What did you buy your 996 this week......?

What did you buy your 996 this week? There's one of these threads on the 993 and 997 sub forums and I and others I've spoken to think they're brilliant. So why invent what you can replicate? :dont know: Mine is.....2nd hand calipers, fitted alongside 2nd hand discs to allow me to get the originals refurbed (the paint was peeling). The discs will keep me going a while I think as the ones I had had already covered 17k in my use and were pretty worn when I got them. Why not refurb the 2nd hand ones rather than fit twice? I can't explain. I just like things like that to be the ones that were fitted at the factory unless they're broken or actually need replacing. Not logical but feels right to me. Took two hours to swap and just looking at how to get the originals refurbed. Had a quote and great customer service experience from Pro Caliper so looking like that's the route I'll go down. Also getting my roof painted due to bird crap (I bought it with a small blister and its worsened - now envelope sized 'bald patch'). It's a complicated job because of the sun roof that needs dismantling and painting seperately. Also need front PU painted so it matches the rest from. Poor previous job and recently my dodgy parking..... I'll post pics of all jobs when finished :thumb:

Good thread! Most recent a carbon dipped centre console, horseshoe and side air vents from a forum member. Looks really good fitted and breaks up the grey leather interior with great contrast so very pleased and also gets rid of the quite marked up grey centre console at about a tenth of the price of real carbon :lol: cheers. giles.

New set of stainless wheel bolts. My originals were beginning to corrode badly on the alloy collars and where more rusty than black. Now they're nice and shiny :thumb:

1. Renovo soft top 3 part kit (£35) - not arrived yet but will post pics when I use it. 2. 2 x Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 295/30 R18 94Y (£216) - in storage until my rears are impersonating Yul Brynner & Telly Savalas. 3. Service items ready for service next month - Mobil 1, oil, air, fuel filters (£116). 4. Can of alloy wheel paint for my rusty nuts (£6). Did job yesterday - time taken to remove, rub down, respray, dry & refit - 80 minutes. Can't decide now whether to lacquer them or leave as is - thoughts please? Edit: Just found a before shot Edit: Next job will be to wire up 2nd fog light so both work.

Ooohhhhh I was looking through windows of other 996's at Porsche Torque as my calipers / discs were being swapped, and I was drooling over silver and carbon fibre trim :thumb: Pics please if you get a chance :?: :worship:

:floor: on point 2. On point 4 I don't know :dont know: I like the idea of Pickse's S/S ones...... :?:

Yeah snap - I like the idea of stainless but the respray matches the wheel. Would like to see a photo of the stainless ones fitted (please Pickse ).

About time you guys got one of these started :thumb: It will run and run .............

Hi Alex, i'd be interested in how you get on with the Renovo - need to do something with my roof and quickly; looks embarrasing! Just bought a brand new set of pucker Porsche mats from my local OPC; they arrive on Tuesday - £157 for the full set. Just need to get my TIPEC discount off them... :thumb: Plans: 1. Full valet in the next 2 weeks 2. I have my eye on a new private plate 3. At some point i'm going to sort out the in-car phone/entertainment. Still trawling lots of threads and will need to come back on here with some questions and refloat some threads others have started on a similar subject...but this could be expensive!! Osh

Will do. Best deal around was this (with brushes included): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351064694198

My 2015 list is 1. Zunsport grills 2. New front splitter 3. Hartech low temp stat 4. MOT passed no issues And to do Switchable exhaust , paint wheel bell , another full valet

Well if we hadn't had other matters to sort we might have gotten round to it sooner :wink: But agree, splendid concept and happily stolen from you! It'll no doubt be a great help to all existing and new owners :thumb:

8.5 and 12" GT2 mk1 wheels with virtually new PS2's....... Love em... Darren.

:useless: :stay:

In the last 2 weeks, I've fitted an alcantara steering wheel, courtesy of Royal Steering wheels, spruced up my "big reds" with a good clean and a coat of fresh lacquer, and to top it all, fitted some sexy RSS spacers, 7mm front, 15mm rear and re fitted my summer wheels. I've got Easter week off, so I'll be giving it it's annual spring clean and polish, treat the leather to a good clean and cream, and getting some more miles on the clock. :thumb:

Replaced coil packs and plugs , got from euro car parts at a reasonable price

Great pics! :thumb:

Almost forgot - new MOT and an new ignition switch fitted as well. :thumb: The latter is a known and regular fault. The fault is spotted when you have to turn your switch 'back' a degree or so once you've started the car so the lights, heater and other functions are activated. If you know what you're doing its a very quick fix. It took Sid ten minutes and involved removing none of the dash. Whereas it would've taken me a day! The old one is lying in the car and will post a pic when next in it :thumb:

I missed one too, replaced the indicator switchgear and added cruise.

I was going to send my calipers away for refurb but A) they were working perfectly and B) its more cosmetic as the lacquer has peeled. I'm interested in your sprucing up of yours, especially now mine are in a box in the loft! Did you remove them, strip and clean (a la Infrasilver) or did you just rub down in situ, mask and spray? :?: Oh and how long did Royal have your wheel? That and an AMG paddle are on my list! :thumb:

Mine is getting ready for coming back out of the garage so this week it's got new discs and pads all round, stainless brake lines, and it's away in to the OPC in Edinburgh next week for a major service. Currently have all the calipers off for a re-paint so that's today's job.

This week, 3A8.

Okay, I'll bite.......... '3A8'.............? :?:

It's the paint code for his car at a guess - you should know that Paul! Lapis Blue.

Lapis blue paint?

Wrong Paul ! :grin: It'll be whoever paints my roof / nose that'll know the answer to that question :thumb:

:thumb: Painted the front bumper to get rid of all the stone chips just in time for summer so I can pummel it with loads of stone chips all over again.

The car passed its MOT last Saturday, so I bought it 4 x coffin arms, rear discs and pads and booked it into Porsche Reading for a minor service on Thursday.... Maybe when it stops raining I will tackle the coffin arms and rear brakes.... just need to search for a decent How to....

Rear discs and pads on a 996 has to be one of the easiest brake jobs I've done on any car. Good guide here for the pads: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techart...Brake_Pads/49-BRAKES-Replacing_Brake_Pads.htm When I took my discs off, I just undid the callipers with the two bolts, hung them out they way, then removed the 2 retaining screws and they slide off over the brake shoes (make sure handbrake is off). When you put your new ones on, you might want to reset your shoes and adjust your handbrake: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techart...stment/51-BRAKES-Parking_Brake_Adjustment.htm

Two aircon condensers (and regas) Pair of front floor mats Set of wheel trim centers (cheap ones from ebay but very impressed with the quality, they have metal emblems) 1ltr of Mobil 1 for top ups

Good link Alex , I would also replace the bolts that hold the calipers on as im sure they are stretch bolts, then re torque them up. They only cost a couple of pounds from OPC

A major service at RSJ in Slough (top job as always, which is why I keep going back), including Plugs and 6 Coils. It didn't need either, just wanted to make sure it was perfect! Interestingly, more mpg on the way home too...... Some 'Wheel Woolies' brushes to try to keep the wheels clean. A litre of Bilt Hamber wheel cleaner. Awesome stuff!!!

Just waiting to get my steering wheel and handbrake cover back from Jack at Royal as retrimmed in alcantara with red stitch. Centre console body colour matched and 997 hardback seat install. Car should be all done in April and I will get some pics up. :thumb:

MOT and £58 of Tesco momentum petrol................... do i win ?

A Design key and a 997 GT3 shifter

Send Royal a photo of your steering wheel and tell them what you want. Jack will confirm the price and a turnround time. If you want to have it fitted by him, you go to his house and does a swap over.He has steering wheels in stock which he re covers,fits them to your car, then your old one goes back on his shelf. Mine took just over a week from initial email to install. He's in Aylesbury, so not far from you. The callipers were really easy. Remove the wheel, clean the calliper, remove any flaking lacquer. Mask up ,then spray with 2 coats of lacquer to get them looking like new again. Re fit the wheel and move to the next one. Didn't bother removing the calliper, I sprayed what I could see, that's all I wanted to do TBH. If I have a ful refurb/rebuild, I'll send them off to Pro callipers for that. Total cost, £7.99 for a rattle can of lacquer.

Thanks M :thumb: Looks like I'll be out the back garden with wet'n'dry and some paint at the weekend! As promised earlier here is the ignition switch I had replaced last week. 20 minute job by reaching up and behind the dash via the driver side footwell. IF you know what you're doing as refitting takes place blind! Also as an FYI here's the suction cup based iPhone holder I picked up from Halfords. The phone is in the loft in bubble wrap. Also here's a pick of the ION Bluetooth Cassette adaptor I picked up from John Lewis online. Took 6 weeks to come, so pick up next time you're in NY is my advice as Radio Shack stock on the shelves. NOT done last week but I understand it might be a useful short term fix for fellow PCM1 'sufferers'!! EDIT - fixed the pictures - thanks Alex! :thumb:

Looking at the ignition switch, it looks like an easy fix as they can be dismantled, cleaned on the contacts (+adjusted if necessary) and re-assembled - was the switch expensive? Are they supposed to be the same photos for the phone holder?

It wasn't electrical but mechanical. The internal mechanism fails so the switch fails to sit in the right position etc. So the cheapest and easiest approach is to swap it. I think it was £20 or so. I'll post you the old one if you have a burning need to disassemble it and get it working again! :grin:

I know it's a mechanical issue hence me stating "dismantled, cleaned on the contacts (+adjusted if necessary) and re-assembled". My scooter had the exact same problem last year. If it was £25 I'd've fixed it but not worth it at £20 :grin:

:?: I'm confused - the spring internally has gone, so it doesn't hold the barrel in the correct position anymore, so not sure how cleaning it will fix it..........? Unless I'm really missing something :dont know:

(+adjusted if necessary) Contacts can be adjusted, springs can be adjusted.

Thanks! Was a genuine question :thumb:

MOT due in two weeks. No other work planned apart from fuelling the car (and whatever the MOT brings up - hopefully nowt!).

Hi guys, 1. Fitted the bumper mesh grilles. 2. Fitted more extended leather, so many leather covered parts fitted including custom parts. Just need to door grilles in leather now. 3. Fitted new quad tailpipes 4. Changed a coil pack 5. Had the headlamps polished Vinny

It'll look something like this inside. It's just a case of cleaning stuff and bending contacts back into place.

You can have my old one :thumb:

You're alright :thumb: I spend half my life fixing stuff! Just a shame though how we've come to be a throwaway society because most of the time it's cheaper to buy a new part than the cost of labour to repair the old one. Speaking of buying new parts - Everyday's Christmas in my house :lol:

My job from the weekend... £8.99 off eBay and a bit of angled aluminium

Pics of the carbon dipped bits fitted as requested, not the greatest quality pics but shows general appearance. looks even better in the flesh.

Pics of the carbon dipped bits fitted as requested, not the greatest quality pics but shows general appearance. looks even better in the flesh.

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last pic!

very snazzy :worship:

Cheers, was surprisingly easy to fit with a online step by step guide even for a numpty like me. Have now managed this and headliner removal and refit so slowly getting on with jobs I might have otherwise sent to a 'pro'. was always a little skeptical about carbon dipped parts vs. genuine (at 10x the cost :sad: ) but they do look great now fitted and get rid of pretty much all the marks/scratches on the console which I kept telling myself was fine for a 10year old car but in reality bothered me.... would highly recommend to anyone who wants to give their interior alittle lift 8) and big thanks to Johhny Dangerous on here for the help/advice when doing the deal.

Ive treated mine to the 997 gt3 SSK (metal bushes one) and i hope to fit it. Ive also bought a 'kit' from ebay to bodge the rear spoiler up all the time until i can convince swmbo that i need a fixed wing.

New mats have just arrived and are sat in the passenger seat awaiting install; £140! and thats with TIPEC discount... :wtf: Priced up the panel to replace where the Porsche telephone will have been (when i take it out) - leather; that will be £309 of your English pounds plus the very angry tax! Leatherette - £45 + VAT.... Anyone else done this and can you tell the difference in the two...?? Hoping to have the car valeted in the next few days and desperately need to get the PCM2 upgraded... Thats another grand to be chucked at her, too. I could hire a stream of hookers for that..... :judge: Osh

What did you buy your 996 this week......? :floor:

valet booked for tomorrow morning!! Funny enough - went into my local car wash place and, while talking to the Eastern European guy who runs the place (Jesus him and his colleagues run a good place!! They all work blimin' hard) - suddenly said man says 'are these with you...??' - looked behind me and 996 C2 Cab and a GT3 pulled up on the block, too... It will look a lot cleaner tomorrow... :thumbs: Osh (afternoon Alex: :salut: )

+1 997 GT3 ssk, just ordered via Autofarm. The guys there are doing a load of work for me, couldn't be happier with their service!

Likey likey :thumbs:

Done: New discs and pads all around, Aircon regas, New wipers, Car detailed. Need to do: Get Nav working - ouch.. Passenger side windscreen washer jet not working Headlight washers not working Cigar lighter not working Slight rattle from Tubi exhaust back box needs sorting. I hope to get all these items done in the next week or so and will post a few piccies up when nice and clean. What I'd like to do: Probably won't do this but, I really like the yellow caliper look of the Turbo S. Not sure it's okay to imply ceramic brakes when I don't have them!

997 GT3 shifter and Design key sorted:

She got a fixed price major service, new coil packs, aux belt change and tensioner seal. she's a lucky girl and.... i'm skint :lol:

Sorry it's been a while coming but pics below. Before After Top right is the locking bolt, also designtek. I didn't notice till they arrived that they carry the designtek logo. I'd rather they were plain but I think still an improvement on the, by now rather sad, originals. Corroded bolts edit - Locking bolt is top right. Must repaint the letters on me wellies.

:thumb: Though I love the classic makeover trick of dirty before and clean after :grin:

Boosting quicker and longer after fitting these this week

Fitted new front splitter with help from my elder son. All wheels refurbed by the ever dependable Chris at Excel. New centre wheel caps. Now need to find out if my rear spoiler failure is due to pump or sensor failure. No apparent leakage from the rams. Anyone have rough idea on cost of a new pump? Also is it a DIY job ie no specialist tools or best done by the experts?

:floor:

Last night I brought mine a new engine. :sad:

:nooo:

Decided to change the bulbs on the rear centre brake light today as a couple where not working, a cheap and easy fix

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1. New 'S' badge that i'm going to spray rosso red 2. Short-shifter - fitting next weekend 3. New horseshoe - so i can start doing the cut out for a droid tablet 4. Brodit-phone holder 5. .... Osh

booked my car in for next week for a full respray and a wheel refurb. Should be looking sweet for the summer

What's the ballpark figure for a full respray, if you don't mind me asking? I understand wheels are somewhere around £80 per wheel, no?

For a good one......? Depends if it's the same colour or not. Same colour then £3-4k. Different colour then £5-7k. Have you considered a wrap....? £1100 or thereabouts...... :?:

1 - A trip to Brooklands with some other 911 friends :grin: 2 - A visit to the doctor to check the wategates..... 3 - Possibly either front coffin arms or top mounts. Hopefully not both :sad: 4 - discs skimmed :thumb:

Steering wheel extension. What a nice product and a great improvement. Available from design911 . Made by 9products.

Holy macaroni! Looking forward to the update on that!?! :thumb: How far out were my estimates for a respray, btw...? :?:

It's an option.

Some suppliers here: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1069621&highlight=#1069621

Thanks!

Bought 2x trw front anti roll bar links, 2x trw rear anti roll bar links and 2x rear anti roll bar bushes today All for less than £100 from Europarts Have a few jobs to get done before beaulieu :thumbs:

Rear anti-roll bar bushes.

yes, thought I might as well do those as well :thumb:

I should notice a difference with mine when I collect it tomorrow as I could hear the faintest of taps when driving down a local cobbled street.

Update - Passed MOT (£40) with flying colours. Just 2 advisories for the front two tyres. Wheel alignment was way out and both fronts had worn badly on the inside. F1 autocentres had a good deal on Bridgestones (replaced like for like) at 180 fitted. Back to the test centre (conveniently my neighbour's garage) who charged me 20 quid for the alignment. All in, £240.

If Carlsberg did MoT experiences...... :grin:

I'm more an ale/bitter man!

:floor:

Now if Adnams did MOT experiences....

Used 997 shifter off eBay. Hoping for some good results from reading up on this mod as the standard gear change feels lousy coming from a Honda

1 - Done and Simply Porsche arranged. 2 - All okay. 3 - Fitted in two weeks plus minor service. 4 - Done and steering back to 'panther paw' sensitive and supple plus brakes work shudder free. :thumb:

Cabriolet ECU from eBay £110 ... This fixed roof not closing issue... Cheaper than the £660 quoted by OPC.

