Fitting Sports Seats To My Porsche Boxster 986! Filling Up The Air Con Too! COOL!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Abject failure in the last video as you saw so why am I attempting yet more mechanical stuff on this poor car?! Moreover, where do I get the confidence to go back to ANY job on this car after the last debacle? I’m clearly an idiot: it’s the only reasonable conclusion.
Yes, I have spent thousands on replacement Porsche sports seats and even $20 on air conditioning refrigerant. A monkey could do a better job but why not watch along even if so you can add your insult in the comments section at my complete and deserving expense. The Germans have a name for this type of video: schadenfreude. Really. Look it up.
If you think that there’s any realistic chance for success, you are having a laugh, but maybe. MAYBE RIGHT? Surely the idiot can unbolt something and bolt something back in?! HAHAHA! Experience should be your guide here. This poor Porsche! Great thumbnail though, right? I mean, I really look smug and like I’ve nailed it! Perhaps I did! Watch along!
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Love the look of those seats! Great job. Now I’m going to try myself. Thanks for the great channel you provide!
My pleasure! Glad you are enjoying it!
Nice work, ticking each jib off successfully. Look forward to seeing more progress
Cheers Pat!
The button you refer to should in theory adjust for tilt/height Jay. I owned a 986 S twenty years ago, and being 6’3” I used it a lot, otherwise I looked over the top of the windscreen 😂
Agreed. The only way you’re going to get that to work (assuming the previous seats had height and rake adjustment) is take it to a specialist who can change the physical plugs to get them to work. If not they can plug in and talk to the ECU and enable the software so it will talk to the seat once the physical connections are fixed.
Ah! So this lever should work electrically?
@@JAYREAD indeed it should Jay. Easy fix I reckon.
Love those new seats, and the colour really does set the car off - great when a plan comes together 🍾🍾 and great very easy to understand vid of the refrigerant fill, which now reminds me that I need to do mine 😊 I’ve just gone through transmission oil and coolant changes over the last 2 days - both of which weren’t without dramas, but got there in the end! Great commentary again, and as always, keep ‘em comin’ 👍👍👍
Thanks again! More coming!
@@JAYREAD Look forward to it👍👍 now just in the middle drilling out a rounded bolt - another nice challenge 😁 if it all went smoothly it wouldn’t be as much fun 😁
@@keepsmiling1484 Haha! Quite right!
@@JAYREAD I've watched a couple of your videos
I own 02 986 triple black
Like the sport seats!!
Well done Jay
Jeff
Cocoa Beach
@@jeffjeff4477 thanks a lot!
The seats look great now. You might need to check the air con I a day or so. I topped mine up last year only to find my rads were shot and needed replacing! I noticed you need a replacement sunvisor vanity mirror cover - I just picked up a cheap replacement (copy) on a well known auction site for less than £10 delivered! You really can’t tell the difference.
Yes, I think I may have a leak. I’ll check it. There’s a few things that need replacing. They’ll all be done!
It was a good day! Most excellent Jay. I did the upgrade many years ago also, very rewarding. Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot!
Good show Jay. The convertible debacle will be a distant memory. You charging the a/c is literally cool👊🏻👊🏻
Haha! Thanks Paul! 👊👊
Excellent video. Love the enthusiasm. Inspiration.
Oh thank you! More coming if you like that….
Wow! I am MASSIVELY jealous of those seats! I really wish I had sport seats in my 996. Yours look great! In my car, the controls you asked about move the seat bottom up & down, so maybe if you get that working, it will solve your roll bar clearance issue.
Nice work on the A/C! I did the same on mine right before the big Rockies road trip with James M. It made a huge difference.
Did you have a good time in the Rockies? Seats are great, aren’t they?
@jay the gauge moves with the pressure and temp, as the temp goes up so does the pressure of the refrigerant. good that there was some in there, as this is a good sign that the system is fairly intact!
The lever on the seat is for the height adjustment and you may need to be sat in it as its quite springy.
the colour combo is very nice
keep up the good work!!
Thanks a lot, Nick!
Smashing job Jay, got to love those rewarding easy fixes. Maybe somebody out there can refurbish those old seats? I see Iain Tyrrell do it all the time (Tyrrells Classic Workshop). Looking forward to part 2 of the roof fix. 👍🏻
Thanks Barrie! It’s coming!
