TD in DC

If MI roads are anywhere as bad as DC roads, I would check your tires at least once a week. I think that the downside to low profile performance tires is that they take more of a beating on rough roads. When I first started dating the woman who eventually became my wife, she was constantly bending rims and getting flats on her '97 328is. It took me awhile to realize it, but the problem was really tire pressure. Once I started checking her tire pressure religiously, she had no more problems. I have never had problems on any of my cars in DC since I started checking very frequently.

True, but you CAN order it if you have a VIN from a car that came with it from the factory. I ordered and paid for one from the dealer, only to learn months later that we face this problem. :( If someone has one, I will pay them for use of their VIN for ordering purposes. You saw right through that one . . .

With respect to tire pressures, if you drive in an area with rough roads and potholes (nowhere could be worse than DC), I highly recommend running the factory recommended pressures. I use a Porsche gauge and follow the recommended 2.5 bar front and 3.0 bar rear. If you run lower pressures, your chances of damaging a rim on a pothole increase significantly. Just my 2 cents.

With respect to ride quality, it sounds like perhaps you just are getting used to a true sports car. I had to get rid of my stock suspension because it seemed way too soft and plush for my tastes. The new setup with PSS9s and GT3 swaybars is much more to my tastes, although it is much firmer than stock.

Does anyone on this forum have the following option (or know someone who has):

"CPT -- Storage Lid Bin W/Porsche Crst

Covered with leather in interior color:lid of storage bin of rear

section of center console(4.1) incl. extension piece with

Porsche crest and two decorative seams."

If so, please let me know.

Thanks.

Does anyone on this forum have the following option (or know someone who has):

"CPT -- Storage Lid Bin W/Porsche Crst

Covered with leather in interior color:lid of storage bin of rear

section of center console(4.1) incl. extension piece with

Porsche crest and two decorative seams."

If so, please let me know.

Thanks.

Can anyone point me to instructions on how to install this (preferably lit) in an '02 + non-turbo 996? I tried searching, but could not find it here. Thanks in advance.

Thanks a million LV Dell. That is exactly what I wanted. :clapping:

Does anyone happen to have the part number for the manual dash spoiler button for an '02 Targa?

Thanks.

NOOOOooooo. Loctite good because your brake bolts will not vibrate loose. LV Dell, I admire your zeal, but I would consider letting a pro swap out your calipers given your questions regarding loctite and anti-seize :D Breaking a rear center console or replacing an exhaust at the risk of creating a leak is one thing, messing around with brakes is a whole other ballgame (unless you have the feet of Fred Flinstone). ;)

gregking or loren or anyone else who knows:

Apart from the colors of the wires, is the plug itself labelled so that if I break off the lower left-hand leg of the jumper I can be sure that I do not have the plug upside down so that I am actually breaking off the upper right-hand leg?

Thanks again

Eddy,

Thanks for the answer, which sounds logical to me. Are we certain that there are no differences between PCM I and PCM II? I guess that I can check the part number on my abgasklappen relay, which should be confirmation enough, but it would be great to know that there are no other changes in wiring.

Thanks

Are you certain that this hack will not affect the Navigation systems? The other hack -- removal of the four prong bridge -- disables Nav. Do you have Nav? I would hate to do this and then find out that my Nav (PCM 1) no longer functions.

Hey mdillian3690,

I had that bumper on my former P-car -- an '02 Boxster S -- and I never had any problems with debris. Rarely did anything enter the bumper vents, and when something did, you could just reach in and clean them. I created grills and was about to have them powder coated when someone told me that it would only make it more difficult to clean out debris that did enter the vent. As such, my recommendation would be not to worry about it too much.

Loren,

The instructions were great, and I spent about 1 1/2 hours going through the process but . . . it did not work. If I turn on the Nav unit, it correctly registers my location. However, when I drive away from that location, the arrow correctly rotates to show direction but never moves. This leads me to believe that one or more of the sensors is faulty or disconnected from the unit? Does the service manual have a plug diagram so that I can trace the wires for the sensor?

Thanks,

Todd

Loren,

Thank you very much. I couldn't even get my dealers to tell me that. I recently have changed tires and shut of power to the unit, which explains why I need to calibrate.