Love it when a plan comes together! :thumb:

New painted centre console not cheep but very worth the expence :thumbs:

:useless: :food:

:agree:

Anti roll bar and drop links Removed old rear drop links and anti roll bar today and repainted , cleaned up anti roll bar bushe caps , these items were on a list from OPC Hatfield after a minor service , replaced anti roll bar bushes rear drop links , front drop links and wire brushed , greased brake pipes

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Nice work Lea!?! :thumb:

Went to fit it today and it appears the previous owner has already done it, back on the bay it goes then. :roll:

Replaced the tax disc

Alex Yates' brilliant write up of his £3 piece of wire that added a second Fog light to his 996 C4 Convertible (with backing vocals by GT4). Brilliant :thumbs: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1073858&highlight=#1073858

I was just about to post: Single core wire from Maplin @£2.79 :lol: Thank you Paul :thumb: Edit: Whilst I was in there I also bought some security torx bits and servisol video head cleaner and used them both to give my MAF a clean. Now that is an easy job and took about 5 minutes (also thanks to GT4 ) See here: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=79426

just started on mine last week after staring at it for months in the garage.bumpers off along with bonnet and wing mirrors for paint chip removal replace maf , oxygen sensors,brake and clutch switch,update sat nav and identify overflowing clutch res recently bought some eta beta twists and now trying to make them fit.rears have been no problem but, the fronts!!!.started with 2.75 lips and stuck out to far.bought some 1.75s which looked great until i put the gt3 calipers on and now hit them :x .bought some 1.25 lips and some 10mm hubcentric spacers .should be here end of the week will then build up the eta betas for the 3rd time and hope for the best

Got a nice 3 spoke steering wheel to replace the slightly ageing 4 spoke item. Should modernise it a bit (plus hopefully bit nicer to hold with a little extra girth)

Fitted a Sprint Booster, bought it on here from another forum member. I was a bit sceptical to be honest as to the claims it makes, but OMG fantastic upgrade, three modes, normal, intermediate, and lock stock and four smoking barrels! Plug and play, but what an absolute b4stard to fit, I'm not a small guy and managed to get myself wedged in the drivers footwell. fitting woes aside, I would definitely recommend this mod' to anyone, and if you are close to me, you are welcome to come and try mine. Cheers.

new titanium exhaust upgraded lower control arms im interested in these sprint booster things though, anyone have any idea wheres the best place to purchase one in the uk? i found them on eBay for around £180 :thumb:

I'm not sure where you can get a deal on a sprint booster, but knowing what I know now, I'd still buy one at £180, you will realise a genuine difference with your car.

lol, this brought back happy memories, I also got wedged in the footwell, upside down, and then developed cramp in my leg...... I agree what a fantastic difference it makes to the car...keep mine on green, as red seems to be a bit harsh.

Okay I'm going to ask - What's a 'Sprint Booster'......? :dont know: :?:

Replaced the stainless Turbo sill trims with lovely carbon fibre ones, also with Turbo logo. Look mint.

:useless: :food: :thumb:

its a little electronic box, that makes the signal from your throttle peddle to ecu/engine a lot more responsive, (fits in parallel between the back of the gas pedal.)its only for fly by wire 996's, and the result is like bolting a turbo on. there is no bhp difference at all, BUT it seems like there is, the instant response, and the sharper gear changes are very noticeable, its by a country mile the best simple mod you can do to a car. don't knock them until you have tried a car with it fitted. SPRINT BOOSTER Selectable Programming Since the inception of drive-by-wire technology, drivers have been disappointed with the inherent throttle delay associated with the system. This is why Boulekos Dynamic developed Sprint Booster and proudly brought the product to market in 2005. Four successful years and more than 100,000 units later we are excited for the debut of the latest Selectable and Programmable Sprint Booster at SEMA 2009. The new generation of Sprint Booster debuted at SEMA SHOW 2009 winning one of the most important awards in aftermarket industry , the 'SEMA BEST NEW PERFORMANCE-STREET PRODUCT 2010' award among 1400 new products. The new version was also honored with three 'SEMA GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS' as voted by a group of international Journalists from automotive media around the world (28 judges from 16 key automotive markets) This second generation Sprint Booster is a direct result of input provided by our partners and their customers. The entire Boulekos Dynamic family is grateful for the ideas and support our business partners have provided. SPRINT BOOSTER is manufactured in Greece and it's been exported to more than 30 countries around the world for the last years. It is protected by a patent (GR1005429) in front of OBI (patent office in Greece) as well as internationally by patent application in front of PCT (WO2007066155). Sprint Booster has successfully passed the TUV tests and it is certified with European Conformity type approval (EC type approval mark No e24031712).

Not sure how to on an iPad.

This sounds like an expensive way of effectively pressing your pedal down harder without actually pressing your pedal down harder? Or am I missing something...

yep, your totally missing it :floor: its not putting your foot down harder, its about the response, and its instant with a sprint booster, no lag at all, and the gear changes are crisper, as there also controlled by the response from the gas pedal, amongst other things, as i said, its all well to moan or call this device, but if you havnt tried one then thats bazaar also its not expensive.

It would be expensive if it was just something to turn half throttle into full throttle but it sounds like it's a bit more than that

Is only good on an auto.....or same with a manual?

Building up my rebuild parts. Full Gasket set Turbo oil sumps and line kit Clutch Alpha 3076 turbos 1100cc FIC injectors Fuel system next month

I guess you are talking about the Sprint Booster Alex? My car is a manual, so yes it suits manual cars just fine. Feels like a selectable re-map, along with pretty much everything else that has been said about it.

Yes I was. Cheers Scott :thumb:

Thought I would change the overdue fuel filter today , bit fiddly but easily do-able with a little patience

3 oil changes worth of castrol 0w 40 edge fst £20 per tub

Done mine on every service.

Why every service ? When its every 60,000 Or do you do 60,000 between services ?

For the price of the filter and the job it does it's a no brainer - better fuel flow, economy, performance, etc. It's like not changing your air filter.

Only do around 3000 miles a year so haven't changed it every service :thumb:

Since it's new to me ... A pollen filter thingy as mice seem to have been at the current one Locking wheel nuts ... and refreshed non-locking ones Set of nav discs ... just because ... got a good deal from German company A Loudlink Just waiting for it all to arrive

this week i changed over (again) my steering wheel, this time i think its a keeper, its a thicker manual full alcantare grey wheel, with a 12 O'Clock strip in silver, and with paddle shift, i also added a set of genuine porsche silver dial faces. (nightmare) i have bought a large piece of genuine alcantara in grey, and im thinking about re trimming some other parts to match. not sure what else i can or want to do now, as the 997 is taking over in the priority stakes.

Any less than that Lea and you might need to get one of these...... :?:

I'll be after one of your wheels shortly I think David. I've sourced a metropole blue manual, so I'll get in touch once I have it...? Also curious about your dials and trim. I was thinking of adding some silver to mine to give it some 'brightness'. Roof to do first but looking forward to seeing your's in a few weeks :thumb:

cool paul, ill knock off the price of an egg and bacon sarnie I owe you. :thumb: lol.

£300?? You're a star! :thumb: :wink:

£200 if you get it re trimmed yourself. :?:

I meant the bacon sarnie cost £300!?! :wink: Sound like we're on the right lines though. I'll discuss with you when I see you :?: Cheers :thumb:

Out of interest - how much is a new 3-spoke wheel?

not sure about a new one Alex, but a fully re trimmed manual wheel in any colour or material with any stitching is between £300 and £400 depending on how much you can buy the secondhand wheel for, best bet is to get your own one re trimmed by jack, at royal steering wheels. to get any wheel converted to paddle shift cost circa £299 inclusive.

New manual wheel for converting to paddle shifts and alcantara covering...........ordered from Sweden! Damn Metropole Blue and your rarity :wall:

was gonna say check out www.rosepassion.com Only £200 for a new 3-spoke (only joking, circa £480 I think)

:thumb: sourcing the wheel is the easy bit. Next is the paddle shifters. Then it's off to Royal Steering Wheels for their full Alcantara. :grin:

Whatever happened to those pics....? :?: :thumb:

No 5 - mine need done again. Where'd you get yours done....? Oh and.... :useless: :thumb:

Sorry mate missed this I use the Photobucket App. It takes five minutes to set up, then it's easy least lemon squeezy! :thumb: Unlike washing my car which I find quite hard..... :bonk:

bought some BBS CH-R 19 alloys. 8.5 for the front and 12 for the rear. shod with Michelin Pilot sport cup tyres.....OMG the tyre's are another level, very happy!!! so grippy has transformed the car quite a lot!!! Call me a baby/childish/crazy/weird, got some Porsche teddy bears for the rear from ebay now that i have no rear seats....i have passengers to keep me company!!! Future 1, will be getting some additional tuning from the 9e garage mid summer, possibly my final foray into bigger power while keeping the car relatively drivable Future 2, ordered some yellow and white dials from Reapautomotive (Julian) Great thread by the way

Wow!! :useless: :food: :food: :food: :food: wanna see those bad boys!?! :thumb:

family and wheels here you go

:thumb: the first :floor: the second :grin:

I do like my car being squeaky clean but I must say, you look a double hard b4stard when you rock up at the pub looking like this.

preferred wheels?? without wanting to hijack the thread..i would be interested to know what wheels people prefer?? oz hlt? on the car to wear the tyres out,,,mega dirty too, bloody pagid rs29 pads 997 rs? bbs ch-r?

I love the idea. :thumb: It might get lost in here though? Why not start a new thread like 'what wheels / tyres have you gone for? And why?' for example? Then link it to here? :?:

ok will do....

Purchased a 55mm caliper decal to hide a scratch on my glove compartment catch. Before (anoying scratch right in view) After (looks sort of OEM ☺)

Paul, im thinking you didn't realise that it does not matter what colour the steering wheel is? because you are getting it re trimmed, and it would be fully covered, you can also either re trim the rear also to hide the colour , or dye it? I have 2 met blue wheels currently, and one has been dyed black, because there is more chance of me selling it with a black rear...(lol)

Double :wall: I'll need your help with the paddles David! :thumb:

This week upgraded lower control arms new drop links :mrgreen:

good luck with that one....... i fitted a set of genuine porsche silver dial faces to a spare clock console i had, and OMG what a drama, i was advised to take a photo first of the dials at rest so i could put the needles back in the same place (yep did that and 3 times it was incorrect??) it is not an easy job at all, and next time i would entrust this to a specialist......

Arranged for my wheel centers to get changed colour again , going from seal grey back to silver.

Last Week - 4 x Bridgestone S02's This Week - Auto Finesse Goodies. Next Week - Tax and Maf Shes Bleeding me Dry!!!!!!

Two new top mounts Minor service Manual wheel (for paddle conversion) Light refurb kit Paint for my calipers

set of 997 turbo alloys (gen i) powder coated in anthracite (this evening) silicon air intake hose (yellow) to replace the black silicon one.

Paid off Dhs 3,700 worth of speeding fines and registered for another year.

:floor: :thumb: DerbyJim - don't look! Nothing to see here. Move along, move along :wink:

:drive: :joker:

We do have a very nice iPhone app to pay them with though.

that's bonkers :floor: are they that prevalent over there, or are you just a miscreant

This year was a good year, when I was doing the 270km round trip from Dubai to Abu Dhabi I peaked at Dhs 8,000. The app is actually pretty cool, it also carries legally valid copies of your driving license and vehicle registration card (including insurance ). Miscreant, I may be.....but an amateur compared to these...... :cop: :judge: :judge: :judge: :judge:

I love the bit where it says " track them down and COMPEL them to pay there fines" lol, id hate to think what compel means for them.... :floor:

Just fitted new TRW inner tie rods, track rod ends and gaitors. Saw some play in the drivers top mount whilst doing the job. Do I need the bearing as well as new top mounts (bearing felt fine), best place to purchase? Also, best place for wheel alignment in Herts/South bucks? I do plan on going to centre Gravity at some point, but need a quick check locally once I've finished replacing bits :thumbs: Ta, Paul

Front bumper respray AGAIN !! That'll be 2wice in 5 months :sad:

get a clear bra alex. or slow down....lol.

Doesn't stop someone reversing into your car twice in 30 seconds!!! Fortunately police caught it on CCTV for me.

OMG, i thought it was from stone chip damage........ :eh!:

Least the guy apologised and is covering the cost.

Now to alcantara or not alcantara........ :chin:

If it's a new (ish) wheel in good condition - personally I'd leave it. If it's jiggered then cover.

It's in amazing condition but from a Boxster so a little light. It'd need colour matching if I keep the leather. Can't decide :dont know:

the wheel looks almost brand new. im a fan of alcantara because of how it feels, and the steering wheel is the most tactile thing you have in your car. also if you have sweaty hands (no reference to the scots here Paul) then alcantara does not allow any slipping unlike leather, that's why almost every super/hyper car now comes with alcantara as standard. but you do have to have clean hands when driving, or it can deteriorate quicker than leather, but at jacks prices you can get it re done every year if needed personal choice (not sure if metropole blue is available in genuine alcantara?)

I have a spare Alcantra one if you want to cross my palm with silver...or platinum...PM me

Thanks HSC but I have the one I want now and have had it expertly turned into a paddle shifter by Medicus. Just deciding on the finish now :thumb:

don't know about expertly..... the first time you shift up, the horn will sound, and your doors will fall off.

Don't assume the horn works.......... :hand:

just the doors then :floor:

Just gone & bought myself a new OWNERS MANUAL for my car as mines done a complete disappearing act To my surprise I was able to get this brand new from my local OPC & at a lot less than I would have expected - Cost just over £20 Having to wait a little while as its on back order & me being slightly fussy want the exact year owners manual ie 2001 to match my car - (They had a 2003 owners manual in stock) Many thanks New996buyer for your advice - Almost bought a 2nd hand one on eBay for £43 :thumbs:

Those £20 odd versions are the German ones :grin:

:salut: a pleasure :worship:

This past week I've been mostly eating PUSSY! Back on message (and for those who don't remember Paul Whitehouse's character), over the past week I've been spending a few quids on the turbo. First up was a set of Bilstein B6's. Second up was some 1100cc injectors Third was some new OEM intercooler to Y-Pipe boost hoses Fourthly a dysentery savannah steering wheel to do a paddle conversion (my interior is black but I'm going to plastidip the wheel and have it re-trimmed black so the colour was irrelevant). The car is currently in for the engine out, injectors etc etc. And I'm now skint!

Good to see you chum :thumb: Isn't a savannah (don't knock it till you've tried it) wheel more valuable (through rarity) than a black one? Also I'd PM Medicus for advice on the conversion (he's just done mine. Now....... :useless:

AHH, BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS.

Medicus, what's my steering wheel worth? :dont know:

i understand its a genuine 996 GT3 wheel in "factory" alcantara, and was hugely expensive new, but the problem your up against is someone can buy a 3 spoke wheel off eBay, and have it retired in alcantara with red stitching, (as new) for a total cost of £300. and it would be indistinguishable from yours. so it must be lower than that to make it saleable, however there is always someone out there that will pay the higher price, its just a question of when. the problem also is now I'm selling the same but with paddle shift conversions if required for a third of the cost of a factory unit. so makes it difficult for people with the genuine one to make a reflective price..

Bought mine some new wipers. The single bendy blade type (technical!).

New fandango triple plate clutch http://www.uspmotorsports.com/ERP-Triple-Carbon-Clutch-Porsche-911-Turbo.html

Thanks :thumb: Sorry for :hijack:

Front bumper respray AGAIN!! - £150 :duh: and .....can of easystart to see if I can find this pesky leak!! :chin:

whats the leak alex?

A spare center console thanks to HSC911 that got dropped off today to be painted in seal grey

Air leak on my inlet that's causing it to idle rough.

Glad you found it Alex! :thumbs:

I haven'T Chris, just bought some easy start to see if I can identify it.

Ah :damn:

Thread hijack. "Jesse's diets" was a sketch in the Fast Show. Although the Fast Show is probably more associated with Paul Whitehouse the Jesse character was played by Mark Williams.

You too?! Mine's just arrived. How many did he have?!!

I had 3, still got 1 spare for myself!!!! I'm a bit of a hoarder!

This week I have mostly been eating taramasalata... Saw them three times live. Brilliant! And DON'T get me started on the League Of Gentlemen Osh

Based around my local area

Whats all this shouting about! We'll have no trouble here! I'll get me coat... Osh (oh, the precious things!)

Decided to strip my wheels and get them powder coated In anthracite , found stripping them out fairly easy with only 1 bolt very tight but came out eventually , also had the car detailed so all should look good for beaulieu in 2 weeks :thumb:

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Fantastic Lea! :thumb: I've got your valve bits from Sid's in my glove box for you. HSC - sure you need that spare centre console.....? :?:

Cheers Paul just need to refit the tyres , did Sid say how much I owe him for the parts ?

