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  1. I'm interested in doing the same thing for a '99 996 (without Bose). If the info is the same, can you copy me on the diagram? Thanx! I have a MY99 996 Cab, and would like to do the same thing. I've got nav, but I don't know if that makes a difference on the amp option. Can you help with a wiring diagram/connector options Loren? Anyone out there succesfully add some nice sound with a sub to their Cab? I desperately need some good sound- I can almost not believe that Porsche put such a crappy sound system in, and contracted with a company who stopped updating their Nav CD's for PCM I.
  2. I gotta say- this forum is indespensable. My 99 C2 has intermettinently had problems with the top- but operation has always worked from the door. Just got my car back from the mechanic yesterday (new clutch), and the top wouldn't go down. I though I had yet another issue, but thanks to this forum, realized that the engine hatch might not be shut correctly. Sure enough- I opened it and closed it, and poof! No problems. So to Scratchsd- thank you.
  3. Thanks for the tip. Would you recommend changing the entire clutch and putting in the lever and associated hardware, or just getting the throwout bearing replaced?
  4. As I was driving to a Halloween party last night, my clutch started to make a terrible grinding sound every time I depressed the clutch. I'm guessing this is bad. Any ideas what the exact problem is?
  5. Unfortunately neither Becker nor Seimens provides such a piece for the PCM head unit. I have found a site (http://www.mictronics/?page=becker) that has a DIY connector piece that involves ATmega8 circuit boards, and the like. I, however, am quite ignorant on the subject. If anyone knows anything about circuit boards, could you take a look at this and see how difficult it might be, and the steps involved? The entire problem with connecting a PCM stereo is the Sony Unilink architechture. It is very uncooperative by design.
  6. This helped a lot. I was getting quoted $350 from Porsche Newport Beach, and I got the key from Sunset (incl. overnight shipping) for $135. I'll spend $120 to program/cut, and I've still saved $100. Thanks for the tip- I was looking forever for the transponsder/key blank combo.
  7. PCM does not have an AUX mode. Can't force it either. Can't even unplug the RCA's that go into the CD changer itself, and plug new ones in from another source (read: iPod), and get sound. The bastardized Sony unilink, with the combination Becker/Siemens disaster, has resulted in a colossal clusterfcuk. I want to use my iPod, but cannot seem to find a decent way.
  8. OK. I am trying to connect my iPod to my 1999 996 Cabriolet (Navigation system) but haven't had much luck. I bought the Dension iceLink, but it didn't work. When connected, the radio didn't recognize the new connection as a CD. Even going down to their offices in Signal Hill (Long Beach, CA area), they couldn't get it to work. After reading different forums, I realized that the Becker 220 series radio has a part sold by Becker (beckerautosound.com) for about $20 that allows auxillary input. Unfortunately, no such converter exists for the PCM series radio. Turns out that the Becker PCM was jointly developed by Becker and Siemens. As of this post, I am still awaiting a call back from Siemens. I have, however, discovered that the Becker CD changer was OEM'ed by Sony, with the 6 CD changer having a model number of CDX-T62. The magazine can be either the original Becker, or a Sony, model number XA-T6. It turns out that this magazine can be used with any Sony unilink CD changer, so I called Dension, and they are e-mailing me a firmware update to convert the existing firmware to Sony's. My car is at the dealer right now, so I can't test it as of yet. Has anyone had any luck hardwiring an iPod to their PCM system? The blue mini ISO CD changer socket (the blue one) on the back of the radio is the one for the CD changer. My guess is that there is a wire, maybe two, that acts as the sound, similar to home theater setups, but I could be wrong. I was thinking about buying a mini ISO socket, and trying different wire placements from a standard Y connector from the iPod to the socket (stripping the wires on the part of the Y connector that branches into two signal sources, left and right). Has anyone had success in this, or will it just not work? I realize that I can use an iPod tape adaptor, or an FM modulator, but I want CD quality sound. Can someone help?
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