Ha, ha, Glen! Guilty as charged. :D

morning guys. time to finish the timing belt job.

tire rotation.... bah.

I ran 18.2 kilometers today, farther and longer than I have ever run without stopping in my life.
It took me 2 hours and 4 minutes.
I passed 10 miles after 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Not exactely fast, but I trained to run the distance.
Now I start training to run the distance fast.

What.....was that cougar right behind you?

Lol, :D

My average speed would have been higher if that were the case... ;)
Although with her smoking habit, I doubt she could run a mile before going into cardiac arrest....

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Ugh, kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray. BTDT ain't ever gonna do it again.

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I was too drunk to notice the details, Glen.
There were more pressing reasons not to do what I did...
Now can we please move on and forget this ever happened. :D

Forget what?

Huh, what are you talking about?
Dunno, can't remember... ;)

Playing with some LED samples I got this weekend. May have found a kickass solution to the 944 gauge lighting issue. :D Dimmable, durable, and 12v so they will just wire right in. Just need to play with the best install method. Glad I have a spare cluster to cannibalize.

the nefarious and infamous 944 gauge lights. we expect a full write up.

belts are on. ingrid is back together. battery is too weak to turn the starter. :( why does everything mechanical take three times as long to accomplish as i expect it to?

The battery is electrical, not mechanical :)

I may do a full write up when I start selling kits... ;)

I can order these LEDs through one of our suppliers.... Just need find the best way to hook it into the current light wiring in the car to utilize the factory dimmers. Would really like to use one of the sockets of the bulbs. This LED is 12v, 1.68w draw, so one of the factory incandescent bulb sockets should pull it no issue.

right. and it is doing my head in.

Sounds like fun letting the smoke out of the car would be Rev. 1 Rev 2 getting it all back in the wires.

Sidney, you are a little late... LED conversions have been around a few years now. :)

i had that happen on my old triumph bonneville more than once. it wasn't fun.

well, the car started, runs great. i think i'll have to leave the trickle charger on it for several hours.

redline in first comes up fast!

i bought some tito's vodka this afternoon. yep, it is good. yep, as good as the hype. very very smooth.

Yes, but just putting LED bulbs in the stock holes, does not get rid of the horrid VDO reflector system. The deal I am messing with bypasses that, and shines much better light on the subject... I'll post pictures later...

FWIW, i like my gauge lights dim. have you ever flown a plane at night?

Sidney, I got that and you are still late to the party. ;) I know what it looks like... Because it's already been done.

Yes. ;) I like mine dim as well.

Isn't Gauge a pornstar chick?
Who would want to dim her??

And on that bombshell: goodmorning boys!
:D

Sidney, there are a couple of write-ups on fixing the reflector and LEDs on the Rennlist 944 Turbo board.

The bad part about most LED replacements is that they do not dim very much with stock dimmer. 928 guys have attempted several different LED dimming setups. I haven't seen anything I like.

evening guys.

'Ello...

Here's a pic with a 911 LED setup. Seriously too bright.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/622087-led-911-dash-replacement-lights.html

The original write up.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/469224-el-wire-alternative-oem-led-lights-gauges.html

The dimmer on my 911 is so touchy its not cool. they are either on or off really.

If I do this, it won't be half assed. ;) I'm not into blindingly bright, so they will be dimmed. Have faith guys, have faith...


As far as reconditioning the reflectors? I did that a while back, its and improvement, but not much.

Just understand that there are a couple professional companies that specialize in Porsche, already doing this.. And then there are the kits for DIY.

Good luck. :)

I'm aware, and if I sell anything, it will just be a sub $50 DIY kit....

That means sub 25 for the Stijn thread regulars, right? ;) and free shipping... ;)

Morning, lads!

Morning Markus.

Right..... Maybe a trade would be in order........


I need to play with it a little more and make sure the factory dimmer will knock it down enough. If not, I will have to hid another one somewhere else.

You can always change out the dimmer switch, it's just a potentiometer or variable resistance... One can also add a resistor of appropriate value that will affect the dimmer as well. And before you ask, I have no idea what the correct value would be. I'd have to do some tests.

If you go adding resistors, be mindful of the heat it will create and the location of that heat.

I didn't get a call from the speaker repair guy today. That means they didn't have to order anything and I should have them back Wednesday or Thursday. I miss them.

I may take the blown speakers out of the 928 and see if they can be rebuilt too.

Scenic route I ran yesterday.


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You can run on water? :eek:

Yes, i am Jesus and i hit my knee on the bridge, it still fuhking hurts...

Wise ass...:)

That bike path looks perfect for rollerblading.