I get emails or PMs on a fairly regular basis asking how someone can add their Cayman to our Registry here or how they can add a photo with their Registry entry. I finally decided to type up this step by step set of instructions and include some sample screen captures to help clear up any mystery about uploading photos. To receive the Cayman Registry award (highly sought after) and to have your car's photo in your Profile, you must upload a photo with your Registry listing. So let's get started!
Step 1:
Click on User CP from the navigation bar at the top of the page or anywhere that you see User Control Panel or User CP. This will take you to a page where you will have a set of navigation items on the left for editing your profile, changing your avatar, etc. At the bottom of that list is a link for the Cayman Registry. Click on that link (as circled in red in the image below) and it will take you to the entry form to fill in the information about your Cayman.
Step 2:
Now you need to fill in the information about your Cayman. There is a drop down box for model year, currently you can select 2006 through 2008. This is followed by a model drop down, currently showing Cayman or Cayman S. If more models are added in the future we will add them to the list. Next select the exterior and interior colors of your Cayman from the next two drop down lists. The next field is very important, it is your VIN#. Your VIN# will not be displayed, but
PCA requires that we collect that information for verification purposes. We do display the last 6 digits for sorting purposes, but not your entire VIN. If you do not enter a valid VIN#, your Cayman will not show up in the Registry. Next fill in the current mileage and finally there is a free-form text box for a description of your Cayman. This also needs to have something filled into it, typically owners fill in their option list or some unique modification they've made.
At this point some people stop, not realizing that if they scroll down a little further on the page they can upload a photo of their Cayman. As shown in the following image, uploading the photo is a 4 step process. 1 - Click on the radio button next to YES under Upload Your Cayman Image, 2 - Select the Browse button to look through your computer's hard drive or memory card to find a photo that you want to upload. 3 - Select that photo and 4 - Click the Open or OK button.
Step 3:
At this point everything should be filled in, and the upload image from your computer box should have text in it with the location on your computer from which the form will upload your photo as shown in the following image. Simply click on the "Save Changes" button and your photo will be uploaded to the server and your Cayman entered into the registry.
That's all there is to it, the page should refresh and show the boxes with all of your information as well as your photo at the bottom. If everything is complete your Cayman will now also show up in the main
Registry as ell as in your member Profile page.
If you have any questions please let us know by email or PM or a reply to this topic and we will do our best to address them.
Common Questions:
Q) I tried to upload a photo but it didn't upload how come?
A) This could be for multiple reasons but items to check are the dimensions of your photo. The registry accepts photos as large as 640x640. If your photo is larger you will need to scale it down before uploading. You can do this by uploading it to the Gallery first, or by using some software on your PC or Mac to resize the photo. Photos are also limited to 800KB in size so if your photo's filesize is larger than that it also will not upload. Finally, there have been some instances of less common browsers not working. We've tested the photo upload in both Internet Explorer and FireFox and it works fine in both of those, therefore, we suggest using one of those at least to enter your Cayman and upload its photo.
Q) I entered information in the form but my Cayman isn't showing up in the Registry.
A) This happens when any fields are blank, double check that you have something in the VIN field and in the Description field as well as that you have selected something from each drop down box.
Q) Can I change my registry entry later on?
A) Yes you can, you can edit your entry at any time as well as upload a different photo if you would like to, although only one photo shows up at a time, the most recent that you've uploaded.
Q) I noticed that in the Registry there are 2 dates what are those and can I edit them?
A) We capture the date you first entered your Cayman into the Registry, as well as the date that you last made any changes to your listing. If you only enter your car once and never make a change the dates will be same, otherwise the last modified date will be more recent than the original entry date. You cannot edit these dates although our administrator can if there is a problem with a date for some reason.
Q) Do I need to keep coming back and updating my mileage as I drive my car?
A) There is no requirement to, but some users do from time to time to show a more current view of their Cayman.
Q) Is there some way to make sure my VIN# is correct? I can't tell if that is a zero and an "O".
A) First, there are no O's in a VIN#, so it would always be a zero. Second we have a VIN Decoder link on the form, you can go to the decoder, enter your vin# and make sure that the VIN# is correct before entering it into the Registry form. The VIN# is always 17 digits long and the form will not accept anything less than 17 digits so please make sure you enter the entire VIN#.
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