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When I powered my radar detector, I tap directly to the fuse box. In my gt4 there were a number of switched 12v slots that were empty. I just used one of them with a fuse tap. I tap on the passenger side fuse box. Just be very careful when you remove the kick panel. Gently release the locks on the fuse cover face side using a trim tool. Do not pull to hard towards the center of the car to release the locks. Then pull strict back (towards the back of the car), or you will break a plastic tap. I protected that circuit with a 5 Amp fuse.
While I had the A pillar apart, I ran another circuit with a 12v to 5v transformer, and ran a USB c cable up there. I can use that to power other gear like a camera.
Originally Posted by Half Apple
Can you share some details on your hardwire kit, installation, open fuse location choice, fuse tap, etc? I think I could do a mirror tap, but going to the fuse box is probably better. Routing the wire down the A pillar should be straightforward enough, but I'm not sure how the current flows in the box.
Thank you.
Last edited by planolemans; 03-11-2023 at 03:04 PM.
Can you share some details on your hardwire kit, installation, open fuse location choice, fuse tap, etc? I think I could do a mirror tap, but going to the fuse box is probably better. Routing the wire down the A pillar should be straightforward enough, but I'm not sure how the current flows in the box.
A bunch of smalls:
license plate frame
LED frunk light
warning sticker cover up the air bag warning on the visors
wheel hanger tool
track number decals as required for PCA track days
Earlier this week had the paint two stage ceramic coated.
Tinted my clear side markers so they match the blacked out headlights and taillights
Got these from Lamin-X for about $20
Gunsmoke tint
Before and after
Whenever it's convenient for you can you share a wider angle photo, maybe showing the whole car in profile outdoors in natural light? I've done the clear markers but have been thinking they should be darker or replaced with full body color inserts. No rush to change anything but this may make for a great middle ground I think.
Originally Posted by MT45
Tinted my clear side markers so they match the blacked out headlights and taillights
Got these from Lamin-X for about $20
Gunsmoke tint
Before and after
lol i launched it when i was at 750 miles. Jut hit redline on the freeway this weekend. Sitting at 860 miles.
Yeah, I am being more cautions. The manual says to hold off till 2k miles, I will likely wait till 1.5k miles. Likely too long, but this is what Andreas Preuninger recommends:
Andreas Preuninger, Director GT Model Line at Porsche, said this about engine break-in: "I can only tell you how I personally do it, or how we do it at Weissach – for the first 500 kilometres or 300 miles, we don't drive that car car ever over 5000 rpm, never. From then on, every 200 kilometres, we up the rpms by 500, so we end up at 1300, 1400 kilometres at the threshold before we can really go full throttle, at 800 or 900 miles." So this is what they use:
• Less than 300 miles: 5000 rpms
• Starting at 300 miles: 5500 rpms
• Starting at 420 miles: 6000 rpms
• Starting at 540 miles: 6500 rpms
• Starting at 660 miles: 7000 rpms
• Starting at 780 miles: 7500 rpms
• More than 900 miles: redline
Last edited by GTSPYDER23; 03-13-2023 at 01:08 PM.
Yeah, I am being more cautions. The manual says to hold off till 8k miles, I will likely wait till 1.5k miles. Likely too long, but this is what Andreas Preuninger recommends:
Andreas Preuninger, Director GT Model Line at Porsche, said this about engine break-in: "I can only tell you how I personally do it, or how we do it at Weissach – for the first 500 kilometres or 300 miles, we don't drive that car car ever over 5000 rpm, never. From then on, every 200 kilometres, we up the rpms by 500, so we end up at 1300, 1400 kilometres at the threshold before we can really go full throttle, at 800 or 900 miles." So this is what they use:
• Less than 300 miles: 5000 rpms
• Starting at 300 miles: 5500 rpms
• Starting at 420 miles: 6000 rpms
• Starting at 540 miles: 6500 rpms
• Starting at 660 miles: 7000 rpms
• Starting at 780 miles: 7500 rpms
• More than 900 miles: redline
Yeah ive seen that breaking procedure as well. I basically followed it as well but decided to be less conservative. I did 1000 RPM add-on every 100 miles starting at 300 miles. I then figured the last 50 miles was whatever so i just hit it.
Back to the topic at hand though i purchased the Burmester tweeters for my GT4 and did the upgrade this weekend. Pretty big improvement of sound over the base system.
03-11-2023, 02:57 PM
no kidding. you're almost there. so difficult not to give in and wind it up
