The Boxster "Affair"

[Wulf190]

[QUOTE=KevinH1990;429671]

Originally Posted by Wulf190

I've been slowly upgrading my Boxster since I bought it. Over the course of seven-plus years of ownership I've had several packages arrive at the house to a reaction of "What did you buy now?" Fortunately, I'm usually able to sell the part I'm taking off to someone else on one of the boards or through Craigslist. So, the net cost of the upgrades is usually not too bad.

Regarding the sound quality of the OEM stereo, many people tear out everything and start over. However, replacing the dash speakers will make a big difference without a huge cost. So, I recommend that you search on the term "dash speaker" and find out what other people tried. You can always upgrade the other components later and your investment in the dash speakers won't be wasted.

Lol, was about to post the old cdr unit up for an eBay parts auction.

I will probably install a set of alpines in the dash speakers later, when it's top down weather and better sound is required. Nice that 4" speakers arent crazy expensive.


Steve, I like the thinking there I went with my wife on a 56 mile journey today in the SUV and the whole time I am thinking how much better it would be in the car

Luv2, I "had a bad experience once" involving a cup of Starbucks, a lap and an inadequate lid installation. I would like to unremember it. I sort of like having the car be so unfriendly to unwanted intrusion of food and drink. Saw a nice 911 in the McDonalds drive thru on Tuesday and went kind of

[KevinH1990]

[QUOTE=Wulf190;429731]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

Lol, was about to post the old cdr unit up for an eBay parts auction.

My motto with the parts I take off is "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

There are a lot of aging Boxsters out there that would benefit from some gently used items. Provide as much information about the condition as you can and be reasonable with the price and you might be pleasantly surprised. I understand that your CDR may not be working, but someone may be able to use your faceplate to replace a scratched or damaged one on his or her unit.

[Wulf190]

I thought about opening the head unit up to see if anything was immediately apparent. The On button would light up, but the moment the faceplate was installed, it would blow the radio fuse (B2) in the box...so it's shorted out somewhere inside there as the new one works as it should. Unsure if opening it up would get me any further than a chance to break stuff even worse or not, especially since my electrical testing skill set is not well developed. I wouldn't be able to tell what to fix unless there were an obvious brown toasty sign of electrical short or broken connection somewhere. That kind of fix isn't so user friendly.