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Old 09-29-2019, 05:56 PM   #5261
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Nice! Where did you get the bezel? The one that came with mine is not a good fit. It has a little filler piece at top. Whoever installed it had to do some improvising. Without the filler, there'd be a gap between the top of the radio and the bottom of the center vents.


You got the wrong kit for your console.

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Old 09-29-2019, 06:06 PM   #5262
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Looks great!!
I did double din on my 996. I have to do a small filler below the bezel. Not that bad though.
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Old 09-29-2019, 07:01 PM   #5263
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You got the wrong kit for your console.
It came this way with the car.

So I found this kit at Crutchfield:

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_120999605B/Metra-99-9605B-Dash-Kit-Matte-Black.html

This should be the right one for my 2002 Boxster Base. Has anyone had any experience with it?
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Old 09-30-2019, 02:09 PM   #5264
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It came this way with the car.

So I found this kit at Crutchfield:

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_120999605B/Metra-99-9605B-Dash-Kit-Matte-Black.html

This should be the right one for my 2002 Boxster Base. Has anyone had any experience with it?
This is the one I bought, it is made by a company called CONNECTS2, they also do all the different harnesses aswell and great customer support, they know their stuff. The ebay seller that I got this from, Dynamic Sound is a distributor for Connects2.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Stereo-Radio-Double-Din-Fitting-Kit-Fascia-Panel-Adaptor-Black-for-Porsche/352465150023?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
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Old 09-30-2019, 02:51 PM   #5265
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This is the one I bought, it is made by a company called CONNECTS2, they also do all the different harnesses aswell and great customer support, they know their stuff. The ebay seller that I got this from, Dynamic Sound is a distributor for Connects2.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Stereo-Radio-Double-Din-Fitting-Kit-Fascia-Panel-Adaptor-Black-for-Porsche/352465150023?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Thanks M9G.
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Old 10-02-2019, 08:19 AM   #5266
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Old 10-04-2019, 04:35 PM   #5267
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In addition to painting my exhaust tip, and installing those awesome facelift vents, I pulled out the trunk carpet... the wood platforms underneath... and installed a radiant heat barrier (silver both sides, 16"x25' roll, The Home Depot).

Next time I go for a cruise upon my return I'll check to see if at all it helped keep the trunk heat down, and will report upon this forum my findings.

Congrats on the Quik Jack, Brian!

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Old 10-04-2019, 05:05 PM   #5268
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In addition to painting my exhaust tip, and installing those awesome facelift vents, I pulled out the trunk carpet... the wood platforms underneath... and installed a radiant heat barrier (silver both sides, 16"x25' roll, The Home Depot).

Next time I go for a cruise upon my return I'll check to see if at all it helped keep the trunk heat down, and will report upon this forum my findings.

Congrats on the Quik Jack, Brian!

Got pics of the tip and vents?
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Old 10-05-2019, 06:12 PM   #5269
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finished installing my double din head unit




I like it! After all was done with the conversion. If I may ask what did this cost?
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Old 10-06-2019, 06:37 AM   #5270
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Nice fall day for a drive when this happened.
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Old 10-06-2019, 05:45 PM   #5272
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Looks great!
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Nice little drive to enjoy autumn colors in Colorado.




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Old 10-07-2019, 03:51 AM   #5274
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Beautiful day, beautiful scenery, beautiful car, beautiful couple.

Doesn't get much better than that!
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Old 10-07-2019, 09:42 AM   #5276
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Got pics of the tip and vents?
The vents look great, imho. The painted tailpipe... not so much.

I'd painted it before... but the paint didn't stick... so I'd end up sanding down the pipe leaving it looking like ****************. Again I used engine paint... prepped... warmed the pipe... put on about 4 coats in between letting each coat dry. After the final coat heated up the pipe nicely... looked great.

Keyword: Looked. I did the finger test... running it on the underside of the tip... my finger emerging black. Quickly the gloss faded and is almost powdered. Where I run my finger... the paint comes with it. So... I'll go out today and remove the paint exposing the "brushed" stainless "look".

That said... next mod will be a chan-exhaust.

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The vents look great, imho. The painted tailpipe... not so much.

I'd painted it before... but the paint didn't stick... so I'd end up sanding down the pipe leaving it looking like ****************. Again I used engine paint... prepped... warmed the pipe... put on about 4 coats in between letting each coat dry. After the final coat heated up the pipe nicely... looked great.

Keyword: Looked. I did the finger test... running it on the underside of the tip... my finger emerging black. Quickly the gloss faded and is almost powdered. Where I run my finger... the paint comes with it. So... I'll go out today and remove the paint exposing the "brushed" stainless "look".

That said... next mod will be a chan-exhaust.

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The vents do look great! So do the rims!
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Old 10-07-2019, 11:55 AM   #5279
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The vents do look great! So do the rims!
Thank you. Stock 16s. I have another set with some Pirelliwhatevers, and powdercoated in metallic silver/grey. I sawp the sets every so often.

The powdercoater in town (who did my 8 wheels) wants to respray the silver/grey to a slightly metallic red... to match the interior. I don't know. Thoughts?

The last 2 Mustangs (convertibles) I owned (08 & 12) were silver. Black was all I had to run with. Silver and black... yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. if it weren't for the red interior on my 98 I'd fall asleep.

Red wheels. Watcha think?
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Thank you. Stock 16s. I have another set with some Pirelliwhatevers, and powdercoated in metallic silver/grey. I sawp the sets every so often.

The powdercoater in town (who did my 8 wheels) wants to respray the silver/grey to a slightly metallic red... to match the interior. I don't know. Thoughts?

The last 2 Mustangs (convertibles) I owned (08 & 12) were silver. Black was all I had to run with. Silver and black... yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. if it weren't for the red interior on my 98 I'd fall asleep.

Red wheels. Watcha think?
I'm not one for design, but I think leaving the rims as they are but adding a red accent line all the way around. Something like this:


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