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1 hour ago, NaijaBerry said:

Several years on and this remains a very real damage threat. I was literally scooping out water in the rear foot well any time the car was washed or there was a slight downpour. Even with the car covered the water would still find is way in there somehow. So I removed the rear wheels and the plastic lining under the rear wheel arches, I couldn't believe how much dirt was in there, the drains were totally blocked! I pulled it out and cleaned it up and there has been storms with the car uncovered and not a single drop inside.

 

It would be a good idea to check this at least once a year, it's a very small drain for what clearly is a major drainage. See the cleaned out plastic drain with a flexible rubber cover below...

Did Porsche 

This is great, thanks but I"m disoriented as to what I'm looking at. Can you zoom out a bit for more context?

Is that some type of control module in the wheel well? Seriously? 

I suspect one reason why I haven't been impacted by this yet (knock on wood) is that I only drive my 911 on sunny days. 

Here is the parts list.

I do not know if any additional wiring is needed but I suspect that you will need to change some settings using a PIWIS.

997_TPMS_parts.pdf

Thanks for the info! I have TPMS and I'm told by my dealership that it's time to replace the battery in them (which I presume is built into part 997 168 103 06). The dealership wanted $1300 to replace all 4 which is pretty lame since TPMS only cost me around $700 with the new car. However, I'm hearing on Rennlist that this is a battery built into the system (again, presumably in the control unit) that can't be replaced.

What I'm confused about is what TMPS part is always replaced when you get tires mounted and what is exactly the expensive part with the battery built into it that I need to reorder?

I've had people tell me that they've picked up the new part for as little as $110 from Suncoast, but * 4 still is $440 plus installation (which can be much less if done when the tires are replaced).

Your help is appreciated!

Thanks,

Ron

A short but very intense rain storm a week ago was a painful but important lesson for me and all other cab owners out there. The 997 is every bit as at risk as old boxsters were to severe and expensive water damage from clogged drains. And i'm not talking about the easy to clean cowl drains adjacent the battery in the front, i'm talking about a set of completely hidden, all but unknown drains for the rear.

For the 997, porsche devised a system of drip trays which run against the inner walls of the car, down into a 15mm x 250mmx400mm tray behind the driver and passenger seats (below the carpet insulation) and out a set of narrow drain tubes into a cavity between the body and the plastic inner fender. Silt and other road grime accumulates in a "cake" about 1 inch x 7 inches in this space and can get thicker and thicker as silt deposits.

I had my yearly convertible maintenance done (this is the only place porsche mentions drains, and then, not specifically) one year ago and when my Dealer disassembled my car to begin repairing and replacing the rear control module, they found that cake to be about 6 inches tall. My dealer went round and round with PCNA for about 4 days before Porsche stepped up and did the right thing and decided to pay for it.

But here is the word to the wise. My car is garaged, driven apps 5-6k miles a year, and washed 2x a month, and I never knew this problem existed. My car has been in the dealer for 2 oil changes, and a new clutch, and both seats have been out for a pesky problem with the lumbar support. At no time in any of this work did it occur to them, or become obvious to them, that cleaning needed to be done. So i suggest everyone add this new step to their quarterly cleaning. 4 times a year, take your rear inner fenders off, clean the accumulated silt, and blow that drain hose out with an air hose, lift up the rear carpets and make sure the drain pans are clear.

I'm going to get pictures from the dealer so you'll be able to see what i mean.

best of luck to everyone!

Thanks for the heads up! I hadn't heard of this one, but I'll be contacting my dealership to make sure I don't get burned by this on my 2006 C4s Cabriolet

according to the "nav-tv" site (http://www.nav-tv.com), they only have a kit available for 2004 + Cayenne. I don't know if they will have one for the 997's...

People are successfully installing Cayenne Sat Radio kits into 997's without any problems, so I don't imagine there will be any problems getting this to work in the 997 either.

i just installed a brand new unit from nav-tv that intergarates perfectly into the most system. it allows total intergration with your i pod. i instaleed it between the stock nav system and the radio. it plays and lists all menus on the stock scren. it is awsome and feels as tho it should have come stock in the car. my buddy max got it for me at al & eds in thousand oaks. i think he still has one left.. ps this is not an add.....just a happy camper

Can you post some pics?

That's essentially what I'm going to do with the switch - make it so I can have it on all the time and also switch it back to the factory opertation controlled by the sport button when I want to. This will give me

1) loud all the time

2) loud when in sport mode

3) quiet

all selectable from inside the car.

I'm waiting for the delivery of the PSE kit from m,y local dealer as they are on hold or delayed at the moment - anyone know anything about this?

Cool - that would be sweet. I know someone over on Rennlist was claiming they had done that for the 996 PSE and was looking for volunteers to try our their solution for the 997.

Has anyone been able to connect an I-Pod ( or other MP3 player ) to the 997 radio ?

Is it possible via the CD changer connection ?

It would be great to be able to convince the radio that it's just another CD and scroll thru the menu.

Failing that, does anyone know of a good FM transmitter ? I have the Griffin I-TRIP and it is not very good.

Thanks.

Starting with mid 2005 models and greater the 997 started supporting MP3's burned on to CD's which is some consolation.

However, I have tried a Monster FM transmitter (I think they call it the iCar) and it works okay in my Benz, but I don't have the 911 yet so I can't speak for it.

Any ideas as to why? I've spoken to my dealership and they are at a loss as well. The rear seats in the coupe are really uncomfortable even for a 9 year old and the complaint is the missing lower back support. It's not a big deal but it has got we wondering?

The cabs have less back seat room because the top takes up a lot of room. In fact, the seats lean forward a bit more. They could have put those extra pads there to help support the back a little better to deal with the leaning issue.

:soapbox: Either way, Porsche obviously doesn't use humans to test the rear seats which is unfortunate since that is why I'm buying a 911 and not a Boxster or something else.

In the coupe, you should just bring a childs pillow or sofa lumbar pillow so your child can be more comfortable for longer periods of time. If your child is 9, then consider a Britax Starriser Comfy seat which as a back, is narrow and lightweight, and fits nicely in the back seat. It also provides better support for the shoulder belts.

It's been suggested that it's possible to make the PSE operation switcheable to give more flexability on the operation regardless of selecting "sport", which is OK I can sort that out.

The problem is where to put a switch? My cars got PASM and Chrono so I think that means there isn't a switch panel option under the lcd which adds a new switch with the exhaust symbol on it. Someone else suggested they had used the switch that opens and closes the soft top of the cab. Can anyone post a picture of where this switch goes and also the part number for it? Is this the best solution? Am I right in thinking that the switch panel is now supplied as a single unit and individual switches can't be retrofitted, the whole thing needs to be swapped?

Thanks in advance

Nick

The default is the sport button, but my plan is to just disconnect the cable in the engine bay so it is on all of the time. When you want it off, just plug it back in and don't engage the sport button. Go search the 997 forum at RENNLIST for pictures of the cable in question. Myself and "Ray G" have attached pictures.