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Yes sarcastic. It won't fit your goals. You don't seem to understand your goals though so a non-sarcastic answer wouldn't have hit home.

Meh, you wouldn't listen for one thing... and you can afford to fix it. I'd listen, may choose to just gamble once I have the info. Can afford and want to are two completely different things. Of course my luck tends to be the opposite of the norm. I buy a cheap to own vehicle and get raped a German luxo bomb and nothing goes wrong. Hoping my luck stays the same. By 2008 the ghosts that fucked the whole Porsche line were designed out of the Cayenne...but I know the maintenance is interesting beyond that. Popping the hood once shows that, lol.

Simple, small, super efficient, cheap, light, easy to build, and loud as fuck right?

Actually happy to hear the ASWC should work. It's output I can deal with

ASWC -> JoyConn via USB -> Tablet. 3 minutes of programming on the pC and DONE

Surprised you haven't read me the riot act on the Cayenne Turbo's. In particular with the growing pains they had.

Saw someone write custom code for an Arduino to do it....just didn't want to take the time to do that. Much rather spend $50 and git 'er done

That should be a resistive out. At least that was my understanding. Each key has a different "resistance". The JoyConn will read that and convert it into keystrokes on a virtual keyboard.

The Porsche/VW use CAN don't they? Thought that is what I read. Of course my need is REALLY simple. I just want to translate the CAN signals coming from the steering wheel buttons into "key" presses. Was pretty sure I found a box to do that, but then walked away since I hadn't bought a car yet. the ASWC-1 should do it you could interpret from the 3.5mm HU jack (should be fairly straight forward) if you wanted to get that far into it. And that has resistive outs as well, no? Think that is what I was thinking. Taking the output from it into a JoyConn USB converter that the tablet will see as a Keyboard. That way I can map any key to any function and basically use the steering wheel as a keyboard. The keys are in a SUPER stupid place on the Porsche though.

Definitely somewhat paranoid about buying a 60-70k mile Porsche and driving it for another 80k miles, but I'm also somewhat excited. It will allow me to get a car in 3 years and still have it as a tow vehicle.

Speaking of. The 2006 I drove yesterday was nice. Surprised that it still "felt" slower than my ML. It was a 500hp TurboS too. Sort of a bummer. Blew a radiator hose on it too.

Are there big differences in the CAN's? I was under the impression that there was one CAN bus being used. There are several network protocols. CAN BUS is by far the fastest, and is the primary protocol for current vehicles. Some vehicles use CAN, CCD, or serial, others use combinations of the three. Some use a comb, or a splice pack where all data meets on a shared line, some use a central computer to receive and disburse data on the network, a central gateway computer to steal Chysler's term. Some run the data in a series line set, others use a parallel line set. Some use a combination of some or all of these types of data distribution.These systems are very complex, so training is incredibly valuable. The Porsche/VW use CAN don't they? Thought that is what I read. Of course my need is REALLY simple. I just want to translate the CAN signals coming from the steering wheel buttons into "key" presses. Was pretty sure I found a box to do that, but then walked away since I hadn't bought a car yet.

That is about 2 months old and already rectified. Stadium is moving forward

New models are coming out next spring, aren't they? Yes, but I only buy shit that is at least 3 years old. New ones look WAY better in and out. Out is sort of funny as the ones I've seen were in the white/black leopard covering.

Fuck Mercedes. I hate working on them. But their CAN networks are really advanced, and 2 classes are specifically on CAN networking, so I am hoping to pull a lot of info out of these classes. At my current shop I have been seeing a lot of network issues, and nobody here knows how to properly diagnose them, or more to the point the shop does not have the tooling required to do it very well. Fortunately I do have the equipment. I honestly have not worked at a shop where I have to pull out the scope every day, but here I can easily say it is in use 10 times a week or better. Admittedly I see more serial BUS and CCD BUS (CAN B) than CAN, but it is all somewhat related. We are staring to see more CAN failures in the aftermarket, as these cars are out of warranty now. But admittedly these systems rarely fail under warranty, so the dealers are not very well equipped to handle them. Network failures are big money, and being one of very few techs in this area with a lot of hands on makes it a winner for me. I foresee these failures as the next boom in my industry, and hopefully I can get back to seeing pre-9/11 money again, on the flat rate side... which also means a boost in my bonus schedule. I also have a Merc electronic brake system class and a J2534 class. I am looking forward to the J class, as it is currently the most common ECU architecture, but the brake class sounds fucking boring. Are there big differences in the CAN's? I was under the impression that there was one CAN bus being used.

come on 'yo, it is because they are Fucking Insane

I feel like I should go drive an Escalade again...but am pretty sure the result will make me not excited.

I REALLY wish they made a 2014 TBSS. Not that they have a chassis for it, but it'd be great.

The Porsche felt a bit boring in comparison. Not as much as the BM'ers do, but nonetheless the thrill of the NA 6L beast is hard to replace. Sort of makes me want some 'merican iron.

Actually it is nice enough it is making it hard for me to choose a different car.

I like mine so much I am getting rid of it.

Train your ear and listen attentively to EVERY song. ALWAYS. As for setting, start conservative and work from there. Goal should be to not only setup your ride right but teach yourself how to listen.

The box was build from the DD box plan. Its the full size box plan. That doesn't change my statement.

NO. Don't do it. Really not the way you want to go about this.

Speaking of sounding like a vagina