Sorry, that went horribly wrong. Will repost.

 

Had my 997 for a few months now so had time to do a fewfixes/DIY.
First thing was the air-con stopped working. Despite dealertaking it back, leak testing and re-gassing, the air-con stopped working againa week later. So, off with the front and in with new condensers. A littletricky but back together and re-gassed in a day.

Next was drain the cooling system and fit a low temperaturethermostat. Lowering the oil temp is advised as a means of avoiding the dreadedbore-score. Oil is at least 8 degs cooler since this was fitted. It was a realbu55er to fit though.

I decided to do an oil service but decided to fill with anoil advised by a respected engine rebuild expert, namely Millers Nanodrive10w50 (normally filled with 0w40).

Next was to rid the engine of a really nasty looking corrugatedair inlet hose and replace with a nice smooth Design Tek job. Sounds a littlenicer and throttle response ‘may’ be a little crisper.

Lastly, I decided to change the rear badging. Not to thepurists liking but I like;
Before


After

 

reposted for you as photos weren't working. Looks lovely! Personally like the new badging, bit like the current model Do have a soft spot for a 911

 

Thanks theduck man. Much appreciated
Glad you like the badges.

 

Nice job and kudos for getting stuck in. I also agree on the badging looks much better.

 

Just spaced the wording correctly. thanks again theduck

 

Thank you. I think the information is out there for everyone to get stuck in. You'll know a lot more about the car if you do a bit of DIY, and most dealers are cr@p so trust in yourself.

 

Well done - did mine back at Easter. Good job to do - fun

 

I notice you left the headlights in.
Did that make it difficult to release the spring clips that secure the bumper at the top, or is the 996 different?

 

Guessing it's different - there's 4 screws along the top. No spring clips. You can remove the headlights (not exactly challenging!), but I thought, "sod it".