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I have made a DVD of several installs, with the stalk and with the switch, and explain how the wiring and part numbers have changed over the years.
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I just added the OBC stalk to my recently acquired '99 (it was bugging me knowing that there's a feature there that I can't access!). Got the four stalk assembly for ~$110 shipped, plus misc. connectors and wires at $20.
Anyway, I have some extra connectors which are BMW parts (my parts guy ordered too many). All of the instructions I've seen have a two part Porsche connector but I guess the new updated part is a one piece.
Send me a buck and I'll send you one out. PM me if you're interested.
Jeff
Wow... this is what my dealer just quoted me for parts:
996 613 219 10 ewc $ 207.74 -- 4 arm stalk
996 613 503 01 a01 $3.02 -- obc cover
996-552-096-01-a03 $44.99 -- non smoker cubby
996 552 596 00 $5.95 -- rubber mat
996 652 103 00 a01 $5.19 - non smoker plug
996 613 144 00 a02 $25.14 - central locking rocker
996 552 960 01 $24.51 -- center console hinge kit
Ummmm... are these prices out of line ???
the $100 + shipping price that i paid was from a wrecked 996...it was actually cleaner than the one i had on my car. as for the other parts, can't vouch for them except for the hinge kit, i paid the same price so that must be close to list price, if not list.
Jeff
There's a bunch of good write-ups on this (do a search for stalk...or OBC...) that I found (the links are on my home computer) but here's the gist of it--you add the whole four stalk assembly (just under the turn signal you get one more stalk), plug it into a wiring harness that you make (takes about 10 minutes to make) and that's it. However...if you don't have the outside temperature display showing then you have to get your dealer to turn it on. I just found a link w/ some more info...
http://www.brackenrig.net/OBC_Hack.htm
The pictures in the link are of me taken by Dan from about 2 years ago. We did the retrofit on 6 cars at the same time. I do not do it exactly that way anymore. I have made a DVD of several installs, with the stalk and with the switch, and explain how the wiring and part numbers have changed over the years. Jeff
