pete944

I've been searching for a nice CD reciever for a while.
My requirements were:
1. An honest to god **** for the volume (I despise those tiny buttons).
2. No flashy whiz bang displays (this is a Porsche, not a Honda)
3. Good name brand, low price.
4. It has to look like it could have been factory stock.
5. Blue lighting to match my LED gauge lighting

I finally found what I was looking for with the Clarion DB345.

The wiring in the car was a mess. It originally came with a factory EQ and some sort of Blau deck but somewhere along the line it got a decent Pioneer unit (which is now in the Maxima).
The harness was cut to pieces and spliced with butt connectors and electrical tape.
I ended up taking the console out and re-doing the harness. I soldered all connections ,covered all splices with heat shrink tubing, and zip tied the whole thing.
The end result was worth it. The deck sounds great and looks like it was made for the car.
I'll post a pic or two when the camera batteries are charged up.

AndyK

Nice, but it's blue with white, Pete! No amber...need to see a photo to verify your "looks like it belongs" claim

Never mind that...how does it sound??

jmporsche944

You mean its not a honda?!?! Damnit i thought I bought a honda... I really screwed up this time.

AndyK

Hey Jeff...love that photo of your car on that windy road. Where is that?? In NJ??

Serge944

I have the same stereo. Really looks OEM, I agree.

AndyK

Wonder if it sounds better than my aging Blau Toronto??

Serge944

Relatively, Blau doesn't make very good units. Aside from the 500 dollar seattle, which comes in most porsches and audis these days.

TaylorSea4

I understand the desire for a REAL volume ****, Pete. I used to have a really nice Sony with a large wheel-ish volume **** that rocked. Sony fudged that model up a few years later by giving it the bling treatment (GUADY red and silver). I ended up putting a nice Kenwood in my Acura last month. Toned down looks, blue tint lighting, and although it has volume buttons, they're nice and big.

AndyK

Believe it or not, I find the buttons, placed well, are actually easier to use while driving than a ****. Every time I use a radio with a ****, one slight road bump and BOOM, my hand moves, turning the **** too high or low. Buttons can be jabbed at, and if you hit a bump, you dont push the button.

Know what I mean?

tifosiman

You gonna be around tomorrow? It's supposed to be 50ish degrees and sunny, will take the car out and stop by to check it out. I cleaned up the car today and got rid of a bunch of crap.......

NZ951

LMAO...

No flashy lights but you wants a blue display to match the LED dash lightling! Not that I can talk, I have Blue LED dash lighting myself.

Tom R.

I like the Blau in the GTO. Much better than the delco in the Aurora. I cant complain too much about the blau in the S2 when the amps warm up and are not fading in and out.

sm

Is that rack for sale? Please PM me...

vette4lyfe

Hey Pete

i had the same requirments, and got the same head unit as well. Great choice! I love the ****...

UDPride

Another project for the man who keeps swearing hes tapped out and done with projects for a while! There he goes again!!!!