I am trying to remount my loose mirror. My discovery shows that a previous owner tried to use silcone on the rain sensor to attach to the screen. I have the mirror dislodged from the rain sensor but its dangling and the rain sensor is also dangling. I feel like these are preventing me from getting the plastic piece to adhere properly. Do you think I can remove the 2 pieces at 3:09 and get access to the rain sensor plug or do you think I need to take all the trim pieces off to do this. This is 9 year old plastic and it likes to break.
I'd be removing all the trim to get access to it and see where the problem lies and remove all the silicone from the previous owner. Getting access to the rain sensor and plug I think it going to be difficult without removing the trim. Note that for the loose mirror, there have been numerous instances where the metal tabs on the mirror get bent out a bit, and so bending them back will have the mirror be held much more securely.
@@jeffrichardsoncardiy Thanks Jeff I am elbows deep in it. I think what got me was that there is a ridge on the plastic mount and button mount adhesives are not going to fill the gap. I think they put the ridges there so that their adhesive has a channel and doesn't squeeze out. I am going to try a 2 part epoxy to re-adhere. I think the mirror prongs are ok.. if they are not then its going to be a judgment call for putting the auto dimmer mirror back or getting one of the new fancy digital jobs. Thanks for your content and reply.
@@Turbotuberx3 If you are talking about the plastic mounting bracket that is stuck to the windscreen glass, I wouldn't be using epoxy. I think it's stuck on with SMP (silyl modified polymer), which is the black stuff they stick on the windscreen with.
@ good bad or ugly the epoxy did the trick. I think SMP you mention is what the windshield guy has. I can say that it is well stuck for now. I think if I had to do this again I would just have led with the professional guy. I ashamed to admit I probably have close 3 hours in the attempts and fix at this point. Life lesson.
I'm a bit lost and I hope you can help. Just got 2013 Boxster S and FM antenna has almost no signal. Dealer changed the windshield and it did not help. I know the cable should be somewhere on the side but not sure what trim I should pull to inspect the connection before removing the radio.
The connection points are behind the A pillar trim. Take a look at the dash removal vid that shows the connection points. Link here starts where I show the trim removal, then after it shows what's underneath with the antenna connections. ruclips.net/video/Es844YoCr5s/видео.htmlsi=OQgaH5EjxwcBsA11&t=561
@@jeffrichardsoncardiy I took the antenna from my base 981 and swapped. Looks like whoever was installing the windshield damaged the cable and it looks like it's cut half way. That explains signal issues.
All cars are fitted with the sensor, but it's not activated unless you pay for the option. Or you can code yourself using PIWIS. See this video. ruclips.net/video/aZ551l9bbCc/видео.htmlsi=_Jhi9WKpSmwi-t0p
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Thank you for making these videos! These are a gold mine being a 981 2.7 owner!
Happy to help. Glad you are getting something from them.
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I am trying to remount my loose mirror. My discovery shows that a previous owner tried to use silcone on the rain sensor to attach to the screen. I have the mirror dislodged from the rain sensor but its dangling and the rain sensor is also dangling. I feel like these are preventing me from getting the plastic piece to adhere properly. Do you think I can remove the 2 pieces at 3:09 and get access to the rain sensor plug or do you think I need to take all the trim pieces off to do this. This is 9 year old plastic and it likes to break.
I'd be removing all the trim to get access to it and see where the problem lies and remove all the silicone from the previous owner. Getting access to the rain sensor and plug I think it going to be difficult without removing the trim. Note that for the loose mirror, there have been numerous instances where the metal tabs on the mirror get bent out a bit, and so bending them back will have the mirror be held much more securely.
@@jeffrichardsoncardiy Thanks Jeff I am elbows deep in it. I think what got me was that there is a ridge on the plastic mount and button mount adhesives are not going to fill the gap. I think they put the ridges there so that their adhesive has a channel and doesn't squeeze out. I am going to try a 2 part epoxy to re-adhere. I think the mirror prongs are ok.. if they are not then its going to be a judgment call for putting the auto dimmer mirror back or getting one of the new fancy digital jobs. Thanks for your content and reply.
@@Turbotuberx3 If you are talking about the plastic mounting bracket that is stuck to the windscreen glass, I wouldn't be using epoxy. I think it's stuck on with SMP (silyl modified polymer), which is the black stuff they stick on the windscreen with.
@ good bad or ugly the epoxy did the trick. I think SMP you mention is what the windshield guy has. I can say that it is well stuck for now. I think if I had to do this again I would just have led with the professional guy. I ashamed to admit I probably have close 3 hours in the attempts and fix at this point. Life lesson.
I'm a bit lost and I hope you can help. Just got 2013 Boxster S and FM antenna has almost no signal. Dealer changed the windshield and it did not help. I know the cable should be somewhere on the side but not sure what trim I should pull to inspect the connection before removing the radio.
The connection points are behind the A pillar trim. Take a look at the dash removal vid that shows the connection points. Link here starts where I show the trim removal, then after it shows what's underneath with the antenna connections.
ruclips.net/video/Es844YoCr5s/видео.htmlsi=OQgaH5EjxwcBsA11&t=561
@@jeffrichardsoncardiy You are the man! Thanks!
@@jeffrichardsoncardiy I took the antenna from my base 981 and swapped. Looks like whoever was installing the windshield damaged the cable and it looks like it's cut half way. That explains signal issues.
@@Beyond_Repair That's good you got to the bottom of it.
Amazing guy!
How do you incorporate the rain sensor into the car. Is it an additional options?
All cars are fitted with the sensor, but it's not activated unless you pay for the option. Or you can code yourself using PIWIS. See this video.
ruclips.net/video/aZ551l9bbCc/видео.htmlsi=_Jhi9WKpSmwi-t0p
Do you happen to know where the DAB radio antenna is located?
Don't really know, but I suspect it's in the windscreen.
@@jeffrichardsoncardiyThank you, your videos are fantastic really, really useful.