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Originally Posted by judgejon
looks a little comlicated. the location is great. my wife paid about 600 to have the ipod interface installed in her 2006 Lexus. I use a plug in fm sender that connects my ipod to the radio via an unused frequency. the antenna is in the windshield and it all works great. cost about 90 bucks. I wonder what the install cost on the 996 would be.
great job on yours. helps to know what your doin...yes?
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I am mechanically inclined but have otherwise never done this before. I used the instructions from the B&M SSK which show how to disassemble/reassemble the rear console in combination with the iPorsche instructions. It took me about 6 hours to do. If I knew what I was doing, I'll bet I could have done it in less than 2 hours.
I dislike the FM integrations due to the low quality of sound and the high degree of interference -- especially on cross country trips.
With the direct link, I can get the most out of my music collection, which I've ripped to lossless audio in iTunes. The stock sound system sounds much better when listening to my iPod then listening to the radio.
I would guess that given the kit ($75) an installer could do the work for 2-3 hours worth of shop time for an install into the rear console. If you do it like Euclid has illustrated, it really is quite easy -- definitely a DIY.