This was a cool video Tommy. Thank you - awesome information.
@casey20092 жыл бұрын
Head unit $200 Porsche name $1000
@tomasbozz65632 ай бұрын
200?….. link?
@obesepersonАй бұрын
Not even 200 dude the Chinese make similar ones for 50 bucks, doubt a decent one would be too much more than that
@petrbenda34062 жыл бұрын
Retro head units can really improve the experience wih a classic cars. I have a Retrosound Hermosa in my 1979 Cadillac Seville and I absolutely love it. It looks pretty much exactly like the original (especially when it's off), but it has all the modern fratures like USB and Bluetooth. That said, you have to be a real fan to pay $1200 for a head unit.
@OldSchoolRu707 Жыл бұрын
Thinking about getting one of those for my Monte Carlo! How has it held up? Any issues I definitely wanna go with the classic look then these light up new ones
@petrbenda3406 Жыл бұрын
@@OldSchoolRu707 I have been using it for a few years now and I'm very happy with it. There are only two things would like to improve - when the unit is on, the screen is a little too bright and colorful, and there is no option for an external microphone (at least my unit didn't have one). But those are just minor nitpicks - I would buy it again without hesitation.
@jrmbtr2 жыл бұрын
$1200 is very bad.
@Clones201114 сағат бұрын
Yes but it's phenomenal lol
@erickisel86682 жыл бұрын
I like the Gatorade cap for the defroster slider….
@blairwilliams1362 жыл бұрын
Blaupunkt makes a similar retro unit that looks great in older German cars .
@dB_9442 жыл бұрын
That’s a little pricey for us 944 guys. :)
@BushMasterFlex69Ай бұрын
ya..... but i did it anyways haha. RIP wallet
@captainofbluepearl2 жыл бұрын
Tommy. “Reasonable” I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
@theseb19792 жыл бұрын
It’s reasonable for ‘made by Porsche’ unfortunately.
@MichaelArtelle2 жыл бұрын
Well... Reasonable for anything that's endorsed by the OEM, which means it'll carry a warranty and is atleast certified to work with the vehicle. I've seen plenty of aftermarket head units with CANBUS bypass modules that really screw up a vehicle pretty bad... especially with more modern vehicles (ahem, GM) running important CANBUS features through the head unit for some bizarre reason.
@caddyzig2 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I wonder if someone will make similar retro looking systems-like classic Becker-looking ones for Mercedes.
@pra3t0rian2 жыл бұрын
Yes but I’m this market it’s understandable.
@e28powerm302 жыл бұрын
You can have the oem Becker updated to have BT and aux, still pricey though.
@caddyzig2 жыл бұрын
@@e28powerm30 Yeah, mine’s been updated. It would be cool to have CarPlay for navigation, though.
@Jaxav8or2 жыл бұрын
Glad you guys got that head unit! Super cool.
@josephhertzberg27342 жыл бұрын
Somebody, other than Blaupunkt($$$), needs to come out with a legit looking classic head unit.
@donleamon86532 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I noticed that one that they do have and was excited!! Until I saw the price. F-me. No way.
@safetysandals2 жыл бұрын
@@donleamon8653 Blaupunkt isn't cheap, but it's high quality and half the price of this Porsche unit.
@donleamon86532 жыл бұрын
@@safetysandals - yeah but still, $600 for a glorified Bluetooth pre-amp is steep. Your really just paying for the looks. This at least has CarPlay
@safetysandals2 жыл бұрын
@@donleamon8653 Not wrong
@plus7902 жыл бұрын
I'm redoing the tired Bose system on my '02 Boxster S, but going all modern. Already picked up the amp, speakers, wiring, and double DIN housing (ditching the completely useless cup holders). Just trying to decide on a nice but not excessive head unit, but hardly anything is in stock these days. I'm keeping all the original parts though.
@drwisdom12 жыл бұрын
Assuming the classic car still has the original stereo and the speakers are still decent enough to sound good, then the Anker Roav is a great upgrade for around $18. You plug it into the cigarette lighter and set it to an open FM station and then tune the radio to that station. Then you use your phone to connect to it using bluetooth. 01/29/24 followup: About 6 months ago I got a Pioneer car stereo and quit using the bluetooth cigarette lighter dongle. It does bluetooth, Pandora, Spotify, plays mp3 formatted CDs, and allows you to dial and answer the phone from the stereo. It is single DIN so it doesn't have a big screen, but it was only $99 and works well.
@AbsalomIndustries2 жыл бұрын
I have something similar in my 03 Civic. I'm not certain about the overall quality of such units, but given the price, certainly I could try out a few and still make out ahead by quite a lot, and for hands-free calling it's priceless.