No so guess they're free! :grin:

great job Lee, shouldnt you have taken the tyres off before you took the split rims apart??

New android tablet, Alpine amp, all associated bits. If the tablet arrives in time it will be fitted next Wednesday/Thursday...will try to do piccies along the way Osh

Well I absolutely didn't remember that it wasn't Paul Whitehouse's character! The mind does funny things with memories.... So the engine is back out: And the flappy paddles have arrived for my steering wheel from our friends in Romania!

After getting fed up of the std discs cracking at the holes I've decided to try some Giro discs.Although expensive I'm hoping they will last at least three times longer than the std discs so I'll actually be saving money in the long run, perfect Man maths LOL Mac

are you sure they were standard discs and not copies/aftermarket, i have not heard of genuine discs cracking unless they were badly worn?

It just looks like a lame excuse to buy the girodiscs to me! And who can blame him? :grin:

Yes they were genuine Porsche 350mm discs from a 997 turbo bought by me from my local OPC, my driving style just seems to kill them, 2500 miles and 1 trackday on the ones I've just replaced (in the pic below) I measured them and they're 33.5 mm so very little wear other than the cracks!

FM SD Card Transmitter FM Transmitter (SD CARD/USB) It works well - for £30 :grin:

2500 miles and your discs look like that?? there is something seriously wrong, not with your driving style, but your car, to eat/cause such severe damage to discs must mean they are binding or something else is causing extreme heat, do you drive with your foot resting on the brake pedal? or something is out of alignment here, that is absolutely not normal. major problem somewhere thats causing heat to crack those in 2500 miles.

Thought I'd bought an upper cubby to replace the CD holder in the front console and it turns out I'd bought the wrong one - the lower one. :frustrated:

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:thumbs: :rocker: :clap: :clap: :yahoo: Nice one Paul!!

Looks good Paul. nice job :thumbs:

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:salut: Cheers chaps. Big thumbs up to Medicus too. Cheers David! :thumb: What a difference it makes to the driving experience too. Had a, ahem, 'spirited', drive home after the Ace meet and loved the new 'feel'. Well worth doing. And it looks better too IMHO. Next on my list is the new ICE unit...... :chin:

glad you like it Paul, i sold another one (997 manual paddle shift) at the Ace this evening, so a worthwhile visit for me. tell sid i want that gizmo hes using for the air bag......i had to have a double take with the ignition on and no air bag..... :worship:

just bought a set of RSS semi-solid engine mounts from 9e, and what a breath of fresh air, they contacted me back and with forum discount they were over £69 cheaper than design 911, and d911 just referred me to there web site? excellent service and price from 9e, thank you. ill "stick them on" on Thursday.

Ordered some coffin arms, and ltt. Also getting new fan resistors, aircon recharge, 997 gear shifter, coolant flush and brake fluid change and my nice 3 spoke wheel fitted

Refurbed wheels back on, paint work treated to a clay bar and mop and polish All ready for Beaulieu

Fantastic!?! We're a productive bunch nothing thread ain't we!?! :thumb: :grin:

Advice please folks. Two quotes so far for roof and front PU bumper. One is £500 and the other £650. Both 4 days (a good sign its not a one day hash job). None remove glass but both remove sun roof and bumper to paint separately. Thoughts? Views? Recomendations? :?:

one day is not a bad thing Paul, it is a relatively easy job, and any painter could strip down paint/cook/re fit in a day, that would mean your car has there full attention, most (4 days) jobs are because they will strip the roof, then your car will wait for the oven to be free (could be outside for a couple of days) then it will wait for a fitter to re assemble, and could have lots of different guys working on her, better have a guy work on her from start to finish, same day is no drama, and does not equate to a rush job (normally )

I rebuilt my rear dampers. Stripped, put through the ultrasonic cleaner and all the bits came out like new! Have to say Ohlins corrosion protection/surface coating is extremely good. Refitted with new top mounts, new lower mount (as it's annodised gold which instantly makes the car faster) and the later 'production' rear ARB drop link mount which is a big improvement over the prototype one along with a slightly stiffer rear spring as I always felt the "standard" one was a little soft. I also snaffled some life expired sphericals from the scrap bin and made some new ARB drop links as my previous ones had what is technically known as a "***** load" of play in them Rest of the rear suspension is hanging on in there well considering it did nearly 25K miles in salt spray and mess over winter but some of the fasteners are looking like they'll be an arse to remove next year and one rear toe link isn't going to make it that far I don't think. I really should have given it all a wipe over as it's filthy but time is tight and it's a road car. *Sorry just seen I appear to have had beardy hipster mode enabled on my phone when I took that picture....

This weekend just fitted a dansk super sound silencers , oh boy what a lovely noice , but fought me every step of the way with seized bolts and nuts with no heads where they have corroded to nothing hardly

Got a feeling that mine's going to get front left hand wheel bearing!

new set of genuine gt3 side skirts, painted and fitted today, was not a simple job, as the old pants skirts were a nightmare, as they were bonded on with tiger seal, and the area had to be cleaned up properly, but being genuine items, the fit was almost flush with the new skirts and perfect, a far cry from the aftermarket ones that were fitted by the previous owner a few years back. they were very smooth looking and just a fatter standard skirt, but the gt3 gen 2 skirts are much more aggressive, and angular. got my friend who owns a body shop to paint and fit, the polish fitter there was so good and offered the sills up about 10 times with tape before he was happy to drill the holes and used special rivets instead of screws. little bead of seal around the top edge, and they are spotty dog. did not get away until 21.45 so i had to give him a good drink for his trouble.

996 turbo 'amber-ectomy' :thumb:

explain yourself sir..........

Shimples :thumb: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1084541#1084541

I wanna do mine but it's a bit more complex on the 996.1 :nooo:

Also got my Osram bulbs for amber ectomy... Plus bought a new filler flap as previous owner had opened too far and caused a slight crease in it (had been looking for a while for one in Lapis ☺). PS. Plus bought trim removal set of tools (with objective to remove filler flap).

Have you seen GT4's thread on it Alex? It doesn't look too bad? Just fiddly. :dont know:

Yeah, that's where I got the idea from. Although I'd probably cut them open a different way (instead of soldering iron). Speaking of which, where is GT4 ?

cool, ill go look at mine? have a sneaky suspicion they have been done by mr previous. :thumb:

Silver bulbs fitted... Took off and checked for corrosion under SS kick plates, found a little tiny bit, repaired and put double sided foam tape right to edge of kick plate (cut it to shape while stuck on). Couldn't get my old filler flap off, followed instructions but plastic on hinge started to break, so will get a new hinge before proceeding further.

PS. Also gave it a bit of a polish...

good job Matt, looks the bomb. :thumb:

New rear OS tyre New battery Osh

A little playtime with some Porsche family.... :thumb:

2 more things bought for the 996 this week, a shift light (courtesy of mr poppopbangbang) and a jumperz gucci jump start unit from the simply porsche event (courtesy of mr dangerous) im dreading the 997-2 turbo being on the road, as thats going to be hard to leave alone, ive been telling myself that i will keep her totally standard, and carry on modifying the 996, but the voices in my head keep calling me.......

Nice work David. :thumb: Here's the link to the 'Shift Lights How to...' guide. Really helpful instructions. http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=103789

Just treated my 996 to a 997 air filter housing. Been waiting for a sub£100 one on Ebay. I know I know....it's just cosmetic, but it dominates the engine bay and I think it looks so much nicer than the underwhelming stock box. Right!!! It's raining. That means I can't work in the garden. Result!!! Back to building my Bi-Xenon 918 style lights it is. http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=102203&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=918+optic&start=0

A new centre rad, clutch accumulator and 2 air-con rads. Won't see the car for 2 weeks yet. :sad:

Invoice for my service in April. Supplied service parts myself (costing £110) so got billed for Labour, gearbox oil for oil changes in both Gearbox and front diff. and rear anti-rollbar bushes - £218 (inc. VAT). So in total £328 for full service (minus plugs as he did them last year), all transmission fluids and some new rear ARB bushes

997 Seat conversion Full detail 997 GT3 Shifter Retrimmed Steering wheel Body colour matched centre console Retrimmed handbrake lever Retrimmed centre console pads Oil Service

couple more shots, she's so shiny!!! Oh and I meant 997 Shift kit, not gear lever.

:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

Got my MOT, passed with no issues,,,,,phew!!!

:superstition: :thumb:

Detail For the first time ever during 29 years of owning cars I'm letting someone else clean the tt, well detail and correction I think they call it! This is occurring tomorrow so I intend to take some pictures during the process during the dark arts session of paint correction..... It's a local chap, who does work for Simon Belli of Prestige Detailing, the apparently famous detailer based down ere in deepest Devon but travels all around the country. So he comes highly recommended, what could go wrong :thumbs: Fingers crossed....

Re: Detail Pics pics pics pics :food: :food: :food: :food:

991 engine cover badge set.

post up the pics buddy! interested to see if it suits :thumb:

Re: Detail Will do......

Just purchased a Dual Action Polisher (and all the pads and polish). I will be practicing on the daughters Micra before trying on the 911.

Got myself one So looking for an E46 M3 and my wife says how about this 996.2 C4 Cabrio One test drive later and my purchase is a 996.2 C4 Cabrio Now learning all about it, have to admit bought with my heart and not head..... This week it's getting a new lighting switch as first time out at night and no headlights even though they worked when purchasing. Sure I will be posting more over the coming weeks as next on the list is to replace the PCM1 and sort the key fobs. So hi all and yes it is my daily driver.......

Re: Got myself one Get a new thread started with some pics on oh, and :welcome: :thumb:

Treated my tired 996 engine bay to this. However, fitting just the 997 upper housing to a 996 lower is not easy peasy. I'll set up a post so you can see what I did.

As requested, here's a quick night time shot of my 991 badges. Need to see from a distance at the weekend to see if I like them.

:thumb:

Purchased this 5 stage battery charger/conditioner, bargain on eBay, they are £43 on Amazon (seem to be not too far behind CTEC on reputation) http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=131536232853

GT2 bumper and wing by precision Porsche. Question now is, do I fit my GT2 handbrake or carbon one..

Just about to pay Porsche (via rose passion) almost a hundred quid for ten bolts. That's nearly a tenner each. For a bolt.

Tuning forks Replaced all 4 tuning forks (trailing arms) due to them knocking through age at OPC Exeter 1.8 hours labour for all 4...also had the old ones back, as I'm sure somebody will want them to re-bush...I think Hartech may need stock for refurbishment. It drove back a lot quieter than I've been used to since I bought it... They seem to be in short supply again according the OPC.... So with the detail and the above it's had enough for a week, next item a full tank of V-max for the South West meet tomorrow... :thumbs:

Lol, that was you!! I bid on the wing but not the bumper. Seller was a fool and didn't answer questions- if he had, I would have probably been prepared to bid higher on the wing and had a go for the front bumper too Well done with your purchase!!

Had an 850 snipe on the wing, then after I won I put my snipe up to 901.99, closest bid 901 the git but pleased I got the pair, good price for the set I think but will need some parts to make front functional.

Ive got a list of parts you NEED dude, when you want it ill send over as well as a how to.

Hopefully you won't need anything more than GT2 centre rad mounts and it's all in as good a condition as its meant to be. Without him answering my questions I wasn't prepared to bid more than £750 + change. Get some pics up when you have it fitted!!

997 airfilter housing and later oil filler cap fitted.

Fitted little badges to rear quarters. I quite like the sill decals seen on early cars but I thought these were a subtle take on the idea. Need to see if they grow on me or not.

booked into 9e after next week for some hybrid turbos, boost controller and some other goodies, probably the last bit of tuning i am going to do unless the ''bug'' continues to niggle me further.....excited

If you have 996 GT3 6 pot calipers and need new front discs, read on (I hope this works): I have GT3 6 pots with 350mm discs on the front. Since having new discs and pads fitted I have noticed a scraping 'noise' on full lock at times. I had also noticed a vibration through the brake pedal at times, very rarely. Thought this was pads bedding in and it would go away eventually. On Saturday, I braked very hard whilst turning and felt the vibration/heard the noise and am now quite concerned. Obviously, I have contacted the garage who fitted them and they will be checking them over ASAP. Can you give me your thoughts as to why this is happening please? Just so I can suggest it to them to save time and cross reference what they find too. Thanks in advance and see pics below of each side. JD, Rag's, remember I showed you this at VMAX? But you're spot on. Pad knock off thing is what I get. Sounds like driver side only but can't say 100%. Not sure when bearings were last done but seen that when I googled. Mrs says size matters but I try to explain the logical side to her...once a year on my birthday. 8) I only mentioned pads in reference to the comment below: In the process of ordering the bearings now :sad: :sad:

Blimey that sets the bar! :thumb: :worship:

I was just happy that it worked!!! (I may edit it to shorten)

Had a new clutch, flywheel, IMS, RMS, Some oil pipes on top of the engine, AOS bellows, oil cooler seals and a few other little items replaced due to oil leaks... no drips on the floor but affected the oil level.. Still need to fit ignition switch and coffin arms at some point.. Its been just over 1000 miles since the gundho hack was performed on my car and the sound has changed for the better.. I no longer need a new exhaust I would like to get the car lowered at some point... the Air Ride suspension would be nice but after enquiring about it at the Goodwood FOS (£6500+Fitting.. ) i think I will settle for coilovers or the M030 kit...

Don't look at titanium ones then....

Mines booked in Monday for headlight refurb, bonnet work to remove scratches and swirls and most importantly both front wings having rust removed from arches and resprayed

Pics and advice for fellow members please? :food: :food: :grin: :thumb:

Exhaust (Stainless steel one!) Brake discs Pads Should be MUCH noisier and should stop too

Lol :thumb: What system / back boxes did you go for?

Not this week but last week I changed the rear disc back plates, and rear headlight leveling arm with coffin arm connector and a brake shoe spring had popped out and bent. The other parts were reasonable priced BUT the springs for the brake shoes were £15 each OPC pricing seems all over the place sometimes?

2 weeks ago Fitted K16 Hybrid turbos with billet wheels & 5 bar FPR This week Wagner intercoolers Next week remap :thumbs:

Ooooooohhhhhhh :food: :food: :food: :useless:

Okay, okay point taken, will upload this evening :thumb:

:worship: Er videos of the completed beast in action will also be gratefully recieved :cloud9:

K16 with new chra's, billet wheel and turbo smart actuators Wagner coolers Mapping next week :thumbs:

:worship:

A set of new mats sounds a bit lame now :shoot:

:floor: it's all relative. Sometimes whole days go buy and all I've bought is petrol...... Though the heat of the last few weeks has revealed an annoying 'coffin arm groan'........ :nooo: That'll be my next 'buy'. The roof re spray and new Double Din unit get pushed back again...... :sad:

Great thread Paul Car is still at 9e However I just wanna buy someting for the car so that i can participate. Did remove my tax disk holder last week what a ***** to get all the glue off. Used an old microfibe cloth and some everso slightly abrasive tcut (very old, did not know i even had it) - worked a treat Got some genuine black wheel bolts coming Got some new black locking wheel bolts coming K9ng - like the work you are having done, where abouts are you based ? The rest of you, some superb items here, be they upgrades, maint or just personal improvements - You guys are the best!!!! Rock on 996 owners!!!! BTW How much is a 996 turbo worth again???, we are getting like 993 owners ? Just drive and drive amigos! Regards FRP

On a slightly different note: Since buying mine back in March '14 I seemed to have purchased stuff at least once every couple of weeks and when I haven't been, I've been tarting something up or adjusting it to how I think it should be (mint). Last couple of weeks I've done nothing (apart from wash) but drive it I don't know what's up with me but something just doesn't feel right :? Have I turned into some sort of PORSCHE Obsessive compulsive disorder casualty??? The only thing that seems to be keeping me going (apart from when I'm driving the thing) is reading what folk have bought on this thread :eh!: Think I need a holiday (in the car of course :lol: ).

Actually it's OPD - Obsessive PORSCHE Disorder! Only just in to the fifth week of ownership and I'm getting up in the middle of the night to make sure she's still on the drive Damn - she looks good in the moonlight though!

atlast a proper diagnosis i have OPD cant stop looking at it cant stop driving it and all my money is going on it :floor:

Hopefully now I can leave it for a while until I need to spend anymore on it :hand: But since decatting the techart exhaust it's become a bit noisy so I think a set of resonators will need to be installed. I'm based in Berkshire FRP :thumb:

This week I bought a name for my disorder...... :thumb:

:floor: :floor: :floor: :floor: :floor: :floor: That is BRILLIANT! Invoice is in the post :grin:

Can I just clarify something wrt HSC911's disc probs - would the standard 997t front steel rotors fit the 996 cars with 350mm PCCB? I've acquired a chip on one of my front rotors and at some point will be sending them off to Sicom for refurbishing. Just wondering if a set of 997t steels would fit as a low cost option whilst they are away for a month or so getting refurbed....

