Project Midlife Crisis

[GTBrandon]

1,000 Mile Update:

The car has been awesome to drive, and with the heated seats and heat blasting, I've been using every opportunity to put the top down (Now just imagine when I can have Bluetooth and Tay* I mean Five Finger Death Punch blasting through the speakers.)

So I placed a small order with SunCoast and decided to start my Spring Break off right




First orders of business, replace those dreadful amber side markers, I swear this makes the car seem 5 years newer, and was surprised how easily the markers came out. Was a 10min job max.





Next was the coolant cap, as the check valve was stuck closed causing a tiny amount of coolant to spray out.



Then came the clips in the frunk. These keep the compartment closed that holds tire inflater, wheel lock, etc. Well I called a dealership before ordering and we were pretty sure the right part number had been tracked down for these clips, but going to install something doesn't seem right...



So I guess off to the dealer to hopefully track down the right part number as this thing bugs me so much when I go to open the trunk.

Finally was the door handle, which seems to be a common issue on these cars. Apparently, the previous owner had already gotten this fixed years back but it broke again sometime after so I had an un-erect door handle on my hands..



The fix involved taking off the door panel and McGyvering a replacement part with some of the old parts to keep me from taking off the outside handle and replacing the whole cable. 



Hopefully, I didn't break any clips but if so, I guess I'll just order 9 new ones and rip this thing off instead of being gentle like I was the first time

Much better on the door handle!



So now other than the new clips and AC buttons, the car is where I was it to be trim wise for the moment. Next up on the burner:

• Full Paint Correction
  
• AC Buttons ($150 for two little buttons??)
  
• Mirror Whistle
  
• Front Hood Struts ($20 at AutoZone vs $140 from Porsche, hmmm)
  
• All Season Mats
  
• Short Throw/New Cables?
  
• New Side Vents
  
• Bumperette Delete