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By the way, here are pics of the Ignition Lock Cylinder (tumblers) ignition cylinder.jpg and the Ignition Lock Cylinder Housing (the "gun" or "pistol") ignition lock cylinder housing.jpg These are the parts that your dealer will try to talk you into replacing, even though all you...

Hey, if we want this site to do well, I'd strongly suggest that all of us start adding content that will be useful to new members. I don't think this site will flourish on just our wit and humor - there does need to be useful content. I would start with adding DIY articles to the "Toolbaggery&q...

Hey, what's up with needing approval to post new threads in the "Toolbaggery" forum? Is that just a leftover from the default settings or is there a reason I have to wait for approval before a new thread shows up? Reason I'm asking is that I'm in the middle of posting a DIY for the ignitio...

This applies equally to all variants of the 996: NA, Turbo, GT2, GT3. They all use the same ignition switch. The "ignition switch" as referred to in this post is just the electrical portion of the ignition - not the tumblers (where you actually insert the key, official name "ignition ...

Well, in irony of all ironies, Schnell's car was just featured on the Rennlist homepage as one of the prettiest 996s, and they quoted me in the article as well:

https://rennlist.com/articles/whats-for ... /#comments

Too funny!!

I guess the real question is how long until there enough people that people start asking really dumb questions so they can be snidely made fun of . That's really the life blood of a thread like this. In unrelated news, I need to get new shoes on my bomx5ter and I think one of my calibers needs to b...

Gone but not forgotten, 1999 C4 aerokit

Let's see those gorgeous 996tt pics!

What tool do you have in your toolbag that you think is worth its weight in gold? Maybe it's a certain brand of torque wrench that has served flawlessly for 20 years, making it a trusted workshop companion and also a good value, even if it was a bit pricey when you bought it. I'll start with the new...

The title says it all - post up your 996 finds here. And don't forget to copy and paste text and photos from the ads in addition to including a link to the ad. If you just post a link, things like craigslist ads commonly go away after a few days, so save the info for future users by including the te...