i saw all that and its really past my puter talents. i know just enough to be dangerous! not sure what im going to do i really want this in my car

That Kenwood looks nice. I am not too happy with the Pioneer. I am an Alpine fan but their single DINs have a white LED screen and I just couldn't do it.

I am getting use to the Pioneer and will give a few more weeks to adjust to it. I have the iPad Mini in USB1 and an iPod in the glove box in USB2. I also have my phone connected via bluetooth. I even ran the mic to the factory location just to the left of the dash gauges.

You have three options.

1. Put it in stock. (set the sleep to something short like 1 minute)
2. Downgrade to 6.2 or older
3. Wait till 7.0 come out this fall and then 1 to 3 months for the latest jailbrake.


Did you just buy the iPad and it came with 6.3 from the store? Or have you had it awhile? If it is new I would do option 2. The hardest part will be finding a source you trust for the OS backup. The rest is just like when you first got it new.

ahvent bought anything yet. doing the research first . in all honetsy on june 2 im getting my first iphone 5! not a tech guy but love this setup and want it just dont want to buy all the stuff to find out i can only play iheart radio

Cool set up, why not just buy an in dash screen though? It plays CDs, DVDs and has built in GPS and Bluetooth. Mine even has a reverse camera. I love what you did with it though, I love the big screen taking up the whole entertainment panel. If you could manage to get all the above on the iPad and not have to pay extra I'd be all over this mod. I would some how install a cd drive on that iPad also, the CD player looks out of place.

Over all awesome fit and finish, great thinking on fitting that in. Looks amazing!!

It's all about getting it to work and sounds like you did.

Ummmmm, ipad, need I say more? Wasn't my "fit" idea, I'm not that smart. I just had this "toy" of an ipad mini laying around that's really not an effective business tool as I had intended. So instead of ebaying it for 1/2 what I paid for it, I figured what the heck, put in the Porsche. As my 15 year old said to me "Dad, you have to do that just because you can". If I were apple I would be negotiating with auto companies, just can't go wrong.

Rob, I see your awesome install. Are you able to use your cup holders still? Not that I want to but just for keeping it as stock as possible. I removed the trim and just used a strip of double sided tape to keep in place for now, but from what you install looks like you kept it functional. Did you have to trim the bottom of the mount?

Thanks, digging it though haven't played with it too much yet. Will upload photos of the entire interior overhaul as soon as I have the remaining 6 parts I had redone installed. So nice to get rid of that crummy wood veneer!

I'm not really sure about the different model of Becker head units. It did come out very easily and the entire process wasn't very challenging. Any decent car stereo shop should be able to at least pull it out and show you what you need.

I'm not too worried about the jailbreak and ios 7 is coming soon, which I believe will provide most of the additional functionality that jailbreaking does now. It works great with all apps so far, the only functions that would be nice would be to have the lightning plug turn off the unit when the car powers off and not having to "swipe" to unlock the screen.

Well whoever had the idea I must say it is creative. I don't blame you for making use of the iPad. That's awesome you allow your sons input. Did he help you with the install? My father has a 944 and when I was a kid he would take me for rides in it and let me wash the car and everything.

That's what's made me grow such a passion for Porsche. Twelve years later my father and I got on a ferry to Long Island, NY to go get my first Porsche 911. It was the best day of my life; being able to for fill a dream I had while sitting in the passenger seat of my fathers Porsche when I was young to him coming and enjoying the day with me while I bought my car.

I hope you and your son experience the same kind of experience. Back to the iPod lol, I think it's a clever idea and looks flawless. I would just want to have my iTunes on the iPad and I guess use and external hard drive as my CD player so to speak.

Four month check in from my original install...

Haven't done to many more interior mods, though a few new exterior upgrades!

Still super happy with the setup. Extremely cool/useful at the track as well when set up with Harry's Lap Timer. I get great GPS signal reception, even buried in the dash, which was a bit of a problem.

The Pioneer unit functions quite well, and the ergonomics are good but not perfect. One issue I have is that while I can set the display color to a very close match to the Porsche lighting, it becomes pretty difficult to read at that particular color/intensity with my sunglasses on, so I've changed it to a blue/white anyway for legibility, offsetting one of the advantages of the Pioneer unit (color match).

Pandora and Waze are pretty much running all the time, and I honestly can't imagine driving in a busy urban area these days without Waze.

Congrat's to all the folks who did their own installs, they all look great!

PS: On the jailbreaking... Never upgrade your ipad if it is jailbroken unless you know what you are doing, especially using an OTA (over the air) upgrade. Downgrading an ipad isn't always simple or possible, as once the 'baseband' gets upgraded you often can't go back. If you want to research more (but are also prepared for some serious head spinning), look at the dev team blog.

I did have him help me a bit, but he lacks patience still at his age. He turns 16 in August and it's time for his first set of wheels. Certainly NOT my C4S I assure you, but probably a subaru. Isn't that what all shredder's want now? My Pop never had a Porsche, but he did have a '73 240Z, wood steering wheel and trim, amazing car and I cried for weeks when he sold it.

Thanks for the update and it was your original post I found that made me take on this endeavor - thank you! I'm partial to Slacker Radio (like Pandora just like the interface better) and I've got Waze loaded and ready to go though I have yet to use it. Dig your photo as well that you just posted and everyone else's feedback and comments. I have other cars and been on other forums, but I must say, I do enjoy this one the most.

That's awesome you play a role in your sons life like that. Most parents I know just put their kids in front of the Xbox these days. I'd call him a lucky kid getting a Subaru lol. Funny you say that about your fathers Z; my father had to sell his 944 when I was like 17 or so. I felt so bad for him cause that was his baby.

I tracked down the guy he sold it to about 3 years back and bought back from the guy and gave it to my father as a gift. I only seen my father cry twice in my life, once when I left for Iraq and the day I pulled up in the yard with his 944.