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YOUR RESEARCHSome new Christmas gift mods done
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Replace connector colors and they may have
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Now these instructions apply to 996 and 986 up to the 2002 models at which time they changed connector colors and they may have changed pin locations also.
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Now these instructions apply to 996 and 986 up to the 2002 models at which time they changed connector colors and they may have changed pin locations also.
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Haha i just went to check my car and i found the switch.
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So if doing this mod on 2002 and newer some research or double checking may be needed.
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Now these instructions apply to 996 and 986 up to the 2002 models at which time they changed connector colors and they may have changed pin locations also.
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Now these instructions apply to 996 and 986 up to the 2002 models at which time they changed connector colors and they may have changed pin locations also.
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Just wanted to share some pics of my great Christmas gifts. My wife got me new personalized logo floormats and the spoiler indicator. I also got a new key chain from a friend. The key chain and floor mats are self explanitory. Oh yeah the floor mats are Lloyd mats and my wife had them make a small removeable one for under my heels as that is the area to get the brunt of abuse. The spoiler indicator kit is the one seen on E-bay. It is a small LED light to let you know when the rear spoiler is in the fully raised position as you can not see the spoiler from in the car. Install was fairly easy. The wires for the indicator tap into the plugs behind the speedo cluster. I only had issue with the way the instructions tell you what wires go where. They mention colored wires in the harness to the instrument plugs but instead they should tell you plug terminal numbers. Luckily I have factory wiring diagrams so I was able to figure out the positions. Just in case someone else wants to do the mod, the correct wire placement is as follows:
Green wires from indicator goes to terminals #25 and #12 of the Blue connector
Yellow wire from indicator goes to terminal #1 of the Black connector
White wire from indicator goes to terminal #8 of the Black connector
Brown wire from indicator goes to terminal #9 of the White connector
Now these instructions apply to 996 and 986 up to the 2002 models at which time they changed connector colors and they may have changed pin locations also. I am not sure and do not have wiring diagrams for those models. The instructions do list color codes of wires for all models, but I found them confusing as I had a couple of duplicate colors per connectors. So if doing this mod on 2002 and newer some research or double checking may be needed.
Other than this issue the rest of the mod and instructions were very straight forward.
My next mods will be installing my PSE fully and adding a rear spoiler dash control to compliment this current mod.
Note: I was able to mount this switch on the right side which makes the LED easy to see, if you have no room on the right side it may be dificult to see on the left side.
Oh I forgot the indicator light flashes as the spoiler is in motion, either when it is raising or when it is lowering. When the spoiler gets all the way down the LED stops flashing and is out completely. When the spoiler starts to raise it starts flashing again and the LED lights solid when the spoiler is fully extended.
Forgot to mention this but it is pretty cool and works every time either manually or automatically.
JIM
CWay27
When the spoiler is up the LED is illuminated red. When the spoiler is down the LED is not illuminated. When the spoiler is in motion the LED flashes red.
Hope that clears it up.
JIM
My guess is that when he uses it manually, he doesn't leave it partially up driving down the road. That would look a little ridiculous. Am I right?? It seems like a good idea, and something for the kids to watch from the back. LOL...
I'm with grant911. Fun for the kids to watch.
Also, carbonfiber, I totally get it. I'm never confident the whether the thing's up or down.
How much are they?
CP
This might be a stupid question. I have a 03 Carrera C2 Cab. Can I put the spoiler up manually. I dont have a button for it but see post of ppl parked with the spoiler up. Just figured Id ask.
In the '99, the button is on the left side of the driver's footwell. It's kind of subtle.
I don't know about the later 996's, but you should look there. The manual must cover it?
CP
Haha i just went to check my car and i found the switch. I never even knew it was there and would have never found it. I like it with just the car parked and the wing up. I wouldnt prob use it around the street. Thanks guys
http://cgi.ebay.com/spoiler-control-...QQcmdZViewItem
Here is the current one on E-Bay. I wanted it to know the function as I cannot see it in the back of the car and it also fills one of the blanks in the dash.
JIM
My wife said she ordered through Griot's Garage. But I know Lloyd's mats are available lots of places. Great quality and fit, every bit as good as my factory mats.
JIM
We really need to have sticky of things like "can I raise the spoiler manually"?
I realize these things are in the f'in manual, but most people just don't take the time to read it. I learned some great things from reading my manual that the car can do but a sticky will help all the non-readers.
Maybe it's just me but I really love to read User's Manual to find out everything that whatever I bought can or cannot do
Either it's my new iPod or my new car. Man, I even read my parents MB User's Manual to tell them what their car can do but they will quickly forget anyway, Oops. Now that it's been a while, I may need to go back and review my P-car manual to make sure I still remember what are all the neat things it can do heh heh
It's a great reference though.
Cheers,
I see you have a CAB as well. Here's a neat trick that ISN'T in the manual. If you already know it, my apologies. Anyway, if you would like the rear windows to go up as well like the front ones when you top is down you can just press the little switch up in the hole where the top latches in while you raise the windows. VOILA! Rear windows up now as well. I never understood why you couldn't raise them to begin with. It's looks odd when you have just the 2 front windows up since the line doesn't flow well...it just cuts off.
Thanks Dell, that was a neat trick indeed, YES I did not know about that initially but after I joined this great Forum, RIAD mentioned about it one day when someone was asking for any neat tricks that our 996 can do. Though now I don't need to use this trick anymore since I have just installed the SmartTop module which is supposed to take care of this rear windows, right? I have not tried it yet on my cab, my bad heh heh... because the weather has not been so good outside.
Cheers,
