than just working on their own. Looking inside the tilt sensor , its a complex device with 8 pins outs , though Porsche do not use all of them , so it can obviously do some fancy stuff. If the rear CU needs coding for the Uk/Netherlands/Gibraltar option , I'm not sure if this would affect the other operations required for the USA / Canada , this may be a problem for those in the USA. My car was imported from Germany and I live in the UK, so recoding to Netherlands/ Uk should not be an issue. I will update the forum as work progresses.

I recently removed the center console from my 987 (basically the same as 997). To remove the console and the silver trim you need to not only remove the gear lever gaiter , but also the cubby hole or tray as it is called that sits below the switch panel for the rear deck spoiler etc. In my case this is what I did. 1. Remove gear lever gaiter pull directly upwards at the back edge (nearest side to handbrake) then the front is held by two tabs so you need to pull the giater towards the handbrake to release these front tabs 2 To remove the silver trim with the console still in place you need to remove both the center console covers. 3 The two screws that hold the center console covers in place are hidden by a small carpeted cover at the end of the console in the driver and passenger footwell. As Tom says these are held in place by a single torx screw. 4. With the carpeted covers removed you can now remove the two screws holding the side center console covers and slide gently the covers towards the rear of the car as there are two clips holding the covers at the front. 5 With the side covers removed next remove the top coloured part of the trim it just unclips. 6 Now you can get to all 4 screws (that were under the gear gaiter)and also have free space to lift and slide the silver trim up and out away from the console. I've added a pic to help. Note the gearknob needs two hands and a very firm tug to release from the lever. If you can work round not removing it , I'd suggest leaving it on, but just unclipped.

Great ! Thanks for the info RFM. For anyone else in a similar position to myself with an import 987/997 in the Uk that requires the tilt sensor and battery backed siren to be insurance compliant , i now have pretty much all the info to retro fit the missing devices. Not sure if this will work in the USA as I'm not fully aware of all the functions of the rear CU unit.

Question for toolpants or any other techie on the forum. Is it possible to recode the rear CU on a 987 (the one that sits under the drivers seat) I would like to change the country coding from ROW to UK/ Netherlands/ Gibraltar so that the tilt sensor and Battery backed up siren are enabled. I have retro fitted the wiring and the devices already.

Providing you also change the rear spolier for the cayman item i see no reason you cannot swap the cayman rear bumper onto the boxster. I think there are a couple of allen head screws securing the spolier to the retracting arms.

Depends on your budget. Its possible to fit the cayman bumper , or aftermarket items from Techart, speedart , jamiraquand or Ingo noak. If you are really flush with cash then i guess its possible to change the front wings and light assemblies to a 997 , then you can have a GT3 or aerokit item.

From JPLV in Nevada: PNA 505 986 Boxster 97-2007 $47.00 USDs + shipping Thanks for the reply Jack. Is this an OEM part number ?

Hi All, I've just finished fitting a short shift kit to my 987S , and have to say that I'm very impressed and pleased with the results. Fitting the kit is relatively straight forward , though the instructions supplied referred to a 986/ 996 rather than a 997/987. From what I can see the main differences are the trim removal procedures, the actual selector assembly and linkages are almost , if not identical. It takes about 3-4 hours to fit the new gear selector and the result is a reduction in fore/aft movement of about 1.5 inches travel. This is actually quite a lot when you are driving the car , and the gearchanges are much more precise. I did't feel that the selection of gears was notchy at all, though reverse is now a definite action and much easier to differentiate between First gear when parking.

Why are you worring about the RMS? Its unlikely you will have a chance to replace the RMS for any other routine work before it fails on its own accord. Even when it fails in most cases its just an annoying weep, never severe enough to drain all the engine oil. I wouldn't worry, as its not as common to have an RMS failure on a 987 as it was on the earlier 986, and even then it was never guaranteed to affect all cars. Sure its nice to know if you have the updated seal, but unless you have a clutch or flywheel change coming up , then you will be paying 1200 dollars to fix an oil weep. From what i've heard, Porsche are replacing the RMS as part of a good will program for those cars found to experience the problem.

The actual width isn' the main issue , its getting the track width , offset and rolling radius correct. Stock wheels are 235/35/19 and 265/35/19, so you need to look at a site like tyrebibles.com to get an equivalent rolling radius for the larger width you are planning. Looking at aftermarket tuners like Techart I' suggest a 295 is probably the widest you want to go with a spacer on the rear. Wider tyres on the front won't give you much in grip or handling , so better just to put spacers on that axle and keep a similar size to OEM. Personally I'd look at techart and speedart and copy their wheel size and spacer settings. They are German companies so they must fit wheels and tyres that are approved by the TUV as being safe and approved as aftermarket items.

When my car was in for the clutch and flywheel there were no signs of leak on the RMS , but the intermediate shaft cover seal was leaking. This has now been replaced but it was a very small leak , only a thin film of oil residue giving the game away.

You will be more succesful finding the holy grail , than to find a good tyre for both summer and snow use. The best summer tyre for road noise , traction , handling and wet weather braking is the michelin pilot sport 2 , make sure its an "n " rated tyre so its porsche optimised. As to snow tyres, i'd suggest either the michelin alpin or the Pirelli or continental winter sport contact. Summer tyres are optimised to work at temperatures above 8 deg C , below that temp they become hard and lose traction. Winter tyres work well at temps below zero c , but wear out quickly at warmer temps and are also more noisy by nature of their tread pattern. If you purchased an all round tyre from another of the manufacturers not well known i'd expect you would feel its limitations very quickly. Bridgestone also offer a good summer tyre and Vredestein do a good value winter range. Better to buy a second set of wheels and fit winter tyres if you intend to drive in snow during the winter.

