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Wife supervising the third radiator installation. I took the opportunity to replace the water pump, belt, tensioner and pulley, thermostat, and replace coolant.
I replaced the cabin air filter yesterday. When I got the old filter out I noticed that there was a dried up leaf stuck in the farthest back corner. I grabbed it with my fingers and of course it crumbled. I thought I managed to get all of the pieces out but when I fired up the car it instantly had the "something in the fan" noise.
I took a short drive and was about to head home when the piece of debris magically cleared the fan. Yea!
My 2009 CS is primarily a track car. After every track event I inspect, measure and log brake wear and lately I've been staring at some nasty looking calipers. I haven't been having any troubles but decided to take some time yesterday and today to rebuild the calipers along with regular pad replacement and semi-annual brake fluid flush. I won't cringe so much now when I do my next post-event inspection.
Installed a new trunk gasket and replaced the anti-squeak strips on both doors. Out of all the little clean-ups I’ve done on my Boxster Spyder, replacing the anti-squeak strips may be the most satisfying. The old ones were just such a visual let down when you opened the doors.
Forgot to update after I reinstalled the refreshed calipers and new lines/RBF600.
Originally Posted by nine16
2009 987.2 S with Capristo catted headers and valved exhaust.
This week I pulled the calipers for fresh powdercoat and seals, new braided brake lines, spark plugs, and coils. The plugs suuuuucked--super long threads and really tight semi-galling. The rest of the job was a breeze though. Then a bit of opportunistic cleanup--ultrasonic bath and scrubbed the fender liners and heat shields, thorough cleaning, de-tarring, and waxing of the wheels.
I have the aftermarket aluminum pan and was going to do the PDK service but I want to drive it so that may wait a week or two.
I replaced all 9 speakers a couple months ago. It was a tough call to replace the nice PCM 3.0 head unit, but I'm installing a real subwoofer in the trunk and an amp and it just made more sense to install a nice android auto head unit instead of $600 on an interface module to get the Porsche unit to play nice with the rest of the system. So I hope to have that done this weekend.
I’m a day late, but went for a nice little 250 mile drive to the mountains yesterday. Stopped at a small town brewery and had some delicious food. Accompanied by my brother-in-law and his 69 Firebird.
I realize Sand Beige interior is not everyone's first choice. I like it, a Classic Porsche interior.
I got my '05 March 2021 and the interior was 'pretty clean'. I scrubbed some areas and with new mats, it looked very good. The car spent near 10 years in Miami and the carpet was faded in areas.
Behind the seats
I picked up a complete interior carpet packed off eBay for $400. This was from an '08 and was in excellent shape and cold. See the differences.
It took nearly 4 hours to make the swap. Looking at it all in place, it's a much better color and shade overall than the old carpets. Wow, it's a new car. The heel pad in the driver area has no scrapes or discoloration.
I realize Sand Beige interior is not everyone's first choice. I like it, a Classic Porsche interior.
I got my '05 March 2021 and the interior was 'pretty clean'. I scrubbed some areas and with new mats, it looked very good. The car spent near 10 years in Miami and the carpet was faded in areas.
Behind the seats
I picked up a complete interior carpet packed off eBay for $400. This was from an '08 and was in excellent shape and cold. See the differences.
It took nearly 4 hours to make the swap. Looking at it all in place, it's a much better color and shade overall than the old carpets. Wow, it's a new car. The heel pad in the driver area has no scrapes or discoloration.
Extremely Claen
Thats a nice end result! I too have a sand beige interior with faded carpet, particularly the rear deck carpet and subwoofer, I've been thinking about trying a "carpet dye" to try and match the original color (clearly visible difference under the sub).
Thats a nice end result! I too have a sand beige interior with faded carpet, particularly the rear deck carpet and subwoofer, I've been thinking about trying a "carpet dye" to try and match the original color (clearly visible difference under the sub).
08-22-2022, 10:23 AM
