The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

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Re: The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

Post by JohnIreland » Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:47 am

Finally got around to calling the Porsche mechanic who did the big clutch job on my car. Very nice guy, Don Wise's Auto Werks
up in Campbell, CA. I was curious which IMS bearing he used when he replaced it while doing all the other work. It's a LN duel
row retro fit, which is what I was hoping for. So the bearing has just under 20k miles and three years on it.

Off to visit (interview) two more service shops here in my area. I don't have any space I can do serious work on a car where I live
so I'm looking into places that rent space for that. But little things like the Mass Airflow sensor would be easy.

I also got two of the radio stations to work on the aftermarket system. Just need a couple of more and I can live with the system
for now and just not talk on the phone while I'm driving. Last thing on the to do list, for now, is a minor tweak to the alignment
so that the steering wheel is perfectly plum to the horizon when driving on a level road.

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Re: The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

Post by rfo1 » Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:05 am

The previous owner had a double din Kenwood unit installed- I hate it. Fortunately I have the original single din Becker radio. I have ordered a Porsche in-dash upper storage tray and when it arrives my 01 C4 is going back to the stereo shop. I am old school and want the dash to look original.

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Re: The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

Post by B3DAWG » Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:35 am

rfo1 wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:05 am The previous owner had a double din Kenwood unit installed- I hate it. Fortunately I have the original single din Becker radio. I have ordered a genuine Porsche in-dash upper storage tray and when it arrives my 01 C4 is going back to the stereo shop. I am old school and want the dash to look original.

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I can't blame you! I did the exact thing on my last 996. I've warmed up to keep things stock. In fact, when driving my Porsche I could care less about some fancy sound system.

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Re: The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

Post by FRUNKenstein » Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:20 pm

b3freak wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:35 am
rfo1 wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:05 am The previous owner had a double din Kenwood unit installed- I hate it. Fortunately I have the original single din Becker radio. I have ordered a genuine Porsche in-dash upper storage tray and when it arrives my 01 C4 is going back to the stereo shop. I am old school and want the dash to look original.

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I can't blame you! I did the exact thing on my last 996. I've warmed up to keep things stock. In fact, when driving my Porsche I could care less about some fancy sound system.
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Re: The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:53 pm

rfo1 wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:05 am I am a person of true taste and culture and want the dash to look original.

Fixed this for you :D
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Re: The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

Post by B3DAWG » Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:20 am

Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:53 pm
rfo1 wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:05 am I am a person of true taste and culture and want the dash to look original.

Fixed this for you :D
Yea, the problem with most double din aftermarket radios is when you install them in the 996, it looks like a miniature Flat Screen TV hanging on a tiny little wall. :lol:

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Re: The new car isn't perfect...or at least the seller isn't.

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:11 am

For folks that DD their cars I totally understand why one would want to modernize. I've contemplated removing my radio completely multiple times to make room for more storage if I do the GT3 console delete because I'm not joking when I say I've only turned it on twice. Once to see if it worked when I bought it and once to see if I fixed it after a dead battery caused the "P O R S C H E" text to appear on/off over and over.

Originality bros, unite! (MY NEW TRUNK IS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR IT COUNTS OK!?!?)
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