monteolsen1

Hi Guys,

Do any of you know if the newer CDR22 or 23 radios will work well in the 968? I've been thinking about getting rid of the Kenwood I have and replacing it with one of those.

Thanks.

Paul Waterloo

I have the Porsche Traffic Pro installed in my car which is essentially a CDR radio but with navigation also. I love the looks, and it is really a kick *** radio. It has so many features I'm surprised. I retrofitted an ebay kit and have Bluetooth, iPod input and aux input.

Here's the thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...o-install.html

I thought I had pictures of the amp installed....but maybe that was on the "other forum" which I no longer visit.

Dino V

^Nice work, that looks great and clean oem look.

User 41221

I have the CDR in my 968 and love it, altho I still need to get the different front plate that changes the angle of the display.

ramius665

I have a CDR 220 in my 951 and a CR 220 in the 968. Both have aftermarket iPod adapters and I'm very happy with them. Not sure why, but they sound much better than the newer stereos we replaced them with. Only word of caution, the viewing angles of the LCDs for both radios are designed to be looked at from above like in the 986/996 cars and thus it can be difficult to see the screen in direct sunlight.

BradS(IN)

Sorry I was in the garage without power but you can just make out the newer CD player. I also have used Nakamichi players with success.

BradS(IN)

OEM always looks better and with a little help from Alpine amps and Focal speakers and sub, you don't have to sacrifice originality!

RajDatta

I just purchased a CDR220 for the cab that I plan on installing. Will be looking at your thread Paul and reach out if I have any questions.

monteolsen1

Thanks for the information, Paul. That is very encouraging. I noticed in eBay that prices for the radios has come down fairly dramatically over the last few years.

Monte

monteolsen1

brad, yours looks great. Some of these radios don't use LCDs but have the orange lettering. I may look for that instead?

touareg

Not a 968 in this pic, but I threw an old one of these in the car:



Has the standard blaupunkt becker harness.

In fact any radio with that harness can easily do bluetooth, ipod and hands free with a mic.

I just have ipod and bluetooth streaming now. I imagine these headunits if you can find them are cheap.

Factoryish looking, and the oval matches our clusters too.

monteolsen1

that really does look good. I'll keep an eye out for that and will report back what I do. Thanks for the new idea.

odurandina

wow... nice pics up and down!!!


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touareg

Here, ran out at lunch to get you a better shot I had he CDR-220 that the PO put in, quality seemed the same, and says porsche on the bezel, on power up and on the sticker. I saw they sell for $300 or so on ebay so decided to sell to my 993 buddy and use the cash for DE type mods on the car I had 3 of these at one point. One for the 951, 944S2 Cab and previous 968, got them on clearance 14 or so years ago... Last one I had left sitting in the basement all this time.



These modules will work on the CDR-220 and this unit (Most Becker / Blaupunkt, check pinouts to be sure) since it uses CD Changer power and inputs with dedicated tel output sense too.

http://www.discountcarstereo.com/BLU-BKR235.html for Audio and Phone




Or just for audio:

http://www.discountcarstereo.com/BLU-BKR2.html



I just have a 30pin ipod adapter and one of these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-Mu...item2a3c83bf57

I know you are looking for porsche oem, but for that money you can get a lot of extra bits

All the newer radios have too many fancy color displays and crap. Finding a black utilitarian looking deck is hard and what I prefer, and original reason I picked the blaupunkt was for it to look stock.

monteolsen1

I agree about the newer radios. They just don't look right in a Porsche of any age. I have a Kenwood that is basically black, which looks OK. It also has voice calling, but it doesn't receive local stations very well, especially on AM.