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Yeah the stereo kind of sucks but I am bit of of snob in that area
Posted by: Turbo_Anarchy (1866) on 2017-02-16 13:36:06 In Reply to: My friend's turbo has also had repeated radio issues. Seems to be a real weak point. posted by ThetaTau87 on 2017-02-16 11:00:37	Share \| Report

It would cost a fortune to "de-Bose" it. The connection between the head unit and amps is fiber optic so you have to by a $650 converter box to replace the head unit along with a $200 trim piece plus the head unit. About a $2000 endeavor just to change out the head unit with something like a Pioneer Nav unit. I have to save up for this. I don't see that I will ever be changing out all the amps and speakers but may be able to replace the sub. I am just going to have to live with it but it should be tolerable. At least it has a good exhaust note.

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Thar will be some haters but I am growing to love this thing - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 18:32:18 (1163 views)
- '06 Turbo S 3 yr report - airbil 2017-02-16 08:41:28 (633 views)
  - Goodlooking ride! I just finished up the 60k, fluids, filters, plugs. It is easy to service - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-16 13:38:47 (452 views)
  - My friend's turbo has also had repeated radio issues. Seems to be a real weak point. - ThetaTau87 2017-02-16 11:00:37 (424 views)
    - Yeah the stereo kind of sucks but I am bit of of snob in that area - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-16 13:36:06 (469 views)
      - Is it just optical audio?   -  Cash68  2017-02-17 10:50:53 (413 views)
        
        Here is the interface I found   -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-18 00:42:28 (488 views)
        
        Fiber Optic   -  GreenMachine  2017-02-17 11:58:17 (423 views)
        
        Oh shoot. I didn't see your post before I posted the above link.  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-18 01:12:22 (348 views)
        
        Optical audio = Fiber Optics  -  Cash68  2017-02-17 14:14:05 (394 views)
      - That's when it's working. Wait till it starts to go wonky. A real PITA from what I've been told. - ThetaTau87 2017-02-16 16:36:13 (447 views)
        
        Hopefully it willl just take a new head unit to resolve - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-16 19:11:27 (372 views)
- I looked at them, but the wife hates the body design, says they're ugly - SpeedTek 2017-02-15 18:25:52 (591 views)
  - I always thought they were kind of funky looking too but it is growing on me - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-15 20:14:18 (567 views)
  - lol, pot, meet kettle. - ThetaTau87 2017-02-15 18:39:15 (497 views)
    - Like I said, they're polarizing.....I don't like the regular versions either - SpeedTek 2017-02-16 22:13:17 (492 views)
- Loving my CTT. E81 Power pack (2005 Turbo-S) - Julian_Bx2 2017-02-15 09:04:59 (714 views)
  - Sweet Julian. Love the tornado red S too. - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-15 09:34:37 (558 views)
- My wife likes the Q5 but still wants a manual transmission. - MarvelousS4 2017-02-15 08:49:45 (531 views)
  - Cayenne GTS came in 6-speed and so did some of the Vr6 Cayennes. - Julian_Bx2 2017-02-15 09:38:02 (483 views)
  - I found one with a stick but it was a six cylinder so I passed - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-15 08:58:50 (526 views)
- Hey Carl, I love your choice. Congrats. - DonaldS4 2017-02-15 08:00:44 (489 views)
  - Thanks Don. Hope you are doing well my friend. - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-15 09:00:39 (471 views)
- I've been thinking about getting one too. What are the common pitfalls? - Cash68 2017-02-14 21:33:58 (487 views)
  - What Iancu says below about coolant pipes and some have had piston wear issues in cold climates - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 22:19:27 (620 views)
- No hating here, I love mine but - running_cold924 2017-02-14 21:04:20 (593 views)
- Nice ! That's the one with the starter under the intake manifold and coolant pipe, eh? :) - kinderutz 2017-02-14 20:23:19 (712 views)
  - It was done just before I purchased it @ 57k, I was happy not to have to do it. Thanks Iancu - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 20:26:46 (572 views)
    - Working from my garage, no shop yet....but getting steady work and that's great. We love it here. - kinderutz 2017-02-15 01:20:29 (526 views)
      - We hope you can make it to S-Fest West. - MarvelousS4 2017-02-15 08:47:26 (470 views)
        
        One way to find out I suppose. - kinderutz 2017-02-15 10:11:31 (481 views)
- I owned a Turbo for a few years. - Adam@FrugalMechanic 2017-02-14 19:00:46 (615 views)
  - Was that the first thing you replaced your silver S with as a daily? - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 22:29:18 (616 views)
- Heard many good things about them. - GreenMachine 2017-02-14 18:54:34 (632 views)
  - I hope it holds up as well as the S-cars and isn't too expensive to own. - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 19:03:02 (659 views)
    - Oh sure, Porsches are well known as being inexpensive to own... - UrS4boy 2017-02-14 19:21:38 (618 views)
      - About $200/month on average including all repairs and maintenance.  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 21:42:30 (584 views)
        
        That is why I paid overbook for a very low mile one that looks like a brand new car  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 22:00:05 (599 views)
        
        You did it right. Any newer car is too complex to buy as a fixer upper and expect to come out ahead.  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 22:16:17 (607 views)
        
        How bad is the MPG?   -  Cash68  2017-02-14 22:01:41 (469 views)
        
