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I have a 2001 Carrera Cab and I am having the rear plastic window replaced and double stitched in place. My choices of plastic are clear, light greenish tint or a dark black tint. Does anyone have expeience with a dark tint. It is my early preference and my concern would be at night backing up. Please comment with experiences.

You could drop the top at night :) The rear window on my coupe has fairly dark tint and I don't think is a big problem at night. The dark black tinted plastic window may last longer too.

Quick update. I got a quote from a different indy and they charge $1,500 to replace the clutch and only 6 hours of labor. He mentioned that it was a very long job for older 4's but that the 996 C4S is actually not that time consuming. So my car is getting a new clutch there next week.

Trying not to duplicate threads so here's my question. I'm getting ready to do the clutch on my 03 C4S and my indy said that Porsche calls for 17.5 hours of labor (???) but that they usually do it in 10. The total cost including replacing the flywheel would be around $2,600. So I called the dealer and they quoted me $3,100 with the flywheel ($1,100 less without the flywheel) for parts and 7 hours of labor. The indy shop says it takes longer because it is AWD. I'm getting another quote from another shop tomorrow. How long should it take to change the darn clutch? And if I do it myself (have access to a lift), do I need any special tools? Thanks!

Mine started doing exactly the same today :huh: The car (03 C4S) has 73k miles so I'm just going to get a new clutch kit installed (or I may try to do it myself). Any thougths? Should I be looking at something else? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

About 8 quarts but make sure you check your dipstick. I added 1/2-quart too much on my last oil change and had to remove the filter to get rid of the excess oil.

I'm looking at buying a 2004 40th Edition...So the $64 question is should I go ahead and pay for a PPI...

$64 for a PPI? What does it include? Sounds a bit too cheap.

Nice write-up and installation. My only concern would be heat build up in the headlight housing leading to ballast failure. Hopefully that won't happen to yours.

South,

I also have a 996 C4S. I have Michelin PS2's and love them but have heard good things about the Sumitomo HTRZ III. If money is a big factor, these are very inexpensive and wear nicely.

EDIT: I just noticed that this was started over a year ago :oops:

they look rusty. any thoughts.

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I guess you could use a header paint like VHT. But if you want it to last, it needs to be cured properly. Here's a link with more info http://www.jegs.com/p/VHT/749303/10002/-1

if the car ain't cranking at all but electrics come on and it tends to occur when the car is cold, it's likely the clutch switch. when mostly warm, then it may be the starter engine which i understand is about $200 with a $500 core charge at sunset imports (rebuilt model which comes with the same 2- year parts warranty).

if the car is cranking with hesitation... it's likely your battery esp if you're on the original in a 996 (even if the voltage looks good)

Well, that depends. If your battery is very weak, all the electronics may come on but if you try to start the car, the load may be too high for the battery and the car won't even crank. This is more pronounced when the temperature is low, since the battery has less usable power then. A weak battery may crank the engine slowly when the weather is warm and not at all when the weather is cold. Also, the volt meter may read a healthy 12 volts but that's under almost no load and doesn't give you an accurate battery condition reading. I've had the same experience with my S4 and it ended being just a very weak battery.

Anyway, glad you figured it out!

Is it from the oil pan? A photo would help.

Congrats on the car! Best looking 996 (but I'm very heavily biased )

I too would like to take mine apart and polish the inner lens on my headlight. I have seen where some people bake em and take em apart. I am looking for a trashed light to experiment with.

Are you sure they need to polished inside? Mine looked like the inside needed to be polished too, but after sanding and polishing the outside of the lenses, it was obvious that the problem was just the outer surface. It had tiny yellowed surface cracks that made it look like the inside was messed up.

I wonder if you can remove them using something with a "charge" to attract the pieces. Could you remove a bulb and reach that area with a plastic rod that you have electrostatically charged by rubbing it with a rag? I'm guessing the plastic bits inside would cling to the rod the same way they are to the lens. I would definitely try something similar before trying to remove the lens. Or go to home depot and buy some vinyl tubing small enough to go through the bulb hole. Then use your shop vac at the other end of the vinyl tubing to try and suck the buggers out! Good luck!

It definitely sounds like a battery issue. You can have the battery checked at a local parts store for free too. Have you looked at the post connections? They could be corroded and giving you all kinds of troubles.

Check E bay for GT3 replicas. They are cast alluminium available only 8x18 and 11x18 for wide body P cars (C4S and Turbo only) Great price for set of 4 plus S&H from east coast. Phone# 866-745-7467, "Wheels and Caps". Hope this helps JIM

Do you have any experience with those wheels? I wonder about the build quality.

Found this on Craigslist in Los Angeles

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/cto/1107195747.html

I've been thinking the same thing. There's an 86 here in Sacramento that looks good but needs a clutch for $1,700. $500 sounds much better!

I get the same "step" at about 3,200 rpm. I think it is the variocam system. You can definitely tell the difference in the exhaust note.

Hi Folks!

I've had my Poor-sha for a couple of weeks now... here's a description of my new ghetto-cruiser:

Why do you feel so bad about having a Boxster? I would be stoked to have one. Anyway, you will probably get more answers in the Boxster-specific forum. Good luck and enjoy the car!

Why?? Just because of the mileage? You have to factor cost and resale value. Both costing the same, I would get the 04.

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between a 996 Turbo litronic headlight to a 2002 996 litronic headlight? I need to replace my headlights because they are now yellow!, the only think i notice diff in the turbo is that it has the clear mirrior base panel and the 996 Carrera's have the plastic vertical lines running down them. Would it be ok to put the 996 Turbo lits on a base 996?

They can be polished to get rid of the yellowing. In any case, let me know if you want to sell yours.

Oscar

Ohay I got the rear engine cover open. I fished out the cable from the taillight. Can I charge the battery from the connections in the engine compartment? I have tried the booster and was told by RFM it could damage my control boxes so I didn't pursue it.

Just need to charge the battery to get the trunk open.

Thanks

Use the battery from another car and hook it up with jumper cables to the engine compartment connections. That should give you enough juice to open the trunk.

Oscar

I doubt that a battery maintainer would be able to charge a dead battery. What you can do, if you don't want to but a battery charger, is take the battery to a local auto parts store (like Autozone or Kragen) and they will check and charge your battery for free. Then you can use your battery maintainer to keep it charged.

Oscar

I tried leaving the car outside for 1/2 hour with the PCM2 on and the key off the ignition and still nothing happened. Then I when back in the garage and smashed some things. That made me feel a bit better, so I decided to pull the PCM out to see why the GPS was not getting any signal (it was showing 0 satellites all the time). Well, the GPS antenna was not connected! Reconnected the little bugger and left the car out for about 10 minutes. The time and date are working great now! I also went to the dealer and picked up the 2008 map retrofit kit ($299) so everything is working as it should.

Hope this helps fixing yours.

Oscar

No need to be concerned about that, the white smoke after a cold start is vapour, normal in Dublin freezing temperatures conditions IMHO.

Dublin, California? Not so cold. Today it was 72 deg F. Although it was probably 40 this morning. Still, not too cold for January. ;)