JW911

I can't see it. I can't hear it. I've even tried to look at my reflection in a shiny van as I drive by but can't quite catch the image. So short of having an observer riding next to me, is there any way to tell?

larrytrk

get a little flag and mount it on the back!!
I've wondered myself. My 964's was easy to see, up.

OCBen

Simple. Have someone drive behind you on the phone and have them let you know the exact speed it comes up.

Dave07997S

According to the manual if it doesn't deploy you will get a malfunction light, as the manual states not to drive fast as there is no downforce on the back of the car...Dave

Edgy01

I had my friend in her Porsche following me. We were on the phone. For the 997 it is supposed to come up at a true 75 mph. With my car 75 mph is an 'indicated 78.' Sure enough, just as I hit 78 indicated, it went up. If you're next to a tanker truck (shiny) or a black van with a good reflection, you should be able to confirm that it is up, as an alternative to the secondary vehicle observer.

malammik

Ask a policeman if his pursuit camera was on!

dstrimbu

Wouldn't it be nice if the "manually deployed" LED in the spoiler switch would light when it deployed automatically?

And did I read that V-max is electronically limited if it does not deploy?

Regardless, I'm sure it looks really cool when it comes up... <g>

NorthVan

A shiny tanker truck at 78 mph is scarry!

dstrimbu

Especially with "1203" on the content placard - "motor fuel: gasoline".

My son calls them "bombs on wheels". The liquified propane trucks are worse.

Edgy01

Vmax is not electronically governed if the tail is non-op. The manual simply advises you to keep your speed down if the spoiler is not working.

NorthVan

My thoughts exactly. Look at the one that screwed up the Bay Area when it burned under the overpass. 55mph is a lot better speed for the Tankers.

AP997S

In my old Boxster S (986) I put a LED (hack) in one of the unused switch locations that would blink when the spoiler was going up or down and stay on when the spoiler was deployed. I bought it from a guy in Germany for about $30.

It was a nice 'conversation' piece; added nothing to function.

Sharptt

Put tape over the lid. If it pops up the tape will come unstuck.

JW911

There, that's it. That's the recommendation I was looking for. So simple. But I didn't think of it.

Thanks!

OCBen

The tape could also come loose from the aerodynamic forces so you really won't know for sure this way. But if it's still intact, odds are your spoiler's f*cked up.


(Didn't mean to throw doubt into the trick......just sayin'.)