        Meh....look at it as SPG (smiles per gallon)   -  kinderutz  2017-02-15 01:40:39 (495 views)
        
        12 to 13 in town and 19 on highway if you cruise steady.  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 22:09:04 (507 views)
        
        Your problem is that every road from Burien is uphill. LOL Concentrate on coasting home. I rarely  -  scarman  2017-02-15 11:17:55 (504 views)
        
        Yeah its the stop and go and sitting idling that kills the MPG  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-15 11:43:38 (489 views)
        
        Depends on the econobox. I love getting 50-75 mpg.  -  Cash68  2017-02-15 12:19:03 (497 views)
        
        $2k/year is a small price to pay to never drive a boring car.  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-15 18:37:26 (462 views)
        
        idk, I have more fun driving slow cars fast. Fast cars slow = boring.  -  Cash68  2017-02-17 11:20:56 (368 views)
        
        Driving fast on the street isn't fun, but it is fun getting up to 10 over briskly.  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-17 12:12:45 (467 views)
        
        Cheers to that!   -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-15 22:46:40 (417 views)
        
        7700 lb towing capacity?! Rob could tow a mobile home with that.  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 22:25:07 (649 views)
        
        I am still reserving the F-250 for the big stuff, lol, but might tow our boat on a vacation someday  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 22:36:33 (606 views)
        
        My V8 gas tow vehicle gets 18 MPG without the trailer and 13 with it.   -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 22:44:08 (592 views)
        
        I get about 17 to 18 unloaded, 7.3 diesel, 15 towing 7000 lbs  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 23:02:22 (528 views)
        
        I'll have to ask my buddy what his turbo gets towing his enclosed car trailer.  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 23:38:22 (541 views)
        
        I'm just going by people I know with Boxsters that need $300 oil changes.   -  UrS4boy  2017-02-14 21:58:37 (526 views)
        
        Go down to Canadamart and get a bunch of Mobile One, retirement business!  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 23:31:33 (554 views)
        
        lol, a fool and his money... Tell them to stop going to the dealer for oil changes.   -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 22:08:04 (472 views)
        
        That's ridiculous.  -  Cash68  2017-02-14 22:01:13 (528 views)
      - Oh looky, one of the haters chimed in!!   -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 20:07:12 (505 views)
        
        Not hating Carl. Just suggesting that unless you are a fully capable mechanic, owning a Porsche  -  UrS4boy  2017-02-14 21:57:30 (627 views)
        
        How much do Audi, BMW or Mercedes dealers get to maintain their 10 year old vehicles?  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 22:38:36 (535 views)
        
        Tiguan 2.0 water pump replacemnents are about a grand. Cars are better nowadays and not as much.....  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 23:26:42 (486 views)
        
        Really? I thought Subie fixed their EJ headgasket issues in 1997?  -  Cash68  2017-02-15 09:48:33 (517 views)
        
        No HG problems on the sixes. Thankfully for us we have been doing them up to 2007 so far.  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-15 11:40:05 (456 views)
        
        I am a big fan of the H6 myself. I swapped an EZ30R into an 2001 Impreza wagon with VEMS......   -  Reinheitsgebot  2017-02-18 10:25:55 (381 views)
        
        I love the sixes, I almost wish I had put one in our Vanagon instead of a 2.5..  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-19 20:54:22 (337 views)
        
        Owner auto-x'ing it   -  Reinheitsgebot  2017-02-18 10:27:17 (371 views)
        
        I like this sound better than the H4 rumble! ;)   -  Reinheitsgebot  2017-02-18 10:33:19 (337 views)
        
        lol, Subie HGs certainly are predictable.   -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 23:34:57 (496 views)
        
        To a point I know the torque sequence and torque specs of the head bolts by heart! *sigh*.....  -  Reinheitsgebot  2017-02-18 10:38:47 (335 views)
        
        I have owned an import shop for 27 years and been a mechanic for 37, I service my own cars  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 22:25:49 (571 views)
        
        My point is not everybody has the skills and tools that you do. Sorry if you took any offense.   -  UrS4boy  2017-02-14 23:32:13 (527 views)
- They are an amazing bargain in the mid-size SUV world. - ThetaTau87 2017-02-14 18:51:38 (622 views)
  - Slightly regretting I did not get the turbo model but I didn't want the extra expense - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 18:58:48 (585 views)
    - The S is no slouch and this way there's always room to upgrade. - ThetaTau87 2017-02-14 19:12:24 (566 views)
      - Yeah it goes pretty good for having only 340hp and being as heavy as it is  -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 20:08:40 (588 views)
        
        I see what you mean about superchargers, Brad. I had no idea.   -  Turbo_Anarchy  2017-02-14 20:12:34 (567 views)
        
        6 psi on a 5.0L 928 engine will put out ~500 HP. 12 psi = ~600 HP. NP for stock bottom end.  -  ThetaTau87  2017-02-14 21:29:18 (539 views)
- Can't hate on that - my daily is a Ford. - LA-Uriginal 2017-02-14 18:37:42 (521 views)
  - We have a Ferd too =) - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 20:17:55 (511 views)
    - You might like this link - oldjag 2017-02-14 22:20:32 (552 views)
      - That is too cool! Lovely soundtrack also! - Turbo_Anarchy 2017-02-14 23:08:24 (503 views)

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