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hi,
i was hoping for some advice on fitting a new becker traffic pro 7945 to a 1999 996.
has anyone done this or had experience fitting other aftermarket becker traffic pro systems?
is it a simple swap over?
also, has anyone upgraded the speakers without changing the original housing units? if so with what?
many thanks
antony
i was hoping for some advice on fitting a new becker traffic pro 7945 to a 1999 996.
has anyone done this or had experience fitting other aftermarket becker traffic pro systems?
is it a simple swap over?
also, has anyone upgraded the speakers without changing the original housing units? if so with what?
many thanks
antony
Carrera2 said:
Just fitted one of those to my cdr22. Works pretty well and was a doddle to install.
pretty well..? you dont sound too impressed?
did you have to do anything at all to the wiring (power loop back to cdchanger?) or plug it straight in?
thank you!
>> Edited by antonyb on Thursday 6th October 10:23
Well the sounds quality's fine it's just that I was expecting a bit more functionality from the head unit. It's not very straightforward navigating the ipods menu from the HU and so I just tend to select a playlist manually then skip through tracks using the RHS button on the HU.
I was also hoping it would display the track name etc but alas it's not the case.
I'd still recommend it - for £99 it's worth it just to get the cds out of the car and the fitting couldn't be simpler.
I was also hoping it would display the track name etc but alas it's not the case.
I'd still recommend it - for £99 it's worth it just to get the cds out of the car and the fitting couldn't be simpler.
Antony,
Had the same unit fitted in my '99 Cab just on a month ago. The company I bought the unit, and the Silverstone CD Interchanger, from also provided a fitting service for £110 so I took advantage of that. It took the guy about 2 1/2 hours and I kept an eye on what he was up to.
Fitting of the unit it'self is fairly easy via ISO plugs. Start by taking out the Climate Control panel and then remove the exsisting radio. Removal of the Climate Control panel gives better access to the radio. There was some bodged wiring where a previous aftermaket had been fitted but he sorted that out without any problems. You do need to connect the GAL wire (speedo) and reverse switch but both are part of the wiring loom. Can't remember the colours but an OPC will advise.
The SatNav aerial was fitted under the near side dash speaker via it's magnet. Just take out the speaker, fit the aerial onto a metal surface, run the cable to the unit and replace the cable. He worked from above the passenger footwell to feed the cable through.
Microphone was fitted to the central consol which houses the alarm sensors above the rear view mirror. You need to pry out the 2 sensor covers to access the screws to remove the consol. Then remove the sun visor. This has a plug to the far right. Pry the plug and then you can access the screw for the visor. Feed the wire along the top and refit the bits. The mike sticks with double sided sticky pad which is supplied. Pull off the door trim from the sun visor down to where the wire can enter above the drivers footwell and then feed the wire into the gap and replace the trim. Initially the trim didn't want to move but with a little persuasion it cam off. He then fed the lead to the back of the unit via the drivers footwell.
Once everything is wired up do the checks that all is working and then slide the unit into the hole. Mine was catching at the bottom of the back but you just have to get your hand in the Climate hole and you can lift the unit enough to get it in.
Once fitted it needs to have the security code put in and then the set up disc should be inserted to change the language to English. Default is German. Without using the disc you can change certain functions from German to English but not all, as I found out when my first incoming call was announced in German. The disc loads the full language in about 4 minutes. All instructions are in the manuals. Don't cut corners like I did.
You then need to calibrate the SatNav which is all explained in the manual and can be done with a short drive whilst the unit goes through it's calibration routine.
Jobs a good 'un.
It is a very good piece of kit which looks like OEM, the main reason I went for Becker.
A couple of minor frustrations is that I had to load my phone address book into the Becker 1 entry at a time. I only had 94 entries but it still takes a while. Sound quality from all sources is excellent but do use the Becker Surround sound option. It improves things dramatically. There are lots of options so play around until you get the sound that suits you. The only other issue I have is with the SatNav and setting the destination post code. It will not take a complete post code ie. TN27 9RS can only be input as TN27 9. I find it better to use street names and then the spread of numbers option, 1-11, 12-22, etc.
The unit has so many functions, including voice control, and in the short time I've had it in the car I've not even scratched the surface of what it can do but I guess that will come in time.
If your good at audio installation then I didn't think it was too difficult a process. I would however be quite happy to pay £110 again to have an expert do it. If he breaks something, he pays. Have a look under Becker on e.bay. There is a company advertising a fitting service there. Alternatively contact a local and trusted ICE centre to see what they would charge.
Enjoy your unit and good luck if you decide to fit yourself.
Had the same unit fitted in my '99 Cab just on a month ago. The company I bought the unit, and the Silverstone CD Interchanger, from also provided a fitting service for £110 so I took advantage of that. It took the guy about 2 1/2 hours and I kept an eye on what he was up to.
Fitting of the unit it'self is fairly easy via ISO plugs. Start by taking out the Climate Control panel and then remove the exsisting radio. Removal of the Climate Control panel gives better access to the radio. There was some bodged wiring where a previous aftermaket had been fitted but he sorted that out without any problems. You do need to connect the GAL wire (speedo) and reverse switch but both are part of the wiring loom. Can't remember the colours but an OPC will advise.
The SatNav aerial was fitted under the near side dash speaker via it's magnet. Just take out the speaker, fit the aerial onto a metal surface, run the cable to the unit and replace the cable. He worked from above the passenger footwell to feed the cable through.
Microphone was fitted to the central consol which houses the alarm sensors above the rear view mirror. You need to pry out the 2 sensor covers to access the screws to remove the consol. Then remove the sun visor. This has a plug to the far right. Pry the plug and then you can access the screw for the visor. Feed the wire along the top and refit the bits. The mike sticks with double sided sticky pad which is supplied. Pull off the door trim from the sun visor down to where the wire can enter above the drivers footwell and then feed the wire into the gap and replace the trim. Initially the trim didn't want to move but with a little persuasion it cam off. He then fed the lead to the back of the unit via the drivers footwell.
Once everything is wired up do the checks that all is working and then slide the unit into the hole. Mine was catching at the bottom of the back but you just have to get your hand in the Climate hole and you can lift the unit enough to get it in.
Once fitted it needs to have the security code put in and then the set up disc should be inserted to change the language to English. Default is German. Without using the disc you can change certain functions from German to English but not all, as I found out when my first incoming call was announced in German. The disc loads the full language in about 4 minutes. All instructions are in the manuals. Don't cut corners like I did.
You then need to calibrate the SatNav which is all explained in the manual and can be done with a short drive whilst the unit goes through it's calibration routine.
Jobs a good 'un.
It is a very good piece of kit which looks like OEM, the main reason I went for Becker.
A couple of minor frustrations is that I had to load my phone address book into the Becker 1 entry at a time. I only had 94 entries but it still takes a while. Sound quality from all sources is excellent but do use the Becker Surround sound option. It improves things dramatically. There are lots of options so play around until you get the sound that suits you. The only other issue I have is with the SatNav and setting the destination post code. It will not take a complete post code ie. TN27 9RS can only be input as TN27 9. I find it better to use street names and then the spread of numbers option, 1-11, 12-22, etc.
The unit has so many functions, including voice control, and in the short time I've had it in the car I've not even scratched the surface of what it can do but I guess that will come in time.
If your good at audio installation then I didn't think it was too difficult a process. I would however be quite happy to pay £110 again to have an expert do it. If he breaks something, he pays. Have a look under Becker on e.bay. There is a company advertising a fitting service there. Alternatively contact a local and trusted ICE centre to see what they would charge.
Enjoy your unit and good luck if you decide to fit yourself.
Left the speakers as is. The car was originaly supplied with an upgraded sound system including amp. Although the original Porsche Head Unit and CD Changer were no longer present it still had the amp and the wiring for the CD changer in situ. My assumption is that the speakers are as originally provided.
That doesn't mean to say they could not be improved upon with Infinty or similar but you local ICE man will be able to recommend sutiable upgrades that would fit in the original locations.
By the way, are you fitting a CD changer or do you have one in place. It's quite useful as you can leave the SatNav CD in the single CD slot all the time and still play CD's from the changer. The benefit of having the SatNav in place all the time is when you program further routes you do not have to mess around with CD changing. It's not a problem if you use the MP3 player option. That takes Compact Flash Cards and you can get plenty of CD's on a 2gig card. You can also leave the Nav CD in all the time.
That doesn't mean to say they could not be improved upon with Infinty or similar but you local ICE man will be able to recommend sutiable upgrades that would fit in the original locations.
By the way, are you fitting a CD changer or do you have one in place. It's quite useful as you can leave the SatNav CD in the single CD slot all the time and still play CD's from the changer. The benefit of having the SatNav in place all the time is when you program further routes you do not have to mess around with CD changing. It's not a problem if you use the MP3 player option. That takes Compact Flash Cards and you can get plenty of CD's on a 2gig card. You can also leave the Nav CD in all the time.
My 1 gig was expensive enough in the scheme of things. You must be made of money 
actually no, i wish i was made of money... although i probably wouldnt be much of me left to type Ant,
Just thought. Have you actually bought the 7945 yet. If you haven't you may be interested in a couple of newer models they are about to bring out. Attached link may be useful
www.caraudiodiscount.com/acatalog/becker_navigation_bluetooth.html
I liked the look of both the 7941 and the 7944. Seem to do everything the 7945 does with more countries and a more graphical and colourful display.
Just a thought.
Just thought. Have you actually bought the 7945 yet. If you haven't you may be interested in a couple of newer models they are about to bring out. Attached link may be useful
www.caraudiodiscount.com/acatalog/becker_navigation_bluetooth.html
I liked the look of both the 7941 and the 7944. Seem to do everything the 7945 does with more countries and a more graphical and colourful display.
Just a thought.
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