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I have a maintainer with the terminal harness shown above. I just run the wire out the back of the hood by the base of the windshield (hood completely closed). The wire is not pinched. I lay a soft towel on the fender where the wire could touch it. Been doing this for 3 years.

Ha!........My Pontiac Grand Prix daily driver is spot-on as well!

Ok.....Is the '01 Boxter fog light bulb an H7 ?????

......And that was my next question. LED's for fog lights locally available at an Autozone, for instance, or on line? Where did you get yours? They should burn cool also, shouldn't they? What type (number) are the '01 foglight bulbs (986 w/std headlamps)? Cars w/Litronic headlamps use the same? Everywhere I look I find refrences for all of the lights on the vehicle except for the fog lights. 2001 PORSCHE Boxster (With halogen capsule headlamps) Low beam headlamp H7 H7SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen H7EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice H7XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light H7CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light High beam headlamp H7 H7SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen H7EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice H7XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light H7CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light Parking light 2825 2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Front turn signal 7506 7506ST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style 7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Rear turn signal 7507 7507AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style 7507LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Tail light 5007 5007LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Stop light 7506 7506ST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style 7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp High mount stop light 2821 License plate 6418 6418LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Back up light 7506 7506ST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style 7506LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Front sidemarker 2825 2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Rear sidemarker 5007 5007LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Map light 2825 2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Dome light 2825 2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Step/Courtesy light 2825 2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp Trunk/Cargo area 6411 Under hood light 6411

I do know that they had to add a spoiler (recall?) to the original Audi TT''s because they had a stability problem.

Friend's car he bought (used) at a BMW dealer. It was ok when he made the purchase a few days ago but when we went to pick it up yesterday the switch was pushed in. The BMW dealer has agreed to pay the Porsche dealer to fix it, no argument. I just wondered if there was a simple way to access it without making a trip to the dealer.

I looked at an 01 986 yesterday and the convertible top switch had been pushed inside of the dash. Anybody else had this? How hard is it to get at? Do you think that the switch is broken or just unclipped?

The reason I noticed it in the first place (before checking the accuracy) was that, on the motorway, I was always holding people up. The speed limit is 65 and almost all traffic runs 72. You try to drive the maximum speed without danger of a ticket and to keep traffic moving smoothly. Now after the error revelation I am constantly mentally checking and recalculating so as to both not get a ticket and not get run over at the same time. Also, some small town speed traps in the U.S. will give you a ticket for 2-3 mph over the posted limit. It's not the ticket (about $80.00) but the fact that after the most innocent ticket, your insurance will go up about $100.00 per quarter for the next eight quarters (about $880.00 in total). This is a pain in the brain, a pain in the wallet and a pain in the a$$. There is no viable excuse.

Now my friend picked up his just purchased 2001 S yesterday.....You guessed it. reads 3-4 mph fast.

I have found, after following other Boxters, that the rear spoiler that deploys automatically at highway speeds is particularly unsightly. Is this device necessary in normal day-to-day driving at speeds under 100 mph? Is this a "gimic" or is there a speed at which you would not deem it safe to drive without the spoiler enabled? I there a way (fuse?) to defeat this feature? I know that there is a switch for manual operation but I want to turn it off it altogether.......... unless you're going to tell me that I am going to spin out.

Last year, I had a droan in the back that I attributed to a possible bad belt in a rear tire. When new tires did not take it away, I found it to be a right rear wheel bearing that the grease had dried up into what looked like a little bit of dirt (01 986S with only 12,000 miles). I had both rear wheel bearings replaced ($600.00). No more problem.

Thanks.....I'll try it.

That's what I would rather do (and move my CQ 5000K's to the foglight socket position as well, if they're H7's). What year is yours? How did you hack the fogs for DRL's?

After about a year my driver's side wouldn't always light first try. Seemed to be getting worse. I contacted CQ (5000 K kit) and they said to send the components in and they could be tested. I said I didn't fancy having my car torn apart for a month. They suggested that I buy a motorcycle kit (one side) and swap out the components. I asked if everything was the same and they assured me that it was. Wrong - the kit had been redesigned/improved (better) and none of the plugs were the same. I installed it and it works ok. I sent the original parts back immediately. CQ gave me a return authorization number and assured me that I would receive a credit ($92.00). Now, 2 months later and no refund. I emailed them and have never received a response. My move (again)?

I have this hack on my MY 01 S.......it works fine. Today a friend bought a MY 01 S with factory Litronics........same 6 & 9 fuses for the HID's?

Take your wheels to a shop that has a Hunter 9700 RFV (Road Force Variation) sensing balancer and somebody that knows how to use it.

Thanks Loren.........(the fronts are 3 psi more)

Can anyone post the stock factory recommended tire pressure settings for 19" wheels? Thank you

1k?........I just ordered this last week (not here yet)........ http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/ksearc...x=12&I1.y=5

Sorry I didn't get back until now (I saw their new deal on their website).........How's it working out?

Here is what I ended up with from Euro Wheels in Downey, CA (562-803-6700) OEM quality Italian made Ruf style knockoffs on my 2001 986 S and they fit great! Fronts: 19x8.5 with 225/35-19 Toyo Proxess-4 (50 mm offset) Rears: . 19x10 with 265/30-19 Toyo Proxess-4 (47 mm offset) They were asking $2099.00 + shipping (I live in Ohio) and I offerred $1900.00 shipped which they readily accepted. Very nice center caps with colored Porsche crests included, My car has not been lowered and the ride is 99.9% as good as with my stock 18's. I am completely satisfied with these; the look, the fit and finish. Everything.

I swore it was tire noise...but after trying 2 sets of wheels and tires I was convinced. It was the rear wheel bearings. Had them replaced......noise gone.

I will report back this weekend.....weather permitting. Yup.....you were right Kevin.....Car looks like new and just turned over 13k but the grease in the RR wheel bearing looked like old dried-up shoe polish. Nice and quiet now. Thank you.

You're right!.........Thanks..........

On my 18's I run 30 F and 36 R. On my 19's I use 33 F and 40 R. The pressures molded into the tire sidewall have nothing to do with operating pressures. Those are the maximum safe pressures FOR MOUNTING PURPOSES ONLY! Also.....don't buy old tires. They age even if they are new and unmounted on the garage shelf. Look at the last 4 characters of the D.O.T. number. This is the month and year of manufacturer.