awesome find! pm sent to you.

 

Obviously can't PM you back due to lack of posts... so here's the reply;

Yeah, I was so lucky when I stumbled across it... Reading the forum in German he says himself he's using magnets to hold the mini in place. He haven't taken any pictures of it though... Guess thats the best way to get it going.

I'm thinking more or less exactly what you're doing, except I'm thinking of putting the stereo (the bit that you need to get sound out of the damn thing) behind the ipad, something with half-depth and no cd, bluetooth, charger for the ipad etc.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ.../10288833.aspx

Know nothing of CAD or 3D printing so will have to go to a shop somewhere and make them create the pattern and print it, get everything tidy, and then I'll just put the pieces together. Voila.

Will share my progress definitely, not sure when though as this is a long term project-ish.
Are you in a 996 or 986?

Best,
Kriss

 

996 turbo ,03 with thin cup holder. i will only need 2 of the switch holders and the wiper delay. all of my other switches are disconnected or no longer used. tbtunes@bellsouth.net is my email. let me know if you need my pieces for the design. be happy to ship them as long as i get them back

 

What is the trick to start playing from the last song played, it always starts at the same song?

 

Not sure there is a trick. I assume you are talking iTunes music? I shut down the car, when I start back up, it plays right where I left off, even mid song. I didn't do anything special.

 

Yes music own music saved in playlists, I wonder if I have some settings on the stereo or Ipad that is screwing it up.

 

When you turn the care off, does the music pause on the iPad? My iPad is connected to the HU which cuts the power to the iPad, causing it to pause.

 

No its set to shut down as soon as power is cut from stereo.

 

pretty cool!

 

This is what I bought:


Take a look at the Pelican article for the correct pins, I had to make some changes to the adapter for everything to hook up correctly. Wayne makes it pretty simple to figure out.

 

Here is the link to the Pelican Tech article:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...io_Install.htm

Have fun! I still love mine after having it for almost a year now.

 

On my '04 996 (no Bose), and driving the speakers directly from the head unit (no additional amp), I used the the Metra 70-1784 for wiring and Metra 40-VW12 Antenna Adapter. About $5 each on Amazon... The other Metra adapter looks like it is wired to RCA plugs instead of speaker leads, so perhaps it would be a good choice if you are trying to interface with an existing or new amp.

BruceH, from the picture on the Amazon link, the antenna adapter you listed looks opposite of what you would need if you wanted to use the OEM Porsche antenna with the Pioneer head unit... it looks like it's designed to allow a conventional antenna (US style) to plug into a euro style radio antenna port.

[Update: The Pelican article says that Scosche antenna adapter actually comes with two adapters... US to Euro style, and Euro to US style. The picture doesn't show this, and neither does the description, so I'd verify that before ordering it)

 

Also...

It's been a while (almost two years) since I created this thread. While the Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS is still an o.k. choice, I have absolutely no need for the CD player. Since I did my install, pioneer has come out with a couple of 'Digital Media Receivers' (aka 'mechless' receiver'). Essentially the same as the 9500 but without the CD transport mechanism, and a slightly bigger display. Cheaper as well.

I'd take the MVH-X560BT. About $100 on Amazon.

 

If a backup camera could be integrated into this, I would be all over it!

 

I put the microphone on the steering wheel surround right below the gauge cluster. I have my mini locked so I always have to enter my pin so I can't help with that.