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I pulled the serpentine belt off my 2004 996 w/ Tip to check for a whirring noise. The tensioner pulley did fell a bit rough and little wobbly.

While the belt was off, I noticed that the alternator pulley was wearing oddly. The grooves were unevenly worn, as if some portions of the groove peaks were missing. Has anyone seen this before?

As I was entering the expressway this guy in his 4 X truck deliberately moves into the only place I can enter so I hit the brakes & horn but HORN! I don't use the horn very much & this is on an 04' Targa with 15000 miles but I sure needed it then. Can't possibly be both horns but after reviewing the info on the site I figured that was all that was left & anyway I could at least clean the radiators while I was at it. Well it was both horns & a trip to Pep Boys for the double the decible model worked out great. Only issue was with the rivits by the wheel wheels. They took me forever to get out. I tried the lubricant but on my car there are two differant plunger type of rivits. There is the standard described in this thread which was relatively easy to get off but there is another type that has an off set plunger. You can tell the differance by the indentation on either side of the plunger suitable to fit a small flat blade screwdriver. The first one took me a good hour to get off. Use lubricant & work each side of the plunger until you get it all the way out. I moved it in & out to try to get the lubricant to work a bit better as well as side to side. I did this to release the interior wheel shields as I could not bend mine from behind the bumper to get to the interior screw under the side marker light. Many thanks for the video & write up. Btw I don't think both horns "suddenly" went out but rather one went & I never realized it and then the other just stoped an a very inconviniet time.

Do you remember the brand and/or model number of the Pep Boys horns? Will any old horn do? I need to replace my horn(s) and would like louder ones.

I've got 5,500miles on a set of those V12s over the summer. (Phoenix)

No track days yet so I can't answer your direct questions however so far I have been very impressed with them so far.

Thanks for the reply.

What are your general impressions with the Hankooks? What did you have before?

Would that be for 'race' or street tires? I'd prefer street tires.

I am looking to replace my Michelin PS2 N1's. I do some DE and autocross and occasional daily driving. Serious sticker shock on the Michelin's, so I'm looking at the Hankook Ventus V12 Evo K110's at less than 1/2 the price of the Michelin's. Sizes are 295 (or 305)/30/19 and 235/35/19.

Are the V12's up to the task of occasional track / DE use?

I have what I think are 8.5x19 and 11x19 Champion RG5 Monolites on our 2004 996 Carrera. IIRC, tires are 235/35/19 and 295/30/19 Michelin Pilot Sport N1's. The tire label on the gas door says 36 psi front and 44 psi rear. Would these pressures be correct for my larger wheels and tires?

I also would occasionally use the car for DE's and autocross. Would the pressures need to be raised for track use?

Yep, 2004 C2, I've experienced the same thing. It used to happen more often (once every 3 months) but hasn't happened is the last 1+ years.

The other day this happened and I just 'rebooted' the stereo and all was good. It's a design bug with the stereo - there are other reports about this on the forum.

Simon

What's the best way to reboot the CDR-23? Pull the fuse or ???

Our 2004 996 has a CDR-23 that won't play. Push on the left knob and all I get is PORSCHE on the face display, no sound. I did notice a blinking red LED in the dash just above the radio before it started acting up. Any ideas?

Thanks for the reply. Did you order just the visor mirrors or the complete visors? What are the part #'s?

Here's one source. They also have a cheaper one with no illumination.

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/euromirro.html?Category_Code=POTE996IN

(note: I have no affilitation with these guys. I'm just a customer)

I'm sure other places carry this as well.

Great, that's exactly what I need! BTW, did you have to transfer your old mirror to the new assembly? If so, what is difficult?

I used to live in the Tampa area, so I know them.

Do yourself a huge favour and order new mirrors from Sunset. I tried to fix mine and it was a waste of time as the fix lasted for a little while and came apart again.

Thanks for the reply. Did you order just the visor mirrors or the complete visors? What are the part #'s?

The driver side mirror flap pivot point (on the flap itself) recently broke off / disintegrated on our 2004 996 Coupe. Is the mirror flap avaliable separately or with the lighted mirror assembly, or do you have to buy the entire visor? For that matter, are the visors or visor parts even avalilable new anymore?

I would really prefer a factory fix and not velcro it in place.

Update for Becker CDR23 and CDR220 Radio Knobs:

Becker contacts:

website (same)- http://www.beckerautosound.com/

website part listing - http://www.beckerautosound.com/parts/index_porsche.html

phone 201-773-0978

fax 201-961-1936

email - parts@beckerautosound.com

Becker part number = 1285.815, price $12.40 each

Porsche part number = 996-645-901-00, price $25.65 each (local dealer)