Just wanted to do quick introduction to the forum. Having just sold my E46 M3 a few months ago I was in the market for a nice 996 C2 Manual, preferably a sunroof delete car. I imagined that I would probably end up with an early 3.4 that needed a bit of work but as it happened a very nice early 3.6 car came up in my perfect spec locally and a deal was agreed! The specs of the car are as follows:
996 C2 Manual Sunroof-delete in Seal Grey
Extended Black Leather with carbon/aluminium interior trim
18" Carrera 5 spoke wheels
Option 762 'Market Launch' Car from September 2001
98k miles with FSH, 2 previous owners.
PIC
The car is nearly 20 years old and is in excellent cosmetic condition thanks to the care of the last owner who had the car for 13 years and always garaged it under a cover and used it weekly. Whilst it has FSH and a long list of suspension/brake/ancillary repair/replacements I think it is time for a bit of a mid-life refresh, which I hope to carry out gradually over the next year or two. The car is running strongly but the original silencers need replacing which will be carried out next week with Top Gear stainless steel items and a new fixings kit. The car will also be getting a new Pierburg water pump, a Wahler low temperature thermostat, a full coolant flush, change and new coolant cap, new drive belt and deflection/tensioner pulleys, new Type911 RS engine mounts and a set of six new Beru ignition coils.
The cars has had a suspension refresh (coffin arms, shocks, arb bushes) and alignment in the last few thousand miles, alongside replacement disks/pads/fluid and new tyres all round so I should be sorted on the chassis front for the time being.
A couple of things I would like to attend to are the gear shift and the PCM audio system. The shift is perfectly acceptable and is as I remember the standard manual box in these cars. However I have been rather spoiled in that the M3 had a fully refurbished SMG2 box in it which (whilst much maligned by the general public) is a fantastic system and is excellent for fast road driving (very fast full-power shifts). I am contemplating getting one of Alex's short shift kits once I ascertain what sort of improvement changing the engine mounts provides. Also I have a PCM with Bose (pre-MOST) and the CD changer is not working. What are my options for getting an AUX input instead of the changer? I can see a pair of phono inputs for the audio out of the changer but I can't fool the PCM into thinking there is a CD playing – any tips? I'd rather not pull out the head unit if it can be done in the boot.
Looking forward to getting to know the forum, it's a fantastic wealth of information you have here and the members are all very helpful. Cheers!
996 C2 Manual Sunroof-delete in Seal Grey
Extended Black Leather with carbon/aluminium interior trim
18" Carrera 5 spoke wheels
Option 762 'Market Launch' Car from September 2001
98k miles with FSH, 2 previous owners.
The car is nearly 20 years old and is in excellent cosmetic condition thanks to the care of the last owner who had the car for 13 years and always garaged it under a cover and used it weekly. Whilst it has FSH and a long list of suspension/brake/ancillary repair/replacements I think it is time for a bit of a mid-life refresh, which I hope to carry out gradually over the next year or two. The car is running strongly but the original silencers need replacing which will be carried out next week with Top Gear stainless steel items and a new fixings kit. The car will also be getting a new Pierburg water pump, a Wahler low temperature thermostat, a full coolant flush, change and new coolant cap, new drive belt and deflection/tensioner pulleys, new Type911 RS engine mounts and a set of six new Beru ignition coils.
The cars has had a suspension refresh (coffin arms, shocks, arb bushes) and alignment in the last few thousand miles, alongside replacement disks/pads/fluid and new tyres all round so I should be sorted on the chassis front for the time being.
A couple of things I would like to attend to are the gear shift and the PCM audio system. The shift is perfectly acceptable and is as I remember the standard manual box in these cars. However I have been rather spoiled in that the M3 had a fully refurbished SMG2 box in it which (whilst much maligned by the general public) is a fantastic system and is excellent for fast road driving (very fast full-power shifts). I am contemplating getting one of Alex's short shift kits once I ascertain what sort of improvement changing the engine mounts provides. Also I have a PCM with Bose (pre-MOST) and the CD changer is not working. What are my options for getting an AUX input instead of the changer? I can see a pair of phono inputs for the audio out of the changer but I can't fool the PCM into thinking there is a CD playing – any tips? I'd rather not pull out the head unit if it can be done in the boot.
Looking forward to getting to know the forum, it's a fantastic wealth of information you have here and the members are all very helpful. Cheers!
