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Michelin Pilot Sport Cups are on the top of my wishlist but I shy away from the expense for the extra set of wheels. You said you are running 18"s on the track? Why smaller than your street rims? Unfortunately my car came with the Contis...

Different topic - I see that you are running with your top up as well. I actually got black-flagged for having it down once without an extended rollbar which does not exist for the 987. I emailed Brey-Krause and they are not going to make one since ours is much higher than the 986's and the top wouldn't fit over an extended one. Where do you attach your hot lap timer so it has a clear 'view'? Or are you using a GPS based system, like the Traqmate? Thanks! Pics help a lot. I am just getting started with DE/TT.

Here's a picture of the car on a high speed right hander at Texas World Speedway. You can see that the outside tires are relatively deep into the well. No rubbing at the track or on the street.

Nes

Thanks, Nes, the effect is clearly visible. I thought I needed to be on the safe side. What amazes me is that it still works with the standard wheels. I'll probably get it set up at max negative camber and check the clearance again. Did you see a difference in handling due to the different track width rear/front since you didn't do the fronts?

Thanks, Nestor, looks really nice and flush. My offset in the rear is 43 (standard 18" Boxster S wheels) so I should be ok with similar spacers but I can not believe it would clear the fenders. I measured and it looks like I could only go out another 1/2" or less. Your rears look like they are a bit far outside as well. What made you sure that they would fit? I don't want to find out when my sidewalls are all worn out. Maybe you can tell a bit more from the pic.

Ever since I looked at a Cayman S with 19" sport design wheels and 5mm Porsche factory wheel spacers I find my track rather slender - especially in the rear. I have got a 2006 Boxster S with the standard 18" wheels. Does anybody have experience with wider aftermarket wheel-spacers (i.e. TechArt)? I see a lot of them out there (eBay). How far can I go to make sure I fill the wheel wells and which ones are compatible? It almost looks like it could use 15mm in the rear and 7 in the front. Can I use different sizes? Any advice is appreciated.

I'm using H&R 15mm spacers in the rear. I've lowered the car with H&R sport springs and am running 2.0 degrees of negative camber which is probably helping the wheels/tires clear the fenders. Don't know how they'd work with stock camber settings. I run 19" carrera classics on the street (stock wheels and tires).

Nestor

Thanks, Nestor! So you only did the rears and it fits just fine? I am planning on going to max. negative camber with stock suspension. Do you have a picture of how it looks? I am not sure about the offset of the 19"s. Did they come with longer bolts? I assume you can not use the Porsche supplied wheel-lock any more?

You may want to post this in the 987 Forum, may get more responses.

Thanks, will do. I tried to change the forum but don't know how to do it so I will re-post. Sorry for the oversight.

Ever since I looked at a Cayman S with 19" sport design wheels and 5mm Porsche factory wheel spacers I find my track rather slender - especially in the rear. I have got a 2006 Boxster S with the standard 18" wheels. Does anybody have experience with wider aftermarket wheel-spacers (i.e. TechArt)? I see a lot of them out there (eBay). How far can I go to make sure I fill the wheel wells and which ones are compatible? It almost looks like it could use 15mm in the rear and 7 in the front. Can I use different sizes? Any advice is appreciated.

I'm replacing my standard steering wheel with a sport steering wheel. I'd like to find out if this is something I can do on my own. Does anyone have the procedure for R&R'ing the steering wheel?

Also, I'm wondering if this is going to trigger a code or something in the computer--I know that tampering with SRS-type stuff generally makes computers freak out these days. Not sure how finicky Porsche is about the airbags.

Thanks for any help!

I got my center console painted and removed and reinstalled it myself. I had to disconnect the passenger airbag warning light on the console and that triggered the light to come on permanently. I had to take it to the dealer to get the code reset. I have not switched my steering wheel yet but I would expect the same problem there.

I'm also trying to figure that out since I want to replace my standard thin steering wheel with the Alcantra but can't seem to find any info. If I find anything I'll let you know, please do the same.

Thanks.

I have been looking at replacing my standard steering wheel in a 2006 Boxster S for a while now and can not find any good options:

• The GT3 steering wheel is currently on eBay for $450 but I would have to swith my triangular airbag for the round one which costs about $600.
  
• Techart makes a nice thick steering wheel that costs a ridiculous $2150 but I would get $600 back for the exchange.
  
• The Porsche alcantara wheel for the triangular airbag costs almost $1000 and is no thicker than the standard wheel.
  

I don't want to spend $1000 or more. Still looking for a cheaper alternative. Any ideas?

can anyone recommend a good car cam mount?

I emailed Brey-Krause since the 986 mount http://www.bkauto.com/porsche/r9011.php does not fit the wider cross section on our roll-bar. They said they were working on adjusting it to the 987. I have seen some good results on 986 track-videos with that camera mount. Maybe you want to email them as well and more interest will speed up the availability?

Would be grateful for input regarding replacing dead pedal on '07 987S. It would appear from examining the replacement that the current pedal needs to be moved upward for disengaging small attachment clips. Can anyone verify whether this is correct?

TIA

That's correct. I replaced mine on a 2006 Boxster S with the factory 'aluminum-look' footrest. You can move it upwards for a fraction of an inch before it feels 'locked'. At that point grab the top edge and pull it backwards. It will come out. I tried for a day unsuccessfully without using force. When I pulled it back hard it came out immediately.