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Check salvage yards for broken units, pull the buttons.
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They can also either program or replace the head if necessary.
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Hello,
Just picked up my first 996...and am very excited. (99 C2 in Vesuvio metalic) I'm just 26 years old, so the jump into this foray took some *****, but I've been saving and saving.
That said, I bought the best car a 26 year old could afford, and its' got some shortcomings. Two points of contention I'm attempting to address are:
1) The radio (CR-210) works fine, but is missing the numeric buttons (1-8 or 10) used to select presets, etc). I can operate them by sticking a pen into the slot where the buttons should be, but would really like to get some in there. Does anyone know where I might purchase a set, or better yet, does anyone have any older ones laying around? I don't care how worn out they look.
2) Factory alarm and infrared locking mechanism fused out. No light on dash indicating alarm active, and cannot utilize the power lock/unlock button from the button on the key. Does anyone know which fuse this is, or know where I might find a schematic?
I appreciate any advice...
Glad to be a member of this new world!
Thanks
Check salvage yards for broken units, pull the buttons.
Congratulations on your car!
Make sure your remote is programmed to your car. The alarm and buttons won't activate if the key head is dead. I'd take it to the local Porsche dealer and ask them to check. They can also either program or replace the head if necessary. Good luck.
On the radio buttons, this thread mentions a place to get replacement *****...if they have the ***** maybe they have the buttons?
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum/263841-radio-knobs-are-sticky-after-cleaning.html
jlb532 - welcome and congrats on getting the P-car! What did the previous owner do to lose the radio buttons? Did he install an aftermarket unit and then re-install the stock unit prior to selling? Maybe that's how the buttons got lost? Just curious!
BTW, we need pics of your car... soon!
Gota911...previous owner said he was "going to swap it out" for an upgrade, but never got around to it. Buttons are nowhere to be found.
Been trying to post pics...though (embarrased to say) I can't seem to figure it out. Is there a good explanation anywhere? I've tried the "search"...
upload pictures to somewhere (like
www.imageshack.us
if you aren't the member of an image sharing website like smugmug or something....if youre thinking about joining smugmug I can give you a code that will save you $5 btw). then type (or copy and paste) the hyperlink to the image in your message and then type [img] before the hyperlink and [/img] after the hyperlink
Well, you are in luck, because I have some "post-a-pic" instructions that I have been sharing with newbies for over a year. BTW, these are "can't miss" instructions, so the pressure is on you, because they have never failed on any of the other newbies!
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are buttons. If you are just doing a "Quick Reply" you will have to click on
Go Advanced
button. Then follow the steps below:
Down below the part of the screen where you type the text and below the
Submit Reply
and the
Preview Post
and
Spell Check
buttons, there is a
Miscellaneous Options
section followed by an
Attach Files
section.
In the
Attach Files
section, click on the
Manage Attachments
button.
You will now get a pop-up window. There are 3 buttons
Browse
,
Upload
, and
Close this Window
.
Click on the
Browse
button and now (in a new pop-up window) you can search on your PC to locate the pic you want to attach. Click on the name of the file you want and then click the
Open
button. Now click on the
Upload
button. After the file has been uploaded, you can click on
Browse
button and repeat the process to upload another pic or click on the Close this Window button.
You will be back to the original "message" screen. Your pic file should be listed just above the
Manage Attachments
button.
If you are finished typing the text, you can click on the
Submit Reply
button and everyone will be able to see your great looking P-car!
Welcome!
I'm sure you've noticed by now, but the factory audio solutions are pretty terrible. Rather than going insane trying to find the buttons for your CR210, it might make more sense to invest in a nice aftermarket CD head unit that will not only have all the goodies like mp3, etc. but also will sound a bit better.
