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  1. whs
    Email sent. You can also search my postings to find before and after pictures. Will
  2. whs
    I have the Race, Inc. GT3 style wheels. I have been very happy with them although they are pretty heavy wheels. I have some pictures posted out here somewhere or I can send you some direct if you would like. Can't help on the pedals. Will
  3. whs
    Specific track requirements: § Lime Rock: requires a visible roll bar in all open cars. This means 996 cabs cannot run unless they are fitted with a permanent roll bar.[/i] Hope this helps, Best Gus Is this really true? You can you manually pop up the 996 roll bars. Would this qualify? Will
  4. whs
    Okay, short of manually turning them on. Anyone else?
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    No it is not required in SC. My wife's Acura gives you several options as to DRLs. Hers is set to use only the fogs. Looks cool and I thought it would be a cool option for the P car. Will
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    I have seen the many DRL threads, but I hae a new question. Is it possible to use your fog lights as DRL? It looks like from the fuse chart that to use your low beams as DRLs you jump the A-6 (heated seats) to the A-9 (low beam right that is jumped to low beam left A-10). The fog light fuse is A-7 which appears to already be jumped to A-6. Is there a way to use your fogs as your DRLs? Thanks. Will
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    Kim, Great post. The same thing happened to me the other night. I heard the relay clicks and something told me to check the engine cover. It was open. Funny thing is, I think it opens on its own. I think if I travel on a bumpy road the jarring opens the latch. Weird. Thanks, Joe D. +1 for me. The other day I went to lower the top for the first time this year and nothing happened. Came in and pulled up Renntech and found the threads regarding the engine lid. Went outside, opened and closed the lid and top went right down. This site has saved me sooooo much money!!!! Thanks. Will
  8. whs
    Any suggestions on brands and cost for a low end and a mid/upper range? Thanks You can buy a "low end" wrench at Auto Zone, Pep Boys or any other car supplier for ~$30. These are generally big wrenches for up to 100 - 120 lbs. They are probably reasonably accurate within a few pounds. The torque for your wheels is 95 lbs, so if you are off a couple, no big deal. For lower torque, you may want a more precise tool. Your decision here will be based on how big your want the wrench and the torque range. I would say buy when you need for what you need. Will
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    I was considering putting a ROW M030 suspension on my '99 C2 Cab (US). However, after looking at the distance between the rear fender and the tire, I was afraid that the fender would have to be rolled. I saw in another topic here that showed pre vs post M030 install distance from the ground to the fender well. It showed ~27.5" pre and ~26.25" post. I measured mine as it sits and I and at 26" rear and 26.5" front. From first glance it does not appear to have any aftermarket shocks or springs and I do not have any suspension option codes. My questions are 1) Is this ride height normal? 2) If this is low, could it be that the stock shocks/springs are worn causing it to sit lower (car has ~65k miles)? 3) Is there an easy way to determine if an aftermarket setup has been added? TIA Will
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    Thanks, Loren. After posting this, I found a post by Richard Hamilton with a picture of the cruise control connector. I just went out and crawled back under the dash and felt under until I found the pins for the connector. Plugged it back in and now the cruise light comes on. I will test it out for functionallity tomorrow. Thanks!! Will Cruise works fine now. I had this car at the dealer for some other things last summer and asked them to take a look at why the cruise wasn't working. They said they looked and didn't see anything, but it was probably related to a bad ignition and they wouldn't run any furter tests unless they replaced the ignition. Of course they would only install the new style ignition to the tune of $500. I said no thanks and replaced the ignition myself with the old style $10 ignition and it made no change. Apparently they didn't even look at the cruise or surely they would have seen this wiring harness just hanging there! Sorry to vent, but once again this website has saved the day and a bunch of money!! Will
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    Thanks, Loren. After posting this, I found a post by Richard Hamilton with a picture of the cruise control connector. I just went out and crawled back under the dash and felt under until I found the pins for the connector. Plugged it back in and now the cruise light comes on. I will test it out for functionallity tomorrow. Thanks!! Will
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    I have a '99 C2 Cab. My cruise control has not worked since I bought my car. I dug under the dash today to see if the brake switch was working properly. It seems to be fine, but while under the dash, I found a wiring harness that wasn't connected to anything. Here are a few pictures (not very good due to the fact that I have to stand on my head to get under the dash). Any help what this is? Thanks. Will
  13. whs
    If you are basically talking about "swirl" marks, I would say a normal buffing process would take them out. Wash, clay, buff. There are many threads here as to preferred processes both hand and machine. Good luck...at least your wife didn't wash you key in your pant pocket!! Mine did.
