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dcooper

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  1. It's rock solid, especially if you have a 997 C4 like I do. Even on ice, you can pass any SUV on the road at Z-rated speeds in the worst conditions. You'll have a blast. Don't forget: it snows in Germany :) One reason the Porsche is an awesome winter car.
  2. I had the update installed when it came out and I'm very thankful I did. The Big Dig here in Boston has changed the whole downtown street system. The update has evberything up to date and works well when you're driving underground for 7 miles :) Damon
  3. First is the eating away of the factory clear coat by the wheel cleaner, then the paint is the next to go oce the protection is off. It may not account for every problem, but I hold to my theory that high-alcohol or bad pH-balanced wheel celaner can cause damage. Damon
  4. Ha..I just realized we may have gotten one of the rears the wrong way (both are facing down, when the left rear should be pointing up). Oh well. You get the idea.
  5. dcooper: The calipers (and the rims) look really, really nice. I'm a little confused about the orientation of the decals though. Could you label the photos (i.e., LF, LR, RF, RR) ? I am about to paint my calipers and would like to dol the decals the "correct" way. Regards, Maurice. Sorry about that. We (the Porsche service manager and I) closely examined a 997 Turbo that was onsite and oriented the lables exactly the same way. Let me see if I can label them. Damon
  6. I'd love top believe this is possible. Touchscreen nav + real-time traffic would be sweet. Keep us posted, please! Damon
  7. That's it, really: 1) Realize that using wheel cleaner with bad chemicals / improper alcohol levels had eaten away the factory-applied Porsche clearcoat and paint on my calipers 2) Had the dealer remove them, high-pressure steam clean them in the Porsche dealer's shop (special new machine they had just got in), then send them to their trusted bodyshop for Porsche Guards Red powder coat painting and baking/curing in their ovens. 3) Order 4 of the 4-inch white Porsche caliper decals from Suncoast Porsche and bring to my dealer and have them installed while they have the wheels off. Note they are installed with the "Porsche" written "up" on front right/rear left and "down" on front left and rear right to match the "S" and Turbo brake patterns. (I maye have these reversed, but you get the idea) 4) Have the dealer apply two coats of special Porsche (or VHT) high-temperature caliper clearcoat paint and let dry overnight 5) Recondition the wheels with the P21S Wheel Cleaners (the ONLY thing that's touching my wheels except good ol' soap and water from now on!) Hope that helps! Pictures in the next day or so. Damon Damon: Could you share with us the cost of the process you had done? Regards, Maurice.
  8. Ok, I'm installed and it's all goodness. I always seem to be an early adopter that gets to find some bugs, and this was no exception. I got some bad hardware, and they issued a recall on Feb 22, 2008 for a bunch of units and mine was affected. There were a couple rapid-fire softwrae updates that luckily didn't require dealer install/uninstall (laptop and Bluetooth are all that's needed to update the Tooki's SW). That fixed a bunch of serious bugs (the last update was May 27, 2008 as of this writing). It's all finally working in peace. I have the mic installed just left of the HomeLink overhead panel. Works great with the top up. The noise cancellation is so good, people have NO IDEA I'm driving! I contacted another Tooki user and he otiginally had the mic installed in the OEM steering wheel position, and he said it sucked and had it moved to the HomeLink position as well later and it was the best spot for him as well. HOWEVER...with the top DOWN in my Cabriolet, unless I'm at a stop light, the other end of the call can barely make out my voice due to the severe noise (wind noise is too much for it I expect). I can live with that though. Even my Jawbone BT headset can't kill the wind noise, and is overwhelmed, so no suprise there. Overall: if you're buying one now with the latest updates, check the compat list for your device (I've heard a few folks have problems parining or getting functioinality on some devices) and you should be good to go. I also added the Porsche multi-function steering wheel (I have a Tip so it also has gear shift buttons) and it all works great. I can control the telephone functions from the steering wheel, and since I have the Nav-TV iPod OP-iP unit as well, that my iPhone mounts into, I have iPod from my phone and full funcytionality of my iPhone, and the main controls are from the steering wheel. Hope this helps someone looking to marry the iPhone and 997. They're GREAT together :) Damon
  9. I got the calipers painted guards red via the Porsche dealer at their trusted paint shop contractor and they powder coatred them, nbaked them in the oven to cure, etc. They look awesome. Next up is the Porsche white logo and high-temperature VHT clear coat application over that. I'll post pics when it's all done. Should look high-gloss and identical to the "S" brakes. Damon
  10. Wheel cleaner is likely the culprit. Wheel cleaner = evil. Damon has the car been tracked ? This is normal for calipars that get v.hot (re tracked car) - not normal for even fast road use. Are the rears the same as the fronts ?
