Own a Porsche? 30 Hacks, Hints and Tips you need to know - Part Three
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- We love our Porsches - but they’re even better when you know how to get the most from them.
This is Part Three of my Hacks, Hints and Tips series, in which I share some of the better known and less familiar quirks and qualities of Porsche’s twenty-first century sports cars - Boxster, Cayman and 911 - that make ownership that little bit better.
You don’t need to have watched Parts One and Two to enjoy this video - but check them out afterwards to make sure you’re fully up to speed on all of the hacks, hints and tips.
A special thank you for the many comments and positive feedback from Parts One and Two - and to the contributors to this video’s extra material. Much appreciated.
If I’ve missed anything, please jump on the comments and let me know…. 😀 👍
LINKS
● Jeff Richardson’s excellent Boxster/Cayman TH-cam channel: / @jeffrichardsoncardiy
● For USA Porsche owners - the SmartTOP convertible remote: smarttop.uk/pr...
CHECK OUT MY OTHER VIDEOS
● Removing the battery and deep-cleaning the frunk compartment: • Investigating the 981 ...
● Removing the Boxster’s roof drain plugs: • Removing the 981 Porsc...
● Replacing the Porsche Sports Exhaust (and how it all goes together): • Replacing the Boxster'...
CREDITS
● Hungry Eye, for the GoPros and rigging equipment www.hungryeye....
● Boxster profile graphic courtesey of Santos, on Planet-9.com www.planet-9.c...
● Channel-sting audio courtesey of Stephen Baysted stephenbaysted...
● Channel end tune - 'Shake It' by Aakash Gandhi, via TH-cam Audio
Here we go fellow Porsche fans - the third and final part of my Hacks, Hints and Tips series. If there's anything I've overlooked or missed, please share in the comments... 👇🏻
Thanks for all the previous comments and feedback - much appreciated. 👍
You are the Sir David Attenborough of Porsche knowledge. Such a pleasant voice to listen to!
That’s very kind - thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video. 👍
Great information. Enjoy your channel. Keep the useful information coming.
@@goody5582 Appreciated - thank you!
One thing I'd recommend: for cleaning drain plugs, the best tool I've heard about is a trombone cleaner. It's a rubber wrapped firm cable, but it's roughly a meter long and has a CM of bristle brush at the end. Works REALLY well for this purpose.
It's a Miata community trick!
That's a great hack - thank you! Definitely an upgrade on my cable outer...
Note on the "Pricy Porsche Umbrella" - yes, my 981 came with the space on the passenger (US) side and I won the umbrella at a dealership event. It fits. But there's nothing to keep it in place, and when the passenger gets out they invariably knock it out! Almost lost it twice and then gave up on it and put a couple of cheap ones in the trunk!
Ha! That's a great anecdote. Unusual fail of Porsche not to design a restraint for it...
@@christianpratt Yeah, would have been simple, just put a little rubber band across the top of it!
Great series! After participating in forums and watching videos for years on the 981, I still learned a few things. Thanks for taking the time to put these together!
My pleasure!
It’s amazing how we all keep learning isn’t it? There’s undoubtedly more knowledge still out there…
Appreciate all your comments - thank you.
@@christianpratt No doubt. Is there going to be a part 4? 😀
@@gkrieger6824 If there is it won’t be until next year! I think I’m all out of tips, hints and hacks for now. 😀
thanks for the video. all good stuff.
@@elvisahern3474 Appreciate the comment Elvis - thank you!
Informative as always mate. On the cup holders, I’ve also learnt that it isn’t really meant to hold hot drinks/coffee cups - I think you actually made this salient point in a previous video.
I learnt the hard way. Thankfully a deep clean of the carpets was all that was required to remove the coffee stains!
Oops! Glad you managed to clean it all up.
Appreciate the comments, as always. 👍
If you or anyone manages to spill coffee or any sticky substance onto the HVAC controls, the actual control panel disassembles quite easily and it very easy to clean and put back together.
@@yamman93 Thanks Chris - that's useful to know, just in case! Appreciate the comment.
Another great video and I picked up on a couple of points. Thank you.
Thanks Justin! 👍
Time for me to get back to improving my car... 😀
@@christianpratt I'm working on mine tomorrow while the sun is shining.
@@justinmc722 👌 Enjoy!
Chocolate bolts ;)
That reminds me when I was fixing something on mom moms Mazda 626 from 2001 and quickly found out all bolts and nuts was made of led, they was so soft that they was all one time use only and barely one time use....
@@a64738 The quality of most fixtures and fasteners only reveals itself after a few years of mud, rain and grime… 😀
Thank you so much!
@@duotran7956 My pleasure - happy to help! 👍
Excellent video. Thanx and especially for the info about drink-holder + water (front/frunk).
Have to check if I really got any storage behind the passenger-seat in my old 987.1 Cayman S?! 🤔 Great content!
@@JoakimPorscheCaymanS Thanks Joakim - glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. Appreciate the comment… 👍
Haven't watched every minute yet. What does the button on the interior rear view mirror do? Thanks!
Hi there. Thanks for watching and commenting.
By the sounds of it you have the 'automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror'. The button (bottom centre, flanked by an indicator light and sensor) allows you to turn off/on the automatic feature. When it's turned off, the indicator light comes on. When you press the button again to turn ON anti-dazzle, the indicator light goes off.
Hope that helps!
Thank you very much! Anti-dazzle! What a great name!😂@@christianpratt
Can you show how to change the high beam light bulb (the bulb below the xenon). It's impossible to reach
Hello Dennis. Thanks for commenting.
