The following bulbs have been used for the rear LED upgrade, which were fitted at the same time as the rear foglight mod – see previous post. For the [...]
April 10, 2019
Rear LED Bulbs Upgrade
996 Rear Foglight Mod
This is nothing new. 996 models only had one foglight working from the factory, but the bulb holder, bulb and wiring are all present for the opposite side. [...]
March 31, 2019
Philips X-tremeUltinon H7 LED gen2 Kit Review
Having decided on an LED headlight upgrade for the 996, I purchased a Philips X-tremeUltinon gen2 kit via upgradebulbs eBay shop [...]
March 30, 2019
996 LED Headlight Bulb Upgrade
I had always felt that the factory headlights weren’t the best, as they were the non Xenon units. Considering the type of car I was surprised at [...]
March 3, 2019
Winter Clean with Autoglym Polar Series
Wintertime with salt, road dirt and grime around is the worst time of year for a car, and the cold weather means keeping it clean can be even more of a [...]
January 27, 2019
More Good 996 C4S Press……
Only a few years ago the 996 was probably the most hated of the 911 family, for several reasons. Perhaps most hated is too strong, but certainly least [...]
July 1, 2018
MOT Time, Annual Service, CV Boot Replacement.
MOT Time of year again, the second one in my ownership. The car passed but with an advise on a perished front right outer cv boot needing replacement. The [...]
June 23, 2018
Another Oil Change
Whilst the Porsche service schedule for the late 996 model is 2 years or 20,000 miles I always work to the mantra of ‘clean oil clean engine’. [...]
December 20, 2017
996 Carrera 4S Article Total 911 Issue 124 2015
From Total 911 Issue 124 in early 2015 an article titled ‘996 C4S The Performance Underdog. Is the 996 Carrera 4S now the best Porsche 911 you can [...]
October 29, 2017
Headlight Refurbishment
The headlights on the 911 were starting to show slightly yellow, signs of UV damage. They were clear when I bought the car back in July 2016, but over the [...]
September 15, 2017
Powerflex Polyurethane Gearbox Mount Insert Fitting
Polyurethane Gearbox Mount Insert PFR57-530 for single front bush. What a great and relatively simple upgrade this is. Single mount is fitted to 996 3.4 [...]
August 20, 2017
996 C4S Getting Good Press…..
Porsche’s originally ‘unloved’ water-cooled 911, the first of the water-cooled era was introduced in 1998 and sharing much similarity [...]
July 16, 2017
Front Gearbox Mount Poly Insert
A nice inexpensive but worthwhile improvement. The OE rubber mounts are designed with voiding and have a degree of ‘comfort’ in mind, allowing [...]
July 8, 2017
996 C4S Buyers Guide
@Total911 996 C4S Buyers Guide…… should be an interesting read after buying one a year ago now!
July 5, 2017
MOT Time
Boring Post Alert! MOT time – the first one in my ownership. I am happy to say the car passed with flying colours and with no advisories. End of [...]
June 15, 2017
GT Porsche – Good 996 Press
Nice to see more good press coverage for the 996, this time in April’s edition of GT Porsche Magazine. If you didn’t get a copy, there is a web [...]
May 1, 2017