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Use i'm thinking this is a faulty switch, unless related
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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Frunk doesn't open when button is used - i'm thinking this is a faulty switch, unless related to the immobilizer issues i'm having.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Disconnect steering wheel airbag
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Suggestion · Original poster
Airbag light is also on, but I believe this was due to the previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag with the battery still connected since he swapped out the steering wheel for a freshly recovered one.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Leading evidence: 'Use i'm thinking this is a faulty switch, unless related' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Disconnect steering wheel airbag' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag
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Suspected cause · Original poster
Airbag light is also on, but I believe this was due to the previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag with the battery still connected since he swapped out the steering wheel for a freshly recovered one.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Outcome qualification: Negation, uncertainty or missing explicit repair resolution overrides the raw extraction signal.
Disconnect steering wheel airbag
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Suggestion · Original poster
Airbag light is also on, but I believe this was due to the previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag with the battery still connected since he swapped out the steering wheel for a freshly recovered one.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Recommend shying away
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Suggestion
As the flea bay PIWIS systems are unknown, often not even a PIWIS, or a bootleged older version that is not even complete, and could end up damaging your electronics (yes, we have seen this), I would recommend shying away from people sell them on the internet as you have no idea what you are buying.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Replace on this car
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Suggestion · Original poster
Going to replace it at the same shop i'm having the IMS done at, since it hasn't been replaced on this car.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Frequently discussed actions (6)
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Disconnect steering wheel airbag
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Suggestion · Original poster
Airbag light is also on, but I believe this was due to the previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag with the battery still connected since he swapped out the steering wheel for a freshly recovered one.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Recommend shying away
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Suggestion
As the flea bay PIWIS systems are unknown, often not even a PIWIS, or a bootleged older version that is not even complete, and could end up damaging your electronics (yes, we have seen this), I would recommend shying away from people sell them on the internet as you have no idea what you are buying.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Use door it'll only lock the drivers door
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Suggestion · Original poster
I think it's the immobilizer because my lock/unlock on the fob don't work, lock/unlock doesn't work from the inside switch, and if I lock using the door it'll only lock the drivers door.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Reported and suspected causes (1)
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previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag
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Suspected cause · Original poster
Airbag light is also on, but I believe this was due to the previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag with the battery still connected since he swapped out the steering wheel for a freshly recovered one.
PIWIS, Immobilizer, and other fun stuff! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Outcome qualification: Negation, uncertainty or missing explicit repair resolution overrides the raw extraction signal.
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Hey everyone! Glad to be a member of the community! Have been doing some research on this stuff and have a laundry list of items I plan on doing to my freshly purchased 986, wanted to run them by y'all to see if i'm making the right choices
Issues my car has and what i'm going to be doing about it:
Frunk doesn't open when button is used - i'm thinking this is a faulty switch, unless related to the immobilizer issues i'm having. When I pop it (previous owner rigged up a cable to open it), the emergency latch does trigger the motor to pop it open, the switch just does nothing. I've ordered a new one off of eBay and am hoping it's just that, because that'd be a lovely quick fix.
Blown out pass. door speaker - this should be fairly simple, just need to remove the door card. I have the base sound system, ordered up a replacement on eBay and should probably have it swapped this weekend. I think i'm going to keep the stock radio, as I quite like the look/sound of it, and it gets plenty loud for me!
AOS - I believe it's AOS because the PO said he drove the car hard the previous night, and when I started it up it had a small puff of smoke. Otherwise, the car hasn't smoked on startup since. The car also runs a little funky when removing the oil fill cap while it's running, my friend told me this is likely related. Going to replace it at the same shop i'm having the IMS done at, since it hasn't been replaced on this car.
Speaking of that - IMS! It hasn't been done, plan on having it taken to a shop to be replaced by the LN engineering kit, unless there's a new "best" replacement to go with. It's an 03 base w/ the 2.7 and 105k miles on it so higher failure odds, want to be 110% sure it isn't going to fail.
Immobilizer issues. This is something i've been a bit unsure of. Was thinking of sending it out to Specialized ECU and also picking up the waterproof case for it once it's repaired to avoid this potentially happening in the future. I think it's the immobilizer because my lock/unlock on the fob don't work, lock/unlock doesn't work from the inside switch, and if I lock using the door it'll only lock the drivers door. The interior dome light also doesn't work, nor do the window switches in the center console, even though the windows drop when I open the doors. Airbag light is also on, but I believe this was due to the previous owner disconnecting the steering wheel airbag with the battery still connected since he swapped out the steering wheel for a freshly recovered one. Convertible top works well, and the car starts/runs/drives with no issues. Would it be possible to reprogram another immobilizer I picked up off of eBay/car-part with PIWIS, or is another software/tool needed for that?
On the topic of PIWIS - do they make a bootable SSD version of it? I've done some looking and found some old threads or people that made their own, but wasn't able to find much on a purchasable bootable SSD. The reason I ask is because in the volvo world I have a dedicated VIDA (volvos diagnostics software) laptop, and it'd be nice to have a Porsche PIWIS SSD to boot off of as well.
Thanks in advance for reading my gigantic wall of text, and i'm looking forward to being a member of the community!
Here are some pictures if y'all wanted to see!
A real PIWIS system is not avaialble for sale, only lease, which starts at $20,000 for the first year. As the flea bay PIWIS systems are unknown, often not even a PIWIS, or a bootleged older version that is not even complete, and could end up damaging your electronics (yes, we have seen this), I would recommend shying away from people sell them on the internet as you have no idea what you are buying.
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