In the pub at T-time today: "Hi Paul, what did you buy your 911 this week? "Alright mate. I got some OPD window wipes." "Don't you mean OPC?" "No, OPD!" :eh!:

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Hi Rag's, The 997T discs were a perfect fit. I have 996 GT3 6 pot calipers on my car. Not 100% sure if your Calipers are the same. If they are, then you can fit 997T discs fine. If you are not using the car much for that month, you can borrow my 996 GT3 discs if you wish. They are already scored a bit so does not matter if you cause any more damage. You could try them at least, or even shave your caliper pins to fix any issues. PS buy my carbon bonnet, you know you want to!!!! :thumb:

I can stick the discs in the frunk.........? Just don't tell Mrs N996B........ :wink: The bonnet though might be a bit trickier to hide............ :?

Jin, Thanks for the offer but I'm nowhere near ready to have them refurbed at the moment... ... I do like the carbon bonnet idea but I wouldn't pay such a price for one. Plus I've just spent more than that on a racing cylinder head for my mini and I know which one I'll enjoy more :wink: Im haemorrhaging cash at the moment and need to pull the reins in a touch, but 2 weeks in Peurto Banus isn't going to help in this regard in 3 weeks time.. :frustrated:

That's just earned you another £5k to spend on car parts. :thumb: PM me mate regarding bonnet. It's a piece of art. Discs are here so let me know if you need them :thumbs:

My mate's Dad always says - "Poor man's St Tropez" :wink:

I wouldn't know, I've never been able to afford to go to St Tropez :dont know:

My 2nd home, cheaper than Lancashire and the view is far more splendid.

997 3.6 Airbox: Ducktail:

:thumb: Must admit I really like that ducktail. The 997 airbox is a popular mod too. Thanks for sharing! :grin:

Can I have the one in white please???

Ask her Mother next to her.

Not so much bought as finally fitted, spent all day installing my tracker, I can now see where the cars is 24/7, live track it and even turn it off by text, if it leaves a perimeter it texts me and if someone drives into it it texts me, if I let someone drive it and they exceed a set speed limit......yup it texts me.

Ok Ill settle for mum then

Why choose? Just settle for both :grin:

Damn good idea...............why didnt I think of that !!!!

I also love the ducktail. Nice job!

What system was it? Quite like the idea of that - I too have PPD (Porsche Paranoia Disorder) :?:

Ducktail: [/quote] That's wicked 8) 8) How much? where from? Only thing I bought this week was a parking ticket in a empty car park :frustrated:

Loving the ducktail (and 991 badges). Seems we are on the same page as I fitted my 997 air box recently. Mine says 3.8 Does that mean my car is faster than yours?? :?:

Mine is from a UK company called Back2You, the unit i have is also a standalone and magnetic so I could put it on something to track it, they do a cheaper non magnetic version. Mistercorn (on here) has found some that look identical but my contact here says they are diff, I dont know, these were very cheap. I got mine to be activated for live tracking so I can watch live on a PC where the car is etc, if you dont pay for this you just call the car and it texts you back a position and link to google maps. If I want to stop the car I text back 'quickstopPASSWORD' then 'stopPASSWORD' and it stops immediately or 'noquickstopPW' and then 'stopPW' and it will stop as soon as it goes under 20kmh. It also texts me if a set speed is exceeded and I can set 5 diff geo fences, as soon as I leave the car at one for over 3 mins at 1 if it then leaves it alerts me. http://www.back2you.com/

Thanks, It's a Getty Design Ducktail Sport. I bought it from a fellow 40AE owner who was returning his car to standard to sell so all I had to do was bolt it on. I wasn't too sure on the 991 Porsche badge at first but its really grown on me. I looked at changing it for the '911 40 Jahre' badge but that cost £275!! I've got hold of a genuine porsche blank to replace the original brake light on the car but need to get it painted.

This 'looks' identical to mine. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/104-PRO-G...502?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c35c71bbe

Buy's not quite right but today I got chance to fit my new front brakes. No more long pedal and glowing discs now hopefully!

Bargain gear knob in mint condition to replace my scratched up one... http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=261962346064

I have a mint copy of 'Porsche 996 The Essential Cmpanion' by Adrian Streather if anyone is interested in making an offer. Only problem is it weighs a ton so collection might be best, am in Tarporley Cheshire.

I will send you a PM... I am just down the road from you at Crewe.

New air con rads fitted, old ones were shot and had quite a lot of rubbish on that and between it and the cooling rad, worth getting it all off just for that. Fitted mesh too, very pleased i did that. Impossible to see when ln the car and should make life easier! First diy job on the car since purchase, very satisfying....

Griffin USB cigar socket, coiled iPhone lead and handset holder. All ready for our trip to Spa F1 road trip coming up soon. Can't wait.

sprint booster purchased, boy what a difference anyone that says oh move your seat forward, or push the pedal harder hasn't a clue !! love it

Pair of new rear P Z's, using my eBay 20% discount voucher for £125 a piece 😀. Voucher came through via email, due to me not being able to use the last 20% offer. Had thought about Mich PS2's but have new PZ's on the front... Also planning a wheel refurb before fitting.

Some have probably seen my other thread, but these are the new additions to my Turbo this week Refurbed wheels and powder coated in dark anthracite... And my 300mm Momo wheel I've had for a long time that I had on my DC2 years ago!! Oz

:thumb: Er you do know that the double drink holder is below the central air vents...... :?:

Perhaps he's left-handed :dont know:

Fascinating results from empirically testing different well known induction options by Poppopbangbang.

Gtechniq C4 Permanent trim restorer and M1 metal polish.

C4 is brilliant stuff, done my plastic trim below the windscreen about 4 months back which converted it from a grey dull, still looks brand new now. Not tried M1, interested to hear how you get on with it.

+1 for C4 Did my windscreen trim a few weeks back, the wiper arms also as they looked grey after I did the trim. Looks like new now and so easy to apply. :thumb: edit: typo

Err not on the 1st gen turbos. No drink holders on this generation, to prevent distraction from driving, Sir... uh:

:duh: the infamous 'body strengthening cup holder*', of course! Except if you look closely can't you see it in 911OZ' photo? I'm sure you can, just above the 'inimitable' wonder that is the PCM1.........? :chin: *Editor's note: there was no body strengthening of any sort between Gen 1 & 2 turbos and is in fact a myth started by a misreading of Porsche literature of the time.

Im not 100% certain but the air vents are the wrong shape for a Gen2 and there is a small dot under the air vent slider in the middle. This is on gen1s I think. Well I know, because mine is a Gen1 with this interior and has these vents and no cupholders. As we are on the subject and in the right thread, I've just bought myself a pair of these: http://www.ultimatecupholders.com/installation.html This is with the hope of increasing mythical body rigidity and allowing me to hold my cereal in the other hand now whilst on my way to work.....

Hmmmmmmm..............'cupholders' I doubt will be number one on your agenda on the morning commute..........

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New light switch, and thanks to this thread, http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=85004 , a 20 min job :thumb:

Aero bars (used)for the bikes !!!

Haha sorry I missed that discussion, my 996 is as stated the Gen 1 Turbo, 2000plate so unfortunately does not have the double cup holder under the central air vents Sad times!!! Oz

Double cup holder...?? Mines an '02 and only has a single below the central vents....

Pull it out a little further.....surprise :thumb:

No drama! Rags and I were just joshing :grin: At least you know it's just as good as the Gen 1.5 cars bar the cupholders and globe box. And probably more collectable as well :thumb:

just a small update this week a cable to listen to my ipod until I commit to what double din setup I want ignore the removal tools they were the wrong ones lol and all done and aux mode activated ;-) also secured the dansk exhausts that were on here for sale just gotta organise a pick/ courier up now

Good update! I had a similar set up on my old C2 and it was fantastic. I ended up sticking with the Becker in the end and never switched. Be interested to see what you end up doing! :thumb: (Hope you enjoy those Dansk exhausts - I know I loved mine :cloud9: )

10/10 for the Dansk. I'm the same with my iPod - stick or twist?? The upgrade I did on my speakers was deffo worth it and has pushed me toward sticking with the Becker.

Alex, what speaker upgrade - you got a thread somewhere?

Where are they? If they are near me then I will help you out if I can.

Just brought mine a pair of 315/30 18 pilots.

Bingo! http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=99187

the dansk supersports turned up just waiting for the fitting kit I've ordered hope the sound is as good as you lot say it is lol and also the girlfriend got me this

I hope so too!?! I miss my NA 996.1 hugely so can only offer that :dont know:

got the dansk exhaust fitted today may treat my self to some new stainless sports cats now as they are looking a bit old next to the new back boxes and did a small before and after vid that does them no justice but you can clearly hear the sound difference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBSRm48wRa4&feature=youtu.be

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another small update always thought the wheels looked a bit lost in the arches so purchased some 15mm spacers that were on here for sale (cheers pete ) before shots and after looks much better imo 8)

Two new condensers to replace the ones mangled by stones, coupled with subtle Ripspeed grill mesh. Work carried out by Sid at Porsche Torque, to the usual high standard. There's that's just brilliant about going there. From the MK1 GT3, 993 C4S, immaculate 3.2 or the usable SC, it's just a feast of fascinating material. And that's not counting the early Mini's or rare Austin's dotted around. As a car geek its motoring heaven :grin: So the fixed aircon will keep her cool, and the repaired boost leak will keep her 'hot' :thumb:

Hopefully collect the car on Thursday, some works, a boost controller and some dials

This week I have purchased Sach 890nm clutch and a very nice single piece lwfw from Show 1 via the forum :thumb: should all go nicely with the K16 Hybrid turbos and Wagner intercoolers

A return eurotunnel ticket and 14 days European breakdown cover (last month for most companies to cover it as it's 15 years old in October), some new Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited H7 bulbs and beam-benders

Low Temperature Thermostat and.... Dansk Sport Sound Exhaust Big thanks to Charlie Wildridge in Suffolk :thumbs: :thumbs:

Can you guess what I am paying for?

this week 2 x condensors black mesh grills 997 GT3 "smile"front grill 2 x 20mm spacers for the fronts.

Snap! :thumb:

This week I bought my c4s: New oil pressure sensor, pair of new coffin arms, New tailpipe clamp, 2 New front tyres, an annual service, 6 new spark plugs and a partridge in a pear tree. The last one isnt true, but I did order a red S engine lid badge from the US.

Repaired drivers seat (wiring loom) Repaired connections to oil pressure sensor... Big shopping list in the wings... Osh

You'll need it in this great British Summer. Hey Osh, did you ever sort a plate out for the car and if so, what?

Evening Alex, there's a specific plate that I want and have requested from the DVLA - just waiting for it to come available... :thumb: Osh

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Came back yesterday evening to find these had been delivered (the ones on the right): Not sure if they are OEM or not. I got them from eBay USA for £30 plus delivery. It said in the listing that they were genuine... They have all the right markings but in a different orientation on the back.. And apart from slightly different colouring they look sweet... I'm very pleased for 1/4 the price of an OPC set

They look like the ones that 'Martian' has suggested as 997T replacements. I think they're the ones that are used on the 991T. ps. Your pic of them is rubbish :grin: The reflections make them look like they're very 'secondhand'. So much so that I dashed out and took a photo of my old ones. I was going to offer them to you FOC.

they look fine, it matters not if there OEM or not, for goodness sake, they fit, they look great, job done :thumb: nice to see your taking care of the little jobs, goes a long way to making a good car a great car.

Cheers medicus! Speaking of little jobs, this arrived today... I totally forgot i'd ordered it.... and I'm glad I did because the invoice was for 3 figures! It does however look a lot better now the tatty old silver one has gone! Just need to get around to ordering the CF base bit now....

Looks like a Boa Constrictor's bell end! 6 Bosch coil packs - £130 delivered.

New indoor cover ready for winter :lol:

ohhh shiny carbon, i like..... where have your other letters gone from the gearleaver trim? or do you have the light weight version? lol.

The G-force blew 'em off!

Haha, they are there! The 'D' and 'M' are on the bottom of the selector, not visible in the pic. I don't know why the website has put the pics on sideways by the way, they are the right way around on flickr! :frustrated:

http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=105661&sid=c01ebf09d251a895f265c7eecdb19dda

Powder coated wheels and new rubber fitted.

Unbuckled one wheel New coffin arm, arb and top mount Rear wiper mechanism And possible may get the tracking done too.

bonkers mate :thumb: you might need a weather warning when you fit those, to safe guarding any little old ladies that might get sucked in from the kerb cyclone warning. low pressure seen over west sussex

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JD, you need that sticker on your car!!! You going to the Super Car Sunday in Sharnbrook this year?

I had them on mine when I fitted the A28's, I thinlk theres a big Porsche meet on the same day as the Sharnbrook meet.

This month already done Wheel refurb Front arches de-rusted Off side front inner wing liner Next month: New tyres on the back Window tint

new plates http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e50/jjsmmp/20150819_151417.jpg

Here you go Mark:

Thanks i gave up last night trying to upload pic

A ticket on the Eurotunnel heading for Spa!!!

Re-badge Weekend. Time for a change.

997 style LED rear lights

Hey y'all...... :thumb:

Nothing! I actually had a rare week where I didn't buy anything 996 related at all! Usually I will have to buy some replacement part or pre-emptively buy a part when I have a refresh planned. :yahoo: I refer to my car as being like triggers broom..... its totally original apart from the parts i've replaced...

The turbo finally had some money spent on her this week: 4 new tyres ARB bushes and drop-links all round inner rack ends polybushed coffin arms all round full geo No big difference in ride quality or handling other than possibly a bit less road noise compared to the Pirelli's and no clunking when on the rutted country lanes near me. That little lot came to just shy of, gulp, £1500, but the biggest bang for my buck came with a £4 salvaged footwell temp sensor off eBay - my climate control now works! Boom! :thumbs: Oh yes, mustn't forget the mild re-map a certain Nicholas Lawrence did for me a few weeks ago. And I thought it was pretty quick before... :worship:

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A work of art, courtesy of Jack at Royal Steering Wheels. He turned this round in a week as he was heading off on holiday... This lovely knob courtesy of Function First ... And some essentials: two strut top mounts, exhaust manifold bolts, coolant pipe and an alternator all courtesy of Motortune in Shotts. It's been an expensive couple of weeks :sad: So I took her out to make sure I had fitted the steering wheel properly ... Sunset courtesy of the Lomond Hills ... Joe [/img]

loving the wheel, well done joe, great job :thumb:

:worship: great job Joe :thumb:

Fitted a brand new MAF to my 2002 996TT and for some reason it has transformed the shifting behaviour of my Tiptronic box. Shifts are now much smoother and a lot faster than before The old MAF was regularly cleaned with IPA and showed no signs of failure ! No idea what the link between MAF and Tip box is but I can highly recommend this for any Tip owners who think their box has become a bit sluggish. Full details here..... http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1110723

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Do you have a part number for the footwell temp sensor? Was this fitted to cure the climate control only blowing cold or fully hot air temp with nothing in between?? :thumb:

I wouldn't suggest cleaning anything with a can of Ale :coat:

got mine a new exhaust flexi pipe welded in as one of my dansk ones had split :roll:

Some time with chums joining round Millbrook: Also from Kwik Fit an emergency purchase of 4 new Michelin Pilot Sports Though have to return as they fitted the wrong rated tyres on the front :evil: And they also did my geo that was so good it let me lift my hands off the wheel at 130 on the famous bowl :thumb: But they made the school boy error of not pinning the wheel so it isn't straight and also needs to go be redone when the tyres get swapped. :x :dont know: Lesson? Don't buy things in an emergency if you can help it :lol:

Spent approximately 5p for a new battery for the ignition key - well that's a guess at the cost since I had a multipack of CR2032 batteries from IKEA from ages ago. The key was getting worse and worse at unlocking the car and I had to poke the key closer and closer to the sensor but strangely not much issue in locking the car. Probably the better way around for that! Was convinced the button mechanism was on the fritz but bravely decided to change the battery and this has saved the day. I can casually unlock the car from a quarter of a mile now which is handy! Oh and about £30 for a new set of reg plates. The existing ones were looking a little tired but a Ford Transit decided to hasten the demise of the front plate by kindly reversing into it when I parked behind the van in Kensington. :x Fortunately the handbrake is rather weak and so the car was pushed back and thereby softening the blow. "Sorry mate, I didn't see you there!" :frustrated:

Today I spent three and a half hours in and around Kwik Fit. On the plus side met a cracking chap with the 2.4E I added on the 'Spotted' thread and had the 'N3' Porsche approved tyres I'd paid for last week fitted (they'd fitted the wrong ones :nooo: ). Also 'unbought' the geo work as they couldn't get the red to go away AND the steering straight at the same time :frustrated: So one job fixed and a trip to Sid Spanner at Porsche Torque booked in. Note to self £720 for four Michellin Pilot Sports is good value. So well done Kwik Fit on that. But next time get Sid to do the geo :thumb:

Thats a great pic N996B :thumb:

Thanks. It's a Ragpicker special! Taken just before the officials taped up all our cameras :redcard:

It's a Hella part, no. 1H0907543A, and is fitted to loads of cars, VAG etc - so don't get stung by Porsche tax. My aircon was blowing just cold, whatever temp it was set to and only hot when put on max. When I was having the ecu read for other reasons I got them to check the readings for all the various sensors and the footwell temp was registering as 50,000 degrees or something - so no wonder the aircon was on cold all the time! If only everything was as cheap to fix as that...

new cigar lighter as mine was missing and a cold air kit.

