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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 Spring Prep 2013

April 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Spring Prep ritual for the Boxster was completed this weekend. We swapped out the Firestone WinterForce snow tires for the Hankook Ventus summer ones, checked the [...]

Boxster Winter Prep 2012

November 6, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Winter prep for the Boxster is a ritual we have been performing for over ten years. Prep consists of: swapping the summer tires for winter one; checking the brake [...]

Boxster 2012 Fall Maintenance Prep

September 7, 2012 // 0 Comments

While cooler weather is fast approaching, there are still plenty of top-down days left in the year. To ensure that our ride is always performing up to its potential, we like [...]

Boxster Summer Tires : Hankook Ventus V12 evo K110

June 6, 2012 // 0 Comments

When we swapped out our Winter tires for the Summer ones a week or so ago, we noticed that the inside edges were quite worn. In examining our Summer tires, we noticed [...]

Boxster A/C recharge: A/C PRO FirstUse

May 31, 2012 // 1 Comment

Yesterday we took a FirstLook at the A/C PRO recharger from IDQ. After consulting Bentley’s Boxster Service Manual and Wayne Dempsey’s 101 Projects for [...]

Boxster A/C recharge: A/C Pro refrigerant

May 30, 2012 // 0 Comments

Now that the Summer tires are on and the brake-wear light is off, the Boxster is almost ready for the top-down weather. We say “almost” because back in March [...]

101 Boxster Projects

February 21, 2011 // 0 Comments

When the near-60º temperature wafted through Boston last week, those of us with convertibles started to think about the day it will be warm enough to take off the hard [...]