996 CAB hardtop
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My experience with a 996 cab is limited to a test drive a few months ago.
Since it was a brand new demonstrator, I presume it is fairly representative and was on a reasonably well sorted car.
I noticed that it was definitely less stiff than the coupe and that there were more creaks from it, which is perhaps what you might expect.
I drove on dual carriageway and minor roads. On the smooth stuff it was not noticeable.
I don' t recall whether it had a soft top or hard top fitted, but based on this I am not surprised by what you say.
Rgds, Stuart.
Since it was a brand new demonstrator, I presume it is fairly representative and was on a reasonably well sorted car.
I noticed that it was definitely less stiff than the coupe and that there were more creaks from it, which is perhaps what you might expect.
I drove on dual carriageway and minor roads. On the smooth stuff it was not noticeable.
I don' t recall whether it had a soft top or hard top fitted, but based on this I am not surprised by what you say.
Rgds, Stuart.
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Good News, picked the car up this morning and during the 10 miles or so to work, not a creak or sqeak to be heard. Porsche Chapelgate told me that when new everything is obviously tight but after things loosen up a bit then they start creaking. My car is 11 months old and has 3200 miles on the clock and when I took it in it sounded as if the hard top was so loose it was in danger of falling off!!
They told me that it should remain pretty tight for a long while[
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That was the good news, the bad was that a mouse had eaten away some of the linings causing water ingress into the driver' s footwell and consequently not covered under warranty![]
They told me that it should remain pretty tight for a long while[
]That was the good news, the bad was that a mouse had eaten away some of the linings causing water ingress into the driver' s footwell and consequently not covered under warranty![
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I have a Boxster and have just bought a second hand hardtop. I know that the Hardtop will need adjusting to fit my individual car.
On the boxster, there is a panel that can be removed to expose adjustment bolts. This panel is by the fastening handles either side. I will get this done after it' s been painted.
Wether or not it' s the same on a 996, I don' t know! []
On the boxster, there is a panel that can be removed to expose adjustment bolts. This panel is by the fastening handles either side. I will get this done after it' s been painted.
Wether or not it' s the same on a 996, I don' t know! [
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