What did you do to your Boxster or Cayman today?

[Steelback]

Brushed the snow off and warmed her up

[briggy]

Had it detailed and ceramic coating applied.

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[DaveB]

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Hi all, New ownership week here.
Just had a day of poking around really, you know trying to find out thing like "how do you set up the satnav" and "how does this oil check work". Oh did put a sim in and get the phone set up and spend an hour reading the docs that came with the car. I have a Gen1 on 2009 plate so will look at adding DRL's as a first job, not needed but a way of familiarising myself with things in general (and I can't find anything else that needs doing). So far I must say I have been impressed with the refined ride and general build quality. I tried counting and I think this is around car number sixty that I have owned but hey I am coming up to 73 this year.
Dave
Weston Super Mare

[sstman]

Yes another new Cayman owner also, took it along to Bristol OPC for a full check up, and I knew it was due a service when I bought the car, helped with the price negotiations. All good, and happy with the car so far.... but I will be keeping the 968. .

[malarcy]

Hardwired my dashcam today - easy job using the nextbase kit, took power from fuseway C1 (987.2 2.9 PDK) (couldn't find any others that were switched) it was a result since that fuseway was unused (its for the 4WD control module for the 997T apparently) - all hidden away - only visible cable is a short run from top of dash to bottom of windscreen drivers side - along the join with the a pillar.

Almost happy with the additional bits now - have iPhone sorted for bracket, handsfree, and music through PCM and now the dash cam - just need to see if I can find an acceptable (fiddle and aesthetics factor) to the slow charging of the phone from the universal media interface - I have some ideas there - but need to hunt down suitable "kit"

[Waylander]

replace the ciggy lighter completely for a 2.1 amp USB chager

[malarcy]

replace the ciggy lighter completely for a 2.1 amp USB chager

Phone isn't powered from ciggy lighter - power for phone comes from the USB port in the universal media interface in the cubby hole - the Porsche Y cable plugs in there and the "iPod" port - thats where the slow charge comes from - that port is USB 2 spec - 0.5A

My "long term plan" is to replace the transformer for the hard wired dashcam with a dual outlet one - so from one "switched power" connection I can run the dashcam and put decent (1A plus) into the USB part of the Y cable - but I need to find a transformer that is not at its limits with 1.5A camera and 1A phone and all the ones I have found so far max at 2.5A - ideally would want one that could handle 5 - and then there's plenty for peaks etc.

What I have works - it's just not quite how I want it (and if the phone needs a boost - I do have a 2.5A usb ciggy adapter - but that means cables and things on show and in the way a bit)

[briggy]

Nothing too glamorous, just the rear discs and pads, along with the sensors & the (very expensive) shims as they were completely toasted. The rears take way more punishment than you would expect.

[sstman]

Just cleaned mine, after finalising the new audio installation


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[sstman]

Needed to replace drivers front side light lamp located in the front fog light, the bulb had failed, and in my clumsiness I cracked the glass lens.... looking on the internet, prices for these fog light units seem to vary from £85 to £160!! Anyone know the price from an OPC?? Don’t really want to get stung from the internet resellers.....part number I believe to be 987 631 083 00

[Waylander]

98763108301

£210.59 inc vat

You can always text me and ask you know
Good job it was only the fog light, the main headlights are £500 halogen, £730 xenon

[sstman]

Thanks Martin!, I had a feeling you would reply, I’m guessing a cracked fog light is an MOT fail now? I’ve super glued the glass back together, but MOT is due next month, so I’m looking at replacement.

[Tris986]

I've been doing alsorts of things to my 2000 986 S why the lockdown has been on, Today i fitted a new Fuel Tank Bleeder Valve , It was a bit of a fiddle but not to bad, I was getting the blowing sound coming from the front near the filler door so fitted a new fuel cap but was still getting the sound, Sounds a bit like a tiny fog horn! So it had to be the Valve unit itself, Found a new unit on ebay that was 'New old stock' for half the price of one on the porsche websites , Fitted & no fog horn, Sorted.