GreggT

Three button is for alarm?

I thought it was the Euro key for cabs (remote top control)....no?

There is a short thread over on the Boxster Board on cruise not working and since I have the problem, I thought I'd throw it over here also to see if anyone has seen it.

In my case, no instrument panal light, nothing........fuse OK.

TIA

I should qualify....as a former 986 owner, I thought the fuse boxes were about the same as the 996....think they are.

From another board.........2 ideas........a less than full charged batt can cause cruise to be inop...........also (believe it or not) a light out in the 3rd brake light array can also cause cruise problems?

Cruise shares the Row B #7 fuse with the brake light........so either check the fuse or your lights.

I have the same problem on the Turbo right now, only I have no dash light, nothing.

I'd never heard the battery suggestion so I'll charge it tonight to test........any other ideas welcome here also.....TIA.

I seem to recall some comments awhile back on the boards that 25,000 was a good pont to change plugs?......sound about right?

Is there any recomendation for a better or dif plug if your car has been moded?

Appreciate the comment but 'taking it easy' on the track is not really an option (and if you do, you're not heating up the tires).

Last time out, my tires were up to temp on & off all day and we respun all four at the track (because they had slipped to the point of being way off).......back on the track and they continued to slip.

I'm running Mich recomended pressures.

Guys...I've had this problem of my Sport Cups rotating on my Turbo hollow rims (on the track).....as you might expect, the rear wheel spins forward in the tire and the front is just the opposite.

The fellas at the Michelin truck thought it was a curious problem, and after confirming there were no tire-rim size issues suggested the mounter may have used a lube that kept heating up and slipping.

I don't think that's the case, my shop is Kelly Moss Racing and they have even roughed up the rim for me and then remounted....and I believe either use Sliptac or Rubilite (sp?) for mount lube.

Has anyone had this issue or experience w/any lube roduct that gets the tire on, but doesn't help it move later?......TIA.

Very interesting.....thanks Loren.

Seems like some cars have fans with down directed air and some w/up??...is this possible?.......(talking both 996 and 996TT).....TIA.

Also, if 5mm spacers are "allowed" in the front, cannot I get that "built into" the wheel (Fr and Rr) from HRE?

LAP

One of the good things about buying custom wheels, is that you select the offset. If someone has a OE Carrera style wheels (which have 52 & 65mm offsets F/R) and they throw a 7mm spacer on the front and a 17mm on the rear, then they have an affective offset of 45 & 48.

Offset (or ET, which means 'pushed in') is decreased as you 'space' the wheel out.

Personally, I'd say there's nothing wrong w/OE tire sizes (shoot, the Turbo runs 225s in the front). If all you're after is good looking relationship of fender-to-rim (and not concerned about any of the possible negatives that go with it) then your car can handle the offset I described above (with 8J & 10J rims and OE rubber) even if the car is 'somewhat' lowered.

Here's a pic of same.....good luck.

I had some recent body work done on the rear bumper of my C4 cab but I can't say w/certainty that the 3rd light was functioning properly before that or not. Fuses on main bank (left foot kick panal) all OK...........I guess she'll go into the dlr for diagnosis.........any other ideas appreciated. TIA.