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Porsche Cayenne 955 -restoring her back

Lovely job, but where had it been to get in that state? :?
 
Johnd52 said:
Lovely job, but where had it been to get in that state? :?

We are not sure ourselves. When we started taking wheel arches off, front and rear bumpers etc, we were staggered by the amount of dirt, sand and debris everywhere. We think the previous owner definitely had a young daughter as she seemed to like to do colouring in in the rear as there were marks, crayons everywhere. Outside they had been to the seaside on more than one occasion and after that the car seemed to have visited a quarry, peat bog, lived on a farm etc !!

We estimate (well we weighed it ) that with all the dirt washed off, we have saved nearly 3-4 stone !
 
LAPower Bluetooth in Cayenne 2005-install help

Hi everyone

I know there has been a lot of discussion regarding the LAPOWER bluetooth module, especially from the user Leica4lifeus.
It has been discussed a lot on Rennlist etc and I think in our 955 we have PCM 2.1 but no CD changer in the boot. I have messaged the ebay seller and he says that we don't need CDC prep and it should just work.

Just interested if anyone on here has a) installed one of these units in their 955/958 and b) if so have you come across any issues, tips etc if you have no CD changer . Also is there a good place to hide the unit during install.

I was thinking behind the plastic drivers lower dash section ?

cheers
 
LAPower Bluetooth in Cayenne 2005-installation guide

Well I worked it out in the end :)

For all those owners who are thinking of doing it, it was pretty easy in our Cayenne as we have no CD changer and the standard PCM 2.1
Couldn't see if we had the CDC prep but what the hell, went for it anyway

This is the kit ( not my picture )

LApower kit by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

Its true, the instructions that come with the kit are not the best but then the seller is trying to cater for Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, VW you name it so there will be some generic stuff. But the manual does show the difference of the FO loom and connectors depending if you have CD changer or none.

There is also a small piece of paper with a link to a google drive folder where all the instructions and videos have been uploaded so thats a nice touch as it has some of the videos and walkthrough from youtube and forums.

So our particulate install was a 955 Cayenne S with PCM 2.1 and no CD changer so I followed the wiring diagram and videos. The rest was plug and play and a little bit of careful thought.

Getting the surround and unit out is very simple, plastic levers and torx screws. Unplug 6 connectors in total on the back, Fibre, Steering wheel controls, power, speakers etc.

I plugged in the FO to the unit using the cable , the second connector goes to the FO wiring loom ( male to female )

IMG_2930 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr


and that leaves the last FO connector to the LAPower unit. Remove the dust cap and then plug in.

IMG_2928 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

Next up was power. I tapped into the power loom to the PCM and followed video that says you plug red to red/yellow and black to brown. I used the red connectors they provide. A bit fiddly but I found if you crimp the two cables into the connector and crimp the metal bar first and then press the plastic tab close, it is easier.

A test first

IMG_2932 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

Then onto the proper cables

IMG_2929 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

Routed the FO and power through the side of the mounting brackets in the centre console to the drivers footwell where I think is the best place to hide it.

IMG_2933 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

IMG_2934 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

As the sound proofing material in the lower dash is non sticky, I used doubled side tape and found a mounting point up the top

IMG_2936 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

Whilst it was all apart, it was microphone time.
Started at the top near the sun visor

IMG_2940 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

and then found if you gently feed it down the A pillar with a plastic tool you can get a nice factory finish. Down past the door and into the fuse box

IMG_2941 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

IMG_2943 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr

You can see it emerge just at the bottom

Then through the lower dash and into the LAPower unit
Bit of tidying up ( you have to leave the FO coiled loose as it can't be squashed) and job done.

Will report back once it is all tested as I know some people warned about excessive battery drain and it drawing power even when the ignition is off .

Hope that helps anyone out there wanting to do the same
 
swisstony said:
s70rjw said:
My favourite part of detailing. Great result. What products did you use and in particular, which dressing ?

I lay it all out on my website which I created a while ago.

https://polishedswiss.weebly.com

But essentially as I didn't know how much water/product this engine bay could handle I kept it simple with degreaser, brushes, gentle water, engine cleaner by Autoglym, rags and towels and all finished with Aerospace 303. Love that stuff as it protects without being too shiny, more of a silk finish

I didn't realise you were one and the same, big fan of PB, learnt a lot on there some years ago. :thumb:
 
s70rjw said:
swisstony said:
s70rjw said:
My favourite part of detailing. Great result. What products did you use and in particular, which dressing ?

I lay it all out on my website which I created a while ago.

https://polishedswiss.weebly.com

But essentially as I didn't know how much water/product this engine bay could handle I kept it simple with degreaser, brushes, gentle water, engine cleaner by Autoglym, rags and towels and all finished with Aerospace 303. Love that stuff as it protects without being too shiny, more of a silk finish

I didn't realise you were one and the same, big fan of PB, learnt a lot on there some years ago. :thumb:

Its a simple confusion. I love Polished Bliss as well and have used their products for years. Followed all their detailing stories as well with Clarke.

When I was looking to design a website to catalogue my half arsed attempts at detailing, as my nickname is Swiss and it was about polishing, I came up with Polishedswiss . You can see that didn't take long to dream up :D :D

So cooked up a quick website and there you have it.

It needs updating as its been a while since I did it but it may prove useful for some folks out there.
 
Have you checked your drain holes?
Poked a screw driver into the drive side, all good.
Poked a screw driver into passenger side, wow, much water!
Little grommets with holes just behind the mud flaps...


Fordie.
 
Fordie00 said:
Have you checked your drain holes?
Poked a screw driver into the drive side, all good.
Poked a screw driver into passenger side, wow, much water!
Little grommets with holes just behind the mud flaps...


Fordie.

Hi Fordie

Yup and yup.
We had a VW Touareg and as they are near identical to the Cayenne, we had prior knowledge of those pesky little blighters.

When we cleaned the underside and all four wheel arches, we saw that indeed, like the Touareg, those grommets are present as usual completely clogged up. Removed them and then flooded the gulleys with water.

Then went down the length of the car removing the drain holes. Its amazing what you get out. On the touareg you could hear it sloshing around as you drive ! Once the old girl had had a nice long wee, cleaned them and popped them back in.
 
Very good.

My kind of use of 2-3 hours

:thumb:
 
Good work and gives me an idea of what's needed as the chap who specialised in Range Rover exhausts, his methods were not for me :what:
 
Great result! :thumbs:
 
Zingari said:
Good work and gives me an idea of what's needed as the chap who specialised in Range Rover exhausts, his methods were not for me :what:

It all depends on the finish you want or originally have. Obviously no amount of cleaning and polishing will bring it back up to mirror finish like chrome however you can get to a pretty good shiny stage like I did or go for a more satin finish. Either way a lot better than what you start with :thumb:
 

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