Does anyone know if a sunshade / windscreen shield is available for the 987/ 997 in the USA? I know there is a sunshade available for the cayenne as i've seen one on Us Ebay. Anone help with the part no and suggested price for this item in the USA , as they are not available in the UK ? Thanks

So from what i'm reading here , if you have the sport chrono pack , but an early 3.2 boxster then you will need to find an alternative point on the intake manifold to get vacuum to activate the flap valve in the exhaust. The other option is to fit the exhaust without the option to control it , or if no sport chrono is fitted , buy an new switch panel for the lower console , wth the sport exhaust button and wire it in yourself. I cannot believe there aren't any lines that couldn't be cut and tee'd to allow for this. What would be helpful would be a picture of where the sports exhaust gets it vacuum supply from on a 3.4 engine , to compare with the 3.2. Anyone able to help ? Thanks

Personally I dont think you will better the OEM set up for suspension. Fitting harder springs and shock will just make the car handle better on a track , but compromise the road performance by making it more unsettled over uneven surfaces , or bottom out over speed bumps. remeber the boxster is held as one of the best handling cars of all time, I doubt you can "out drive" the handling capabilities on a public road. Performance HP you can get a chip upgrade, performance headers and exhaust ,afte that you are into turbo or supercharging , and would be better upgrading to the 3.4s.

My Boxster is September 2004 registered so maybe its just a case of luck if the seal fails on earlier cars..I hope so. To answer the question , the clutch wasn't covered under warranty and I'm progressing the DMF , but dont hold out much hope.

Interesting that there has been a new seal design fitted to later model 987 models . Is it just a question of luck with seals failing on earlier model 987's , or are they all eventually going to fail? Just had the clutch and flywheel replaced at 26k miles and no signs of RMS leaks though the intermediate shaft cover seal was replaced due to a very small weep. The RMS wasn't leaking so it wasn't replaced. just wondering if the old design seal is guaranteed to fail at some point , or if it hasn't failed to date , i can assume it should last to the next clutch change (hopefully at a more reasonable 100k !)

Probably cheaper and nicer looking to just put a cayman bumper cover and spoiler on the car. I'm not a great fan of the aerokit for the boxster.

You may find more info on the 986 part of the forum (porsche boxster to year 2005). This area is for the 987 model boxster 2005 onwards , so the mileages and problems expereince is a lot less, plus the engines are slightly different. The issue you refer to is not an isolated case apparently on the 996/986 the cam sproket locating tag/ lug has sheared off in other cars causing the same issue. I would take this up with Porsche directly , but be prepared to fight a little and have all the service documentation to hand.

HK your a bit off topic with your post. intermediate shaft failure isn't caused by an RMS leak , more likely a batch of defective parts from the factory , therefore likely to be the exception rather than the norm. Please keep the forum updated with the progress , but don't worry that its a common or usual problem because it isn't.The RMS leak referred to , relates to a known and re occuring problem seen with the 986/ 996 engines, which now seems to be improved on the 987/997. The gearbox was removed on my 987s which is a september 2004 build with 24k (miles) on the clock. No sign of any issue with the RMS , so it was decided not to change it. The work carried out was to replace the dual mass flywheel and clutch which had started to slip occasionally.

Probably best to lookat the parts CD and do a search on the option code for the Sport option. This will give a list of all the parts that are different for cars fitted with this option. You can then see if the parts list is manageable when it comes time to try and retro fit. From memeory , its not just the throttle but also the steering response that changes when sport is selected.

Hi do you know any springs which will only lower the car by around 0.75"? i have 19"s on slightly larger rolling diameter, it is going to be VERY LOW if use something like the H&R. i wont be get into any carpark in hong kong! Why lower it ? It may look slightly better , but if it is going to make the car less usable then it seems vanity is getting the better over practicality. The PASM system offers lower springs (10mm), but if you change the spring you should also change the damper to make a matched set. This is probably what you are looking for , unless you get an adjustable ride height set up , which is going to be expensive.

You need to update from version A to version B software ,effectively software version 1 to 3. The Porsche dealer may not be able to assist directly, since the software is usually provided with the Map update disk and unless they have updated for someone else they may not have the software in the PIWS unit. I beleive the software is on the Cd's that come with the Map update and then handed to the customer after completion. The map Cd's for the Boxster / 911 and Cayman are Pt nos 000 043 205 46 002 and 003. I would suspect that the Cayenne has its own set of part numbers since the units are slightly different. Unfortunately Porsche are unhelpful in providing these CD's as separate items and don't list them as separate items onlty as part of the new Map DVD bundle. I would try sunset porsche in the USA and see if they can help.

The PCM map disks are only available from Porsche , even though they are made by navteq , they are not allowed to sell them direct to customers. If you have a PCM 2.1 running the 10.2004 map disk , you need to update the PCM software before you can use the later map disks. Porsche sell the update software with the new map updates as a bundle costing about 500 Euros , but will perform the update for free if you buy the bundle from them. If you try to put a later version map disk in the PCM2.1 DVD drive it will not recognise the Map DVD until the software update has been done. It is possible to update the PCM yourself if you have the update software CD's and have purchased a map DVD of 04.2005 or later release from a source such as e bay. The tech bulletin on how to update is on the forum once you are a contributing memebr.

I think you may also need the PIWS tester to set the beam angle since the lights are controlled by servo motors internally. OEM fittment includes a controller for the lights and sensors on the front and rear of the car to determine the ride angle.