Great write up from Ragpickerupper on adding fluid to the hydraulic Rams on a 996 turbo that's well worth sharing. Given the cost of a new assembly is £1300 + Fitting + VAT this is gold :thumb:

A pair of replacement led number plate light units. Won on an eBay auction for the grand sum of 38p. Madness.

Did you get the K&N kit? I am toying with the idea of getting one for my 4S. Looks easy enough to fit. Just a bit of faffing and modifying for the snorkel from what I see on YouTube

This week- my 4S has been treated to - 2 coffin arms - front top mounts - longitudinal arm/tuning fork - full geo check and correct. Next week, its getting two shiny new Michelin Pilot Sports to replace the fooked rear PZeros which were killed by the incorrect geo. Lesson- A proper geo and chassis check 9 months ago would have been £150 will spent.

New seats and gearknob fitted.

+1 mine was 4 new tyres. Mind you, £720 all in (fitted, balanced etc) for Michelin PS's isn't too bad :dont know:

HEY! That photo is classic Klugman! I may have to steal that and go back to my Quincy avatar!

Apparently Michelin have dropped their prices a bit... paid £410 for two rears which seems less than I remember. I wonder how often one should get a geo done... annually? I saw one specialist with a special offer of a geo and an aircon service for £150 which seemed very good value.

Depends on mileage and use I guess? I do plenty of miles but also live in London where speed bumps are everywhere. I've had mine done twice since May last year and still suffered inner tyre wear. For the sake of the price of a rank of fuel I'm going to get it checked every couple of months now. :thumb:

Very nice :thumb: Noticed you're in Kirkcaldy. I've family in Kinghorn. Great part of the world!

Yip some nice areas around the coast of Fife , it's also close enough to Edinburgh and Glasgow but in 2 hours you can be in the highlands with some of the best roads/sights in the world.

This Week Working on the wheels of my 2004 Carrera2. Nearside seem particularly bad on the inside faces. Front nearside full refurb needed. Rear wheel all the inside face and a small touchup on a scratch on the outside from a clumsy tyre change. Did the internet research, quite a lot of work but the mouse sander has been brill - its a must for this work. Front finished - before 5/10 for front face and 2/10 for inside face. Now front and inside 9.5/10 in my biased opinion. Did it myself coz I fancied the challenge, never done it before and if I messed it up had already enquired about taking it into a place to get them done. Used the Wurth paints pleased with the match and quality but you can use a can per wheel. For unbeknown reasons the two offside wheels are in much better nick and only need very light refurb of inside faces. Whats next. Ordered replacement wheel centre badges. just the coloured badges themselves. They look to be decent quality and as the original ones are just stickons did not want to buy the cheap full replacements. Long grass project - new exhausts when I have some money. Really enjoying 'fettlin' - for those not common to that word - just doing 'stuff' to the car. Regards Glen

Re: This Week :welcome: great write up Glen! :thumb: Some pics would be great when you get a chance too :grin:

6 Months or so into ownership and after being a bit dissapointed in the gear change not being quite as sharp as i thought it would've been, i've fitted a cheap short shifter from e-bay to my 996 C4S today. Result: transformed, it feels like a rifle bolt action and i'm chuffed to bits with what was such a cheap modification!

I think there's quite a few have done that mod. And all have had the same great result as your's! :thumb:

Still got to weigh the old monster battery in at the metal yard for my £5-£10 cash back...

washed , decontaminated,washed, clay bar'd, washed , dryed ready for a mop and full machine polish

Haha, hope you did not leave your phone or housekeys in the car! Post some 'after' pics too to shame me into doing the same to mine...

Clutch (extra cost for seized mounting bolts) IMS bearing and seal RMS Front M030 springs Front Bump stops Control arms all round Geo and setup £2.5K INC VAT :frustrated: But it feels great now :grin:

Sounds like a fair price for all that. Peace of mind too with the IMS bearing. Is it a modified one or a ceramic?

It is from Sports and Classic (as on their front page of Web site). Mike and his team there seem very proficient (he said they had 17 Porsche in on Friday...)

Forgot to add it also included a new pollen filter... must be in case I have to buy the wife flowers to get over the bill...

That too is a decent price indeed :thumb:

all clean, not the best pics in the world but looks really good in person

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Nice!! Osh

You are going to tell the Mrs the actual price :eh!: Remember you need 3 sets of accounts.. 1 for you... 1 for your wife and 1 for the inland revenue.

:yeah: Really inspired to do mine now. I just know it'll take a few evenings to do properly, and I'm mad keen to drive it now its had its new tyres, geo and suspension bits!

Spent the money I ought to have on my roof repaint / paint correction ( ) on a trip to here on Sunday for a week in Cornwall:

iv just bought 10l mobile 1 oil filter pollen filter inner/outer track rod end spark plugs x 6 coil packs x 6 (buel) how ever you spell it drive belt k & n induction kit all brand new for the bargain price of £506 thanks europarts I was only going to pick service items up and seen a k & n filter , so I asked do you do the induction kit for the 996 4s , he said yes , then said oh iv got one in the back that some one bought and took back due to needing the 997 one , so I said I'll take it if it's cheap come back saying £174 plus vat = £208 so think I dropped lucky

1 x Oil & Filter Change for the Tip Box 2 x Dansk Super Sound Boxes :mrgreen: Being fitted tomorrow :yahoo: Will report on how loud they are!

12000 service Air con condensers Left & right radiators Front bumper grills

Been there :nooo:

Well id set my heart on some RSS engine mounts as mine are on their way out and the new turbos will prob finish em off but oh no apparently we need a new 3 piece suite !!!!! :x :x :x :dont know:

Aye well we know who is the boss in that household :wink: :thumb:

Yup !!!! See how comfy she is sat on one of these !!! Thanks Ken :worship: :worship: :thumb:

They'll be worth the whuppin' you'll get :thumb:

Get the Whuppin anyway !!!!! :floor:

Ok so not all purchased this week but I have all the parts now; - Refurbished set of GT3 6 pots, a pair of refurbished rear 4 pots with spacers all complete with 997 350mm discs, braided brake flexys. all supplied by Thomas at pro-calipers (really good guy to deal with!) - Agency power y pipe. Okay I know the gains are controversial but felt could do no harm. (yet to be fitted). I have however sprayed it silver as described by porsche shop. Word of warning to any potential purchases it is actually blue! - IPD plenum and larger throttle body (to be fitted) - GT2 RS intercoolers (to be fitted) Had hoped to get this all fitted before goodwood but unfortunately life will not allow me the time!

Nice mods dude, get em on !!!!!

Thanks JD, I may get time to swap the coolers over and fit the yipe. Just didn't want the car in bits on the build up to goodwood! Sod it might do it tomorrow the DIY to the house can wait!

What is this DIY you speak of? Drop the motor off its mounts and fit the IPD as well, you know it makes sense!

Oops. Just treated C11BRA to one of these. Spotted one on a silver car at the Castle. Loved it.

How much and where from, please sir?!

Hi Alex Where did you get the Pilot Sport Cup tyres for that price??

Search 'silver Porsche bonnet badge' on EBay. Prices from £35 - £120

Fit a new ballast resistor yesterday as the original one eventually packed up on holiday. So I now have 2 replacement resistors from rs-online that cost me £16 rather than the £150 for Porsche ones. Just bought 2 new rear tyres from tyreleader: Falken Azenis FK453 295/30 ZR18 - £121 each delivered. My Michelin Pilot Sport lasted me only 5k miles, of which 2.2k miles were straight line driving to France and back :nooo: Although I must say - the grip on them was amazing and were only £108 each. Lets see how the Falkens go on. Tyreleader, same as the Falkens: https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-ty...ipAll=on&lwetAll=on&lnoiseAll=on&orderby=prix Their prices are up and down all the time so keep watching.

new fuel cap and a sign for the garage

Fitting the IPD should only take 2 hours max including dropping the engine off the back mounts. I'm interested to hear how you get on fitting the Y pipe as its a mod I still think of doing.

Great find Alex. I've done all four corners on mine for just over £710 on Michellin PS2's. I'll be keeping this website safe for future use :thumb: (While I'm using your fine VFM instincts, would you pay £1200 for a 2009 Omega Speedmaster with box and papers? :?: )

My car came with Falken 453 fitted and have to say I have no complaints about them. Naturally I've no experience of other tyres on the C4S but there's been nothing to suggest I shouldn't repeat them - apart from occasionally getting scared by suggestions of complete insanity in not having 'N-rated' tyres fitted. I switched both my other cars to Hankooks and have been very impressed by them but can't get them in standard C4S sizes.

Good price, so long as condition is good. Don't worry about the glass being scratched, they easily polish up with some duraglit or the likes on speedmasters. Main thing is bezel isn't scratched. The straps can also be easily tarted up, £1200 is under going value (IMO).

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Porsche 996 911 Turbo AERO Splitter off eBay to replace the one I have trashed! I'll leave this one unpainted I think. New rear tyre Continental Sport Contact 2 to replace the one that was killed after a puncture. :x

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how do you tart up the strap? if you don't mind me asking.. :?: (Serious question)

purchased a rear wiper delete bung..... purchased odbc reader ordered a cup steering wheel with yellow 12 o'clock band made some enquries on rennlist in the us on some dymag wheels...but they were sold (us4500) shame, i would have taken a punt on them even with some of the negative pr or feedback that is around looking for some titanium wheel bolts in black, but needs to be a good price? QUESTION, Why a black ones so much more than silver??? appreciate the paint or process but another 80-100 quid grates me a little off to the garage for some road testing tomorrow (friday)and to dial in that last bit of boost on the controller - - - super excited

Gulp.... A new alternator (Porsche recon), geometry at Center Gravity, rear toe-link, Bosch S5 battery, loads of new braking stuff from Nick@Uber 9s, including new pads all round, cooling ducts front and rear and SRF fluid. Plus an MOT. The car ROCKS now!

I'm talking about stainless straps. The brushed steel part can be easy taken back to it's original condition with either emery cloth, pan-scrub or something similar. The shiny bits can be done with any metal polish. The tricky bit is masking off the bits you dont want to do. eg. do the full strap with metal polish (duraglit/brasso/etc.) to get the shiny bits like new and then mask off the shiny stuff and give a good parallel rub with the rough stuff. Here's some I've done.

Gulp indeed! :thumb:

Oil service, Pagid front discs and pads and a thorough check,all thanks to Chris at OCD Porsche. Ready for another year of smiles!

Two new rear tyres (to match the fronts): Pirelli P-Zero Rosso, 295/30/18 N4s. 190 quid including VAT from camskill... Will get them fitted straight onto the newly refurbished alloys. Then on with the Swissvax Autobahn wax...

£24 delivered from CP4L Now I just need to skim the rear drums up on the internal periphery in my new workshop

2 new front Michelin PS2s being fitted today to match the recent new ones on the back. £230 fitted at my local tyre lot. Also bought a new Kenwood single DIN stereo to replace the hateful Philips head unit. Not fitted it yet though. I really, really wish the previous owner had kept the CDR23... :gunfire:

Wot as in £95 each?

No 190 each. http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b3805s4002p129049/Pirelli_Tyres_Car_Pirelli_PZero_Rosso_Asimmetrico_Pirelli_P_Zero_Rosso_Asimmetrico_-_295_30_R18_(98Y)_XL_(N4)_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_E_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_2_Noise%3A_73dB

I bought a new radiator for my 1999 c2. Old one leaked. I did the work myself, bumper off, hoses disconnected, new radiator in place. I've bought the new coolant, 12 bottles of Total Glacelf which arrived today. Now all I need is distilled water to mix 50/50 with the coolant. Problem is I can't locate any. Does anyone know which shop I can buy this from? Really want to finish the job tomorrow as the car has been useless for 4 weeks. Thanks

I think halfords used to sell it, no idea if they still do. Paul

Good call Paul - Halfords doing 5L containers of the stuff for £2.99 :thumb: : http://www.halfords.com/workshop-to...ery-chargers/halfords-battery-top-up-water-5l

Yep - they still sell distilled water.

Thanks guys. I hadn't realised their ionized battery top up water could also be used in cooling systems. I bought a few large bottles today and finished the job. It certainly was a bigger job than I initially thought but so far so good.

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Well after my mini disaster last Friday when my centre rad decided to empty its contents on the floor and despite best efforts (and a certain retail chain supplying the wrong part - more on that in another thread) meant I couldnt take my car to the Goodwood Charity track day last Saturday (still turned up and was a great day out!) So decided to get all the rads and condensers done while it was in, and also treated her to set of RSS engine mounts... Oh and the geo I originally went to my mates garage for in the first place... Expensive week but worth it!

Interior LED kit, brightens up the interior nicely!

Oh yeah, I forgot to add my LED kit to the list. Nice upgrade to the interior.

[/url] Decided to go the ambercotermy route with the chrome indicator bulbs fitted

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+1!!!!!!!!!!!

Mazza, How did you find the engine mounts? Regards Vinny

I changed the AOS myself which actually ended up being a much easier job than I expected, while I was there I changed a couple of water pipes from the AOS as well intake manifold seals. The whole job took just a couple of hours. Last year she struggled through emissions (friendly mot guy passed it even though he couldn't get it within tolerance long enough). This year it went straight through without any issues, and no advisories. Next up its a new roof

As shes been a good girl with the mapping last nights log shows 70-170 in 16 secs at low boost level I got her a nice GT3 Carbon bumper vent and carbon support panel and a pair of turbo sleeping bags

Hartech, very happy customer! This week I took my 99 c4 to Hartech for a major gold major service and inspection with a view to joining the lifetime maintenance plan. Really pleased to say she was accepted with almost no issues. These included a couple of seized bolts on a rear calliper and a missing spring from the same. My service record was missing an airbag check and brake fluid change so I had those done too. Along with a full alignment and nano oil change for good measure. A low temp thermostat was also fitted as a condition of inclusion on the scheme. I received a very detailed 6 page report from Rob, the brilliant engineer assigned to my car. So relieved to see perfect results for the engine checks and just about everything else! Brilliant snapshot of the condition of a lovely car as presented at 79k and an unbelievable sense of relief to be covered against future disasters to a certain extent. The guys at Hartech are really friendly and have all the time in the world to make sure you're happy. Rob, Tobias and Grant that I dealt with and was a dream tbh. They seemed to like my rare/unique(?) red interior and the car in general was said to be unbelievable for her age. Looking forward to some excellent banter with these guys as the years roll over. Can't imagine selling the car after such a glowing appraisal! My car felt good before but now resembles a magic carpet. Albeit a very fast, leather lined one. Sounding like a fanboy now but it was such a nice surprise to be treated so well. The various jobs totalled just over £1500 and the car goes forward with a clean sheet. Bargain if you ask me, just for the piece of mind! Chatting to the guys there it seems early 3.4 cars are a rarity in the shop. More reassurance. Drove away a very happy guy indeed!!! Well done Hartech 10/10. Highly recommended.

Re: Hartech, very happy customer! Great post Simoto Osh

Thankyou Osh.

I am treating my car to two front radiators and air con condensers supplied and fitted by my local opc.I rang a independent to compare prices and they were only fifty pounds cheaper so I stuck with the main dealer.

Re: Hartech, very happy customer! It's a shame they don't have a branch in the South as i would definitely put my 996 C4S on the lifetime plan, but living in Kent they are just too far away.

Yes, Kent might be stretching it a bit. Hope you find someone good locally. Cheers si

Re: Hartech, very happy customer! +1 :thumb:

Thought I would fit 2 aircon condensers and drier receiver today as aircon wasn't as cold as should've been this summer but didn't get round to it when I really needed it Got all the parts from eurocarparts and a couple of hours later all done :thumb: Always good saving a few quid if you can do it yourself :lol:

What seats are these please, which runners/subframes did you use? and where did you get them from? :worship:

And thanks JD for finding this 'How to' thread with pictures :thumb: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=590809

This week... 9 litres of Millers Nanodrive and a Mahle filter, ready for its service on weds. Also booked in to have a new head unit fitted on Saturday to replace the hateful aftermarket flippy-out screen thing :yahoo:

Will be buying a new water pump this week by the looks of it.

