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  1. I had the same problem , spent a whole day with an aftermarket guy trying to fix it. Then he attached a small box to the battery of the car that fools the computer and lets it think it has the OEM light cunsumption. After this, no more problems, only cost $50 motoadve, can you please tell me the name/brand of the box, I would really appreciate this, as no one has been able to help me on this, not even my dealership, porsche tuner shops, no one! Also, how exactly do you connect it to the battery, thanks a lot bro.
  2. It drives pretty good, It's a little bit stiffer than before but not that much. Is softer than PASM "on". As with road expansion joints, I can feel them waaaay more, so as undulations, and on driveway ramps, I have to go sideways, I mean not exactly sideways but diagonal. I've taken it up to 150 and feels perfect. Hope this explains your question... Ohh and I guess that yes, it is driveable... :D
  3. Hay guys, I just lowered my car a bit more. I imagine you'll like pics... so here is one for now. not the best quality but you get the idea. Hope you like it
  4. I had the same problem , spent a whole day with an aftermarket guy trying to fix it. Then he attached a small box to the battery of the car that fools the computer and lets it think it has the OEM light cunsumption. After this, no more problems, only cost $50 Do you have any idea what kind of box is it, where can I find it or something?? I had HID's, but they were a pain in the a.., I couldn't get rid of the "dipped lamp" message, I would really appreciate your help as I have my kit sitting in my closet. If you want you can just send me an email (alanr18t@hotmail.com) with the info, thanks in advance. Oh, and by the way, I adjusted mines, what I did is I took out the headlight and on the inside part you can see the hole where youre supposed to insert the tood to move the beam, there are two holes though, I think is the rear one (check on the owners manual), then just buy a set of tools and try to see which one fits. Hope this helps. I attached a pic of my car when it had HID's.
  5. The tool provided with your car cannot be used to fix the angle, I've tried and it's to big, you need a smaller size. Go to your porsche dealer and tell them that the angle on the headlight is too low, they'll fix it. How did you installed HID's on your car?? I ask this because I installed them before and I got messages on my onboard computer telling me "left dipped lamp" and "right dipped lamp", and sometimes they wouldn't turn on at all. Thanks
  6. pics modified... Hope this helps! Alan
  7. thanks a lot vfxbox, I thought it was going to look better, I guess I might just leave it as it is, but thanx anyways! Alan
  8. Ok, to anyone looking to lower a PASM car, here is the thread which contains the pictures of my PASM equipped car lowered with cargraphic springs. Cheers. Alan Ok, to anyone looking to lower a PASM car, here is the thread which contains the pictures of my PASM equipped car lowered with cargraphic springs. Click Here Cheers. Alan
  9. Ok, I posted 2 pics, one showing the white part of the taillight that I am talking about and another so someone can do the photochop. The white thing I am talking about is the reverse light (only), and I was thinking about tinting it, either a light black tint or something like that... just very curious how it will look, maybe good, maybe bad, but it may compliment the rear nicely. Thanx Alan vfxbox, that was not what I was talking about, but thanx for doing it because I now know that that looks horrible, above I described what I was thinking about. Thanx
  10. has anybody thought how it will look to tint the white stripe on the rear tail light? I'm just curious how it will look, if anybody can do a photochop it will be greately appreciated. Alan
  11. Ok, finally I was able to take some pics of my car after installing cargraphic springs in my PASM 987 S. Enjoy, feedback welcome! Before After
  12. Hi to everyone, I just installed sport spring on my 987 Boxster S a week ago, looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. A little bit more stiff than stock, but not much. Lowered about an inch. Handling did improve. By the way, the springs were Cargraphic, and my car has PASM and works beautiful with it. Alan
  13. "britairdog" I test drove a cayman with PASM and H&R sport springs and the ride quality was like between sport and normal PASM mode, which means is not softer than stock, but not as hard as with the PASM activated, but when you activate pasm, then it gets really stiff, not for city driving buy good for highway driving, hope it helps. I personaly recomend either H&R's or Cargraphic's which are H&Rs but tuned to their specifications.
  14. do they even make wheel locks for the 20" techarts?? as of what I know they dont, thats why i didnt bought them. Anyway I'm going to ask at the dealership because I DONT want my wheels to be stolen!!! P.S. Pics should be posted within 4 days.