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    Mine does it as well, but not all the time. It actually seems worse if you are going very slow/almost stopped. Will
  15. whs
    Thanks again for all of the well wishes!! When I read this I busted laughing, but I'm pretty sure Loren would give me the immediate boot. As to the DIY for the Reccaro car seat, I do use the Recarro booster for my 4yo and it is the best fit of any booster for the rear that I have seen. Here is pic of big sis with her baby sister. Will
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    Thanks to all for the well wishes. Izzy, I wish I could be there this weekend, but don't see it happening!! If your going, have a blast. Will
  17. whs
    How can you not brag about a new baby!! My daughter arrived at 5:10 this afternoon. Proud new Daddy!! Loren, sorry, but I can't help bu share with my Renntech friends. Will
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    Okay, I took mine out for a spin in full auto. First off I could never get it to run in low RPMs in any gear but 5th. Even then when you eased on the gas it didn't really lug but it was more like it was underpowered until it dropped to a lower gear, but it only took half a second for this to happen. In 3rd and 4th if I trid to get it to go to lower RPMs by easing off the gas and slowing down it would just jump to 5th with the lower RPMs. For the most part it never dropped below 2k RPMs in 3rd or 4th. Don't know if all of this helps, but it doesn't sound like mine does what yours is doing. That being said, I really don't have any ideas on possible solutions to your issue. Have you tried driving it in manual mode for a while (keeping RPMs up above 2k) and then switch back to auto and see if it still does it. Let us know what you find out. Will
  19. whs
    +1 to Vipers comments. These cars are very temperamental when it come to ATF. Hard to beleive that a small fluid variance causes issues. There are several threads here discussing fluid issues. I really never drive my car in full auto, but if it lets your RPMs drop to 1200 in the high gears, I would almost expect it to "lug" a little upon acceleration. In manual mode I never let the RPMs go too far below 2k. I will drive mine in full auto over the weekend (it's raining today and I just detailed the car last weekend...I know, I know) and see what kind of RPMs it runs at different speeds in the higher gears. Will
  20. whs
    Do you know the manufactor date of your car? There is a Carrera Aerokit for cars manufactured through 7/01. It is for the cab or coupe. The front bumper on this package doesn't look that much different than the stock. You can see a picture here http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopca...tec996_pg28.htm Are you sure yours is stock? Like Loren noted the rear spoiler is not suppose to be installed without the front. Will
  21. whs
    I guess the only differnece is the 235 - 285 tire package is a Porsche recommended tire package if you have the 18x10 rears. With the stock 17 inch wheels only being 9 inch wheels, you are more limited. Keep in mind even if you go to a 265 rear, you are only increasing the width of the tire by less than 1/2 inch. I went from 255 rears to 295 rears (just over 1 1/2 inches) and you can tell a difference, but it's not like holy cow difference. I think having the taller wheel makes a bigger difference than the wider tire. If you haven't, you might want to read the summer tire TSB. It has lots of good information. Just my 2 cents. Will
  22. whs
    The best question may be what are trying to accomplish? I just went through this on my 99 C2 Cab and decided to upgrade my wheels while replacing the tires. On the stock wheel (17x9) you aren't going to be able to put on a much wider tire, it will cost more and I don't think you will notice any performance benefits. The size you have is what Porsche recommends for your wheel size. If you really want a wider tire, you need to upgrade your wheels to a wider 18 inch wheel. Others may not agree, but this was the conclusion I drew from my research a few weeks ago. Hope this helps. Will
  23. whs
    Based on the advise I was given, I would think your pressures should be more like 35 psi front 40 psi rear. You may need to tweak from there, but that should be a good starting point.
  24. whs
    Ultramens: The painted rims look excellent in the matching color, and a nice contrast with the black centers! Definitely makes the car stand out. What are those little panels attached to the front edges of the rear bumpers? Are those extesions of the side skirts? Regards, Maurice. Nice looking wheels! Just replaced mine as well. Those tire prssures seem pretty low, but I'll let someone else give you better guidance. It might help if you list your tire sizes as well. The panels on the rear bumpers are GT trim tabs that are part of the factory carrera aero kit that fits either the cab or coupe.
  25. whs
    Can't answer most of your questions, but maybe a clarification on one point. In your last statement you say that the only state of the art nav systems with a hard drive are 2-DIN units. I'm not sure that is entirely correct. Kenwood sells a single DIN flip out unit (KVT-617 DVD) along with the hard drive nav system (KNA-G510). It's a pretty good system. Just wanted to throw it out as an option if this is a big influence on your purchase. Will
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