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I was about to recommend the Yokohama A008p, but it seems like it's no longer available for the rear.

I noticed when I fitted new condensers to the Cayman last year that they were made in China. Was a little surprised but didn't think too much of it. Just picked up oil and filters for both cars as they're going in for service and MOT tomorrow. The OC54 for the 911 is now also made in China, although the insert type for the Cayman is still Austria. Didn't expect this, I just assumed the filters would always come from Austria, although I don't suppose it matters as long as the QC remains the same. Has anyone else experienced the same?

Yes, they fit in a hidden section under the door opening handle. The new Focal ones are larger but still fit OK.

Thanks, I had to remove plastic from the circular part that the grills attach to, mainly for the woofer, small amount for the tweeter. Also had to cut a little from the new woofer speaker brackets. The old speakers were falling apart, so it could only be an improvement. I did use the new crossovers, but if I was doing it again I'd try with the old crossovers first and see how much difference it made. Radio sounds quite good, tapes are a little muffled, I suspect the head needs aligned or hopefully just cleaning, it's not been used for years.

Had to carve some of the plastic from the original grills on the front doors, I thought it was worth doing to keep the original look. Also had to cut some of the new speaker bracket. The front woofers are a lighter colour, but if you use the original grills it's not noticeable. One new, one old. Both rears fitted. New speakers, original grills.

Never really bothered much with the stereo but after the local vinyl shop started selling cassettes I bought a couple. They sounded dreadful and after removing the speakers it wasn't difficult to see why. A fair part of the original speakers had disintegrated. Blaupunkt marked with "Made in W. Germany". So safe to assume they are the ones that came with the car from new. After some searching online and on here, I've narrowed the replacements down to the following. Focal 130AS for the front doors and Retrosound for the rear. The fronts were easy to choose but seems to be very limited choices for the rear. Any other suggestions or guidance will very much appreciated, I'll likely be ordering on Monday. https://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/focal-access-130as-13cm-2-way-component-speaker https://www.raysmith.co.uk/products/retrosound-4-x-6-coaxial-slimline-classic-car-speakers-neodymium-r-463n-html?variant=39359218385096

I have a set of Makita power tools, so it was an easy option to add their cordless pump. It works well.

Took a while but got there in the end. Wheels ordered in January, arrived in May and finally got the tyres fitted this morning. I was beginning to wonder if it would be worth all the expense for the such a small difference in width, but really happy now they are on. A few quick phone snaps.

Thanks for all your replies on this, very much appreciated 👍 I had another reply from Yokohama this morning who have confirmed, that in the case of this particular tyre, the N marking will make no difference as it was developed for Porsche in the first place. Have just advised the local Porsche dealer to get them back in. Hopefully that will be the end of it.😊

I was going to be fitting 4 of these, however when they turned up the fronts were N marked, the rears were not. Getting mixed stories as to whether they should both be N marked or not. I'm not that concerned about N markings as I understand it was not a thing when our cars were made. However I'd prefer not to have a mix if they are different. Any chance either of you could do me a favour and check if yours have the N marks on them, and if they do, where did you get them from? At the moment my local Porsche dealer claim they are unavailable. Getting conflicting advice from Yokohama and Camskill, waiting to hear back from Black Circles. Porsche customer support have been a complete waste of time.

This turned up today, very happy 🙂 Ordered Yokohama A008p tyres from Black circles last week as they had an offer on but they've still not turned up yet despite their assurances. Decided to check with the local Porsche dealer, surprisingly they were cheaper, £557 all in. Just waiting for the dealer to call back to get them booked in.

Your garage looks fantastic. I'd really love to have a ramp.

Out of interest, both Minilite and Fuchs came back with weights for their wheels, as below. Milinlite: 7" 12.0 KG, 8" 13.5 KG Fuchs: 7" 5.6 KG, 8" 5.85 KG

Yes, came to the same conclusion after speaking with a refurb place and the Fuchs agent. Both thought I'd be lucky for them to match. How did you get on with the centre caps, did they match OK? Old wheels then the refurb cost, it's not cheap.

Thanks for all the input with this, much appreciated. After taking everything into account, weight, strength, looks, finish etc. I decided to bite the bullet and go with a full set of new Fuchs. A bit of a backlog at the moment I'm told, so I'll see when they arrive. Hopefully in time for the warmer weather, whenever that is.