Been a while since I last looked on here, hope I've not missed anything? Treated the '4S to a LTT, major service, new radiators, new air con condensers, and an MOT, all done outside of the OPC network, first non OPC stamp in my book, and I could not be happier.

I have just fitted my new custom re-trim steering wheel Thanks to Royal Steering Wheels

Looks the DB's :worship: That's a very late C4S :cloud9:

Cheers, I love it and it lifts the interior a bit too. Its a 2005 C4S

After the debacle that was my experience at Kwik Fit regarding my 'free geo check' when I bought four new tyres from them a month ago, I finally got it put right by Sid at Porsche Torque. So now it is as supple and sure footed as a panther (as it should be) and is I know set up as intended when it rolled off the production line: And typical Sid, a couple of 'you'll need to watch out for.......' while he was under there. Once again a big :thumbs: for Porsche Torque. In fact it gets better, as Sid's agreed a very special thing for the West London / East M4 crew. But I'll post on that when we agree the final details :thumb:

My Turbo was in for an annual oil & filter and a brake fluid change with Sid at Porsche Torque this week. While we were there: A new nearside wastegate actuator due a snapped rod and a new condenser due a leak. All sorted now. A/C is cold and I have my 1 bar boost back :drive: I have a slight leak from the tip which Sid thinks will wait till next year. Big thumbs up from me for Sid also. Good guy. I thought I recognised that Blue Turbo with the Ecosse plate on the ramp having a geo setup. Cheers Paul. :thumb:

Saw your Silver Bullet when I dropped mine off. Sorry I missed you! :thumb:

Bought a new 996! Bought 2 pairs of JL Audio speakers for it. Bought a lot of new detailing products for it, including the blackfire wet diamond kit and supernatural hybrid wax.

:floor: :thumbs: And acquired the largest signature picture as well :wink:

Yeah, I think it could do with being scaled down a bit. Leave it with me.

BullyB - Steering wheel looks very nice, would you mind me asking details of cost and time frame involved?

The wife's new weekend runaround: (and hopefully smaller sig pic.) or not.. :roll:

Thanks, I'm really happy with it. I went for the exchange option where they use one of their wheels and once fitted, I send my original back. I went for a slightly thicker style (like a BMW M//) with black leather and alcantara. Cost was 130 pounds which seems really reasonable I think. If you look on their site, there are loads of examples. Royal Steering Wheels 9 Cranley Crescent Buckingham Park Aylesbury HP19 9AA United Kingdom mobile: 07894209349 www.RoyalSteeringWheels.com

She has just been to Zentrum in Nottingham yesterday for a minor service. Everything is good which is a bonus...!! I did get a shock when we discussed the price of a replacement PSE back box Apparently it is common for them to corrode from the inside-out.

Bully that looks absolutely stunning m8. Lovely, lovely car Osh

No way!!!! Leave it as is as IMHO it's cool :thumbs:

This week, for the first time in quite some time, I spent absolutely no money on my 996. :dance: Chickens came home to roost when SWMBO logged on to my bank ac and saw the awful truth of the recent run of expenditure. :thewife: :flowers:

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That's a very good service and price, think I will contacting them very soon, thank you for sharing the info :thumb:

I tried, but it didn't work anyway. I also replaced the drop links drop links and front control arms on my c4s this week. It's been an expensive one!

iv just put on a set of d-cat pipes , 4 new Bosch lambda sensors and ordered a set of h and r springs oh and two top mounts ( didn't need but might as well do them at same time as springs)

This week has been:- New Coffins arms, track control arms inner & outer. New Venturi valve Oil & Filter change AEM oil temp and boost gauges - Pics to follow. Booked in to see the guys at Wheels in Motion tomorrow morning.

As promised pics of Function 1st gear knob and AEM gauges.

This Weekend I've been mostly... Test driving a Tesla Model S Great technology, but a bit meh. Read ECOTY article Changed both front diff seals (Sid highlighted that one was leaking after 12k service a couple of weeks back) and replaced the 75w90 Mobil oil. Also changed both front forked track control arms at same time with EPS 'uprated' items. No more knocking at low speed :thumbs: Went for a drive with some mates :bandit: Which was awesome and highlighted just how good a drivers car the C4S is. Then went Mountain Biking in the afternoon. And used the C4S to get me home :bandit: So all in all an awesome weekend with the C4S Hope you liked, Paul

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Paul - what roof rack system is that?

Hi Ben, it is a Sea Sucker Mini Bomber. It uses vacuum suckers like the ones used for mounting expensive camera kit to car body panels for movies, top gear etc. My one can take up to two bikes and can fit on pretty much any car. Used it for the first time today, easy to use and the bike is pretty solid up there using the fork skewer to secure it to the rack. Hope that helps, Paul

Filled it up with super unleaded for 91p per litre. I like 20p off vouchers. Made my 150 mile trip seem such good value.

Thanks Paul, Looks an impressive system. Ben

Looks good... I read one review where the tester (in a cayman funnily enough) damaged the roof paintwork when a pedal spun round in the wind- his tip was to use a cable tie or somesuch to lock the cranks in position where the pedals can spin freely if needs be. Great write up of a splendid weekend with the car! :thumb:

Thanks. I got some Velcro straps from eBay to keep the cranks in line with the rear swing arm. Paul

Fitted new AOS and completed 10 W 50 Millers NanoDrive oil and filter change..Still had change out of £220 :lol:

As you may have seen I'm researching oil at the moment what made you use the 10w50 nanotechnology over the 5w40 nanotechnology oil?

Along with a service she's had a set of Dansk sport boxes and new ac radiators. The double din is going right back down the list along with a new key (or hopefully a reprogrammed to get the buttons working) Oh and easily the most mahoosive signature (resizing it doesn't seem to work)

Noted a bit of smoke after starting the car after it had been stood for a while, used occasionally as a 3rd car and i work away a lot mainly abroad I thought id go down the easy and cheapest root first, changed the AOS and changed the oil myself for what i believe to be a slightly thicker viscosity in case the oil in it was slightly thinner enabling it to pass into the cylinders when left stood. Read up on it a bit, Hartech i believe seem to have no issues using it so decision made. Truth is i think i need to use the car more :thumb:

simple mod today... this out this in

Ah I remember when I finally got rid of mine - bliss! :thumb: (I wonder if they'll ever develop 'retro' cool.........I could personally live with it if they don't! :grin: )

Bought a lot of new stereo stuff for the wides new car. Double din head unit (Chinese crap) 2 pairs of Jl audio speakers. Kenwood mini sub Mid console cubby and air con control surround Reversing camera number plate surround Plus a load more stuff to make it all work. And some chrome bulbs for both cars to improve the headlight looks.

A Red S badge for my C4S.

New set of RSS engine mounts and nuts this week. Fitted them today took about an hour, just over £300 from design 911, old ones leaking hydraulic fluid. Out of the country from tomorrow for the next couple of weeks so no further purchases planned until my return :sad: Budflicker, Badge looks great Stampy.. :thumbs:

New mot, sigh of relief, sailed through!

Bought some Dansk mufflers and a louvred spoiler. Just need an exhaust fitting kit so I can fit the mufflers.

Fitted carbon GT3 smiley bumper grill and something to cure her asthma. Get the biggest filters in you can Smiley face turbo !!!

CM - your Mrs is going to kill you if you keep calling her 'Wide' (I thought she was alright... ) Osh

I find mine handy for keeping, erm, CD's in. :?

You still have CD's..........?

I still buy CDs if the price is right (I still buy vinyl too). There was a shop in Blackburn a couple of years ago that was a discount media type shop that must have acquired warehouses full of old stock. I came out with about 10 CDs, all brand new and sealed, for 50p each. All classic albums I wanted to own. Sometimes you just can't beat that tangible aspect of loving and owning music. Edit: and the joy of sitting in the pub for a quick slurp afterwards whilst reviewing my purchase, then having the fun of slipping one of them in the car CD player to listen to on the drive home, pure bliss :cloud9:

I still use my cassette player hmmm not sure i should addmit that

Bought A silver '911' badge from a 991 for the blue car as it has a bare behind and I thought it would fun compared to a standard Carrera badge.

Good man! All part of the experience IMO. A friend who has a DB6 (young chap, lucky fella) has an 8 track in it and rather than replace it, is building a collection of age-specific cartridges as part of the fun.

Wow remember them you had to occasionaly cut the tape and remove a couple of loops from the middle to stop them seizing lol happy days

Lol. Just saw this! Yeah, labelling her 'wide' will only end in misery for sure! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Me too :thumb:

My dad had an eight track in his 1973 BMW 2800 :thumb:

Was that the original equipment in your car? Poverty spec?

Oh yes, in 2001 Porsche seemed to truly believe thought that a four track cassette player and Sinclair ZX Spectrum graphics on the sat nav were the makings of high end ICE :grin:

I fitted some Porsche colour crest centre caps, And gave it a good clean and some wax, mmmm shiny, Also ordered a GT3RS alacantara gear shifter with red stitching from Porsche shop which should arrive this week

This week the arrival of the Dansk super sound back boxes and new clamps and bolts ready for fitting this weekend. Had to take advantage of the Euro car parts 12% discount before it ran out. Bumper removed and it looks pretty rusty and Mr angry grinder is going to see some action that's for sure looking forward to the sound of the Dansk though.

Rear Louvred Deck lid fitted. Exhaust fitting kit has arrived, fingers crossed the Dansk's will be fitted by weekend and the refurb of the PSE back boxes can begin!!

New 996 c4s brakes all round (discs and pads) to the tune of 375 pounds all in inc. vat and fully fitted :thumbs:

That's so cheap! I paid about £600 recently! :x

decided to get some mice mats as the ones I purchased before were cheap. These are luxury ones only problem is that the passenger side one does not fit and I'm waiting for a replacement. It looks like a C4S is not the same as a standard carrera...? I'm thinking possibly due to the drive going forward and using a bit more space.. Look nice I think

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I think this is correct - from memory, when ordering mine, I had to specify whether it was with or without the Bose amp system, as the shapes were different? These are mine (excuse the dirt - my car's being used!)

996.2 side skirts.

Not sure if this will work but here goes http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f269/chriscoates81/IMAG0645.jpg [/img]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f269/chriscoates81/IMAG0645.jpg[/img]

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Cheers I couldn't work out how the img settings went. Also being on my phone made it tricky. Those are winters btw I'm betting on a white Christmas this year.

Short shift fitted, loved the car before, just want to drive it more now. Also new wheel nuts to replace rusty ones, problem is show wheels up now so they'll be next on the list.

Used Dension Gateway 500 (dual-fot) for NZD100 (£40) providing access to USB stored music files. I used to have to burn CDs and use the changer. Quite easy to install, unplug the MOST connector from the changer - plug it in to the 'Car' side on Dension, wire tap the wires that power the changer (red/green for +ve, brown for -ve), and you've got music. Leaving the changer in the car still plugged in to power without MOST connectivity.

This thread is a must read for 996 owners. Inspirational and educational stuff, even for non spanner wielders like me! http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=96618&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 :worship:

Seriously love how the black deck looks!

4 new pioneer speakers and underseat subwoofer

New set of genuine mats as the drivers one had work through under the clutch pedal.

Rob - did you get your mats from main dealer? I need to get some too but gather they are a little dear (as with most Porsche parts!)

When I needed to do this, I bought a LHD passenger mat 2nd hand and had it re-shaped and edge whipped by www.matfinish.co.uk . Cost peanuts altogether.

I now have my passenger side mat fitting correctly. They sent me another full set complete which is nice. I used http://www.carmats-uk.com and got the Deluxe ones.

Got back from working over sea's Friday night. Got up Saturday and fitted a pair of these RSS mounts and K&N 57 - 7000 air filter kit. Don't know about any power increase but it was worth it for the sound alone :grin:

I bought mine a minor Service at Guildford OPC and all I got was some very shoddy service followed up by an argument about damage on the courtesy car. If it weren't for the perceived value of the stamp in the service book, i'd give up on OPCs completely.

Cleaned radiators and aircon condensors. Fitted low temp thermostat and GT3 centre radiator. And new horns; the last ones wore out. Can't think for the life of me how that occurred. :dont know:

I bought them from design911 for £155 for the set of 4. Expensive but they fit great and look just right.

Cheers Rob. I think the genuine Porsche ones are about the same price, but yours do look good!

I paid £155.46 for OPC Mats.

This week has been expensive as new eibach springs and antiroll bars not forgetting new brake lines , can see there will be lots more £ involved here lol :grin:

Where did you get the springs for? And how much did they set you back? Am considering dropping mine a tad..

I ordered them from ebay in germany paid £190 plus postage so well happy with the price

I'm getting a new clutch. Great timing just before Christmas. However I reckon its the first clutch the car has ever had. At 91.5k miles thats not bad. IMS and RMS being checked. Getting oil service. Heat shield replaced and whatever other gremlins they find. Now I just have to work out where the money comes from to pay for it!

That's cheap! Do you have a link of the ones ordered? You going to fit them yourself or get a garage to do it?

This week, new engine cover strut. Next week, 80k service to include fitting of short shift kit and new red stainless flex hoses.

Bought an IPD plenum, will fit next week.

About 80 pence worth of black cable ties as the multi-coloured blue/red/yellow/green ones looked a bit uncouth:

Just got an interest free deal on my barclaycard and used the 10% discount code for design911 and bought myself a pair of engine mounts. £194 delivered Can't wait to feel the difference in driving.

I've bought nothing for mine since two rear tyres on the Scotland road trip a couple of months ago, my wallet is full for once, I'm in shock.

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Just had a minor at my OPC today. Falling out of love. Will be looking elsewhere next year :dont know:

Had that experience last year. While undertaking major service I asked the OPC to take a look at a sharp metallic noise I had from under the car. They charged me £42 to tell me it needed a diff, at around £5k I took the car to Ken at 9E for a second opinion. Turned out to be the gearbox mount. I figure now I'd rather have someone who knows the car do the service even if it means an end to the 11 year OPC service history.

Must admit, I've not had anything to spend on mine apart from tyres. Feels weird :?

My OPC does them for just £100 more than that. Per corner. My indy did them for just £100 less than that. Per corner. Just what did you get for 375 all in ?

New pedal rubbers, both front wiper arms as mine were starting to fade and look pitted, new porsche front mats and new metal trim for engine bay. The Mrs thinks I'm nuts, she's probably right!

Took my car to get the front brakes skimmed as i had a slight vibration under light braking and the alternator packed in on the way. So what should of been a brake skim ,turned into a brake skim,new alternator and yearly service since it was on the ramp anyway :sad:

5L of Moby1 for £30.50 and free delivery from Amazon flash sale.

K&N panel filter, Helmholtz resonator delete kit and H&R Cup coilovers.

New clutch, RMS and low temperature thermostat. Was expecting to replace the IMS bearing too but it has already been replaced with the later type intermediate shaft that has the bearing you can't change without taking the engine apart? Anyone else had this?

Result regarding the larger bearing already fitted, that must mean it's had a decent rebuild in its recent life.

Thanks Infrasilver. I couldn't find anything in the car's history to say it had been done, so wonder if it might have been done under warranty. The only thing I could find is a reference by the OPC that the RMS had gone and they would cover a good percentage of the labour cost. Perhaps it was done then.

1 litre of 10/50 nanodrive for top ups. Sixteen odd quid with free delivery from advantage Motorsport. This week the standing order is payed to hartech for the lifetime maintainence plan(pretty sure this counts as buying something). Mini valet at the local car wash in the morning. I then hope to go and burn a score of optimax to relieve some tension. Finishing up at the brother in laws to begin prep for lsd fitment(including fixing a two poster to do it on). Si.

I know the feeling...quiet...too quiet... :bandit:

using the car weekly now rather than every day so bought one of these bad boys to keep the battery topped up, time will tell if it's up to the job (or rather if the weather's up to the job):

I treated the old girl to an oem air filter (£700 brand new but snagged one on eBay for a snip under £200, used of course). As an added bonus they forgot to remove the maf but I'm not sure what kind of state its in.

I got a clean MOT....

Just booked in for a 9e exhaust, larger throttle body and plenum. :thumbs:

Oh, let me know how that goes will you? That's kinda how my current Christmas list was looking.

Will do. Car has just been dropped off - back on Friday, all being well.

80k service and all that entails. :thumb: And whilst Ted was being pamapered by Suffolk indie Charlie Wildridge (you'll find him with cars for sale on pistonheads: look up William Francis), braided steel brake hoses in a subtle shade of red, short shift kit, fanfare... a cure for the parasitic drain :thumbs: :thumbs: alternator regulator was the cause. Coming up... Next week I'm going to splash the cash on a torque wrench so that I know I'm getting the wheels right. I need two new back tyres on the summer wheels: no immediate hurry. I need to book him in for a new cab top in the new year and get the roof ordered from across the big wide water.