Nice seats! I have those in black in my 996.2.
I'm pretty sure your's are reupholstered, but seems like a really good job.
Thanks!
I figured swapping out the seats would be a major challenge but they went in a lot easier than I expected...basically plug & play!
Yup! Easy!
Hi Jay I have a 996 C4S with the same seats. If you sit on the seat and pull the bottom seat adjustment lever upwards and proceed to press your weight into the seat, it will go down in height. Alternatively if you pull the lever upwards whilst not in the seat, the seat will go upwards in height. Hope this helps 👍🏻
Ah that’s helpful. Thank you! It may need a bit of oil then. Thanks!
Thanks for the video Jay, the low level of refrigerant is due to a leak somewhere in the AC system. This must be located and repaired or you will be in the same situation in the future. You might want to try a commercial sealant, they can be helpful. Hopefully just adding refrigerant will get you cool for the summer. BTW, The seats look great!
Thanks! Appreciate the advice.
Classic Porsche A/C fault. Sometimes one needs new AC pipes
@@peterbest5938 Ah! Good to know! I’ll keep an eye on it!
We’ll done Jay 👍🏼
Thank you!
Seats look brilliant ! How about tackling an engine rebuild after the hood and door cards ? would be great content...
Maybe! I’m going to attempt dampers / shock absorbers / struts (I never know what to call them) soon! That’ll be a gamble!
@@JAYREADcool 😎 go for it...
Seats look good, wonder was the mystery button for lumbar or perhaps bolsters? I might change my cabin filter now you’ve showed me where it prob is on the 997. Glad you got the win.
I’m told that is for seat height. Doesn’t work though. I’ll be doing the cabin filter in another video soon. I have the part.
Porsche Parts Global is happy to assist.
As I said when you bought the car, it was cheaper to buy a car in better shape. But we would have missed these videos... therefore, thank you.
That was always the point! Thank you!
Looks like your next project might be restoring the headlights…? Try the Sylvania kit. It’s brilliant.
They are most definitely on the list!
Lever is for lowering and raising the seat
Nice job. Don't forget those leaking valve cover gaskets.
I can’t figure out how to do those actually. Can’t find any information on how to do them. Might get a guy to do that!
Did anyone mention what that button on the seat does? Sit in the seat and pull it up it raises and lowers the seat. It does it mechanically not electrically
Well done Jay! Were those seats re-upholstered? They look fantastic. Well done
Thanks! No, factory. Just great condition.
Good job!
Thanks!
Nice work, Jay! Any chance you could source door cards from the same seller where you got those seats? That might tie all of the color differences together nicely such that they look like it was that way from the factory. Just a thought.
They don’t have them, I’m afraid, Tom. Looks like an upholsterer might be the only way. Or I I could do them?
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It was hard to see what you were pointing at but I think the button was height adjust. I’ve got sports seats with 4 way adjustment and that is for up and down. Wondering if you need to wire that function in as well? Did your old one have electric up and down?
Yes, that’s right, that’s what I was pointing to. It didn’t work on the old seats either! I’ll have another look.
@@JAYREAD I wonder if it has got something to do with the plastic but you took out. It would make sense. 4 pins and 4 movements. Might need to wire up the 4th pin. Just a thought. Love the content
@@nickhaslam3253 Thanks. Glad you are enjoying it. Could be. I might try that.
Good work, son. Take your watch off though before you damage it!!!!!
Thanks! Yeah, you’re probably right!
Was having the originals totally repaired and new fillers not a cost effective option. You can find folks who can match the worn leather look even with replacement leather sections?
About the same except now I have the sports seats so this was cheaper.
Did you end up fixing the door card upper leather? I seem to have a similar issue. Looks like water seeped in and damaged the leather over time.
I did! I got it recovered by the same chap who fitted the soft top. He even sprayed it so that it matched the other leather. 👍
@@JAYREAD thank you. I’ll watch the top video. Where is his shop?
Norwalk, CT. 👍
@@JAYREAD little over 2 hours.
Where did u find the seats?
Porsche Parts Global. They commented below 👇👇👇
What's the red car ? Pls
That’s my MG RV8!