I have a bit of a weird question: we are considering purchasing a 991 cab. Is it possible to cancel the spoiler being raised at speed? The reason I ask: my wife and I are both cyclists, and I was thinking of getting 2 of those suction-cup style racks and mounting road/cross bikes on the rear of the car, over the engine compartment. That way, when we do a road trip, we don't have to leave the bikes at home, or ship them.

The spoiler deployment may screw this up however. I have yet to measure it, but it seems that the spoiler would activate up somewhere in the vicinity of the downtube, just ahead of the BB shell.

Any other ideas for transporting bikes in a cab? I could get one into the backseat (in a bike bag, with handlebars loosened, pedals off, wheels in a separate bag), but 2? Doubtful. Maybe with the top down, but if it rains, we are screwed.

It sucks to take my pickup when we are headed somewhere to ride. Usually the best riding areas make for the best cycling areas. A few years ago, we vacationed on the Central CA coast for a week to train, and it would have killed me if we had to bring the pickup instead of the M3. No more M3, so the cab has got to work!

 

There is no way to cancel it but you can pull the fuse. Driver side panel number, row C, # five on the 991.2. In the cab, however this fuse also controls your top. If you want the top down, you would have to lower it first then pull the fuse. Check your owner's manual for pictures of the fuse box and confirm the number of the fuse. Should be 30 amps.

This technique will result in warning lights in your multifunction display once you get to the speed where the Splinter would deploy.

 

Some hitch options

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Stay below 78 mph.

 

Doesn't work in the .2. It goes up at a speed a lot lower than that.

 

Ohhh yeah, because of the cooling. Good point. Thanks for the reminder.

 

On a 991.2, when the spoiler is deployed at 78mph, does the button actually light up in the center console? I've looked a few times when driving at speed but the light never seems to be on. I'm wondering if there is anyway to tell when the spoiler has been deployed automatically?

 

The light only illuminates when you pull a JRod.

 

Would not be hard to wire in a kill switch that interrupts current to the motor that raises the spoiler. Easy peasy. Wire it in and flip the switch installed near the rear or run the wire for the switch all the way to the front and do it from your driver seat.

 

Install the duck tail?

 

Looks bad on a cabriolet. IMO.

 

No. I really wish it did too. It does light up and remain lit if you manually raise the spoiler.

 

Dealer can deactivate it. Simple programming to make it thinks you have an aero package.

 

I wonder if the dealer can deactivate only the automatic deployment. That way, the OP could still use the spoiler if needed in manual mode. (Do any of us really need this automatic spoiler anyway? I think it is more of a gimmic unless you are doing some serious high speed performance driving.)

If the OP is cycling a lot and hauling his bikes around a couple of times a week, pulling a fuse every time might be a pain. I like the switch idea.

 

That's an option?!