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Have you checked your engine number is the original? Forgot to mention, bought (and fitted) some new engine mounts last week - £194. Looks like the ones on were the originals and had quite a sag on them (see photo)

New Brembo Discs & Pads all round, a service + an MOT!

New conti sport contact 2's all round wanted the 5's after seeing the results of the tyre test I'd seen but couldn't find them in the right size

New pads discs and drop links all round , where will it all end :grin:

A set of 19" BBS CH-R

well it was last week... Swapped light grey centre console for a black one SSK (ebay) fitted - love it Gearbox oil change with the MOT (no advisories) HID H7R 4300k Sorted the peeling leather on the rear seats with a Gliptone Kit Must get around to fitting the mini amp I've had for a year now...

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:useless: +2 :thumb:

As requested....

Santa came slightly early this year. Some rather scrumptious suspension to replace my M030: Bought second-hand off PistonHeads in as-new condition for less than half-price :bandit: Seller was a top gentleman (Brit in the US). Rob and Ed will be helping me set it up (not too far from me), too; they've been really champion about this crazy idea of mine. I blame this article for inspiring me : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=997387 Probably complete over-kill (although I've never felt that money spent on suspension is ever wasted), but screw it, you only live once

:bow: :cloud9: I reaaaaaly like those. Wow. Just wow. :worship:

Thanks, that's appreciated

Loving those BBS wheels on that! For mine: Full Major 96k Service at RPM Technik a little early (car is on 85K) to ensure all fluids are refreshed and ready for next year. 6 new coil packs and a boroscope inspection with no issues to report, happily! And Finally.... iPod aux added to the PCM system by removing the CD changer and using the MOST fibre optic input. Can finally enjoy some modern music. I spent ages trying to decide a way to do this easily and cheaply. Just got to sort out a tidy installation of a 3.5mm audio jack socket in the car.

Just had all four tyres replaced with Michelins and a full refurb of the wheels taken care of by Chris at Exel. Now I can feel the full benefit of the Centre Gravity geo I had done a while back.

New Sachs clutch :-|

Finally arrived?

Yesterday morning- check my clutch thread for the horror story.

New Engine mounts Plus the below for Christmas, fit's in really well and much better reception than the FM main system. It also has a charger output for phone plus Audio in.

Well father Christmas didn't dissapoint this year, bloody nice bloke So today got the car up on the ramp and got busy. A few pics of today's completed work...... 6 Beru coil packs. 6 Bosch spark plugs. 2 Coil pack heat shields. 5 Liters of Mobil 1 fully synthetic gearbox and front diff oil. K&N 57i Gen 2 air induction kit. 3 grey billet aluminum water,oil and power steering caps.

Quality updates chaps :thumbs:

Do you think this will make my bunny drum for longer? £71 on discount from EuroCarParts

Curious to know how that works out. Not everyone has had a great experience with Duracell batteries............... :wink:

Mine clicked over 42,000 miles this weekend so it got treated to a fresh fill of Mobil and a new filter. Had to pick my moment between the rain showers. :wink:

As it's now 17 and old enough to drive - have you done the gearbox and front diff oil too? :lol:

Yep. It had all that done at 36,000 back in February, along with filters, belt, brake fluid, plugs etc. :thumb:

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New earings for Christmas and an exhaust fitting session :grin: And done! Just won a set of headers of Ebay, not sure if someone on here was bidding for the same one's, if so, sorry to pip you to the post. Not a job i'm looking forward to doing but at least I can still identify the bolt heads :thumbs:

Hope you don't mind but they look better on the car than on you! :thumbs: :wink: I really do like that colour. Is that Vesuvius? :?:

Either your monitor has gone monochrome, Paul, or you meant to type Zanzibar? Can't tell whether it's that or Guards Red. Vesuvius is grey isn't it?! :wack:

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You're both right! Zanzibar! D'you think I need to update my monitor? :thumbs:

It's those rose coloured spectacles.

Not sure I actually relate to that, but at least its better than......

Chief, glad you saw sense and decided to keep the 996! The next 'big thing'?

Are you also over on NL? Mine saw 42k in 2015 too. Quite happy to have driven it there, but don't feel I can put too many on, so buying a 2nd to run around in. Still miss using the 964 as a daily runaround. Those were the days!

Chief, glad you saw sense and decided to keep the 996! The next 'big thing'? Mike, I was offered real strong money for Zanzibar on Saturday. Gill flat refused to let me sell go figure :dont know: Not looking forward to trying to get the old manifolds off :nooo:

I can get them both off in about 20 minutes, then I'll leave the bolts to you :wink:

Mark, your '6 is a peach (like The Baron), so I'm not surprised that you were offered top dollar for it. Gill has impeccable taste! Seriously, that is going places financially sometime soon, as the world and it's dog realise just how good the platform is. And they look tiny compared to the more recent stuff :grin:

Thanks there Chris, not sure how to approach this little project. Maybe like a horse, you know side on with very little eye contact :grin: Mike, my wife tells me she is the best thing that ever, and will ever happen to me, after this weekend she may have a point :?: Zanzibar will be getting some attention now and Project Blue Book will take a back seat for a month or so.

Hi - yes, that's me but I have been giving it a rest on NL for a few months. Are you doing Goodwood on 23rd July?

:grin:

Car went in to D9autotech this week. Major service Brake fluid change 2 new rear gaiters 4 new tyres Full geo setup 4 new Lambda sensors (pre and post cat) New reverse light switch £2k less in my wallet just at the wrong time of year Be worth it when I get it back tomorrow though

Mine had a full service, new gearbox oil and a fresh MOT (with no advisories 8))

New Starter and New battery!

I bought Percy Porsche a Panamera to keep him company. Either going to be called Penelope Porsche or Pablo (Escobar) Porsche - due to the privacy glass and black wheels!

Jammy git... would love a Panamera... :thumbs: Osh

New decals

I got mine some snow foam and then tucked her away for the winter

Er.............another tank of Tesco's finest 99 RON unleaded.......... :dont know:

I hope you collected your clubcard points too for free eurotunnel crossings

:damn: :duh: Yet one more reason I'll never be a millionaire.............. :nooo:

Nice garage collection - C4S Cabrio + ....... a brace of Pheasants!

2 New front tyres N3 rated Potenza's £193 fitted

details please............!?! :thumb:

Tyreleader £153 for the pair.. fitting, balance, valves £20 per wheel at local fitter I Was a bit gutted it was £15 a wheel a few months ago when I had my rears fitted :nooo: :lol: https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres-225-40-18-0-Z/?m[19]=on&sp[6]=on Edit.. I've just noticed a £2 price rise since last week Edit.2. Then I've just realised they are N3 not 4.... well at least I got the Potenza part correct :lol:

I was looking for Osh the other day. The rears are dirt cheap too - £164 each: https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres/bridgestone/potenza-s-02-a/295-30-zr18-98y-69891

Yea they are the same as my rears. Bargain They are really quiet compared to what was on before...

They any good Paul...?? Osh

Just bought a mobile phone holder from Lidl on this weeks special. It fits the 911 a treat

They seem to be. I don't track my car so I don't know about ultimate grip. But on the road there grippy enough. For a summer tyre they are better in the wet than Pzeros. I used to get alot of road noise with Michelin to the point the drone used to piss me off on long journeys. Now it's as quite as a mouse apart from my Dansk which has a nice sound :lol: The price there at the mo for a N rated tyre you can't beat them :dont know: Infact my wife paid more than me for her CRV tyres :floor:

Geometry check by 9e and then adjustment back to standard settings. They also secured a loose exhaust heat shield while they were at it. Top guys!

Brought the car :lol:

:congrats: Nice colour

:agree:

Thanks guys, Slate grey :thumb:

Nice, was the only 'other' colour I wanted when I was looking. Paul :thumbs:

Thats well nice! Osh

Stunning!!!! :thumb:

Got a great set of hollow turbo twists with winter tyres from david_a on here (thanks David :thumb fitted them Friday... Also treated myself to a decent aluminium trolley jack from SGS Engineering (as recommended by a few on here) Make a nice change from my Techno Sport Alloys... Perfect timing too as we had a nice dump of snow last night so had a good chance to go and test them through the country roads this morning Finally got some new floor mats as the ones I had in my car were not OEM... Make a big difference to the interior...

New MOT and 2 new rear tyres :thumbs:

new rear coffin arms. now these are pretty tough to fit, even the ball joint nut, there is no access to get a torx to hold it still, in the end stuck a jack under the arm to force it into the hub to get enough friction for the joint not to rotate. At the other end, the inboard eccentric bolt gets stuck in the arm so no chance to get it out. you cant hammer it out as there is no access. Tried a new impact wrench 450nm, no chance, just chipped a bit of the mounting off. Tried a breaker bar, got the bolt to rotate, but its still firm inside the metal tube and the whole things rotating in the rubber. Tried carefully with an angle grinder cutting through the tube and bolt, I did one side bit it was slow due to poor access had to cut a bit, rotate the bolt etc. I now have the other side to do but this is harder as its a small gap and I dont want to damage the body mounting, so I have ordered some 1mm disks so its taken me two evenings so far to get it half off. I could never make a living doing this. its a far cry from these youtube repairs that do it it 5 mins,

A mint matching Hardtop in artic silver with Blue interior as the car didn't have its hardtop when I bought it in back in October. So I feel like I now have all the bits I should.

:useless: Nick - we need a piccie of your P&J with her new helmet please... Osh

Discs and pads all round and front coffin arms well not this week but in the Eurocarparts xmas sale haha! All the boxes are still on the dinning room table :floor:

Snap! :thumbs:

New wheels And tyres for my 4S and I had my alcantara steering wheel and gear shifter fitted.

Couple of weeks ago now, but some Philips Silver Vision (instead of Orange indicator) bulbs to complete my Amberectomy.

I put some superduper ultra bright Bosch ones in a few weeks ago. They're expensive so wouldn't have bothered if they weren't doing 2 for 1 on them at Halfords. Previously had Nightbreakers. Have since noticed yellow marks (looks like burns) on the lense inside the headlight. Not sure if it was always there or if the Bosch ones are too hot.

I Bought a Halfords MOT And the old girl passed with no advisory's Not bad really.. she was 14 just before Christmas

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Did you get those from an OPC or other source? I need a set just like that for the C4S.

Its all in the timing or lack of.....

LED interior bulbs this week

engine mounts Brought and fitted rss engine mounts definitely a slight vibe there , gear selection more precise and it's a shame there covered up they look good , supplied by design911 great service and fast delivery [/url]http://s36.photobucket.com/user/jjsmmp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160123_083237.jpg.html?filters[user]=12209823&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0 http://s36.photobucket.com/user/jjsmmp/media/Mobile Uploads/20160123_083632.jpg.html?filters [user]=12209823&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

Have to say your car looks stunning!!! Got the same Jack also and been really happy with it.

Following on from my free inspection by Syd at Porsche Torque a couple of weeks back which reminded me how low the fronts were getting I took my car back for a pair of front tyres. PS2 N3's now fitted. The geo reset and the steering wheel is straight. Good job all round. Thanks Syd :thumb:

This week I have bought the tt EPS fork arms with poly bushes courtesy of Design 911, Walbro 455 fuel pump & a front diff including cardinal shaft..

This week I bought 4 new Bridgestone S02A N3 tyres to replace my last decade Continentals! Feels better immediately.

What EVERY 996 Turbo, C4, C4S, GT2, Turbo S should have Why the Tail Light Mount Bracket Cracks on the Porsche 911, 996 Turbo, Turbo S, GT2, C4 and C4S 2001 - 2005 This is a very common failure on these cars Everyone should have this bracket on their tail lights regardless of whether or not the lights have begun to crack yet or not. There are basically 4 reasons why the brackets fail. 1. The weight of the rear mounted engine makes the back of the car slam down hard when it goes over bumps in the road. 2. The sporty suspension is stiff and also makes the back of the car slam down hard. 3. The thin plastic mount flange gets brittle and is not the strongest plastic to begin with. 4. There is space between the underside of the engine lid and the top of the mount bracket flange, once the screw loosens or a crack develops, the fixture moves even more and eventually will fall out. We here at Your Car Care Companion are looking out for you. We have developed a support brace that looks very much like, but better than the stock mount flange but is much stronger and costs hundreds of dollars less than even a used cracked light fixture from an auto recycle center. Everyone with a Porsche 996 Turbo, Turbo s, GT2, C4 or C4S should have this on their tail lights regardless of the condition especially if you track the car. The bracket will be available very soon. We will update. Don't wait until your light fixture cracks breaks or falls off in the street or on the track. This solid aluminum brace is excellent for protecting to secure your new lights from damage and prevent your old cracked lights from rattling and falling out like nothing else on the market. You do not need to replace your entire tail fixtures just because the mount brackets are cracked. This is a permanent fix that will support your light fixture better than the original plastic mount. Get yours today and tell a friend!

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New plates And wipers

Mine went in for a service at Autofarm so I asked them to sort out a nice shiny new spare key for it. The inspection report means I will be buying a few new bits and posting in here more often.

Looks like I'll be getting oily fingernails.

Booked in for some 9e magic.

Centre console delete kit ordered from Silverstone Porsche excellent value :thumbs:

New MOT... :thumb: Osh

Ooooo, I want to do this, how much was it please. Also what part numbers were they?

I will check prices Saturday when pick it all up , pretty certain it was £110.00 as ordered lots of other bits as well ,Part numbers depends on colour, used early Boxter parts listing for numbers

Do tell :mrgreen:

Why would you want to do that and make it less practical? I find that cubby hole perfect for putting my phone in

As it happens I put my phone in there as well, but I think it looks much better with the delete of the centre console so am willing to put my phone elsewhere to get the better look.

Also a bit more space if you are 'entertaining' a lady...or man :flowers:

I bought one of those fixed spoiler kits from the fella in the states on EBay. I'm sure it's expensive for what it is but what the hell Not sure how long until it arrives Oz

LTT and new water pump. Part way through fitting. Oh and some nice "Gel caps" Cheers Stampy..

^^^^^^ The Circoli water pumps have metal impellers which is not a good idea TBH. If the bearing fails it will lunch the crankcase.

Cheers Chris, Didn't think of that. For what its worth then I'll buy an another with a plastic impeller. Cheers Stampy.

well spotted

Thinking of doing LED mod this weekend but find it a bit of a minefield, are these suitable? PORSCHE [phone removed]-2005 WHITE LED INTERIOR LIGHT SET BULBS XENON SMD http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/281561833072

0ne new key fob, one new key fob and internals. Picking them up from OPC tomorrow... Osh

How much for the key fob + Internals?

Preparing for my Scotland road trip :thumbs:

Feeling inspired and fed up of the rubbing noise with my existing wipers so picked up a pair today £26.66 inc vat from SC Motor Factors.....is that good, bad or average?

21.38 delivered from eBay

1 key fob head and 1 keyfob head and transponder, plus coding while I waited - £200. I now have two fully functioning keys... :bandit: Osh

Speaking of LED's - it mentions a front footwell light I have a 2002 C4S and it has no footwell lights! I have crawled about and there are no fittings under there Anyone else missing them? should they be there at all?

Just fitted a Bosch S4 010 to replace a Varta F18 which has lasted just 18 months. Picked up the Bosch at Costco. £59.99 plus vat, £71.98.

WTF Why are my two local thieving Porsche centres wanting to charge me £320+ for 1 additional key then? :evil:

Im just in the process of trying to get an additional key for a reasonable price. Just ordered the blade and cutting of it, £16.99 off ebay. Then just got to source a fob and have it programmed either opc or local specialist.

Fob seems to be the problem - can't find anywhere that sells them including the internals

Another £2.50 set of Tesco Value car mats.... - cut out the heel pad from the drivers mat, glue onto Porsche mat .....can then eek a little more value out of the remaining 3 Tesco mats by using them to kneel/rest things on if you really like squeezing your money out of things!

Interesting extension of life for the floor mats. How does your's fix to the floor to stop it scooting around under foot? Mine seem to have some circular fixings that have crumbled and disappeared and so can't tell what should be there.

Soft side of a Velcro ring is stuck on the underside of the mat, and a black plastic disc screws into the floor carpet which has rough side if velcro to hold the car mat in place. Plastic discs are about £3 each from porsche dealer (2 each car mat) and self adhesive velcro strip on eBay about £1.50 for 20cm long

Well, the wife decided that the Chinese head unit we'd bought was crap (which it was) so last night I bought a Clarion nav/radio/Bluetooth/stereo, along with a new fascia, leads etc. Plus today we ordered a hardtop roof stand and a genuine porsche wid deflector. I guess it's time to get the old girl ready for the spring! :heat:

Some of these to compliment the new stainless headers and figure 8 tips, After a nice day off work, Voila :lol: Taped the bumper on for effect and then to the body shop for a respray whilst its off. Stampy..

