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Thanks Maurice and Chris, it all went well, it was actually far easier than I expected. The window works perfectly....however....whilst i was in there i made myself a new speaker bafffle (the other was wet and falling apart) and installed it, the problem I have now is that there is horrible distortion noise on bass heavy music when I turn up the stereo. I suspect that is must be the membrane behind the speaker that is being made to vibrate by the speaker. I'm not sure why this doesn't happen on the passenger side so I guess I will have to take both doors apart again and compare the two. One point to note on adding a new membrane is that you have to remove the airbag as the membrane needs to go behind it - its no big job, just undo the 4 bolts holding it in and unclip the connection. The unclipping of the connection was the hardest bit, a small screwdriver or very small blade will help. I unplugged the alarm siren....why i never thought of that myself i don't know!! thanks Maurice, the neighbours appreciated that tip! I bought the membrane from my local Porsche specialist (luckily i have one 2 miles away). I don't have the part number with me as i did the work at my parents place (a bit more space there and more tools) and all the packaging is there. As I am going back today to investigate the noise I'll get the part no. later. The unplugging of the battery - is this so that the airbag doesn't go off in my face? Its just that ideally i need power so that i can turn the stereo on to see what is making the new unwelcome noise. regards Chris

Thanks guys, I suppose I better get started! For info the door membrane cost me £38 and is self adhesive. I'll report back tonight...not too late I hope!

Thanks guys, I'll buy the regulator and try my best. Thanks for the tips Maurice, I'm sure it will all make sense once take it apart again. With regards to the ignition, I usually unplug the battery, but its really annoying as it sets off the alarm for about 3 mins - is it sufficient just to not have the keys in the ignition? You are right about the moisture, in fact there is no foam on the drivers door - thats how I found it when I did the speakers. I'll have a look if I can get one from somewhere - do I just glue it back on? So the squeaking comes from the mechanism? It sounded more like the window rubbing on the rubber seals. Anyway, that takes care of my Saturday

Hi Guys My first post so be gentle! Firstly I'd like to say thanks to all who post on here as it has been very helpful, I have done all sorts with the help from you guys, including speaker upgrades, MAF cleaning, throttle body cleaning - mainly the easy stuff, but I couldn't have done it without this site! Onto my problem - I wound down the driver's side window a couple of days ago, heard some crunching and then it stopped working. It stopped about 5cm down from the top. I did the door speaker install about 6 months ago with a new wooden baffle (again thanks for the info!) so I am familiar with taking the door apart. Yesterday I took it apart again and had a look to see if I can fix it myself - it seems a bit tougher than I had hoped! After removing the speaker baffle, which incidentally was wet and falling to bits, I discovered that there was a cable which had snapped - this clearly seems to be the problem, but I have no idea what to do next. It seems that you can't take the door apart any more so its impossible to get to the window mechanism to look at it or replace the relevant bits. I think the motor itself is fine as I heard it whirring away when I pressed the up/down button. One other annoying problem is that my windows squeak when they go up and down. Its not so bad in the winter but in the summer it is soooo embarrassing. I have actually just read all the rules etc of posting and came across this before posting: http://www.bombaydigital.com/boxster/projects/window/ It looks quite helpful, it shows how to replace the whole mechanism, but I think my only problem is that the cable has snapped - is it available on its own? Has anyone had any experience of fixing just the cable? I would also appreciate thoughts on the wet baffle and the squeaky windows. Oh...Boxster 2001 2.7 manual RHD Thanks guys Chris