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YOUR RESEARCHHelp, what does this dash cable go to?
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Use accessories (dash cam, radar detector...) just leave it here
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This plug is intended to be used for accessories (dash cam, radar detector...) Just leave it here
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Pulled the dash to replace a leaky AC core in the hvac box.
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It was specifically for the hard wired phone option but I think by the end of the '90s everyone was using their Motorola flip phones.
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It was specifically for the hard wired phone option but I think by the end of the '90s everyone was using their Motorola flip phones.
It has both switched and unswitched. Becker Auto Sound used to sell a pigtail for it but I think they're NLA now.
My car originally had the cellphone option. I had to buy a replacement trim piece from someone here who was converting his 996 to a race car. The right side of the center console was about 4 inches wide - opposite of what is shown above in the photo of a right-hand drive car. That cable is a great way to grab both switched and unswitched power as others have said.
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Becker still made the cable a couple of years ago, but removed them from their website.
https://www.beckerautosound.com/porsche
Contact them to buy one.
The part# for that extended cover appears to be 996-552-094-04 for the vinyl version and 996-552-094-03 for the leather version. There's a suffix to show the color: A11 for black etc.
The front cover is a separate piece, 996-552-979-00 again with the color suffix.
