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High Technology

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    '02 Porsche C4 Cab
    '99 MB CLK320

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  1. My cupholder on my CPO '02 C4 Cab lasted me all of 3 commuting days to work before the front trim piece came off. Dealer says can't be replaced, and of course, "not covered by the CPO warranty", despite being about a month since purchase... It looks like there are two tabs and a set of gear teeth that the faceplate use, and one of the tabs is broken off. The cupholder itself looks and operates fine without the faceplate. I found the cupholder part number, and it's over $125 delivered via mail order. As an aside, I have some aluminum in the car, and plan to add the gauge trim rings too in the near future. 1) Does anyone sell the trim piece only, either in original satin black or aluminum, or must I buy the whole cupholder from Porsche? 2) Without the replacement, I can't reverse engineer how the thing mounts. Based on an on-line picture, it appears there are two pressure clips on the top of the cupholder, near the sides. Is it that easy to remove -- just slip a couple of small tools on the top left and right sides and pull it out, or do other dash pieces need to come out first? Thanks! Craig
  2. We found an well fitting and very inexpensive booster seat solution. It is made by Nania, which is a European car seat company. The model is the High Ride Booster Seat, which despite the name is a basic backless booster seat. It fits in the back of my 2002 C4 Cab perfectly, with a cutout for the seatbelt buckle that is ideally placed. It can be found at: Family On Board Unfortunately, we would have preferred the blue/white fabric pictured on the site. What we received was a multi-colored plaid, which while not 100% to my liking isn't completely offensive. Since we paid $24 each (for my 4 and 6 year olds), I am keeping them because they fit so well.
  3. I rarely see the Douglas batteries around -- it came oem in my 1999 Mercedes that arrived on these shores in October of 1998. That battery has 129k miles on it, is driven daily 50-60 miles round trip in NY (where we have all 4 seasons), and is coming up on its 9th birthday. I have NEVER seen a battery last that long...
  4. The car had the 30k, and I confirmed that the plugs weren't changed at that time. My maintenance schedule says 60k or 4 years, whichever is first so they are supposedly due based on time (being 5+ years old).
  5. Thanks for all of the replies. My big issue is that the original plugs have been in there for between 5 and 6 years, despite the maintenance schedule saying maximum 4 years. What's the potential harm if the plugs sit in there too long? Some of the posts in the maintenance DIY section seem to imply that time may be an important factor since no anti-sieze compounds should be used for the plugs on these engines.
  6. I am new to the Forum as I picked up a CPO 2002 C4 Cab about 2 weeks ago. I took a quick look at the service history of the car, and the history is pretty clean (only a few minor repairs during the first 5 years), with all maintenance done by the dealership. The car has 50k on it and I was under the impression that all of the maintenance had to be up to date to earn a CPO title. Based on the wealth of information I found here, I thought all of the past maintenance was done at/in advance of the recommended times, and some was just done again before I picked up the car - they did oil, cabin filter, brake fluid and new front brakes / new battery as part of the certification process (the air filter was done at 45k so it is still clean). What I forgot to check was when the spark plugs were done, so I called the dealership to ask. They told me that the plugs are 60k regardless of mileage. I checked the maintenance manuals for the '02 (and I checked a couple of later years to see if this was superseeded), and they all say 60k OR 4 YEARS IF EARLIER. I pushed back on the dealership, but they insist that they aren't due for another 10k miles. I suppose the car rides okay, but admittedly I don't have another 996 around to compare with. However, I think the dealership missed this, and rather than admit to the oversight, they are claiming the plugs are good for another 10k. What do all of you think? Should I push the dealership on this, or are the plugs still okay? I know this isn't an expensive job, but it just irks me to have to bring the car in and pay for this when all of the maintenance should have been up to date.
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