SPINNEN
Randy Stolz
Master of One’s Own Stuff “Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands, …” —‘The Village Blacksmith’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I
t’s that time of year when some of
Per the owner’s manual, locating the
us turn from driving to working on
simple twist-turn plastic carpet retainer
our cars. In some ways it’s more
inside the trunk or “frunk”, one is faced
rewarding. What is it about working with
with the challenge of removal. Unlike
our hands?
the plugs that hold the battery cover on
I’m probably one of the world’s laziest
which require a 90 degree turn to pop
people and yet I enjoy seeing the result
out, for variety, Porsche has deemed
of something I’ve created or repaired
this one to be unscrewed to release
by myself. To that point, I recently had a
the carpeting. Naturally, someone had
front turn-signal bulb go out on my 2003
screwed it on half way. So, unknowingly
Boxster.
at first, you are stumped as to which
Admittedly, signal bulbs rank pretty low (make that very low) on the scale
way. Remember, “Righty Tighty. Lefty Loosey.”
of jobs some of our members do;
After pulling back the carpeting
especially the air-cooled devotees.
pinched under the weather stripping
Given the Boxster’s mid-engine
and applying considerably more force
configuration and not having a lift, I
than might seem necessary, a rubber
confine myself to the more mundane
plug is revealed. Behind this is the
aspects (things you can see which are
headlight locking mechanism. Videos
generally easier to work on). And so, I
show men pulling this plug out with
turned towards the removal of the “fried
their bare hands. Of course my plug
egg” headlight assembly wherein said
is different! After a while with a dull
turn signal bulb resides.
screwdriver, I was beginning to think
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