s65e90

If you have Bose you'll need a converter to work with the existing stuff. Or you can remove the factory stuff altogether.

docwyte

That convertor for the 997? I figured that. I don't want to replace the entire Bose system, not ready to spend the $$$ for new speakers and amps.

2fcknfst

That was exactly why I opted to go this way, the converter was considerably less than ripping everything out and rebuilding.

2fcknfst

An update from my stereo guys; apparently the MOST-H.U.R. 955 Fiber Optic Head Unit replacement for select Porsche vehicles... DOES NOT WORK WITH A 2003, or newer system. Am getting the new amp and wiring... dam it!

ipman

Not surprised. Ran into the same thing with my MB.

2fcknfst

Odd indeed - so now I'm going old school Rockford Fosgate ... will be posting in the AM.

Cheers,

2fcknfst

So, all in! They even got the Passport Jameer/Shifter thing working - I am not sure if laser frequencies have changed much over the last 15 or so years, but we will see.

Pluses - it sounds WAY better than the factory PCM did and the hands free phone connection is spectacular; I could not only be heard clearly, but driving the phone through the stereo is way better for those of use with failing hearing.

Negatives - I have a Google Pixel phone and even though it is one of two phones that work wirelessly through Android Car Play, we simply could not get it to work when the USB was plugged in. This will require a little investigating on my behalf as the fellows that put it in were somewhat at a loss.

After I took it back to my shop, I was unable to open the car from the drivers side. Back to the install guys, they took everything apart, told me it was ready, then it wouldn't open from inside our outside the car. It would appear a little pin on the handle vaporized through the installation, so a little nut and bolt was used to replace it. Seems to work, not wild about the little nut and bolt - will investigate further with my body guy.

And finally, in the course of getting everything out and rewired, one of the factory Bose speakers was dropped and cracked the frame. The guys replaced it at there cost, and I must say the entire system sounds way better.

Would I recommend? Absolutely.

New steering wheel, sways, bushings, end links at exhaust tips going in Monday!

s65e90

Nice. Check the forums for the radio/car play issue. Unfortunately my Samsung Note 8 also doesn't work when plugged into the radio so no WAZE. Sucks. They (Pioneer) were aware and supposed to be working on a fix.

2fcknfst

Thanks, I will try and look into that this afternoon - funny how all Android's are not created equal - We literally spent an hour trying all different configs, uninstalling/installing the app and so forth; it just seemed to hate he cable.

Sure does sound good though!

pfbz

Looks like an awesome trip!

I'd say one of the higher probability failure that could cause a big delay is non-repairable tire punctures... Getting Turbo tires in the middle of nowhere can be a challenge, especially if you are running something like a 315/30-18 245/40-18 combo. Wouldn't be the worst idea to have a matching front and rear tire stashed away at a friends house who could express ship them to you on the road if needed.

It's not that long of a trip, or that remote of an area, but I used to do some long distance moto trips in very remote areas out of the country, and tires were one of the things that shut you down quicker and more frequently and quicker than anything else, and a real pain to carry spare tires...

2fcknfst

Thank you Sir; as mentioned earlier in the post, most certainly a 'bucket list trip'!

I am thinking about leaving my spare in town - after looking at it, and although it has never had air in, seems to be bleeding a lot of white, so I am not sure how reliable it may be in a pinch. I think I may put some air in this week. If it looks reasonable, and tire sealant doesn't seal the deal (couldn't resist...), I may feel comfortable with that arrangement...

Will be posting along the way!

2fcknfst

So, I have removed Android Car Play from the equation with the Pioneer head unit - I got into the car this AM and everything went seriously wonky and the head unit caused my phone to go into 'reboot' mode... Once removed, and connected via Bluetooth (or cable) no issues whatsoever; and has the added bonus that I found the Pioneer headunit GUI way easier to use. Although I may have had a bad experience with this piece of software, others may not. I'm not going to have time to try and chase a fix this week, but would like to hear others experiences, if there are any.

And my door (drivers) wouldn't open again. This seems to be connected to the auto locks, but once you get it open, and do not lock the car again, seems to be no problem, from both the inside and outside. Am thinking something may be over/under tightened, but it's going to the wrench tomorrow, so hopefully all will right with the world.

2fcknfst

New SE exhaust tips in from John@Speetech; thank you Sir, they look awesome!

2fcknfst

Flat bottomed wheel is in, and I love it! Hoping the bloody door can be fixed in a timely manner!

Dock

Very nice.