Standard tools were all we needed for this installation... with the exception of a pair of surgical clamps.  The clamps made it much easier to pull the rear speaker plug up and through to connect with the radio.

The radio was removed the usual way using the removal keys.  To make getting at everything easier, we decided it was best to disconnect the radio... which meant we need the radio codes to reactivate the unit once everything was reconnected.

The speaker wire from the rear was hidden beneath the rubber seal all the way to the front of the cab.  We took the trim piece off to make it easier.  The side airbag connection is under the trim... as a safety precaution, we disconnected the battery to prevent accidental tripping of the airbag.

The speaker wire was plenty long for running up to the radio.  It was a tight fit for fingers, the clamp made it much easier to get the plug through the opening.

The rear speaker plug connects to the radio right next to the blue LineIn connector.  This was really the last part "functional" part of the install.  We were so confident in the effort that we didn't even bother to test the speaker before putting all the pieces back together.  Actually, we were too lazy to reconnect the battery to do the test... luckily, everything worked!

We took the Boxster out for a quick sound check. The speakers slid around the carpet on the rear deck a little during some of the more "spirited" maneuvers... some velcro on the bottom of the housing fixed that problem nicely.

Another view from the outside... it is a little "industrial" looking, but not bad for $40!

The Porsche Boxster rear speaker system requires the hard storage unit.  If the Boxster did not come with the unit, it will cost about $300 on EBay if/when they become available.

We decided it would be easier to just make some enclosures for the rear speaker kit. 

The project was pretty involved, mostly because there were no instructions to follow... so we had to design everything from scratch.  We looked around and setlled on using PVC pipes for the housing unit.

The good thing about PVC pipes are they are cheap and they are easy to cut.  We went throught about $40 worth of pipes before we got the design just right :-)

This project was divided into 3 phases:

- Construction (16 hrs)

- Painting (2 hrs)

- Installation (2 hrs)

Project Summary:

1. Difficulty - Medium

2. Time - 2 hours

3. Tools - Radio keys

4. Cost - 0