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had the c2 tip 996 very un inspiring ...... as someone said you will hate yourself... now i have a c2S 997 manual big smile on my face everyday i climb in it ........ its only the C2S !

thats big money !

many thanks as always loren will have a look later today

can this be done by me or is it a garage job the MOT raised an issue with one being higher than the other or is it something more sinister i need a dealer to do

i diod a search but it only referred to 996 litetronic ones which are different design to the 997 ones

it cost from £3.61 from the main dealer... result !

well there you go learn somethnig new everyday never new about that but it makes a lotta sense.. i assume hardness effects grip so are pirellis crap in the wet or on a track ? ive been seeing more about tyre wall hardness lately being the latest thing from tyre manufactures is this the same ?

ok have a 05 carrera s currently wearing michlin pilots 295/30/19 on rear and 235/35/19 on the front

friends have p-zeros, i had bridgestones on my ol 996 i do the like handling with the michlins are the pilot 2's better ...... also liked continentals in past is the sport 3 good... whats best if any for wear and ride and grip these currents tyres are noisy i think........ on another thread i read heare some people are saying cheap or expensive they all wear out as each service is due..... obviously dont want to compromise grip tho so not looking to save just get grip with good value.... look forwrad to hearing your views

thanks a lot i knew it was simple and dont have manual hence the question :)

thanks very much for the info :)

hi annoyingly i was swapping the sim around and the rounded front trim came off in my hand... then i dropped it now cant find it !!!!!

anyhow its looks like a new one would just clip on.. its not snapped or anything the tray still goes in and out just no front cover

i looked on ebay as i remembered people selling sim tray bits but nada on this occassion as it looks like i havent broken it off and damaged the tray i hope i can replace..... failing that trip to a dealer to pinch one... hehehe

its a pcm2.1 many thanks

i have searched and come up with nothing i thought it was simple thing to do on the digi display i am sure twiddleed one of the knobs on my 996 and it did it so how on my 997 please

thanks loren any info on the fit or part number i cant see in it the tech equip book as a single item i wondered if just factory fitted... only reason i want is h/f sound not great and im on phone a lot in car !

cool thanks i was playing around earlier and by chance stumbled on that.....

does this just plug in..... or do you need opc to reprogram

also i have notices the sim from my iphone has some new numbers and isnt updating how do you delete sim records completely and then it can just reload from scratch, i only have 70 or so contacts there are not to many

ok ive upgraded my pcm2.1 to v3.0 thats a software upgrade not hardware upgrade, what year maps did postcode search come out on ive only got 2006 and cant find postcode search on that ? i have search forums but cannot find an answer as i know there is a lot on pcms

ok this is definatly only happening after like a start to move out of garage then stop outside pop indoors lock door come out try to start it dont kick in straight away.... after any normal 5 min journey starts fine everytime its just stop and start it wont fire up for 10-20 secs of turning over then splutters to life ?

ah thanks guys something to go on.... its not the base that moves feels like the back and not the hole back feels more like the padding clicking into place but may be the assembly bolts ill have a better look this weekend and see what i discover

very many thanks

any ideas should i take seat apart is that easy..... i thought i read somewhere about this happening on a site might not be here... any help appreciated please how to take seat apart plan ???

ok thanks guys

every so often like every 3 days or so after a short start or journey the car dont spark to life.... battery is fine it just takes 10-20 seconds to start and just turns over when it does start it kinda splutters to life.....

servicing is up to date spark plugs were done 6k ago and are good for 24k according to porsche.... someone mentioned glo plug or something and insulation breaking down... when should they be changed can you change 1 by one or have to do all of them.. they are £35 each i think so not a cheap job if it could be them....

any ideas ?

ok well ive checked the runners and all is well and not loose.... when you accelorate it the back of the seat seems to click back like its giving way by a few mill enought to feel have searched and dont see anything like this but wondered is it an issue with the seat design its self, something worn under the leather ??? its very anoying it feels like a loose runner but its not it doesnt even move when you grab seat and jiggle it just kinda pops back when your sitting in it....

car has done 73k 1999 cab seat not worn or signs of fat PO im 13 stone so not a lard arse either.... right foots a bit heavy but eh its a porsche !!!!!

look forward to hearin from yah

w00t no help !

ok guys ive done the search etc on this which there are a few

only in the last few weeks the remote wont unlock the car.. changed battery of course no difference !

car doers get left for over 5 days sometimes... i have tryed the reset/sync methods also mentioned here, no avail !

what is strange is that the central locking works fione from key and button on dash, i noticed the lock comes on when i start, then i can unlock it and next time doesnt i assume im resetting auto lock features maybe ?????

when i do the triple key twist it beeps once at the end of that - what does that mean... it doesnt do that when you twist key once and lock it.. can you explain what this is doing.....

i thought it only bleeped when centre console was open or would a faulty contact stop key remote working ????

also dealer said keys on my 99 c2 cab cant be reprogrammed you have to get new key ? is that right ?

look forward to seeing whats what to some of this :)

you can get the mix tested its a life long coolant and shouldnt need changing ever i have been told just topping up with coolant if for some reason youve added too much water and diluted the mix... which i did recently on a track day when it over heated !

well the reason i went to main dealer was accessability the nearest speacialist is 40 minute drive each way etc etc anyway good news main dealer put on ramp and said its only driver side thats gone.. so it cost £300 quid 45 mins labour so extra travel time etc not worth it in this case... noise completly gone now... its bliss it really spolit the drive and this is definatly money well spent imo !!!!!!