  15. I thought already about the car cover, but I'm waaay too lazy to put it on every night. As for the wheel locks on 18's of 19's, unfortunately I have the 20" Techarts, and I think they have no wheel locks, as the rear ones are 305-25-20. What I think I will do is to put the 3M film so they cant break my window, but then there is the windshield, or the soft-top, or if not, they will get angry they couldnt break into my car and scratch it or something like that. What I will sure be putting into my car is tinted window, and a microchip a frind of mine sells that you install inside the headlight and it can be tracked via satellite, that way we can find the thieves and put them were they belong. I really hope i can catch these jerks some time soon so I can teach them not to mess with me. I will post pictures soon, i just havent had time. Thanks to everybody for your concerns. -987 Boxster S
  16. 2005 987 Boxster S I was at my apartment monday night, went to sleep, and at 6 am next morning the maintenance guy knocks on my door to tell me someone went into the basement garage (with security gates which requieres you a special ard to get in and out) broke my passenger window, stole my Valentine 1, sunglasses, cellphone, my collection of CD's, and some other random stuff, plus stole my regular halogen headlights (wich i put HID's on them 3 weeks ago) and scratched my center console. Broken glass was everywere on my car. I filled out a police report, called my insuranse, took 3 days for them to give me an appointment (it would've been 7 days if they came to see my car, so i had to drive all the way to were they were) and only the headlights (without HID's) and the window were covered, my radar, sunglasses and cell phone were not covered. So yesterday I took my car to the dealer to have everything solved and also told them about the problem i have had that they havent solved about the "6 speed lever does not return to neutral, tsb 3531", a rear trunk lid open message i've been getting while driving over some road imperfection, and some random stuff. Just wanted to share this horrible experience. Thanks God my buildings administration is now putting cameras and a security guy at night. Hope this never happens to anyone. :cheers:
  17. HI, I have a similar problem, when my car is cold and i start driving for the first 3 minutes, at exactly 3,000 rpm's i get a loud metalic noise from the right side of the car (in the right side vent), sounds exactly at 3,000, if you go 200 rpm below or above it will stop doing it. Just sharing my experience. Hope you (we) solve it.
  18. '987 Boxster S': By coilovers I take it that you mean shock absorbers? I called Tech9 and was quoted the option of just a change of springs, or both springs and adjustable shock absorbers. I think that you plan to fit both? The change in ride height is about 25mm in both cases. I will be very interested to hear what effect the changes have on ride quality and maybe you could post a picture. The prices given to me, (fitting extra), were £385 for springs only, £2750 for springs and shockers. Note these are UK pound prices. 'britairdog', yes, by coilovers I mean the springs and the shocks, they come together ready for install. With the "coilovers" you can adjust the ride height between stock and about 40-50mm. With the springs you wouldn't be able to adjust the ride height, that is why I dont want them. Because I have the Techarts in 20, I want the car to sit lower than 25mm for it to look good, that is why I'm going the coilover route. Ride quality should be between stock and with the PASM activated, so I say it is going to be good, I will keep you posted. As soon as I buy a camera I will take pictures and post them. The only problem as of now is that almost no one has coilovers designed for a PASM equipped car, and I want the H&R's, they should be out in a couple of weeks, maybe a month or two so as soon as they come out I'll buy them and tell you how I like them.
  19. thanks to everyone, I went to the dealer about a week ago to have the problem solved, left the car 2 days, and when I picked it up the service advisor told me they replaced the shifter and that the problem was still there. He also told me that the mechanic thought that was the only solution and that he has no idea what else could be. My service advisor ended up telling me "you're gonna have to live with that". Next week I'll be going again but know I'm going to speak with the manager. Thanks!
  20. cant read the thread (Porsche TSB 3531), do I have to make a donation in order to see that thread? or is there a shortcut or anything. TIA
  21. I have a 987S with PASM and have been thinking of lowering the ride height, as the car seems to sit a lot higher off the road than my old 986 with sport suspension.A 2-3cm reduction would certainly improve the look of the car, although what it would do to the handling is unknown. I recently received a copy of 911 and Porsche World magazine-Jan 2006 edition. On page 9 is an article about a CaymanS conversion by TechArt which, amongst a description of a number of modifications, includes: "...Suspension too, is tweaked, with sport springs lowering the ride height between 25 and 30mm, and said to be fully compatible with Porsche's PASM suspension.." The car illustrated has huge 20" rims, but you can get an impression of what the lowering does to the look of the car. The contact number given is the UK agent, Tech9, on 0151 425 5911. I will be giving them a call ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a 987 S with PASM and I putted the Techart's in 20's, in the next couple of days I should be putting in coilovers. I was going to get springs but i wanted to go lower than 20mm. Both springs and coilovers that I am looking at are made specifically for a PASM equipped car.
  22. Hi, I am new to this forum. I recently bought a 987 Boxster S, but recently found a problem. The shift knob when moved to the left or right, doesnt return to the middle (neutral, between 3rd and 4th), it stays where you move it, either left or right, and that is annoying as I get confused when shifting from 6th to 4th because sometimes I accidentaly shift to 2nd. If anyone could please tell me what the problem could be. Took it to the dealer, replaced the shifter under warranty and is still the same, service advisor told me that the mechanic could not tell what was wrong. Thanks in advance.
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