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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“And you damn kids get off of my lawn!!”

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

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

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.

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!?!?)