@drwisdom12 жыл бұрын
@@AbsalomIndustries I have an old T100 pickup truck and it only has a CD player without mp3. The Roav works very well for both phone and music. The only flaw is you have to use the phone to dial and pickup calls. I think I am going to get a dash mount for my phone to make that easier.
@evil_chuck7 ай бұрын
Who listens to the radio nowadays except for radio news programs?
@drwisdom17 ай бұрын
@@evil_chuck Let me help you out. This is about how to stream from your phone, not about listening to radio.
@Droopy5782 жыл бұрын
That's a great oem upgrade. Curious to know if it also allows for a back up camera?
@blkcoupequattro8 ай бұрын
You lost me at the Bluetooth, I’ve got tapes I need to play, back to the old Blaupunkt !
@socalsteve97342 жыл бұрын
$1200 head unit, $12 steering wheel. 😆
@jakubstrumillo2 жыл бұрын
10 years ago i get cheap china radio looking like this with USB slot and MP3 capability... for only 10$ i got even pictures of it in my 1973 Fiat 126p :P
@cuh720 Жыл бұрын
THATS A CRAZY PRICE
@DaLastNaHonda2 жыл бұрын
Great VID! Read an article about this awhile back but no VID!
@PeterGuitarSound21 күн бұрын
Do you know if it's easy to instal it in another car brand ? It would be a great addition in my BMW E30.
@shankarbalan38132 жыл бұрын
Very good way to do retro modern cool…..I wish the Mini Cooper folks would do something like this too….
@Autobhnspd2 жыл бұрын
Just installed this in my 986 Boxster S. Great idea to review it.
@AlexBeras2 жыл бұрын
I made a video on it!! I’m so glad you did too! Game changer!!
@KingCarlofcarlWorld2 жыл бұрын
What's up with the Citroen 2CV? Is it part of the TFL fleet?
@scotturich2 жыл бұрын
They make the ones for the 996 models too, I need to add this to my 911
@patricklinkous2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the double Din unit for the 996 and 986 is great. Full size Apple Carplay and Android Auto and it still looks OEM.
@scottyellis34422 жыл бұрын
As always great video & good job to Tommy, one of my favorite channels. 👍🏻👍🏻
@jeffreyrigged2 жыл бұрын
i have a marine unit blue cube 6 in my buicks and all i have is a remote and a box hidden out of the way. works awesome.
@Eis_Bear Жыл бұрын
I would go for a Blaupunkt SQR 46. Looks way more period correct, has all the modern features.. and is like a third of the price.
@tomcardale55962 жыл бұрын
I like that you can do this in older vehicles, it's a shame it's not a thing for the current generation. In ten to twenty years time, today's tech is going to look ridiculous but we've lost the ability to do anything about it. It's not just Porsche that have this, JLR and Mercedes have an identical ones and I think they're made by Kramer.
@tomcardale55962 жыл бұрын
@@larrysmith6797 well ... Yes. I drive a 10 year old Defender and I don't lust after anything currently available for sale. The Land Rover is rubbish and easy to improve on in many ways but no vehicle has, to my knowledge, fixed the bad bits, only added shiny things. At least for the next year or two the Lada Niva is available for sale in the UK!
@rayhaan1712 жыл бұрын
how have we lost the ability to do anything about it? head units in modern cars are still removable so in 20 years you can take it out and swap it with a newer one, same as you can currently do with an older car. 70s tech looks absolutely ridiculous if you're living in the 90s but now many ppl consider it cool and retro, whereas others want to get rid of it for something newer. itll be the same in the future for our gen of cars
@tomcardale55962 жыл бұрын
@@rayhaan171 are they removable? They don't look very removable to me! A friend has a green year old Fiesta with a dead radio and the fix costs more than the car is worth.
@StephenGraves Жыл бұрын
I wonder if you can reprogram it to replace the Porsche crest on startup (and, like, file off the Porsche logo or something). Because this would fit well in cars like a Jaguar XK8 or an Aston Martin DB7, where there's no way to physically fit a 2-DIN CarPlay unit or a fold-out single DIN one.
@bump_draft6 ай бұрын
That's rad but expensive. I have the Blaupunkt Frankfurt in my Citroen, it lacks the screen but looks 100% authentic and period correct, while adding bluetooth and SD card capabilities.
@jonlosito20042 жыл бұрын
The Straight Pipes actually talked about it on the original Porsche review a few weeks ago.
@TheGoodMedicine11 ай бұрын
He said the words decent value
@StephenGraves Жыл бұрын
It's wild that this is *still* the only single-DIN non-fold-out CarPlay head unit out there.
