New Owner.. ipod question, rims question, spoiler question

[Chills]

Welcome to the board.


1. I have a thread called "Power to the iPod" where I discuss one way to power your iPod with the cable you bought. Do a search and you'll find it.

2. I believe they are called Turbo Twists. They look chromed.

3. Yes, all Boxsters have this spoiler. Depending on your model year you'll have a switch down near the fusebox. If you want you can use that to put your spoiler up and down.

Other than that there's no easy way to see its up unless you can see your shadow on the road. I'm sure tall dudes can turn around to see it, but I can't.

[tbplayer22]

Thanks Chills. Appreciate it.

[Chills]

No problem. Glad I could help.

[rick3000]

For th iPod you are going to want to buy some wire taps and tap the wire's into the phone power cable under the center console. It is pretty simple to do, I have some info. on my site (sig.) if you want to see how I set up my iPod.

Also, all Boxster's came with a spoiler, and if you want to see it go up or down, there is switch in the driver's footwell on the fuse panel cover. You could also install a spoiler indicator light if you wanted to just so you know when it is up or down, and a dash switch to control the spoiler from the dash.

[JoshMD]

Yeah you have to put yourself in a pretty unsafe position at 75+mph to see the spoiler, I had to do it at least once when I first got the car. It was up.

What size are you rear tires?

I'm determined to put 996t wheels on my car, but I've never found someone who's actually tried it.

[porsche986spyder]

I had a friend in the passenger seat look out the back to see if the spoiler was working properly. You may have to put your top down so they can turn around and see, but it's a sure way to find out, without taking your eyes off the road yourself.

[tbplayer22]

265/35 zr18 93w

Originally Posted by JoshMD

What size are you rear tires?

I'm determined to put 996t wheels on my car, but I've never found someone who's actually tried it.

[lapis986]

I did the ipod plug on mine a while ago, super easy install with radio keys and code in hand.
problem I encountered was that when i plugged the power line into the fuse panel (open fuse) i got so much hiss that i unplugged it right away. It was better when the ipod backlight was on, but got louder whn the light was off. I read on this forum that it could be due to the lack of insulation in the (blau) cable itself, which i agree is the problem. make sure you have a good ground. Chills post is helpful. Which cable did you use?

heres what I do for hours of road music- charge your ipod before leaving the driveway, when it gets low, pull the red charging wire from it's "tucked in position" just above the fuse panel and plug it in to the open fuse to charge your ipod. Some have used the cig lighter to tap into. Mine is set up to charge if car is on or off so while I park for lunch, it charges, pull the wire back out, and enjoy several more hours of music. I have parts for a small in line switch which will eliminate the need to pull fuses out and should make for easy on/off charging. While it is charging I usually just enjoy the exhaust note, or play a new cd.

I insist on clean sound and was really bummed that i could not get the system to play hiss-free music when plugged in, and this option takes literally just a few seconds to connect and disconnect.
I am still struggling with the right mount for the ipod, tried velcro on the dash, didn't hold, so I just ran the plug on the passenger side and put the ipod on the passenger seat. My passengers can also watch videos or movies this way. I am planning to modify a cig lighter "plug" with no power to it and mount the ipod to the part that sticks out of the port (basically it is a solid mount in the right orientation on the dashboard.)