Is there a way to keep the rear wing up all the time?

[deane.barker]

I have a 1999 911 (996) Carrera with the retractable rear wing (up at 75 m.p.h, down at 37 m.p.h.)

Is there a way to keep this up all the time? I know I can override with the footwell switch, but it keeps getting retracted automatically (though I'm not sure exactly when).

[DaveBerry]

Why? Because it looks cooler with the wing up? I don't think it does. The body lines are beautiful with the wing down. At high speed, it looks bad-ass with the wing up. Watching the wing move must be awesome from the point of view of the crappy car drivers!

[Rrrockhound]

I've always wondered how badass the wing really looks. It has a rubber boot which probably shakes in the wind, so it's not as badass-looking as a fixed wing would look.

[ronev]

Yes. When I took delivery of my car, the wing was up with the key off. When I started it and drove off, it stayed up and was not speed sensitive.

I like it down at lower speeds, so I manually lowered it, turned the key off, started it again, and that set the speed sensitive thingy.

[ronev]

Originally Posted by Rrrockhound

I've always wondered how badass the wing really looks. It has a rubber boot which probably shakes in the wind, so it's not as badass-looking as a fixed wing would look.

I think the black boot looks pretty badass, and differentiates P-Cars from Hondas and Toyotas with fixed wings. My girlfriend has a 1999 Zenith Blue Boxster with the factory Aero Kit (with fixed wing), and that's the best-looking Boxster I've ever seen.

I hear ya, DaveBerry. I like to adjust my speed up to 75 just as I'm passing another car......just to see them gawk. Am I the only one? I think not.

[MJH]

You can keep it up all the time by putting it up with the the footwell switch and then pull the fuse. I have not do this but read it on another site, you may want to be careful the 1st time opening the rear hood and make sure it does not interfear with that opening.

[sparky rowan]

Originally Posted by DaveBerry

Why? Because it looks cooler with the wing up? I don't think it does. The body lines are beautiful with the wing down. At high speed, it looks bad-ass with the wing up. Watching the wing move must be awesome from the point of view of the crappy car drivers!

I absolutely agree with you. The lines on the 996 are so smooth, any wing does nothing for the looks. If I was to put a wing, I like the GT2 wing