986fan

Your book is correct

......... I'm tenatively planning on replacing my top with a glass window top.........

This is on my "long-term" list of things to do.............

I'm considering the following 3 options:

Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

Michelin Pilot Sport Rib

I just replaced my original Continentals (18's - 2001S) with the Potenza RE050A's. This after many hours

of reading the customer feedback on the TIRE RACK web site. My car has only 9k miles on it and the

Conti's still looked brand new but they were 6 years old, dried up and the rears were getting noisy.

So far I'm very happy. I don't drive in the rain (at least haven't got caught in it yet) but the feedback

indicated that these were good wet tires. They look good too and I like both the sidewall and the tread

design. These are plenty sticky (I could just blow the old ones off with the throttle). I have about $900.00

in these after mounting.

For 17's....and to save some $$$ I would look very seriously at the Kumho's Ecsta SPT's that the

TIRE RACK offers. The feedback was outstanding and at only about $450.00 a set (delivered) they

are a steal! Only $95.00 for the fronts and $101.00 for the rears. (see link)

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/CompareTireR...splayResults=28

Is there any way to hack the fogs to be on all the time (by themselves) to use as DRL's?

If this can be done, what whiter looking bulbs can be used without melting/discoloring the lenses?

So, I guess this is normal?

During my modification of doing the "daylight running" light I extracted the #9 fuse which is for the light to see if that indeed disable the lights. It did not, the driver's side look normal as far as brightness and the passenger side look very dim. There could be another fuse I don't know, I am not one to say I am an electrical guru when I plug the fuse back into #9 they both look normal. I finished that daytime running light hack and both side look normal now.

I just tried the DRL hack less than 20 minutes ago - it gives you full strength low beams whenever the key is on

(which I did not want - I wanted the fogs to be on or half-strength beams). Anyway, when I removed this unwanted

mod I found that my passenger side headlamp was very dim because the stupid Radio Shack fuse taps stretched

out the fuse terminals on the bottom of fuse #9 so far that it no longer makes contact without re-inserting the fuse

tap piece. I hope this will be ok - seems to be. I sure dont want to have to replace the fuse panel!

Just ordered the kit from CQ Light..........$165.99 shipped.

Sent this to my brother ('99 986) as well......... :renntech:

Thanks Jim!.............WOW!............What detail!

This is just what I have been looking for.......I AM going to do this!

What bulbs are being used in the dim "parking light" switch setting?

John

My first post here (joined today)

My 2001 986S w/9,000 miles has an issue with the plastic rear window.

I bought the car about 16 months ago with only 6,200 miles on it.

The car is absolutely like brand new but the first time I lowered the top

the rear window buckled and I almost ruined it.

A session with a hair dryer got it back into shape but ever since then I have

had to get out and smooth the window into the correct folding bend with a soft

towel when lowering it - I might as well not have a power top at all!.

My brother has a '99 with only 4K on it (bought new) and his top (window)

works perfectly.

I searched factory TSB's and the only notation I saw was that Porsche stated that

creasing damage of the plactic window is "not a warranty issue".

One dealer Tech I know said to lower the top with a rolled-up towel in the window

to "train" it into folding properly - no dice.

What is the fix? I want to be able to pull over and put the top down from the

driver's seat without damaging the window.