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  1. Westcoaster
    To me it looks like the lip was originally clear coated after manufacture, now the clear coat has been etched by some kind of contaminant. Try a fine cut paint polish in an inconspicuous place and see if it improves, if it does then you have to decide if that process will meet with you expectations or... you may have to strip and refinsh the lip.
  2. Westcoaster
    Ditto for me, in fact the dealer said that they recommended that the oil be changed every year, or approximatly 1/2 the recommended interval that Porsche specified. I always replace the filter and aluminum ring on the filler plug at oil change time.
  3. Westcoaster
    Sounds like fun, did you ever get a reply on doing this?
  4. Westcoaster
    If you are only replacing the rear tires, I would recommend that you match up to the front, in other words if you are still running Conti Sport II up front you should out back too (IMHO).
  5. Westcoaster
    I would sure like to know more about this kit, the ebay auction did not provide much information. I have a different kit that has performed perfectly for nearly 2 years now... except I do get the bulb warning message. I see in you signature that you have a LHD car? From North America? Al
  6. Westcoaster
    Not sure but I thought there was a review by a Boxster owners on the Tire Rack website under the Goodyear F1 section... I recently bought a set of 18" wheels for my Boxster, if they didn't already have the Potenza's I would have bought the F1 Assymetric summer tire. I can tell you that the Bridgestones are a bit noisey when I compare them to the Michelin PS-2's
  7. Westcoaster
    AKA "the NASCAR method!" :D
  8. Westcoaster
    Both styles of 18" wheels (Boxster S and Cayman S) have the same offset: 57mm front and 43mm rear
  9. Westcoaster
    Do you or others have a recommendation for a "brand" of this service? I just bought a used 997 and had my first windshield chip in thirty years a week after I got it. It's very small and in the passenger side, so a repair is the way I want to go. Thanks! Bob Most windshield replacement shops should offer this service, some even do the repair for free (mine did) as they want you to remember the service and come to then when the windshield needs replacment. The shop I called that chraged for this service wanted $85 to repair one chip.
  10. Westcoaster
    Amazing price, the next time I need a set of wheels and tires I am going to call you! At $400 sounds like they were stolen! :clapping: Are you positive they are OEM wheels and not the Italian replica's?, a stock Porsche wheel up in the great white north is $1000 each! Anyway, the set you bought has the OEM tires sizes for the 987/987c(F 235-40, R 265-40), the 986 according to the TSB's was different, the front was 225-40 and the rear 265-35... As suggested, you should run the correct sizes for the car, the differences in the look will not be noticable IMHO
  11. Westcoaster
    If you plan to keep the 16" wheels, then you can purchase just the wheel sensors and have both sets of wheels/tires able to be monitored by the TPMS system. The Tire Rack sells compatible sensors, I don't know what the dealer cost would be but that is another option. In your post you said "OEM wheels and tires", if you are ordering them you would be able to specify the TPMS option as well.
  12. Westcoaster
    Wow i am surprised....sounds like all they wanted was the money. Yeah, I agree all they wanted was the revenue. I talked to an officer a couple months ago who said that he was instructed to start writing more tickets for stop signs or any violations he could since the price of gas had forced people to slow down and drive less so the revenue from speeding had dropped off a lot. It's all about the money. That is interesting, sort of a 'legal bribe', they accept the money and the ticket goes away... Maybe they should just do away with the points and insurance report for speeding where no accident is involved and just present the driver with a monetary ticket, it would cost less for them to process.
  13. Westcoaster
    I am close to agreeing, and that is why I recommended Meguiars Endurance earlier. You can apply just a small amount and that is what the tire looks like, clean, black and dry but like it is still brand new... 2 years later. With this I also won my class in a club Concours this spring.
  14. Westcoaster
    So are you saying that even after it blew you continued to drive on that tire!? Either way you are lucky the tire didn't shread and cause you to loos control of the car. Amazing picture, and amazing what a nail can do!
  15. Westcoaster
    I like Meguiars Gold Class: "Endurance", resists dirt and can be adjusted to the amount of shine that you prefer, and as the name implies, lasts a long time!
  16. Westcoaster
    Wow, that new piece looks like it would be up to the task! A couple of questions, I am curious how this piece compares to the 'upgraded' pieces that Porsche is appearently using on the 2006+ M96 engines? Second, could you describe the unit in the picture, does it bolt onto the engne via the 3 flanges, are those bearings extending out behind, which part actually fails? Thanks!
  17. Westcoaster
    I was wondering the same thing. I bought mine from eBay and from the picture they look identical to yours, so I have a question... I find that the torque up differently then the stock bolts, the stock bolts reach the point where the torque wrench clicks to indicated the correct amount of torque has been reached, they do it in a very definitive way (no question; that is as tight as the wrench will go). I found that the stainless bolts, then to continue a slow turn as you get close to the specified torque, almost as if they are distorting under load. If I had to describe the feeling, it is as if the threads are shearing, just as they would when you were about to strip a bolt. Did you notice this phenomena?
  18. Westcoaster
    Loren is right (of course) , those part numbers listed above are what are on the boxes that contained the correct clear side markers that I purchased from the dealer for my 2006.
  19. Westcoaster
    Thanks! That is great news, I was worried that a ticking bomb was waiting to ruin my engine... is there anywhere that I can read the Porsche information on this engine update?
  20. Westcoaster
    So does a 2.7 M96 in a 2006 Boxster have the appropriate updates to avoid such a failure?
  21. Westcoaster
    Another thing to remember about the beveled holes is that this beveling will soon dissappear as the rotor wears. As for the holes being necessary or not or possibly just cosmetic, I would go with the belief that Porsche would not put them there is the adversly affected braking...
  22. Westcoaster
    Thanks for the replies, I drove around a bit yesterday and all the while I could see the repair, it is noticiable/annoying but it was the first day. I think that I will drive it a bit longer before I decide, I really hate the thought of all of the problems that could arise during a windshield replacement, but if the star crack expands or the repair continues to drive me nuts I'll check into the replacement. AFAIK I have full replacement insurance for the first 3 years ( 1 year to go) so at least any repair will be all OEM Porsche.
  23. Westcoaster
    Bruise, a small moon shaped damage... could be called a bullseye? I took it to a shop that repairs such damages, turns out there was 2 hits about 1/4" apart, one resulted in the bruise, the other a small star. They applied the resin and cured it, the bruise is almost invisible but the star is still quite visible. They explained that the star is the most difficult to repair as the crack is very tight and most times the resin will not flow into the tightest portion near the outer ends of the star. The windshield tech said since the damage is directly in the field of vision insurance would cover it if I decided to make a claim, but that I would have to pay the deductable.
  24. Westcoaster
    This past weekend I took a direct hit by a stone to the windshield which left a dime sized bruise directly in the drivers vision. :censored: I know there are some methods to slow (or possibly stop) the spread of spider cracks, but this mark is annoying to say the least, very distracting as it is right in the middle of your vision as you look directly ahead. Are the windshields in a cabriolet replaced sooner because of such damage because they form such an integral part of the safety structure of the car? What are Porsche's recommendation on windshield damage? Thanks
  25. Westcoaster
    When the engine on my RX-7 was replaced by insurance the net effect was that buyers were 'happy about it' but willing to pay no more then car would have been worth based on it's overall condition and mileage... I think that it is pychological, some people will look at it positively but others will wonder why it needed to be replaced so soon and worry that it could happen again while they own the car.
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