Boxster Project

Boxster Project: Auto-To-Manual Conversion

May 18, 2025 // 0 Comments

The convertible top of the 25-year-old Boxster started behaving erratically last Fall. We decided that the problem is most likely electrical, which could be hard to track [...]

Boxster Project: Hardtop Installation

November 24, 2024 // 0 Comments

It will be 25 years this Spring for our 2000 Porsche Boxster! We recently realized that we have never done a post on the installation of the Boxster hardtop. Even though we [...]

Boxster Project: Strut Brace Install

April 22, 2023 // 0 Comments

Last Fall, the 2000 Boxster, after more than 200,000 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND) miles, finally had its suspension completely over-hauled—springs, shocks, axles, the works. The [...]

Boxster Project: Dash Speakers Repair

March 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

We replaced the left OEM speaker on the dash of the 2000 Porsche Boxster a while back, so when the right speaker started having the same audio issues and we knew that, rather [...]

Boxster Project: Find the leak!

February 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

Every winter we swap in snow tires on the Boxster, because we can (and do) drive the Boxster all year round, and Boston winter’s definitely require snow tires. As it [...]

Boxster Project: Convertible Top Switch Hack

November 13, 2022 // 1 Comment

Carolyn: “Why is the Boxster hard-top in the office?” Wan: “Because the relay hack worked!” Carolyn: “And I’m sure that is very good news [...]

Boxster Project: LED Side Marker upgrade

October 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

The bulbs of both side markers on the Boxster were out. Changing the bulbs was easy, and a very simple DIY project—once we figured out how to pop off the markers to get at [...]

Boxster Project: Air Filter Replacement

September 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

Summer’s not complete without a few Boxster DIYs, amiright? Indeed I am… After the RainyDayGarage folks updated the front speaker, we decided it was time [...]

Boxster Project: Dashboard Speaker Replacement

July 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

When a car hits 20+ years and two-hundred-thousand (200,000+) miles, maintenance becomes part of the…charm…of ownership. Fortunately, thanks to EBay, [...]

Boxster Project: Dashcam Power Switch Installation

March 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

When we first installed the Blackvue dashcam in the Boxster over a decade ago, it was our intention to hardwire the power instead of drawing it from the car’s [...]

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