[TimAustinW]

Hey Guys,

Added a couple of new mods to my boxster.

1.New shift knob and boot I got off of Ebay. I actually really like the look of it and the fact that it came with the alumilook u-bend trim was an added plus. It's prewired to illuminate the shift diagram but I decided not to hook it up since amber was not a color option.

here's the ebay link

2.JVC KD-AVX77 single din 5 inch DVD touch screen with integrated iPod/iPhone, Serious/XM/Bluetooth and HD radio. Rear view camera on it's way. Love it! Got it from Crutchfield with the Boxster wiring harness for around $450 and installed it myself. Also installed the parking brake disable switch I got from EBay so you can play DVDs while moving. I have no intention of watching movies while I drive but I hate the restriction and sometimes on trip I like to listen to movies, kinda like audio books. The screen has a proximity sensor option so the screen goes black and only illuminates when your finger gets close to it.

Someone had commented in an earlier post (when I was contemplating this stereo) that the whole touch screen is a dangerous option. The opinion was that fiddling with the touchscreen would be a big distraction. It's quite the opposite. The unit allows you to touch anywhere in the screen and perform a dialing motion with your fingertip to turn the volume up or down. To change tracks or a radio station you touch and flick left or right. IMO is way less cumbersome that the Beckers little buttons.

I also ordered a metallic porsche logo set meant for model kits to put the small Porsche logo in the upper left. I love the look of the unit, clean and simple.

oh yeah and I finally finally ordered new headlights without the amber! Woot!

Pictures of new stereo and shift knob/boot... let me know what you think! :dance: