Porsche Boxster 987 Roof Operation

This concerns a 2007 boxster 987 with a new rear control unit controls roof operation.

Porsche boxster 987 roof operation.

This causes the top to. That is because porsche makes the roof out of shoelaces. The porsche 987 is the internal designation for the second generation porsche boxster sports car. By subscribing to our newsletter you agree to receive emails with latest news from revolution porsche.

One is when an elastic strip on each side loses its stretch. It made its debut at the 2004 paris motor show alongside the 911 997 and went on sale in 2005. Risk of damage by the locking hooks on the roof frame when the latching lever is not engaged correctly. F make sure that the latching lever is felt to engage when opening.

F swivel latching lever b to the rear until it is felt to engage. Operation of the roof was completely unaffected so i judged that nothing had seriously come adrift. Porsche boxster soft tops from 1997 2012 have a couple of failure points. When compared to other convertible cars like the bmw 3 series i find the design of the boxster roof to be relatively simple.

View and download porsche boxster owner s manual online. 987 1 series boxster boxster s cayman cayman s my2005 2008 987 1 series boxster boxster s 987 1 boxster top issues and solutions. It can be moved up and down by hand approx 30 50mm. The roof works fine now didn t work at all before but the roof cover the metal bit that folds down last to cover the fabric part of the roof in its hollow has too much play when the roof is closed.

My convertible roof is stuck and not working can i close open it manually. In 2005 it was joined in the range by the new cayman fastback coupé project 987c with which it shared the same mid engine platform and many components including the front fenders and trunk lid. 718 boxster cayman. A single motor connects to two cables and drives a leveraged gear mechanism that raises the rear of the roof then raises the rear convertible lid and then folds and tucks the top away.