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  1. Richard Hamilton
    Fuse Assignments I originally did this for the PCGB forum, but I thought it might be useful for Renntech members. The main fuse board is located in the driver's footwell. Remove the cover by pulling on the hole at the top of the cover. The fuses are arranged in 5 banks of 10: Rows A to E (top to bottom) and Columns 1 to 10 (left to right). A small paper chart clipped to the back of the cover shows the fuse assignments for your car and these quite often get lost. There were some subtle changes in layouts a Author Richard Hamilton Category Carrera (996) - Maintenance Submitted 04/26/2007 09:30 AM
  2. Richard Hamilton
    I originally did this for the PCGB forum, but I thought it might be useful for Renntech members. The main fuse board is located in the driver's footwell. Remove the cover by pulling on the hole at the top of the cover. The fuses are arranged in 5 banks of 10: Rows A to E (top to bottom) and Columns 1 to 10 (left to right). A small paper chart clipped to the back of the cover shows the fuse assignments for your car and these quite often get lost. There were some subtle changes in layouts and ratings over the production period. Here is a pdf document showing the fuse assignments, for each model year (1998 to 2004) which have been taken from the wiring diagrams in the workshop manual. tec_996_fuses.pdf tec_996_fuses.pdf
  3. Richard Hamilton
    Individual gearbox components ARE available from Porsche now, so it could be rebuilt.
  4. Richard Hamilton
    I had the same problem with my garage door opener (Targa blind) switch. A coat of gloss clear laquer did the trick, and now matches the other gloss switches nicely.
  5. Richard Hamilton
    The chap you want to speak to is Gerard Mahoney at http://www.satnavshop.com/ Phone: 0121 773 7000. He has helped out several guys on the PCGB forum and comes highly recommended.
  6. Richard Hamilton
    Michael, it might be worth trying here: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/NAVTEQ-u-Tele-Atlas-NaviShop24-de These people do up-to-date maps for PCM1 16 bit, but there might be a chance they could help you.
  7. Richard Hamilton
    You need to find an independent specialist with a PIWIS and I doubt if there are many around at the moment. The only one I know who profess "We are the only UK Independant who can offer full diagnostic checks on all Porsche models inc 997" are Ninemeister. Whether they have the PIWIS or not I don't know, but it would be worth a phone call. Maybe they just have the Durametric, as this would make the same claim possible. There is also another computer from Autologic, but I don't know if development of the Porsche software is complete yet. I do know that Autologic have a PIWIS which they use for development. They are based in Whitney, Oxon. It might be worth a call to them too. Speak to Jerome. http://www.diagnos.co.uk (Autologic) http://www.ninemeister.com/site/39.html
  8. Richard Hamilton
    I'm very surprised it works, but I'm pleased for you that it does! At that price, you can't go wrong.
  9. Richard Hamilton
    What MY is your Boxster? If it is an early car you might not read codes which don't trigger the CEL - http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...ost&p=66718
  10. Richard Hamilton
    On a RHD car it is in the passnger footwell, at the base of the dash, to the left.
  11. Richard Hamilton
    I don't think it is on UK (or RoW) cars. My car is a '98 996C2 which uses the same DME version as the '97 Boxster (v5.2.2). I have a mOByDic OBD2 interface and Digimoto Lite which will not communicate with my car, but is fine on my brother's C4 (1999 - DME v7.2). I used to have an AutoXray (OBD1&2) scanner, which would read fault codes that triggered the CEL, but not the codes which didn't. For example, I had a P1123/5 fault for quite a while (MAF problem) which wouldn't show on the scanner, but showed up on a PST2. My advice would be to get the Durametric software. It may cost you a bit more than a hand scanner, but it WILL work, and will do a lot more besides.
  12. Richard Hamilton
    I used 1 inch o/dia stainless steel tube and bends. Yes - mine is a 3.4. Thanks to Steve for his help with providing the pictures, and pointing me in the right direction. This is a video from the Oettle site, which gives a good idea of what they sound like: http://www.oettle-autodienst.de/mediapool/...AGE_STUFE_1.wmv
  13. Richard Hamilton
    I actually did the "Mk1" mod, using 1" stainless steel tubes and bends and it sounds fantastic. No idle vibration as suggested above.
  14. Richard Hamilton
    The PET shows a different number for C4's - 996 343 073 04 (not 'handed')
  15. Richard Hamilton
    Alistair, I had it fitted by Road Radio Ltd (www.audio66.co.uk) in Crawley. It was £1700 plus £45 for the iPod adapter, and £39 for the TeleAtlas camera database. The iPod is in the centre console compartment. They did charge me an extra £35 for fitting, as it took about 5 hours. I can't complain, as they did a nice job. The SatNav is very good and it is a huge advantage to have TMC. Like all the satnav systems I have used the voice instructions aren't absolutely perfect, so I find I need to glance at the screen at junctions. The camera database is a bit out of date (it still beeps at the temporary cameras on the M40 which were removed 6 months ago) but they tell me a revised version will be out soon. It certainly isn't as good as the Origin b2 I had before, but it isn't bad. If you want to pop over and have a look, send me a PM. Edit: Just checked, and the price has been reduced to £1600.
  16. Richard Hamilton
    I noticed this the other day: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PORSCHE-SYS...sspagenameZWDVW
  17. Richard Hamilton
    I had the AVIC-HD1BT fitted to my 98 996. (Fitting was included in the price, so I though I would take advantage). The reason I went for the Pioneer is that it was the only one which incorporated SatNav, DVD Video, Bluetooth phone, iPod connection (extra cost), UK Speed camera database (extra), voice activation and HDD music library (hardly used with iPod). We don't have satellite radio in the UK, so that wasn't an issue. Overall I am delighted with it. Being an early 996, I ended up with a gap at the top of the AVIC. I cut up and glued the old a/c surround to fill the gap, and it worked out really well.
  18. Richard Hamilton
    Take a look at the PSE install TSB. It shows a place to route wires through the rear firewall.
  19. Richard Hamilton
    You need to become a Contributing Member by making a donation. It is worth every penny!!!
  20. Richard Hamilton
    I'm sure some of you guys have seen this before, but if not take a look at part 4 of the Hartech Buyers Guide: http://www.hartech.org/buyers.html . There are some good shots of the inside of the engine, and an interesting theory about the causes of cylinder cracking in the M96 engine.
  21. Richard Hamilton
    .........and if you want to sell the front clear lenses, let me know.
  22. Richard Hamilton
    I can't believe you haven't found this, which should answer all your questions: http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=493 Someone did a nice write-up on there for RHD cars! ;) ;)
  23. Richard Hamilton
    The contact sockets for the bridge plugs are shown on the PET, but they are 1/8" not 1/4". Part number is 999 650 320 22. Illustration 902-00 (Item 23) in the 996 PET - probably the same for Boxster.
  24. Richard Hamilton
    You should be able to use the VW wire - Pt No. 000 979 010. I don't think anyone has found the Porsche part number for this pin. Edit: Beat me to it Nick!
  25. Richard Hamilton
    Yes you do have to run the wires back to the trunk. It is only 2003 and 2004 that you connect the cruise stalk to the instrument cluster.
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