@albertrynkowski35995 ай бұрын
How much? :O You can get a Blaupunkt Milano, Skagen or Valencia BT for around 100 quid and will do the job as good and still look retro (even better imo that this Porsche unit)
@EBTyra2 жыл бұрын
LMC Truck has retro style modern radios for various classic trucks
@mjdailamy45502 жыл бұрын
1190 dollars. That's what I paid for my 2006 Infiniti QX56 😂
@lanceripplinger83522 жыл бұрын
I forgot you even had that car, it has been so long. Can't keep track of all the project cars you buy.
@chaselord3986 Жыл бұрын
the blaupunkt bremen seems like the better bang for buck unit and actually looks period correct for 600 less
@SamBao Жыл бұрын
Personally I think those knobs take up way more space for what they do. I'd get rid of a button on each side and replace that with the knobs, the screen is just too cramped to use imo
@barrymonroy71383 ай бұрын
Thats is sick!!!😮
@JohnInSale2 жыл бұрын
Cool, I’m gonna have to now see in they do one for my 964 🚙👍🏻 p.s. Your Porker would look cool with the flat nose conversion with pop up lights, just a thought for the future upgrades 🤔
@dexburwell2 жыл бұрын
Interesting- wonder if would it be less expensive without the “Porsche” logo (or no logo) on it.
@tomcardale55962 жыл бұрын
Strangely it isn't. Kramer KR1C also available for Jaguar, Land Rover and Mercedes in slightly different styles.
@JBDNFT4 ай бұрын
My man said Gameboy style wheel. When TF did a gameboy come with a steering wheel
@CharlieRoberts4077 ай бұрын
I’m never going to financially recover
@playnicebegoodtoothers69442 жыл бұрын
First off, Tokyo drift was a great movie! Now if you wish to reference 2 Fast 2 Furious as a comparison for something bad then I’m ok with that.
@Estoooopid2 жыл бұрын
So why is a major company using common sense?
@boris-alexanderkotvojs36174 ай бұрын
Better get the Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46 DAB. Looks better and costs only 400 $ 🙂
@barrybambmessagedeletedbyy74672 жыл бұрын
I hate when people put modern steroes in a visible place.
@caddyzig2 жыл бұрын
I mostly agree, but if it looks period correct and doesn’t trash the factory wiring, I can handle it. It would be cool if these had some sort of snap-on cover that looked like an original tape deck or something.
@barrybambmessagedeletedbyy74672 жыл бұрын
@@caddyzig that's what I meant sorry. I hate when people have Model Ts with a pioneer stereo in the center.
@Nonamenever5572 жыл бұрын
Land Rover offer a similar unit through the JLR Classics department, it was fitted on the runout v8 editions of the previous Defender
@StephenGraves Жыл бұрын
Doesn't have CarPlay though, IIRC
@PoisonedStudios2 жыл бұрын
My Porsche classic radio far right USB port isn’t connecting and people are telling me that my classic radio might not have the car play feature
@manuellukanovic51202 жыл бұрын
On alliexpress since 2015 😂 but ok thanks
@morilot2 жыл бұрын
New tech, looks like android anno 2005 ...
@spartanchirho2 жыл бұрын
Very cool!!!! But ya coulda gone for a drive amd displayed the sound.
@why_astetics_over_everything19 күн бұрын
Any alternatives
@kondor99999 Жыл бұрын
The speakers on both my vintage Porsches are so crap, it really doesn't matter what sort of head unit I have. No cupholders either. I am Ok with that.
@etmccaus2 жыл бұрын
"nO oNe'S tAlKiNg AbOuT tHiS!" I dunno, man; this was pretty widely covered when Porsche first announced it a couple years back...
@thomaschristopherwhite90432 жыл бұрын
$1190? Pretty sure this is a refaced, rebranded Chinese made stereo unit with some UI/UX redesign so the interface looks different. But this thing shouldn't cost more than $30.
@seanweirdbeard2 жыл бұрын
1200 bucks quel bargain? That’s a long way from reasonable in my world tbh.
@TheGoodMedicine Жыл бұрын
The price made me laugh but I am a Nissan guy what would I know. Oh forgot that LMGTs costs you an arm and leg
@chir0pter2 жыл бұрын
Porsche Classic does this for 996/997 911s as well, unfortunately not for my Cayenne
@luispinedo965 Жыл бұрын
Is there a Retro Radio with Bluetooth that you would recommend for a 1987 Jeep Comanche? I've been looking for one for my MJ.
