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  1. macsak
    sounds like when i was there in oct 2001 and an entire area was closed off with canvas and poles i looked around the canvas from far away and could see V-8 blocks for the cayenne- of course at the time, all porsches were 986/996 with flat sixes the guide said he saw nothing :) also spotted a camouflaged SUV on the proving ground while at mercedes that was being worked on that guide also said nothing was there oh yeah, while at weissach on the test track, a disguised cayenne "accidentally" drove past us there's no way they didn't know we were there, we were on a prearranged visit :) aloha steve
  2. macsak
    hey EZ, i posted the answer on ppbb :) aloha steve
  3. macsak
    check with sunset porsche in oregon or suncoast porsche in florida the 2004 boxster s 550 special edition had a chrome logo take off the badge using dental floss leave the car in the sun or use a blow dryer to loosen the adhesive you can use the adhesive remnants to line up the new badge or you can mark off the old location with tape and clean the area more thoroughly and re-align aloha steve
  4. macsak
    in hawaii, we have had consumer reports of scammers selling extended warranties over the phone i am sure this isn't only limited to hawaii be VERY careful aloha steve
  5. macsak
    top can be either color 550 SE and RS60 interior grey is dark natural grey leather, a higher quality leather, and is nearly black aloha steve The blurb in May's R&T says top matches the interior. Black top and "dark gray" interior are optional. Poster they sent me yesterday (FedEx Overnite) appears to have red top. If this "dark gray" is like the 04 550, it is what I call "black."
  6. macsak
    the canadian members at ppbb.com have been over this procedure several times in the past half year do a search on "Abe Evrens" in the archives and you can see all the details aloha steve
  7. macsak
    some info may be found here: the oldest boxster racing site http://www.boxcar-racing.com/forum/ this is a newer site about spec boxster http://www.boxsterspecracing.org/home/inde...p?location=home aloha steve
  8. macsak
    welcome and congrats on the new car to move the A/C controls, search for "cupholderectomy" http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?a...cupholderectomy for the cone filter, there is a company called evolution motorsports (evoms for short) that makes an intake tube (cold air injection- CAI) that has a cone filter at the end there is also a company called schnell that makes the same thing major parts departments at sunset porsche in portland and suncoast porsche in florida would be a place to start, as would be http://www.epiqautosport.com/, a boxster only performance parts business aloha steve
  9. macsak
    there are a few bay area locals here on renntech.org, but if you want more opinions, you can also check on babblers.org, which is a bay area boxster group aloha steve
  10. macsak
    i have the 2004 550 SE the package price was significantly cheaper than if you optioned it, there were a few extra HP, and there was a unique color interior and top (at that time, cocoa was unavailable)- exactly like this new model it was kind of a "last hurrah" for the 986 before they came out with the 987- i wonder if this means a new Boxster or at least a direct injected/facelifted version? you are kidding yourself, however, if you think the "limited edition" status will make it a lot more desirable or more valuable on resale compare the production numbers of the "limited edition" to the rest of the model year, the number is about 15-20% i think so buy the car if you like the color and the options, and if you were going to price a 987S in the approximate price range, i say go for it, but the car is only a little more "special" than all the rest of the 987S built that year (which are already pretty special cars) just my 2 cents from one of the people who got the 550 SE aloha steve Thanks White987S, I kind of realize that... However...when any OEM manufacturer packs all the optionals in a car the price tends to be lower than when a customer does so through a custom order...Plus, the limited edition status helps substantially when the time to sell the car comes...Just my 2 cents Gus
  11. macsak
    wow, nice! wbhee'd you get them and what size are they? aloha steve
  12. macsak
    it seems to me, if they are gonna fail, they fail early i had one on a 2002 986s, and another on a 2004 550 se aloha steve
  13. macsak
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...p;hl=ground+pin aloha steve
  14. macsak
    the tires and pressures are designed to increase understeer, which is safer for normal driving 225/45/17 will make the car understeer less (make it more neutral) it may make turn-in marginally less quick, but there are lots of people who love this change it may have a tiny effect on the bead and sidewall, but again this is not significant that said, if you desire to keep the built-in understeer for your wife, keep the standard tire sizes and pressures aloha steve
  15. macsak
    do they have a 225/45/17? aloha steve
  16. macsak
    the answer to 4 is use a flat headed screwdriver, covered with a cloth, and pry away from the dash at the bottom it's scary, but just be careful once you do it once, it will be less intimidating aloha steve
  17. macsak
    i'm pretty sure it does you could call sunset porsche in portland or suncoast porsche in florida to be sure they will likely have good prices too aloha steve I wonder if this 2004 PSE kit will fit my 2002 986 Boxster S. Does anyone knows? Thanks.
  18. macsak
    no difference in ride height if you have 18" rims i would suggest if you are going through the hassle of changing out your whole suspension, to go with the ROW 030, which lowers less than an inch aloha steve
  19. macsak
    this board has quite a few bay area mebers a search through the archives could supply a few references the bay area boxster board is www.babblers.org, they have a references section on their site and should have tons of posts on recommended shops aloha steve mike focke's boxster page is THE reference work for buying a used boxster http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/mikespor...boxsterwebpages I'm looking at a Boxster in the Bay Area tomorrow (supposed to be an "us" car, but really its for my wife). I'm in Orangevale, have never owned a Porsche before, and have no idea where the good service places are, etc. However I know what a wrench is, and I'm certainly interested in doing some of this stuff myself. First step is getting the car... Rich
  20. macsak
    the 911 hardtop will not fit a boxster aloha steve
  21. macsak
    sport = M030 aloha steve
  22. macsak
    so, i am putting the top into the service position, and i notice the driver's side cable laying in the service area. it had broken from the ball joint at the point nearest the top. the funny thing is, i went to the passenger side, and that one was broken too, but at the point nearest the ball joint that attaches to the body! so, is this a likely problem from the factory, or from the techs at my dealership acessing my engine bay to replace the motor (once) and the RMS and IMS (twice)? aloha steve
  23. macsak
    the best place to ask would be http://www.boxcar-racing.com/forum/ aloha steve
  24. macsak
    just add distilled water aloha steve
  25. macsak
    you could've yelled back, "your grandfather called and he wants HIS BMW back" :) aloha steve
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