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My 2004 Boxster S (Mfg. 09/03 Uusikaupunki) does not have the "redesigned" lock cylinder as many sites suggest it should as a MY2004 Boxster. You will want to confirm the part in your Boxster if you are near the MY2003/MY2004 boundary.
Seeking to replace the ignition switch, which houses the electrical components and the all-important spring, I found that I needed to keep it simple with the "old style" ignition switch to match the Audi switch that I removed from the car. Yes, the switch I removed from my Boxster has the 4 Audi rings and was probably first used in the A100.
The electrical function of the Audi switch is still reliable but the spring has broken through its plastic anchor and no longer reliably returns the switch to the RUN position after the key is released from START.
My first clue to the spring's broken anchor was that my headlights did not always work after starting the car. In analyzing the problem, I discovered that my wrist was, by muscle memory I guess, moving the key back toward RUN but not always hitting the mark as the spring did when it was functioning as designed.
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