CDR-220. Wil it work in a 97? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

RandallNeighbour · 03-17-2005, 01:25 PM

Found out from my mechanic that a CDR-220 will indeed work in older boxsters, plug and play.

Called Becker USA and was told the following by a sales specialist:

1. A reconditioned unit can be had through the parts department for $250.00. This is cheaper than they go for on Ebay and you get a warranty and they make the faceplate look new too.

2. The display may not be very ledgible in Boxsters as it requires the unit to be angled just so to read the display clearly. For an extra $50, they will sell you an inverted face that's easy to read at any angle. Yes, it's amber like the rest of our guages.

... So, for $300 plus s/h you can upgrade your junky old radio with a much newer one that takes a whopping five minutes to install.

Or, you can call crutchfield and buy a Sony with all the whistles and bells for $250.00 and then spend most of an afternoon figuring out which wires go where.

jelonet · 04-10-2006, 12:37 PM

Hi, I'm new here so I'm sorry to be digging up some old threads.

Few weeks ago I bought a Boxster S from the US (I live in Iceland) but the radio was stolen during shipping or something so I need to buy a new one. The Boxster is manufacured in 2001 so it doesn't have the MOST fiber system. As I can read from previous post the difference between CDR-220 and CDR-22 is the frequency increments are 0.1 mhz in the 22 but 0.2 in the 220. So my question is: Can I buy the CDR-22 (Because we have the 0.1 mhz increments for radiostations here in Iceland) and put it in my US Bosxter S without any [hassle]? edit

Thanks,
Jon Helgi

RandallNeighbour · 04-10-2006, 02:35 PM

John, I don't know for sure, but I think you can. The wiring is identical.

By the way, it's "hassle", not "hustle"... they both have a very different meaning!

jelonet · 04-10-2006, 04:13 PM

Ooooppsss...

Fixed it...

Thanks for your answer, it should be the same but you can never be sure until sombody tries it...

98Boxster98 · 04-10-2006, 04:57 PM

Hi Jelonet - I wish I was smart enough to communicate in more than one language. Try contacting this company:

http://www.swstereo.com/

I called there once and the owner is a great guy. He talked with me for over an hour and all I had was a two minute question. I bet he will be able to answer your question.

aglsteven · 04-10-2006, 09:16 PM

I can only comment from my experience.
I have successfully swapped from a CDR21 to a CDR220. I bought the CDR220 from the US, and the wiring was plug and play. The only difference was that I had to remove a holding bracket to make the CDR220 fit into the hole (I learned that from Toolpants - see separate post).

In Australia, radio stations work on .2 increments, so no issue. What is really interesting is that if I select Australia as the country in the menu, then the RDS function is turned off. So I simply selected USA, and it all works wonderully.

BTW, I noticed a big improvement in quality from the CDR21 to the CDR220.

FYI, My Boxster is a 1998 model with Sound Package.