  11. I've come to realize from talking to the dealer that brake pad squeeling (assuming you have plenty of meat still on the pads) and caliper paint fading can be caused by: Wheel cleaner. It's evil. It faded my brake calipers to a dull milky white/grey from black and I'm now getting my calipers re-painted as a result, at a cost of about $400.00 per pair. Since I'm repainting anyway, I'm going gloss Porsche Guards Red + adding black Porsche caliper logos I got from Suncoast Motors and doing clear coat on top of that. One very expensive lesson, unfortunately. Damon
  12. One note for brake squeeling I've come to realize from talking to the dealker that could be the culprit, assuming you have plenty of meat still on the pads: Wheel cleaner. It's evil. It faded my brake calipers to a dull milky white/grey from black and I'm now getting my calipers re-painted as a result, at a cost of about $400.00 per pair. Since I'm repainting anyway, I'm going gloss Porsche Guards Red + adding black Porsche caliper logos I got from Suncoast Motors and doing clear coat on top of that. One very expensive lesson. Damon
  13. Sadly, I can't see anythig to do with traffic yet either. Of course, I haven't actually NAVIGATED into a trafic jam yet to see what might happen, but it doesn't look hopeful. Damon
  14. Install happening at the dealer now (with a bunch of other stuff getting done). I should be able to post this weekend on how well it works. Damon
  15. Yeah, but I'm living in Boston, MA now, so that probably doesn't help ya :) Damon
  16. I'm not sure if this is how this works, but here are the FM radio-based TMC taffic data broadbast stations in the USA: http://www.realtimetraffic.net/StationList.pdf. I'm going to try tuning to one of them that's local and select the PCM's "Traffic Program" option to see if that's the ticket. That would be sweet if that's all it is. If someone has a chance to try this out that has the new Nav already (or at least factory nav + PCM 2.1 Level B/C), please post here and let us know if this gives you traffic overlays..... Damon
  17. Yes, correct. And the C4 Cabriolet is a tiny bit wider still. (I have a 2006 C4 Cab). Damon
  18. FYI: the Porsche part number is 997.044.901.51. The dealer says it'll likely be in the $300-$500 range. Damon
  19. Someone pointed this out in another thread, but I think it deserves it's own topic, it's that good.... In TSB 32/07, it states that "Where there are TMC ("Traffic Message Channel") info available, road sections for which traffic-related delays have been reported are displayed graphically on the map". The update does not require the telephone module of satellite radio module to work, apperently, and I found that FM-radio based TMS is what Clear Channel and others broadcast here in the US (in addition to the dedicated XM and proposed Sirius TMS channels). So....in theory, we should ACTUALLY get real-time traffic overlays with PCM 2.1 Level B/C and the Nav update! This is great news, and I hope this is reality! I've placed my order with my dealer! BTW, coverage areas can be seen here: http://www.realtimetraffic.net/. Click on "Coverage" and find your area on the map. These guys are somehow hooked up with Clear Channel FM radio broadcasting of RDS / TMS info. They mention a $15/year fee, but I can't understand how that can be enforced over FM broadcast. Anyway, should be interesting, especially with our built-in "Divert" button on the PCM Nav! If you see a "red" road ahead, hit "Divert"! Damon
  20. I found that FM-RDS based TMS is what Clear Channel and others broadcast here in the US (in addition to the dedicated XM and proposed Sirius TMS channels). So....in theory, we should ACTUALLY get real-time traffic overlays with PCM 2.1 Level B/C and the Nav update! This is great news, and I hope this is reality! I've placed my order with my dealer! BTW, coverage areas can be seen here: http://www.realtimetraffic.net/. Click on "Coverage" and find your area on the map. These guys are somehow hooked up with Clear Channel FM radio broadcasting of RDS / TMS info. They mention a $15/year fee, but I can't understand how that can be enforced over FM broadcast. Anyway, should be interesting, especially with our built-in "Divert" button on the PCM Nav! If you see a "red" road ahead, hit "Divert"! Damon
  21. Traffic info? I guess I'm one of those without "traffic info"! You have my full attention now! What do you mean? Damon
  22. Just got the Porsche Multi-Function steering wheel and Nav-TV's "Tooki" PCM-integrated Bluetooth unit installed in my 997 C4 Cab at Porsche Nashua in N.H. These guys are really, really good. Let me just say that it's an AWESOME combination and it's completely OEM/invisible, which is great. The multi-function steering wheel's telephone controls now operate my iPhone, mounted in a cradle to the right of the PCM, and 99% of the Porsche Telephone Kit functionality works now on my PCM but with my iPhone. The keypad is active, the on hook/offhook work, I have my phonebook automatically sync'd in the PCM, and there's nothing I have to do. I start the car and "ATT" and the number of bars for signal strength show up, even if my phone is in my pocket buried somewhere, like it normally is when I get in the car. Once I updated the iPhone's software to 1.1.4 (1.1.3 had an issue where the Bluetooth service would crash when Tooki downloaded the address book), and updated the Tooki software to the latest (you just download a simple utility and update the software using Bluetooth on a laptop near your car, all is well. I had looked at the multi-function steering wheel before, but couldn't justify it since the PCM was so close by, but with the telephone controls working now, man, it's a real pleasure to have everything so close at hand. I had the Tooki little black microphone installed above on the light cluster in the center. I'm told it's very clear and I can be heard with only slight road noise at 70MPH (top up of course!) I had heard from others that mounting in the OEM Telephone Kit location inside the steering column didn't pick up very well and the best spot was above. The audio while on a call comes oiut the right speakers and sounds excellent. Note that I did not have the Porsche Telephone Kit before starting this. I bought the steering wheel and Nav-TV upgrade at Suncoast motors online and brought the parts to my dealer (Porsche Nashua) and they got everything working in just a few hours. I'm very pleased with the result. Regards, Damon
  23. I've got a 2006 997 C4 Cab still under the original warranty and I intend to keep the car for many years to come, and I am wondering if I should investigate the Porsche extended warranty options. Anyone have anyt thoughts/info/experience with Porsche's extended warranty program? I'm told by the dealer there are many options as long as the car is still under the original warranty (which it is). Thanks in advance! Damon
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