Bellmore996911

You know it gets bumpy and sometimes the CD skips upon hitting a bump. Is it worth it to have an AUX jack installed to the stereo to play an IPOD?

The FM transmitter gadgets are not soo good. What is your opinion?

PasPar2

I did this the day I got the car after pre-ordering the part from becker. literally took 10 minutes!

DCP

Depends on the year. 2003 and after, not so simple.

LVDell

Non-MOST system is a must and something like $20 and 10min of your time.

lbuckley

I'd love to do this, but I have a 2003 Targa with the Bose stereo. Can anyone comment on the difficulty and cost? Can a reasonable car stereo shop do this? I'm proud of myself for doing the amber sidelight swap the other day but that's about where my do it yourself skills end!

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PasPar2

call becker - im sure they will know

jwex16

I have an 02 non Bose. What part do I need and do I need the radio removal tools?

Thanks

DCP

I concluded that it was completely uneconomic. You can add a device made by a company called Dension (look on bumperplugs.com under products) that adds the functionality to the stock MOST system. Expensive for what you get.

The alternative is to buy a kit (see http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...&userid=cvt929) for $170, relocate the climate control and install a double din display unit, which can have nav if you want it. More expensive still, but you get a decent system, can have more up to date features like bluetooth phone connectivity and more modern look.

Dennis C

There are single DIN replacement stereo options that allow iPod connection and bluetooth, and won't require you to relocate the climate controls.

DCP

You're right. I had forgotten because I dislike the styling all all of them, although I have not looked lately.

Dennis C

I'm right there with you. I don't like non-stock head units in a Porsche. Most of them look cheap or tacky. The double DIN nav units look good - and that would probably be my preferred option too if I ever choose to upgrade.

rpm's S2

What specific upgrade part/procedure are you referring to?

Dennis C

There's an aux cable that you can buy from Becker. It won't power the iPod or allow you to see the songs on the display, but it will give you a clean signal and sound much better than an FM modulated unit.

Liceman

Buy the Aux cable adapter from Becker as mentioned. Then you can buy a Scosche ipod adapter through Apple which WILL power the unit and play music through the Becker cable. I did this on my '99 this year. Make sure your ipod is compatible however (check the websites at Becker, and you can Google "scosche ipod")
Again '02 and up might be a different story.

lbuckley

Becker's website seems to say my '03 CDR-23 does not support an ipod cable. So its either a big upgrade to double DIN or maybe a decent head unit that will fit in the existing space where my CDR-23 sits... provided I can find a unit compatible with my BOSE system - I *think* there's a factory BOSE amp in their somewhere, not sure if I have the MOST fiber optic bus or not but ideally I can find someone local who can replace the head unit with an upgraded model that's ipod compatible as that's all I really want. Suggestions? Arlington/Metro DC area?

Thanks, and is anyone else annoyed by the snow storm? I swapped out my sidelights a few nights ago and haven't been able to drive the car for a week - now we're looking at 2 feet of snow this weekend.

Drive safely folks, I'll be in the 4x4.