Todd :clapping:

Does anyone have a PCM 1 manual handy? My nav seems to be "lost," but it is picking up 5-7 satellites so the antenna seems to be working. On my old TrafficPro, I could go to a menu and run a "calibration" function to fix it. I cannot seem to find such a screen for PCM 1, and I do not have a manual. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I installed a completely invisible microwave system that goes behind the bumper without any holes drilled in the bumper. It is made by Audio vox and it is called the "Rear Obstacle Sensing System" or "ROSS." It is also very light.

It is Porsche, and I bought mine from Carnewal. I do not have any pictures of it installed, but you can imagine what it would look like from the picture on the Carnewal website.

The Engine Protection plate is useful on all 996s, particularly those that have been lowered, like mine. No, it will not hide an oil leak. The oil will find its way to your garage floor even if it takes an extra day or two. I have the plate because my car is lowered. If my car were not lowered, I might not have gotten one becauase it adds weight.

That is my understanding as well. Any hints on how to get plug wiring diagrams for the Siemens PCM 1? Thanks.

That is called "orange peel" and, in my experience, it is best to take the car to the best bodyshop you know and let them fix it. Depending upon how severe the problem is, they will probably either wet sand the affected area or buff it. You could try it yourself, but IMHO, it is simply not worth risking when it comes to paint -- I would leave it to the professionals. ;)

Those of you who have also experienced the infamous RMS leak might appreciate what just happened to me. Since I have a 16 month old daughter and two week old twin boys, I was forced to sell my Boxster S and 4.4X5 to get an '02 Targa and, egads, a Toyota Sienna XLE Limited AWD. The other day I was walking across my garage (which usually is spotless and has a painted floor) when I suddenly pulled a few moves that would have made Martha Graham proud. When I went to investigate what could have inspired me to do such a thing, I discovered an oil puddle that looked suspiciously like an RMS leak, except it was on the side of the Sienna! With only 900 miles on the Sienna, the oil was not very noticeable because the oil was clear. I promptly took the Sienna back and was stunned when the service tech began explaining that the Sienna had a faulty RMS, ha ha. I explained that, as a Porsche driver, I am familiar with the drill -- annoying but not a big deal. I cannot believe that the RMS curse at my house has extended to my other cars. Moral of the story, RMS is contagious so make sure you keep a safe distance between your Porsche and your other vehicles -- practice safe parking. ;)

Lap,

I added the swaybars when I installed the PSS9s simply because the bars were not that expensive and I wanted to reduce labor/balancing costs. I had everything installed by Charlie Murphy at Intersport, a local Porsche guru. I told them that I was not concerned about appearance (with respect to dropping the car), but that I wanted the car to handle like on rails but very well balanced. I also did not want it so stiff that I lost traction in rough roads, which is just about every road in my dear city (thanks for nothing Tony). The car is now about 1 1/2 inches lower (it does look great), and the setting are about 75% to the stiffest settings (I have the exact settings at home -- sorry).

Now, can you really tell a difference with the roof up or down, or could it be mostly psychological? I cannot tell a difference -- but I did know that the stock suspension setup was unacceptable -- like my father's oldsmobile. If it really does make a difference, I would expect to feel it between my two seat positions -- serious driving and laid back pimpin -- due to my, ahem, new "fatherly" profile and the weight I had to gain to achieve it.

I had the full install, and I have zero squeaks or rattles. The full install is a necessity for me since I live in Georgetown, where the PSE can occasionally create a tremendous racket echoing off of the brick townhouses. I leave it loud 95% of the time, but I am very glad that I can make it quiet for the remaining 5% (when driving next to the friendly local police, driving past more elderly neighbors, taking wife somewhere when she doesn't want to hear the exhaust. If your car doesn't rattle before the install, it will not rattle after the install. If it does, the installer will know exactly which parts were touched, and he or she can fix it. Just my two cents.

I have an '02 Targa with PCM1 and the cd changer. I understand that the PCM1 unit is made by Siemens, and I am having a hard time getting wiring diagrams for the unit. I have XM (currently using FM mod), and I desperately want to hack a second aux in. This should not be a problem whatsoever provided that I can be certain about the wiring schematic. Thanks in advance for your help.