DIY Double DIN Pioneer SPH-DA120 installation

[Smallblock454]

If the car has no Bose sound system or "Klangpaket" with an additional amp the speakers are always connected to the HU. But these cars have only speakers in the dash and no speakers in the doors and they don't have an amp in the front trunk.

Regards, Markus

[Crib]

It has no amp, but it has aftermarket speakers in the doors. A future project will be to change both door and dashboard speakers to something better sounding.

[Crib]

OK, so here is the final part.


Got the installation kit i've ordered containing a mounting cage and two bezels for the new rounded AC slot and one for the HU since the space is larger than regular double din.


The plastic bar in the middle of the upper compartment needs to be removed. I saw it in line with the frame, meaning in the middle of the screw holes.


The cut does not need to be perfect as long as it is out of the way of the cage.


This seems to differ between models from what I've read, but my car has metal guides on either side that also needs to come of. The metal frame is released with two torx screws.


The metal guides are attached with rivets, that can be pinched of from the inside.


With the rivet heads gone the metal guides can be pryed of with a screwdriver.


Attached the locking mechanism from the kit I ordered on the HU. Need to experiment a bit with the length of the mounting to get the HU correctly aligned with the console.

[Crib]

Attaching the cage in the upper compartment.


Connected cables and pressing in the HU until locked.


Pressing the two new bezels in place.


Changed the color scheme to match the cars orange lighting, and threw some random Porsche pics on a usb stick for testing. Three different modes can have different pics.


Splash screen on startup.


Main screen.


Radio mode


So, thats it. I'm very satisfied with the result

[imari]

Very nice...I'm about to do the same thing soon.