What did you do to/with your 996 today?

32wildbilly · Post by **32wildbilly** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:22 am

gorogergo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:19 am Finally posting after finally starting an account.
Yesterday was change the trunk actuator and replace the broken cowl cover.

Welcome! How did the parts renewal go? Any difficulties?

gorogergo · Post by **gorogergo** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:34 am

Welcome! How did the parts renewal go? Any difficulties?

Thank you.
Went well. The actuator had been weak and was intermittently failing to do its job, only about a 10 minute job. Insanely easy.
The cowl cover probably took 45 minutes, and makes a huge visual difference. I don't know why I hadn't done it before.

FRUNKenstein · Post by **FRUNKenstein** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:35 pm

gorogergo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:19 am Finally posting after finally starting an account.
Yesterday was change the trunk actuator and replace the broken cowl cover.

Welcome, glad to have you, don't be a stranger!

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DBJoe996 · Post by **DBJoe996** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:34 am

Well ole "tooty" finally reared its ugly head. Went over some bumps yesterday and heard a horn honking. I was like WTF what idiot is honking at me. Uh huh..me! Pulling back in the neighborhood I took a corner a little fast to see if I could make it do it again. Sure enough. So ordered the new airbag horn plate this morning and about to embark on the wonderful task of replacement. I know, I could just pull the horn fuse but..well I'm just not one to leave it like that. I'll update. Anybody want pics?

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:00 am

DBJoe996 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:34 am Well ole "tooty" finally reared its ugly head. Went over some bumps yesterday and heard a horn honking. I was like WTF what idiot is honking at me.

Heh. When our's went it picked the middle of an overly aggressive corner to make itself known. Scared the crap out of me and I almost wrecked the car thinking I had somehow not seen another car.

OceanBlue2000 · Post by **OceanBlue2000** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:11 am

DBJoe996 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:34 am Well ole "tooty" finally reared its ugly head. Went over some bumps yesterday and heard a horn honking. I was like WTF what idiot is honking at me. Uh huh..me! Pulling back in the neighborhood I took a corner a little fast to see if I could make it do it again. Sure enough. So ordered the new airbag horn plate this morning and about to embark on the wonderful task of replacement. I know, I could just pull the horn fuse but..well I'm just not one to leave it like that. I'll update. Anybody want pics?

Just did this. The hardest part was getting the T27 screws out. The first issue is you have to do it backwards and the second is a screwdriver with a Torx bit is too long. My driver extension was too wide. Get yourself something like this, its the only way to do it: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Torx- ... lsrc=aw.ds

Other than that, piece of cake. The gold bolts that hold the plate on have a wide head but a thin neck. I read somewhere someone snapped one, so don't manhandle them.

DBJoe996 · Post by **DBJoe996** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:45 am

Thanks for the tool tip! Off to Home Depot.

Post by **5chn3ll** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:19 am

Today: oil and brake pads. Also going to pull the studs front the front hubs and go back to lug bolts.

DBJoe996 · Post by **DBJoe996** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:06 am

Why are you going back to lug bolts?
I got these two tools in anticipation of replacing the airbag frame on the steering wheel
Amazon Prime..should deliver today

OceanBlue2000 · Post by **OceanBlue2000** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:26 pm

DBJoe996 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:06 am Why are you going back to lug bolts?
I got these two tools in anticipation of replacing the airbag frame on the steering wheel
Amazon Prime..should deliver today

I think you’ll want to start off with the first one because you’ll need the leverage the handle provides to break it. After it’s loose the standard set comes in handy to turn it quickly.

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