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Aerokit Fitted.Disable rear spoiler and light?
rockymount1 replied to dubster's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
I searched but didn't find a thread on removing the instrument cluster. I would appreciate your help. Also, I am installing an XM radio and I have read that there is a switched power source for a cell phone near the rear of the radio. I assume I will need to remove the right side cover from the console area, but I don't see any fasteners (and really don't want to pull too hard on the cover). How does the cover come off and is there a switched source there? Finally, I have also been trying to see a "good" way to mount the XM 2Go radio, but can't find a good place. Any recommendations? Right now planning on putting it into the console. Alan I have installed my XM 2Go using a bracket call "ProClip". Bought the Aux Input cable from Crutchfields, the GLI form Bestbuy (you will need this if you permanently attach the power) and the ProClip from someplace on ebay. I used the XM 2Go lighter adapter, took it apart and used the guts to permanently attach power to the cell phone connector. See pictures of finished install. To get to the phone connector, you remove the plastic piece on the console (the area that the "Proclip" is attached to) by pulling the back edge (that is the edge towards the front of the car) sideways and forward. Then remove the carpet piece by pulling from the back edge sideways and then back. Just looked and I actually bought the Proclip right from their website at http://www.proclipusa.com/
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Thanks for the reply. I will live with the Canadian units unless I see a bargain on e-bay. If you noticed your post in 2002 didn't say you were successful, just that you would try. After looking closer at my gages, I realize the speedometer is in MPH, but the temperature gage is in °C (strange?). I am use to using °C so I never noticed. For the record, I'm not old and I can learn many new tricks (since I have complete 4 hacks to-date on my Boxster). Again, thanks and I really like both forums. I bought my Boxster in December '06 and sold my Miata, both are '99s. My Miata had 95000 miles on it, while the Boxster has 28000. Here's a pic. The winter has been soooo bad in Colorado, that I haven't driven it very much and the tops been down only twice. Can't wait for spring!! :renntech:
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Hey Tool Pants, I was looking at The Babblers Forums for answers to my problem and found this from 2002 - 2-17-02, 05:43 PM Re: OBC KPH to MPH Conversion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know you can change the outside temp display from C to F, so I assume the other displays of the trip computer are changed at the same time. However, the change has to be made with the dealers PST2. They change the country coding for the instument cluster, such a chaging in from Canada to USA. That is how it is done for the outside temp display. Peter at our local dealer has offered to turn on Gary's trip computer with the PST2, so I will verify the all the displays for the trip computer can be changed from metric to US. Jeff It was left by Tool Pants (which I assume is you) - Did this work? There was no final reply on the forum. Thanks in Advance
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I'm not sure, but I think I do have a US instrument cluster. The speedometer (not the digital but the gage) is in MPH. Can you tell me how I can tell?
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I own a '99 Boxster that was originally from Canada. The outside temperature was showing so I knew the previous owner had turned on the OBC. I completed the OBC hack last week using a switch (plug into the Display Down and Reset functions). However, the units displayed are liters/100km, KM to go, etc... I could probably get use to these units but I'm an old man and can't learn new tricks :) . Does anyone know how to change the displayed units? From a 00' Boxster Manual, I see you can change the display units using the "set" command, but that version of the OBC is not applicable to '99 and earlier Boxsters.
