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New boxster 987 owner, just a few questions.

I've ordered a pair in black.

Is the sports steering wheel smaller than the standard?

I feel like the wheel is quite big and a bit skinny.

 
Not sure of the size difference, but I have the standard steering wheel. I did think of buying the sports one until I saw the price, now the standard wheel doesn't feel too bad!

 
I have the sports steering wheel on my 987.2 CS Matt and I don’t think that it’s any smaller than the standard wheel.

Jeff

 
Hi,

I am also a new owner of a 987 and had the same issue with the A/C not appearing to cool the cabin. Weirdly, I pressed the 'Auto' button and then dropped the temp to Lo and it all kicked in and is working fine for me now.

 
Cant help much with the Litronic headlights Matthew.

Zunsports

But Zunsports (as you say you have bought are a great addition)

I bought mine as soon as I bought the car and had them on 6.5 yr before just selling it a few weeks ago.

I fitted them myself and have removed them and checked for debris and other than a bit of dust nothing gets past them so no real need to remove them imo.

Wiper blades.

If you're getting a bit of judder, try getting some graphite dust (Kasp stuff off Zorro Tools/Cromwell Tools on Amazon or eBay is just the ticket and about £5 i think) I have two packs in the garage.

Its messy stuff, but just sprinkle some on a cloth and wipe the length of your wipers with it. It acts as a lubricant and iirc most wiper blades are impregnated with graphite when new, you lose this coating off the surface with the friction of wiping the screen.

Worked a treat for me.

I'd also get genuine wiper blades as the passenger one has a very prominent curve on it, and aftermarket blade may not sit quite right, and you'll find the far edge of the passenger wiper doesn't contact the screen.

Wheels

I had 19" wheels on mine, look great, hard ride, but never wanted to change them, I'd imagine 18's are a nice balance, the 17's look like you've got the bottom of the range car, if you know what I mean.

Hood treatment

Yes, I used to clean mine with 303 Fabric Cleaner and protected it with 303 Fabric Guard.

Cleaner is ok to use out of the spray bottle, I used to decant the fabric guard into a Chinese takeaway container and apply it with a sponge, much more accurate way to apply these protectors.

If spray willy-nilly they can wreck the finish of your plastics/ rubber seals.

Hope this helps a bit in addition to what others have also said [8D]

 
Thanks for all your helpful replies!

sadly I’m giving the car back, for reasons I won’t post on here but am getting a refund.

have sourced a low mileage 986s as replacement.

wont have it for a few days but looks a fantastic car

 

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