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  1. toddel68
    Did it today. Everything was quite tight though. Must be because everything is wrapped in leather in my car.I really had to pull hard an the covers but didn't break anything. I removed and isolated the white wire from the connector itself instead of cutting it. This way it's easily reversable. You need to open the plastic flap of the connector AND to push down on the brass connector on it's flat side while pulling on the wire. If you examine the connector you will see the two methods used to hold it in place. Took about 10-15 minutes. Thanks Loren :renntech:
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    Not so cool to sound like the garbage truck everytime you use the turn signal :oops: Same here with the original setting :P Thorsten (from Germany)
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    Thanks for the help Loren. It's not that I'm not willing to follow your hints - I just tend to break the wonderful Porsche plastic. But I'll try. Had a look at Bernie's spoilerswitch DIY and it looks like I can pry it out with some kind of plastic spatula. Correct? BTW: the wiring diagramm is a little cut off at the upper end. I suppose it's a white wire?
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    Loren, any idea where to locate that wire in the foot well area? Thus I wouldn't need to pull the switch out. Thorsten
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    Is there a (perhaps reversable)way to disable the red light in the power lock switch? I find it quite annoying that they use a red light to indicate a normal system status. Thanks, Thorsten
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    From what I understand, no. Although it could be that they just don't wanna mess with it. :cursing: What do you mean? They remove the tire and throw it away. Then they clean the rim and put a new tire on. And yes, mechanics love it - you better tell them about the sealant before they pull the tire off since it's still liquid inside. Otherwise they might be less thankful than expected :rolleyes: @DCP: I certainly wouldn't want to have a repaired puncture on a car capable of going 280kph+ I'm not really a big fan of that stuff. Once had a sidewall puncture on my MB (which by the way like many other cars has NO monitoring system - if you needed that you should have bought a 928 15 years ago :P ). Size was less than 1 cm but the tire wouldn't hold more than 1.5 bar since when the sidewall started straightening out it would loose it again. Was sufficient for driving to the dealer though. Nevertheless it's always more work than a spare: Remove the valve, fill it in, put the valve back in, inflate,then hurry to get the car going in order to spread the stuff, stop, check again, inflate a little more an re-check. Thorsten
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    Anybody?
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    Hi, during tire change while the car was on the lift my buddy pulled out the remains of a rubber seal from the engine. About 1 cm was already sticking out so he easily pulled it all the way out. I wasn't there to have seen where it was exactly but he indicated me the area of my rms-leak. This was already 4 months ago and I haven't had any issues yet and for the last 10000km I virtualy needed no oil (less than 1quart). But since I'm due to the RMS change as soon as my clutch needs replacement I would rather know before I show it to the dealer. Outer diameter is about 35,0 mm, inner 31,5 mm. ~ 1.35/ 1.24 inches. Any ideas? Thorsten
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    Happy New Year! Since it's a NAV unit that he wants to install the speed signal (grey/pink wire) needs to be hooked up for reasonable accuracy. As you said the signal should already be there in the DIN plug behind the current radio. Otherwise look here: Thorsten
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    Why should he pay for the full install and then remove the relay? This doesn't make any sense at all. I#d remove the wire because I favor mods that are easily reversable. Thorsten
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    Yes it's 75 mph - you just never noticed SCNR Thorsten (from unlimited Germany)
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    Hi Glenn or Richard, is there a DIY or is it just pretty much self explanatory? Anyone took pics? I started to notice that my idle is a little rough lately. How much time would you estimate for the job? Thorsten
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    Okay, okay I definitely have to see that vid. Would anybody be willing to mail it to me or even better put it on another server? Tried http-tunneling to get by the restrictions of google but had no success. The only reason I could imagine why they would do this is copyright protection :censored: . Thorsten
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    "Thanks for your interest in Google Video. Currently, the playback feature of Google Video isn't available in your country. We hope to make this feature available more widely in the future, and we really appreciate your patience." is all I got...
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    Hi Nic, glad to hear it worked out for you :clapping: Thorsten
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    You do realize that LCD is short form for LIQUID Crystal Display don't you? This is perfectly normal system behaviour in cold conditions. Even your Mercedes wouldn't be able to defy the laws of physics if it had LCDs. Concerning the other part of the question: I'm currently running 225/265 winter tires on 18" rims and had no problems two days ago with 8 inches of fresh snow. Of course braking is just the same as with any other two wheel drive. Even the 25° ramp in front of my garage was no problem despite me being too lazy to remove the snow before. Thorsten BTW: Tires are Hankook W300 rated 240km/h
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    I can only relate to the information I found for you in our german forums: Members were successfully using the 2005 Opel (Vauxhall) CDs with the PCM1. Some had to update their system software using the latest (2002) 8 CD set before they could use the Opel CDs. So I suggest you contact your local Vauxhall dealer and tell them what the problem is. Borrow the 2005 CDs and check if they are working in your car. Why would the do it? Because your a potential buyer of the CDs and most of all he can tell all his buddies that Porsche couldn't help you but HE could! Personally I don't have a PCM in my car, I use the Becker Traffic Pro. So this is not based on personal experience. Good luck and let us know if it worked. Regards, Thorsten
  19. toddel68
    Harry is right. Wear is not the only thing to consider. Your tires must be about 7 years old. Have a look at the DOT-number on the sidewall of the tire. It will tell you which week and year they were made. For example "228" would be 22 week in 1998. IMHO tires should be changed after 4-6 years. Thorsten
  20. toddel68
    What wing do you think is on the back? It has to be a TechArt wing since the car is fully tuned by Techart. It will be shown on the Essen Motor Show starting on 25. Nov 2005. Her are some specs: 370hp, 406nm and 297km/h topspeed. Base car was a Carrera S. Rims are 20" Techart with 235/30 ZR 20 front and 305/25 ZR 20 rear tires. As far as I know it's not a real policecar (yet). Price tag will be around 125000 EUR. The car is currently a promotion act for the "Tune it!Safe!" initiative supported by the german DOT, the Essen MotorShow and the Organization of German Auto Tuners.
  21. toddel68
    And this puzzled you for 10 months? :eek: There's nothing more distinctive than the sound of a gsm phone contacting the base station... Besides: the wisdom is here in this forum
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    Only radios that support CD-Text will also support the display of ID3-tag info in the radio display. So if the BMW radios are the same hardware (I don't know if that is true) they must have a better firmware supporting CD-Text. I have replaced my Porsche CDR with a TrafficPro Highspeed because of the similar looks and didn't pay attention to that litttle detail which still p***** me off. Otherwise I would have installed a hidden IPod by now. Thorsten
  23. toddel68
    My C4 as shown already had the litronics with the "clear" turn lights in. So I don't know. The above pic shows it after the full turn light mod. Costs you a set of new silvervision bulbs and 45 minutes. Look here Thorsten
  24. toddel68
    Looks great now, although it could look even better :P :
  25. toddel68
    Glad to be able to help you- that was easy wasn't it?
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