Installing a backup camera was my first Boxster project for the cold months beginning 2019. Mind you, visibility out of the Boxster is really pretty good and it probably doesn't need a backup camera but the head unit I installed is capable of displaying a backup image and having it do so automatically when the car is put in reverse makes seem even more like it could be OEM.
Obviously enough, the driver's seat needed to be removed to access the wire for the reverse signal, so it seemed like a good time readdress that seat's finish. You'll recall that I had dyed the seats just a couple of years ago and most of the areas are still looking great the exception being the outside bolsters on the driver's seat. The dye didn't adhere properly to the areas of the seat where the original finish had worn completely through. My theory (that I can't actually prove or anything) is that these areas were not merely abraded away by previous owner sliding down the bolster into the seat but also partly dissolved away by lotion or sunscreen and that residue if that product prevented the dye from sticking. In any case, I dyed the affected areas again this time being much more aggressive in cleaning and prepping before applying the dye.
With the seat out of the car it seemed like a good idea to jack it up and do some maintenance underneath. As well as changing the oil I also decided to replace the spark plugs.
When I first bought the Boxster I noticed that the clear coat on the red brake calipers was peeling off and the red paint underneath was dull and faded. At that time I polished the dull finish and they looked pretty good, for a while. This time I applied a coat of gloss high temp clear paint after polishing. We'll see how well it lasts.
Here are a few more cosmetic changes I made over the summer...
My wife & I like to have a cup holder for our drinks when we take trips and my Boxster did not come with any. Holding the lid of the storage compartment between the seats open with a mini-bungie and adding a open cell foam insert solved this "problem",
It's no great surprise that another area of the stitching surrounding the vinyl rear window split open. The split is directly adjacent to the area that was split when I got the car. We repaired that split by laboriously sewing the seam with needle and thread. This time I used a sewing awl.