Thought I'd put a couple of pics of my most recent fettling...
Have to say I keep going back to Oz951's website as it's a fantastic resource for 996 owners. My last job was fitting the M030 kit which turned out to be a bit of a trial to loosen the front anti-roll base drop links. For the record from my standard suspension on a C2 it didn't actually change the ride height as I guess the original springs had sagged with age.
On to the steering wheel... I didn't want the usual Cup suede wheel as it tends to look crap quite quickly and this is my daily driver. I couldn't find any pics of the leather version fitted to a 996 so hopefully this will fix that problem for others too.
Only slightly smaller than the stock 4 spoke wheel
For reference, this is how far back it moved:
It's definitely an improvement although I haven't really driven it much yet. Unfortunately the airbag resistor trick doesn't seem to have worked for some reason, any ideas? I'm also seeing how I get on with the momo horn button before deciding if I'll bother getting a Porsche one. For info the 964 horn contact was just over £6 from Porsche Solihull.
Other recent fettling is switching out the wiper blade rubbers for PIAA silicone, can't say they have got water beading yet but they are silent and smooth. I also stripped the rear wiper mechanism and re-greased and tensioned the electrical contacts. Before it would be a bit random where it would park as the weakened contacts weren't giving enough current to get past a dry or icey surface, it always gets back to its home position now which really bugged me (slightly OCD!!)
Have to say I keep going back to Oz951's website as it's a fantastic resource for 996 owners. My last job was fitting the M030 kit which turned out to be a bit of a trial to loosen the front anti-roll base drop links. For the record from my standard suspension on a C2 it didn't actually change the ride height as I guess the original springs had sagged with age.
On to the steering wheel... I didn't want the usual Cup suede wheel as it tends to look crap quite quickly and this is my daily driver. I couldn't find any pics of the leather version fitted to a 996 so hopefully this will fix that problem for others too.
Only slightly smaller than the stock 4 spoke wheel
For reference, this is how far back it moved:
It's definitely an improvement although I haven't really driven it much yet. Unfortunately the airbag resistor trick doesn't seem to have worked for some reason, any ideas? I'm also seeing how I get on with the momo horn button before deciding if I'll bother getting a Porsche one. For info the 964 horn contact was just over £6 from Porsche Solihull.
Other recent fettling is switching out the wiper blade rubbers for PIAA silicone, can't say they have got water beading yet but they are silent and smooth. I also stripped the rear wiper mechanism and re-greased and tensioned the electrical contacts. Before it would be a bit random where it would park as the weakened contacts weren't giving enough current to get past a dry or icey surface, it always gets back to its home position now which really bugged me (slightly OCD!!)