Very shiny Stampy Likey! :thumbs:

Many thanks!

12 months tax... :thumbs: Osh

And in no particular order............... Major Service Brake fluid change New ofs gaitor Front to rear collant pipe Tip cooler line Engine out and repaired for leaks in front crank seal, rear main oil seal New turbo heat shields Gearbox out for reseal of transfer end case New rear pads and discs New diverter valves and F-Pipe (Forge) New Forge actuators fitted Four coffin arms New anti roll bar bolts Wheel alignment Thanks to Sid Spanner and Luciano for giving it a well deserved wash as well! :lol: And that's it. All ready for another 15 years of heavy use :thumb:

Nice

Didn't want Spiderlane's GTS showing me up! :thumb:

I was referring to it having been washed

:floor:

Ouch! :nurse:

Not quite the words used by Mrs N996B..... But.....it's the deal for using it as my daily I guess :dont know: :thumb:

You rang? No way I could show up the market savvy cool turbo kids. :worship:

You do know you have two in the convoy for Dinslaken (myself and MJA911) who are strong GTS fans? I hope you bring some rags to wipe down the bodywork from our drooling :thumbs:

Crumbs. Thank goodness for Gtechniq Exo!

Some new wheels/tyres

Those wheels look nice. Some sexy aftermarket wheels are on my list of mods to do, but not sure what to buy. I can feel a new thread coming on. I'm off to centre gravity on Monday for them to turn my C4S into a sweet handling monster. Some new top mounts and other stuff and a fresh GEO will set it up perfectly for my holiday in the Alps in June. Col du Turini here I come!!!!

Those wheels are things of beauty :envy:

New wheels with pretty knackered tyres but seemed the only option for a 996.2 Aerokit without going to 19's.

Milltek exhaust a few weeks ago, and a new offside radiator today, on my 996 Turbo.

This week I bought mine some Dodo juice products. Unexpected day off today so had a go with them. Very impressed :thumbs:

A trip to the shoe shop this afternoon for the Bridgestone S02A N3s to be fitted - purchased from Tyreleader. Discovered that BOTH rear tyres had nails in, which explains why one had a very slow deflation and the other was rather faster. There was not a lot left of the rear tyres so nice to get some new rubber on there. Turned out to be £72 for the full fitting. I'm still quids in having found the best possible deal (I think!) through Tyreleader. £490 for all four corners.

New set of wiper blades for the C4S, yours for £12 Also planning on another oil service this week so that will be 3 in 12 months / 8k so another £48 :thumb:

Lime prime is a good product. PurpleHaze is too - so easy to apply and take off. Car looks shiney shiney. :thumb:

Fitted my eBay special permanently up spoiler kit. Quick easy. No lights on dash woohoo lol Oz

Finally wired this in last night. Typically needed a specific ipod cable, different type of reversing camera receiver, smaller gps antenna and handbrake wire over-ride, so had to wait for all the bits to arrive. Nothing is ever straight forward.. Oh and you can't change the display colour so it's blue led's rather than orange which would have looked better. Works well though.

This arrived in the post as well. Used, but good condition off ebay. I was really happy with the price that we got it for. Seemed fair. Even the bags for them are going at £70! :?

Had a parcel turn up from design 911 Rss under drive pulley with shorter belt And also a LTT just as a precaution :thumb: Will report back my thoughts on it as soon as I've got it fitted. Did want the rss engine mounts too this month But a service and it failing it's mot meant I had to fork out for a new front os cv boot Front anti roll bar drop links and a air flow meter so they'll have to wait till next pay day :sad:

Are they that expensive - I've never used mine (got the bag as well)?

Hell yeah! Check them out on eBay!

Nice find, it's OEM right and not after market? Noticed the hinges where the cheaper eBay ones don't fold. Been looking for one of these myself but the cheapest on eBay is overpriced IMO and has two holes in the mesh that look like cigarette burns.

Yes, we wanted a genuine one as they fold up, so can go in the frunk. It will be fitted most of the time anyway, but can easily be removed and stored when the kids are in the back. They are pricey though for what they are.

Gonna buy mine a few hours of dent devel time to take out a dent because a fool didnt open his door properly

Major service, 6 coil packs, brake fluid change, exhaust bolts, coolant hoses by PCT Coventry, nice people very helpful explained prior to work what and why was to be done and afterwards took me through all that had been done. Oh and LTT as nod to reducing the bore score hang up!!

Brembo pads front and rear, front brake hoses, several brake lines and a caliper colour change...

Some DS2500 pads.

All 4 wheels getting painted. Went for the bright silver on my sport tech wheels. Should be home tomorrow.

New Bosch battery following a stall and wouldnt restart on Saturday afternoon in East London queuing into the Blackwall tunnel. Bosch battery I had fitted was S4 680 but upped it to 740a. Bit bigger and beefier, no more embarrassing traffic jams

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A new air mass sensor. Fitted it in 10 minutes (30 if you include running up to Hlafrauds to get a torx screwdriver) The AFR was higher that is sould have bee and was running lean on the rollers the other week.

Where did you get the acid green paint from?

Blackfire midnight sun and Black ice wax. And some Gtechniq c5 wheel armour.

I got a bodyshop to paint them. Euro Car Parts can mix it into rattle cans though.

Two new additions, bit early though as he doesn't arrive for a few months...

Was it code 2M8?

@Giff Yes I think so

Lovin that acid green or what ever the colour is,,,,I have seen some cars with these. NICE!!!

Hi Carrera monkey. What's the difference between the two waxes please? I'll be needing something for my newly acquired Schwartz metallic 996. I've previously tried poor boys black hole but wasn't impressed. Runny messy liquid that dried badly and was hard to get off. I've just looked at done black fire gear after reading your comments on the cleaning thread. I'm guessing the hard wax is the longest lasting option? Cheers.

Hey mark. Well the black ice is specifically for dark cars. The black pigment in it specifically fills very minor scratches. But either wax is meant to be very impressive. I always found black hole and dj purple haze good to be honest. All of these products need to be applied very finely. Just a smear is needed. Perhaps you were applying it a bit heavy? Either way, I'm totally sold on the blackfire products now. See my blackfire wet diamond thread in the detailing area.

If you are finding Black Hole runny then you are missing the trick with it. Using too much polish (particularly liquid) is what causes this. Have read on a few of the detailing forums.

Thanks CM, I'll go for the black one then and probably the spray for those post wash quick spruce ups. Hi Chris, yep what you and CM say may have been the case. Maybe applied too much. I think I prefer hard waxes to be honest. I've used Zymol Rouge and Collinite marque d'elegance on the past with good results. Obviously as ever the prep is key. I've got a DA with various Megs and menzerna compounds. I'll hopefully find some time in a month or so to do the 996. We'll see. Cheers lads. :thumb: Forgot to say CM, I wandered off into the detailing forum after writing my post and found your thread. Cars look fantastic. Top work!

Never too early to put the seat. Might be needed !

He's not due until June so yesterday was a test fit! Good to see yours sat there comfortably. What seat do you have?

It was a maxi cosi something - cabriofix?? Was the cheap one we had the pebble plus (???) in the other car. My seat was used once, on that journey. I was then informed there are different sized seats as they grow !!!!! Not much room in the front as you can see. So bought a panamera and our a cybex sirona in - they swivel round for easy access Also there's a mirror on Amazon for sale its top seller in baby seat mirrors. I'd say get one of them too.

Cd holder Finally got round to buying and fitting a cd holder in place of the cassette one In my c4 1999 , still thinking of doing the delete were it goes with the storage tray , just not sure :?:

Re: Cd holder One of the best mods i've done , the centre console delete

I must be one of the few people who don't get the delete? What's it for? More leg room? I'm 6ft with a 33 inch inside leg and I haven't noticed banging my leg of the console or anything. After owning a GT3 without it I don't really see any advantage to it. I can understand changing the CD rack to a chubby hole for sunglasses or whatever but to remove it altogether, I just don't get? Can anyone enlighten me?

Is there a thread for this, as I think the whole CD holder thing looks c**p :nooo:

Hi 4b4, if you google "996 cubby hole" or "996 cd tray delete" it'll throw a few threads up. The lower cubby holes are ten a penny, the upper one not as common but usually readily available. I haven't looked into new but eBay is the usual place for used. Sod's law when I just had a ten second skim I could only find a complete unit for £42. Item number 272159630176. No connection to me.

This week I have been mostly buying a ski rack to go with my recent acquisition of the roof transport system. And then driving 500 miles up to Glencoe (and 500 more back home again) to try it out. 1,000 miles over the weekend, two days skiing with all the kit for two burly blokes and the car didn't miss a beat. Plenty of long stares and comments in the car park too

Nice Proclaimers nod :thumb:

I too was thinking of doing the cubby hole mod but also moving my climate controls up a level. Are there different shaped cubby's depending on lowest point or the CD drawer above or simply just the facia surround shape?

The lower and upper cubby holes are different shapes.

Thanks :thumb:

Im sure i paid a lot less direct from Porsche than that

Will check with Porsche :thumb:

This bad boy....Haaaaayy! [/URL][/img]

:thumbs: :thumbs:

Some of this, on the advice that it's better for a silver car!

Looking to give the C4S a wee service before she hits the roads again in spring, so this week i have been buying; -9 litres Oil - Went for Shell Helix Ultra 5W-40 Fully Synthetic -IRIDIUM Spark Plugs VK20 (PACK OF 6) -o-ring 25,07 X 2,62 -o-ring 27,94 X 5,33 -New plug tubes -Ignition Coil Packs (PACK OF 6). -Billet Aluminum Hard Anodized Magnetic Drain Plug. -Oil Drain Plug Seal Ring. -Oil Filter. Porsche -Air Filter. -pan-head screw M 6 X 25 oh and and Torque Wrench ! Just need to find the time to install all this little lot now !

Hmm. I could want one of them. Definitely don't need one though.

duplicate posting derrr

And something for the weekend. Remove air box, slacken belt tensioner, remove existing pulley, fit new one, re-tighten belt tensioner, refit air box. Test drive. What can possibly go wrong? :thumbs:

Steering Wheel recovered Had the steering wheel recovered by Jack at Royal Steering Wheels. Covered in Dark Grey Alcantara to match headlining and made slightly thicker.

Got a pair of GT2 rear seatbelt covers from JohnnyD to cover the holes where the rear belts normally come through.

Segart, care to divulge where you sourced your wheel/hub? after the same for mine

Chaps, you do realise that if a vehicle was factory fitted with a steering wheel airbag and it's presented for an MOT without it then this results in a fail?

I have a 'new' OEM exhaust coming. :grin: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-9...AmwNy5VNhY2ijM4Pz833k%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Fitted my painted hardbacks.

I'm not sure you're right. Every trackday car I have owned has had a Momo wheel and the ABS deleted. Always passed the MoTs and my current e36 M3 is no different.

Reg's changed recently. Other threads on here but a starter for 10... http://www.ukmot.com/Your-MOT-Questions/airbag

Chris is right. http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-servicing-repair/mot-changes-2012.html

Porsche Turbo, Turbo S, C4S, and GT2 Tail Light Fix The Light Savers are in production and a batch of "Lucky-13" will be placed on eBay Monday afternoon. A link to the listing will be posted here on 6speed. Once the initial 13 promotionally priced units are gone, the Light Savers can be purchased from my website www.ycccdiy.com for the regular price of $79.95. Those who get the promo "Thank You" price please post pics and reviews of product for others to see. We already have some happy customers: http://rennlist.com/forums/996-turbo-forum/924526-light-savers-for-rear-turbo-tail-lights.html Thank you Engineerboy100

Sure I got both fom Demon Tweeks. Good service and I love the look a feel of this wheel. Btw it is a model 7. Cheers Rick

MOT? What is that?! We don't have those on Jersey :grin: I could replace and airbag with a 12 inch metal spike and it would still 'comply'!

My 12 point weld-in cage, Recaros, Schroths, battery cutoff, and plumbed-in fire system must swing it. https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/when-is-a-modified-vehicle-a-rally-car/

$249 (or less) is a cracking price! :thumb:

What.....for 2nd hand back boxes? I wouldn't touch them unless it was for a hack or other chop-up. Also, they're in Florida so import tax and shipping on top of that.

Nope. 2nd hand items so no import duty or VAT. And I have a chum bringing them over gratis. I wonder sometimes why there such schneidy a55holes on this forum....

What did I say that was schneidy - I wouldn't put a used exhaust on my car from someone I bought off half way around the world? No need to be offensive and name calling. I wonder sometimes why there are people who do that on this forum.

I would :dont know: A) 'This pair of mufflers came off of my 1999 C2 when ODO was at 12,000 miles. They are OEM parts. I removed them during an exhaust upgrade and they have been in temperature controlled storage since. See photos for part stamps.' B) 100% positive feedback on other items sold C) 'Best Offer Accepted' so under £172. D) 2nd hand so no tax Seems a decent deal to me :?:

Just a little tip Engineerboy100, try to stay on topic and not constantly plug your light brackets constantly. All you are doing is putting people off! Incidentally, has anyone actually got any need for these brackets anyway??

.......and if they're not as described, then what? Any how, can't be doing with the name calling, totally uncalled for so I'm out.

That's what the negative feedback is for.. :dont know: And for a £170 punt on 12km back boxes seems okay. But accept opinions vary :?: (I never called you names :what: )

Wasn't refering to you mate.

I thought it meant something like this

Re: Porsche Turbo, Turbo S, C4S, and GT2 Tail Light Fix :eh!: And what has my post to do with stainless wheel bolts got to do with your unashamed advert for product? I've nothing to do with your product. Kindly remove the quote from your post.

Re: Porsche Turbo, Turbo S, C4S, and GT2 Tail Light Fix Hi MODS can this get moved to the for sale section please? (Without Pickse's quote too) :?: Thanks :thumbs:

Not a very exciting purchase but does add some practicality to the 996, especially when my first born is due in June!

Thanks Rick, your a gent!

What you going to do? Put the child on the roof?

:floor: :floor:

Yeah in a roof box :thumbs:

Paddle shift and cruise I have just fitted my paddle shift and cruise control. Not tested either yet but hope to get some time tomorrow Does anybody have a contact for turning the cruise on via piwis or durametric pro in the Somerset area Cheers Graham

Re: Paddle shift and cruise Here it is: http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1177320&highlight=#1177320 Great write up as well! :thumbs:

Sort of. Under section 5.4 Supplementary Restraint Systems (SRS), the inspection method is defined: "As far as practicable, check that all airbags fitted as original equipment are present and not obviously defective." Reasons for rejection are: "An airbag obviously missing or defective". So as long as the the missing airbag is not obvious, it can't fail. If you took along a car with the airbag boss missing and wires hanging out, you fail. Take along a car with a sympathetically styled replacement non-airbag steering wheel, and it has a good chance of passing, as long as the MOT tester cannot practicably prove that model was not shipped with a factory "track" option when new. In your favour, Porsches are less common than the normal Fords and Vauxhalls that a tester may cotton on to a non-standard wheel. On the 993, it helps that certain models did indeed ship with factory non-airbags (RS, GT2 etc)

Brembo caliper pin kit, damn stuck pins!!!!

[/[URL=http://s304.photobucket.com/user/lea323ci/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-03/39CE4E55-8143-4C99-8662-4FD07C9D0857_zpss3qlhpyv.jpg.html] C11BRA kindly donated the bonnet badge to me as mine has faded and I finally got round to fitting a cd holder instead of the old cassette holder that was in there

Nice one Lea! :thumbs:

Fitted the pulley yet? What's your verdict? Cheers.

Nice badge mate.

Had my rss engine mounts delivered today Few bits to fit now just need a day off to fit them all

In keeping with the other 'uneventful' purchases this month I bought some Bosch Aero wipers... :-|

:floor: I'm eating beans from a tin after my own 'uneventful' month..... :sad:

A broken sprint booster :sad: :sad: :sad:

Cold?

You can heat them?

Mostly - unless you have an eventful month......

:thumb:

This week... Battery breather pipe, expansion rivot and counter sunk screws in preparation for doing the front brakes [/URL]

A new brake light switch. A nice policeman advised me that I might need to look into it... At least it was an easy fit.

Drove it. First time in 5 months after winter hibernation Scared myself silly. Forget how quick and raw and nimble the GT3 is after months in a diesel family sofa!! Oh yeah new petrol cap as rubber had gone on old one. £10 from opc.

A bike for my new rack that is almost colour matched to the calipers 😂

I've bought 12 months more road going for mine, tax, MOT and insurance . Thanks to Classicline for the latter, really helpful in the quoting process and a cracking price.

No way in the world would I ever trust a bike mounted in this way.