champignon

Most modern head units I have seen have at least one way to access MP3s, in addition to bluetooth as from your smartphone. Usually they either have a USB port input which can have USB Keys, for example, plugged in, or in some cases they have an SD card slot.

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FRUNKenstein

Just do an upgrade and keep the old system to pass on

champignon

I usually keep old, original, parts, but I wonder how often, or ever, they get reinstalled by a subsequent owner.

The last few weeks I have been upgrading the speakers on a 1-Series BMW (135i Coupe), with new Focal speakers. I was going to keep the OEM ones, but they were such cheap crap, that I just decided to throw them away. There is no way that anyone would go to the trouble to reinstall those things, so I couldn't see any point in hanging onto them.

hules98

So my turbo does not have the Bose option I would like to keep the stock head unit would be worth me just replacing speakers if so what do I need for the door speakers? Thanks

fung0001

Mine with background colour setting that matches with the interior

Duc Hunter

I did an iPad mini in the dash. Waze, music...its awesome. Been trying to post the pic, but the way this board is now setup makes it fully to do. Only board I am on that is this way too.

996TT Ipad Mini Pic

champignon

In the end I decided to have a car audio shop do the actual install, from parts I had purchased. It is going to be a bit more expensive but the shop was recommended by the local Porsche dealer, who says they are the only audio shop they trust (2 different people, the head of the service dept. and a salesperson I'd met before told me this independently).

It'l cost a few hundred dollars, but I'm also getting a couple of customizations done on the install which I would not have been easily able to do for myself. It's scheduled for next week.

Road King

I'm with you Dock. I really enjoy getting away from constant bombardment of electronic media. Most of you don't know that I work for the world's largest private technology company, so any time I can get away from phone, email, text, etc. is truly a blessing.

In my opinion, the stock system in our cars works just fine. Mine was boomy when I first bought the car and it sounded terrible. I turned off the LOUDNESS feature and fiddled with bass and treble. Problem solved, it's fine for radio and CDs. I am aware that I don't have an audiophile's ear, and while my Lexus LS460 has a very nice factory installed Mark Levinson system, I have no issues with the Porsche - Bose setup.

I also ride a Harley Davidson Touring bike - it's a Road King Classic with a removable windshield and not much else. Many of my counterparts in the HD World have GPS, radios, MP3 players, IPOD & bluetooth connectivity, phone holders, and even cup holders on their motorcycles.

I prefer no distractions, the machine and the road are plenty to focus on.

While I share similar views and values with many of you, my views above are mine.

Hosewater2

+1

I have my Volvo when I want to let the car drive and have all the connectivity.

I only wish I could find a solution to the alternator whine on my bluetooth audio adapter.

champignon

I do like to listen to music on long drives, sometimes. Hands-free calling is essential for me, not in that I make calls, which I seldom do in a car, but I do need to be available at times for stuff that comes up with my business interests, and the timing of this is completely unpredictable. I don't need Nav often, but when I do, I need it.

I could get by without an audio solution including the hands-free (by using a cheap visor bluetooth thing), and I could just use my smartphone directly for Nav, when needed, but honestly these things are way more distracting than just having a head unit that can do them, at least for me. Most of the time I'm not using this stuff at all, the music or the phone or the nav, but when I need them, I need them.

Ridin Dirty

My bose is toast/volume button thing. But since i got into Porsches i have fallen completely out of touch with current music

never want to turn radio on with the symphony out back.