There's two parts to replacing this bulb. The first part - removing the headlight unit - is easy enough, and I've already done a video on that:
th-cam.com/video/gv8-6Bh090o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=21HQH2h1fhSd3d4d
The second part is easier; it's to locate and open the compartment on the headlight unit, release the bulb mount and remove the connector. And then do the whole lot in reverse.
If you have access to the owner's manual, both of these stages are illustrated and described - it's worth having a quick read first so that you know what to expect.
I would expect the whole thing to take no more than 15 minutes. You can check the required bulb type and wattage in the manual too.
Good luck!
Where did you get your plastic tinted rear draft excluder
@@michaeljacobson4751 Hello Michael.
Made In Garforth - madeingarforth.com/
Mine is the 8mm tinted.
Tried coding the top-closure from the key at the dealer with the pwis. No luck. He even tried recoding the car as a german spec, but something immediately reset it. Smarttop is the way to go ($500..sigh..) I think the reason is not safety, it's actually that the Germans think we're just too litigious (at least that's what the dealer told me).
Chris, didn’t know the wiper trick to change them, thx! Also, I mentioned before I owned a 981 and currently a Spyder and used the footwell charger option on both without the “shut off” issue you spoke about. Is it a certain year with the issue? My 981 was a 2014 and my Spyder is a 2021.
@@robertgregory1927 My car is a 2015 build.
I >think< the footwell charger thing is not that it doesn’t work per se but more to do with what combination of ignition and locking and timing leaves the socket ‘powered’ beyond 30 minutes.
I could never quite figure it out, which is why I now use the direct approach. It’s more hassle but absent the previous frustration I experienced.
FWIW, I’ve never encountered a definitive ‘factory’ explanation. There surely is one, but 🤷♂️
@@christianpratt Ok no worries. My 911 992 socket would “time out” after 20 minutes but never had an issue with my 981 or 718…..who knows!
Hello. Any tips how to clean the rear window of a Boxster (the inside) ? It's not easy to reach this part. And thank you for the other tips, very useful
Hi Peter. Thanks for the comment.
It's not easy is it! I'm aware of any magic hack. The best I've come up with is to pop out the central wind deflector, leave the roof up, and then - as you probably already are - simply reach through the gap, and persevere!
I tend to spray a bit of glass cleaner onto a folded microfibre cloth, and then apply the cloth to the glass. And then go over the glass again with a dry cloth. That does seem to do the trick.
You can also get the vacuum in there when the hood's up, and give the carpet trim a quick once over.
It might be worth investing in one of those telescopic cleaning pads - for windscreens, or even domestic use, if you can't quite reach the corners.
Other than that, I can't think of any other (clever) way to do it. Elbow grease it is!
Thank you for this! I’m still trying to figure out how to keep my 992 GT3’s footwell outlet active after the car has been turned off so I can plug a battery tender there instead of under the frunk lid. I hear that the outlet stays active if you do *not* lock the car, but I don’t think I’ve ever gotten it to work even then. I’d like to hear if anyone has successfully kept the socket working overnight.
Thanks for the comment Dave.
I’ve yet to find a definitive answer on this. I had reasonable success using the footwell socket in my car (cable through open window; car locked) but it still caught me out sometimes.
Perhaps the 992 is different? In contrast, the footwell socket worked perfectly on my previous 997, so Porsche >do< change things, model to model.
I had problems with my 997.2 GT3 but it seems to work faultlessly in my 991.2 Turbo S, go figure?? 🤯
@@hpman911 And there we go - it really is a mystery Johnny! 😀
Try using two wheel pegs...it's even easier!
Good point! That could well be the way forward… 😃
In my '24 Cayman GTS, the cigarette socket does not power my CTEK charger, but the passenger footwell socket does. Go figure!
There really isn't any apparent consistently. I'm sure there is a definitive solution for each model, but the wisdom of the crowds has yet to reveal it. Perhaps I should email Reading and ask them...
Hello @christianpratt, what you have treated the leather of your seats please ? , Kind Regards
Hi Paulo. Thanks for asking.
I use Gliptone GT15 cleaner to wipe down the leather (it's mild enough to use regularly), and then Gliptone's GT11 conditioner to keep the leather in suitable condition.
I also use Koch Chemie's Pol Star cleaner - mainly for the Alcantara but it also works well on the leather and on most other interior trim too. It's a good all-round interior product.
Plenty of other brands and products out there, but these are the ones I've found to work well for me.
@@christianpratt thank you very much, Nice 981 gts .
O have a 718 T , but i swap the engine with yours. 😜🙏
Kind regards
Chears
@@pjmarquescosta The 718 is the better car, but the GTS does have a nice engine - it's true! 😉😀
Anyone got some knowledge about steering wheel upgrades for Cayman 987.1 ?
Hard to find correct info. about the topic. Some use Macan steering wheels etc. Just want to replace my T-shape old terrible looking steering wheel of first generation 98/997. What steering wheels do fit from newer models?
So no accessible or visible drain holes in the frunk on the 981?
Unless I'm doing some really poor quality looking, no - I don't think there are!
One thing I can be certain of is that the battery compartment is notably different to the 987/997's. How the water exits the 981's remains a mystery!
@@christianpratt thank you, I just wanted to check as I also can’t locate or heard of any front drains on the 981. I’ve recently removed the drain plugs both sides, definitely peace of mind.
@@Rico1973 It’s a mystery!
Drain plugs - 👍
I’m sure there are drain plugs in the frunk. I remember doing mine a few years back. 🙋🏻♂️
@@D992 on a 981? Hmm will have to do some investigating.
Stopped watching at 10 min after the second time that you yammered about something that you didn’t bother to show (drains somewhere apparently “. It’s a video POINT THE CAMERA AT WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT. “Round about somewhere in here…”
Thanks for the feedback Bob. I’ll try to yammer less and point the camera more next time… 😉
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