@bwj1158 Жыл бұрын
Will it play music from an MP3, iPod through the usb port or sd card?
@chuckersw2 жыл бұрын
1000 for porche licensing.
@TheFitnessMusicChannel2 жыл бұрын
We 💙 "TFL⚡E " the tech guys, more tech, more content more ⚡E 👍🏻 Go Tommy 🤓👏
@ipdjbt2 жыл бұрын
Using so many emojis is a sign of mental instability.
@TheFitnessMusicChannel2 жыл бұрын
@@ipdjbt 😀😆😉😊😂🤣😃😄😅😊😛
@KiyaWarrior2 жыл бұрын
Already done it 6 months ago, thanks though.
@bwj1158 Жыл бұрын
Have tried playing music from an iPod, MP3 player or sd card?
@Frank-fh2qn24 күн бұрын
Did bro just say JVC is a jobber brand?
@blue_lancer_es2 жыл бұрын
Cool unit. Not $1200 cool.
@mrsteve43132 жыл бұрын
Sorry $1200 for a radio is crazy to me.
@LuisRodriguez-gu9wy2 жыл бұрын
Where can one buy this radio? I have a 2003 986
@harleyrobertson67462 жыл бұрын
Would this fit any other car, like a Crown Vic?
@jtr9902 жыл бұрын
Being a single-DIN headunit, it should.
@sweettooth802 жыл бұрын
I want a Porsche but they are so expensive
@PetarVlahov-official2 ай бұрын
+1000 USD - i would never spend that much - real price 150-250 USD depending on the amp part - it's funny you think +1000 is reasonable!
@allenbryant2 жыл бұрын
Your Definition of insane is not the same as mine. :)
@mister_ray2 жыл бұрын
Should be wireless Apple Car play.
@chuckersw2 жыл бұрын
Still cool though.
@landon3902 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥
@williamsinger41242 жыл бұрын
Hmm...wonder if they have a similar unit for a 65 mustang?
@jackpolack33152 жыл бұрын
Check out the retrosound hermosa
@JT-pt5tl2 жыл бұрын
Can this be installed in a 986?
@commieslayer67402 жыл бұрын
There's Bluetooth adapters that plug into the cars lighters 4 much cheaper
@amazingjason4552 жыл бұрын
Great content but the background music is distracting and unnecessary.
@FlatsixSTM2 жыл бұрын
Looks great. How is navigation with google maps or Wyze on such a small screen? And did you upgrade the speakers as well?
@davva3602 жыл бұрын
$1200? When he said reasonable I was thinking well its a Porsche unit so maybe $500 or $600. Still paying a hugh Porsche tax.
@racekar802 жыл бұрын
The Porsche radio is stupid expensive, don’t think it’s exactly a good value. I wanted to put one in my 86 Carrera until I saw the price.
@ComeJesusChrist Жыл бұрын
That price is sickening. That should be no more than 450USD and that includes a hefty Porsche premium.
@Nackdad2 жыл бұрын
Tommy has never had a real job if $1100 is reasonable.
@floridaman72 жыл бұрын
So its only for porsche
@atomicorang2 жыл бұрын
There is nothing wrong with that steering wheel.
@wyattt9820 Жыл бұрын
Or... You can buy a whole new iPad and a mount and leave the actual original parts in there, and have change left over for dinner.
@STOP2NWO2 жыл бұрын
Very cheap indeed...
@Altanox2 ай бұрын
A have a bluetooth unit from aliexpress 16$ works perfect. So thx no thx wtf is that price
@MaxBrandenberger2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else find Tommy's videos increasingly mediocre? I thought he was going to review a stereo that was generic for any older car with a single DIN stereo slot but no, this is a Porsche specific $1200 unit that is useless to 99% of his audience. I still love Andre's, Nathan's, Roman's, and even Mr. Truck's videos, but Tommy, you gotta step it up!
@rafspitfire2 жыл бұрын
For the love of god change that steering wheel
@paolosolcruzАй бұрын
1200 isn't all that insane?? Are you disconnected from reality?
@chuckersw2 жыл бұрын
5k head unit. Lol
@wffw60212 жыл бұрын
Oh my… the steering wheel is HORRIBLE.
@jameslaidler21526 ай бұрын
$1190 and none of the ports are even in the darn thing? No CD playback even? Buddy. JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer all th this way bettwr than that cheap looking thing. Yeah guys, it looks cheap, way cheap. Baby chick cheep.
@saidsainz81402 күн бұрын
Crazy prize for a useless display, the interface sucks
@phelandeluna54392 жыл бұрын
I'll be impressed when they bring CD players back...that compressed audio silliness sounds like crap!